Community Over Code NA 2024 Travel Assistance Applications now open!

2024-03-27 Thread Gavin McDonald
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The Travel Assistance Committee (TAC) are pleased to announce that
travel assistance applications for Community over Code NA 2024 are now
open!

We will be supporting Community over Code NA, Denver Colorado in
October 7th to the 10th 2024.

TAC exists to help those that would like to attend Community over Code
events, but are unable to do so for financial reasons. For more info
on this years applications and qualifying criteria, please visit the
TAC website at < https://tac.apache.org/ >. Applications are already
open on https://tac-apply.apache.org/, so don't delay!

The Apache Travel Assistance Committee will only be accepting
applications from those people that are able to attend the full event.

Important: Applications close on Monday 6th May, 2024.

Applicants have until the the closing date above to submit their
applications (which should contain as much supporting material as
required to efficiently and accurately process their request), this
will enable TAC to announce successful applications shortly
afterwards.

As usual, TAC expects to deal with a range of applications from a
diverse range of backgrounds; therefore, we encourage (as always)
anyone thinking about sending in an application to do so ASAP.

For those that will need a Visa to enter the Country - we advise you apply
now so that you have enough time in case of interview delays. So do not
wait until you know if you have been accepted or not.

We look forward to greeting many of you in Denver, Colorado , October 2024!

Kind Regards,

Gavin

(On behalf of the Travel Assistance Committee)


Community Over Code Asia 2024 Travel Assistance Applications now open!

2024-02-20 Thread Gavin McDonald
Hello to all users, contributors and Committers!

The Travel Assistance Committee (TAC) are pleased to announce that
travel assistance applications for Community over Code Asia 2024 are now
open!

We will be supporting Community over Code Asia, Hangzhou, China
July 26th - 28th, 2024.

TAC exists to help those that would like to attend Community over Code
events, but are unable to do so for financial reasons. For more info
on this year's applications and qualifying criteria, please visit the
TAC website at < https://tac.apache.org/ >. Applications are already
open on https://tac-apply.apache.org/, so don't delay!

The Apache Travel Assistance Committee will only be accepting
applications from those people that are able to attend the full event.

Important: Applications close on Friday, May 10th, 2024.

Applicants have until the the closing date above to submit their
applications (which should contain as much supporting material as
required to efficiently and accurately process their request), this
will enable TAC to announce successful applications shortly
afterwards.

As usual, TAC expects to deal with a range of applications from a
diverse range of backgrounds; therefore, we encourage (as always)
anyone thinking about sending in an application to do so ASAP.

For those that will need a Visa to enter the Country - we advise you to
apply
now so that you have enough time in case of interview delays. So do not
wait until you know if you have been accepted or not.

We look forward to greeting many of you in Hangzhou, China in July, 2024!

Kind Regards,

Gavin

(On behalf of the Travel Assistance Committee)


Community over Code EU 2024 Travel Assistance Applications now open!

2024-02-03 Thread Gavin McDonald
Hello to all users, contributors and Committers!

The Travel Assistance Committee (TAC) are pleased to announce that
travel assistance applications for Community over Code EU 2024 are now
open!

We will be supporting Community over Code EU, Bratislava, Slovakia,
June 3th - 5th, 2024.

TAC exists to help those that would like to attend Community over Code
events, but are unable to do so for financial reasons. For more info
on this years applications and qualifying criteria, please visit the
TAC website at < https://tac.apache.org/ >. Applications are already
open on https://tac-apply.apache.org/, so don't delay!

The Apache Travel Assistance Committee will only be accepting
applications from those people that are able to attend the full event.

Important: Applications close on Friday, March 1st, 2024.

Applicants have until the the closing date above to submit their
applications (which should contain as much supporting material as
required to efficiently and accurately process their request), this
will enable TAC to announce successful applications shortly
afterwards.

As usual, TAC expects to deal with a range of applications from a
diverse range of backgrounds; therefore, we encourage (as always)
anyone thinking about sending in an application to do so ASAP.

For those that will need a Visa to enter the Country - we advise you apply
now so that you have enough time in case of interview delays. So do not
wait until you know if you have been accepted or not.

We look forward to greeting many of you in Bratislava, Slovakia in June,
2024!

Kind Regards,

Gavin

(On behalf of the Travel Assistance Committee)


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2024-02-03 Thread Gavin McDonald
Hello to all users, contributors and Committers!

The Travel Assistance Committee (TAC) are pleased to announce that
travel assistance applications for Community over Code EU 2024 are now
open!

We will be supporting Community over Code EU, Bratislava, Slovakia,
June 3th - 5th, 2024.

TAC exists to help those that would like to attend Community over Code
events, but are unable to do so for financial reasons. For more info
on this years applications and qualifying criteria, please visit the
TAC website at < https://tac.apache.org/ >. Applications are already
open on https://tac-apply.apache.org/, so don't delay!

The Apache Travel Assistance Committee will only be accepting
applications from those people that are able to attend the full event.

Important: Applications close on Friday, March 1st, 2024.

Applicants have until the the closing date above to submit their
applications (which should contain as much supporting material as
required to efficiently and accurately process their request), this
will enable TAC to announce successful applications shortly
afterwards.

As usual, TAC expects to deal with a range of applications from a
diverse range of backgrounds; therefore, we encourage (as always)
anyone thinking about sending in an application to do so ASAP.

For those that will need a Visa to enter the Country - we advise you apply
now so that you have enough time in case of interview delays. So do not
wait until you know if you have been accepted or not.

We look forward to greeting many of you in Bratislava, Slovakia in June,
2024!

Kind Regards,

Gavin

(On behalf of the Travel Assistance Committee)


TAC Applications for Community Over Code North America and Asia now open

2023-06-16 Thread Gavin McDonald
Hi All,

(This email goes out to all our user and dev project mailing lists, so you
may receive this
email more than once.)

The Travel Assistance Committee has opened up applications to help get
people to the following events:


*Community Over Code Asia 2023 - *
*August 18th to August 20th in Beijing , China*

Applications for this event closes on the 6th July so time is short, please
apply as soon as possible. TAC is prioritising applications from the Asia
and Oceania regions.

More details on this event can be found at:
https://apachecon.com/acasia2023/

More information on how to apply please read: https://tac.apache.org/


*Community Over Code North America - *
*October 7th to October 10th in Halifax, Canada*

Applications for this event closes on the 22nd July. We expect many
applications so please do apply as soon as you can. TAC is prioritising
applications from the North and South America regions.

More details on this event can be found at: https://communityovercode.org/

More information on how to apply please read: https://tac.apache.org/


*Have you applied to be a Speaker?*

If you have applied or intend to apply as a Speaker at either of these
events, and think you
may require assistance for Travel and/or Accommodation - TAC advises that
you do not
wait until you have been notified of your speaker status and to apply
early. Should you
not be accepted as a speaker and still wish to attend you can amend you
application to
include Conference fees, or, you may withdraw your application.

The call for presentations for Halifax is here:
https://communityovercode.org/call-for-presentations/
and you have until the 13th of July to apply.

The call for presentations for Beijing is here:
https://apachecon.com/acasia2023/cfp.html
and you have until the 18th June to apply.

*IMPORTANT Note on Visas:*

It is important that you apply for a Visa as soon as possible - do not wait
until you know if you have been accepted for Travel Assistance or not, as
due to current wait times for Interviews in some Countries, waiting that
long may be too late, so please do apply for a Visa right away. Contact
tac-ap...@tac.apache.org if you need any more information or assistance in
this area.

*Spread the Word!!*

TAC encourages you to spread the word about Travel Assistance to get to
these events, so feel free to repost as you see fit on Social Media, at
work, schools, universities etc etc...

Thank You and hope to see you all soon

Gavin McDonald on behalf of the ASF Travel Assistance Committee.


[FINAL CALL] - Travel Assistance to ApacheCon New Orleans 2022

2022-06-27 Thread Gavin McDonald
 To all committers and non-committers.

This is a final call to apply for travel/hotel assistance to get to and
stay in New Orleans
for ApacheCon 2022.

Applications have been extended by one week and so the application deadline
is now the 8th July 2022.

The rest of this email is a copy of what has been sent out previously.

We will be supporting ApacheCon North America in New Orleans, Louisiana,
on October 3rd through 6th, 2022.

TAC exists to help those that would like to attend ApacheCon events, but
are unable to do so for financial reasons. This year, We are supporting
both committers and non-committers involved with projects at the
Apache Software Foundation, or open source projects in general.

For more info on this year's applications and qualifying criteria, please
visit the TAC website at http://www.apache.org/travel/
Applications have been extended until the 8th of July 2022.

Important: Applicants have until the closing date above to submit their
applications (which should contain as much supporting material as required
to efficiently and accurately process their request), this will enable TAC
to announce successful awards shortly afterwards.

As usual, TAC expects to deal with a range of applications from a diverse
range of backgrounds. We therefore encourage (as always) anyone thinking
about sending in an application to do so ASAP.

Why should you attend as a TAC recipient? We encourage you to read stories
from
past recipients at https://apache.org/travel/stories/ . Also note that
previous TAC recipients have gone on to become Committers, PMC Members, ASF
Members, Directors of the ASF Board and Infrastructure Staff members.
Others have gone from Committer to full time Open Source Developers!

How far can you go! - Let TAC help get you there.


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Gavin McDonald on behalf of the Travel Assistance Committee.


REMINDER - Travel Assistance available for ApacheCon NA New Orleans 2022

2022-05-03 Thread Gavin McDonald
Hi All Contributors and Committers,

This is a first reminder email that travel
assistance applications for ApacheCon NA 2022 are now open!

We will be supporting ApacheCon North America in New Orleans, Louisiana,
on October 3rd through 6th, 2022.

TAC exists to help those that would like to attend ApacheCon events, but
are unable to do so for financial reasons. This year, We are supporting
both committers and non-committers involved with projects at the
Apache Software Foundation, or open source projects in general.

For more info on this year's applications and qualifying criteria, please
visit the TAC website at http://www.apache.org/travel/
Applications are open and will close on the 1st of July 2022.

Important: Applicants have until the closing date above to submit their
applications (which should contain as much supporting material as required
to efficiently and accurately process their request), this will enable TAC
to announce successful awards shortly afterwards.

As usual, TAC expects to deal with a range of applications from a diverse
range of backgrounds. We therefore encourage (as always) anyone thinking
about sending in an application to do so ASAP.

Why should you attend as a TAC recipient? We encourage you to read stories
from
past recipients at https://apache.org/travel/stories/ . Also note that
previous TAC recipients have gone on to become Committers, PMC Members, ASF
Members, Directors of the ASF Board and Infrastructure Staff members.
Others have gone from Committer to full time Open Source Developers!

How far can you go! - Let TAC help get you there.