On 3 August 2011 09:25, Scott Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > Anyone else up for doing some Wookie hacking in Amsterdam in October?
I think it would be great, especially since some of the Rave team are also in Holland (Rave cc'd) Alas, I doubt I'm going to be able to justify budget on that one, Sept/Oct/Nov is a very heavy travel period for me. Perhaps I'll join via an IRC channel. Ross > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Nick Burch <[email protected]> >> Date: 1 August 2011 17:35:52 GMT+01:00 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Apache in Amsterdam in October - 1 day track CFP and >> Hackathon/BarCamp >> Reply-To: [email protected] >> >> Hi All >> >> It's been a little while now since our last event in Amsterdam, but we're >> pleased to announce that we'll be back (albeit in a smaller form) this >> October! We'll be hosting an Apache track at GotoCon on Friday 14th, and >> then a Hackathon + BarCamp on Saturday 15th. Whether you want to talk, hack >> or learn, there's hopefully something there for everyone! >> >> >> If you might be interested in presenting, we're holding a CFP for the track. >> Be quick though, it's only going to be open for one week, so get your >> submissions in by this coming Sunday! >> >> GotoCon is aimed at developers, but not necessarily current Apache users, so >> it's a slightly different (more outreach) audience to our own ApacheCons. As >> we've only got the one track (plus hopefully a bit of the search track >> too...), we're ideally looking for talks that'll cover several projects. >> That could be how to combine several Apache projects to solve a problem, >> giving an overview of several projects in the same space, or just explaining >> how we work to an interested audience. Sucessful speakers will get a pass to >> the two days of the conference, hotel and a contribution towards travel, so >> get thinking about your talk! Submissions should be made at >> https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE9UbjZldDREWVAyRk1saEMtbWM1d0E6MQ >> >> >> Whether you're someone who likes presenting or not, we'd love for as many >> people as possible to join us on the Saturday. Hippo have kindly agreed to >> give us some space, so we're going to be hosting a hackathon and BarCamp. >> Depending on numbers, and especially on the number of people willing to >> help, we may open the BarCamp up to everyone, or just keep it for committers >> and potential future committers. >> >> Either way, it'll be a great chance to meet with other Apache folks, learn >> about new projects, find out more about how Apache works, hack on some code >> or share your ideas! If you'd like to come, please sign up on the wiki, and >> indicate your interests and if you might be able to help with organising if >> we open things up for a public BarCampApacheAmsterdam! The wiki is >> http://wiki.apache.org/apachecon/AmsterdamHackathon2011 >> >> Thanks >> Nick >> (On behalf of ConCom) > > -- Ross Gardler (@rgardler) Programme Leader (Open Development) OpenDirective http://opendirective.com
