Community over Code EU 2024: The countdown has started!

[Ryan Skraba]

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We are very close to Community Over Code EU -- check out the amazing
program and the special discounts that we have for you.

Special discounts

You still have the opportunity to secure your ticket for Community
Over Code EU. Explore the various options available, including the
regular pass, the committer and groups pass, and now introducing the
one-day pass tailored for locals in Bratislava.

We also have a special discount for you to attend both Community Over
Code and Berlin Buzzwords from June 9th to 11th. Visit our website to
find out more about this opportunity and contact te...@sg.com.mx to
get the discount code.

Take advantage of the discounts and register now!
https://eu.communityovercode.org/tickets/

Check out the full program!

This year Community Over Code Europe will bring to you three days of
keynotes and sessions that cover topics of interest for ASF projects
and the greater open source ecosystem including data engineering,
performance engineering, search, Internet of Things (IoT) as well as
sessions with tips and lessons learned on building a healthy open
source community.

Check out the program: https://eu.communityovercode.org/program/

Keynote speaker highlights for Community Over Code Europe include:

* Dirk-Willem Van Gulik, VP of Public Policy at the Apache Software
Foundation, will discuss the Cyber Resiliency Act and its impact on
open source (All your code belongs to Policy Makers, Politicians, and
the Law).

* Dr. Sherae Daniel will share the results of her study on the impact
of self-promotion for open source software developers (To Toot or not
to Toot, that is the question).

* Asim Hussain, Executive Director of the Green Software Foundation
will present a framework they have developed for quantifying the
environmental impact of software (Doing for Sustainability what Open
Source did for Software).

* Ruth Ikegah will  discuss the growth of the open source movement in
Africa (From Local Roots to Global Impact: Building an Inclusive Open
Source Community in Africa)

* A discussion panel on EU policies and regulations affecting
specialists working in Open Source Program Offices

Additional activities

* Poster sessions: We invite you to stop by our poster area and see if
the ideas presented ignite a conversation within your team.

* BOF time: Don't miss the opportunity to discuss in person with your
open source colleagues on your shared interests.

* Participants reception: At the end of the first day, we will have a
reception at the event venue. All participants are welcome to attend!

* Spontaneous talks: There is a dedicated room and social space for
having spontaneous talks and sessions. Get ready to share with your
peers.

* Lighting talks: At the end of the event we will have the awaited
Lighting talks, where every participant is welcome to share and
enlighten us.

Please remember:  If you haven't applied for the visa, we will provide
the necessary letter for the process. In the unfortunate case of a
visa rejection, your ticket will be reimbursed.

See you in Bratislava,

Community Over Code EU Team

Community over Code EU 2024: Start planning your trip!

[Ryan Skraba]

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Dear community,

We hope you are doing great, are you ready for Community Over Code EU?
Check out the featured sessions, get your tickets with special
discounts and start planning your trip.

Save your spot! Take a look at our lineup of sessions, panelists and
featured speakers and make your final choice:

* EU policies and regulations affecting open source specialists working in OSPOs

The panel will discuss how EU legislation affects the daily work of
open source operations. Panelists will cover some recent policy
updates, the challenges of staying compliant when managing open source
contribution and usage within organizations, and their personal
experiences in adapting to the changing European regulatory
environment.

* Doing for sustainability, what open source did for software

In this keynote Asim Hussain will explain the history of Impact
Framework, a coalition of hundreds of software practitioners with
tangible solutions that directly foster meaningful change by measuring
the environmental impacts of a piece of software.

Don’t forget that we have special discounts for groups, students and
Apache committers. Visit the website to discover more about these
rates.[1]

It's time for you to start planning your trip. Remember that we have
prepared a “How to get there” guide that will be helpful to find out
the best transportation, either train, bus, flight or boat to
Bratislava from wherever you are coming from. Take a look at the
different options and please reach out to us if you have any
questions.

We have available rooms -with a special rate- at the Radisson Blu
Carlton Hotel, where the event will take place and at the Park Inn
Hotel which is only 5 minutes walking from the venue. [2] However, you
are free to choose any other accommodation options around the city.

See you in Bratislava,
Community Over Code EU Team

[1]: https://eu.communityovercode.org/tickets/ "Register"
[2]: https://eu.communityovercode.org/venue/ "Where to stay"

Meet our keynote speakers and register to Community Over Code EU!

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*
Merge
with the ASF EUniverse!The registration for Community Over Code Europe is
finally open! Get your tickets now and save your spot!
We are happy to announce that we
have confirmed the first featured speakers
!  - Asim Hussain, Executive
Director at Green Software Foundation- Dirk-Willem Van Gulik, VP of Public
Policy at The Apache Software Foundation- Ruth Ikega, Community Lead at
CHAOSS Africa Visit our website
 to learn more about this
amazing lineup.CFP is openWe are looking forward to hearing all you have to
share with the Apache Community. Please submit your talk proposal
 before January 12, 2024.Interested in
boosting your brand?Take a look at our prospectus

and find out the opportunities we have for you. Be one step ahead and book
your room at the hotel venueWe have a special rate for you at the Radisson
Blu Carlton, the hotel that will hold Community Over Code EU. Learn more
about the location and venue 
and book your accommodation. Should you have any questions, please do not
hesitate to contact us. We wish you Happy Holidays in the company of your
loved ones! See you in Bratislava next year!Community Over Code EU
Organizer Committee*

Call for Presentations now open: Community over Code EU 2024

[Ryan Skraba]

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list for one or more projects of the Apache Software Foundation.)

It's back *and* it's new!

We're excited to announce that the first edition of Community over
Code Europe (formerly known as ApacheCon EU) which will be held at the
Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel in Bratislava, Slovakia from June 03-05,
2024! This eagerly anticipated event will be our first live EU
conference since 2019.

The Call for Presentations (CFP) for Community Over Code EU 2024 is
now open at https://eu.communityovercode.org/blog/cfp-open/,
and will close 2024/01/12 23:59:59 GMT.

We welcome submissions on any topic related to the Apache Software
Foundation, Apache projects, or the communities around those projects.
We are specifically looking for presentations in the following
categories:

* API & Microservices
* Big Data Compute
* Big Data Storage
* Cassandra
* CloudStack
* Community
* Data Engineering
* Fintech
* Groovy
* Incubator
* IoT
* Performance Engineering
* Search
* Tomcat, Httpd and other servers

Additionally, we are thrilled to introduce a new feature this year: a
poster session. This addition will provide an excellent platform for
showcasing high-level projects and incubator initiatives in a visually
engaging manner. We believe this will foster lively discussions and
facilitate networking opportunities among participants.

All my best, and thanks so much for your participation,

Ryan Skraba (on behalf of the program committee)

[Countdown]: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/to?iso=20240112T2359=1440