Is there interest in organizing a geospatial track at ApacheCon in September?
George On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 8:42 PM, Rich Bowen <[email protected]> wrote: > Now that we're well into July, it's time to try to get people to start > caring about ApacheCon. Step one is getting the papers in. The CFP > closes on September 9th, which gives us just under 2 months to get > people's attention. > > Here's how you can help: > > Projects: There is a list of projects here: > > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j0U9HinP40CajiPGqIJyP4X9k0Jon5jH8rH_3xhUqvY/edit?usp=sharing > > I started with the list of projects that are reporting to the board this > month, which is why the DONE list seems a bit random. > > Send the sample test (below) to the user(s)@ and dev@ lists of each > project. You can use lists.apache.org for lists that you're not > subscribed to, if you log in using your apache.org credentials. > > Mark them off on the list. > > No doubt, some people are on N of these lists and so will receive the > message multiple times. No doubt some people will be irritated. Please > send them to me if you get angry responses. Getting the best content for > our event is worth it. > > Thanks! > > > > Sample text: > > > ================================== > Dear Apache Enthusiast, > > As you are no doubt already aware, we will be holding ApacheCon in > Seville, Spain, the week of November 14th, 2016. The call for papers > (CFP) for this event is now open, and will remain open until > September 9th. > > The event is divided into two parts, each with its own CFP. The first > part of the event, called Apache Big Data, focuses on Big Data > projects and related technologies. > > Website: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/apache-big-data-europe > CFP: > http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/apache-big-data-europe/program/cfp > > The second part, called ApacheCon Europe, focuses on the Apache > Software Foundation as a whole, covering all projects, community > issues, governance, and so on. > > Website: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/apachecon-europe > CFP: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/apachecon-europe/program/cfp > > ApacheCon is the official conference of the Apache Software > Foundation, and is the best place to meet members of your project and > other ASF projects, and strengthen your project's community. > > If your organization is interested in sponsoring ApacheCon, contact me > at [email protected] ApacheCon is a great place to find the brightest > developers in the world, and experts on a huge range of technologies. > > I hope to see you in Seville! > ================================== > > > > -- > Rich Bowen - [email protected] - @rbowen > http://apachecon.com/ - @apachecon > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
