On Apr 28, 2010, at 1:53 PM, Grant Ingersoll wrote: > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> >> Date: April 28, 2010 1:48:57 PM EDT >> To: annou...@apachecon.com >> Subject: Call for Participation: Technical Talks -- ApacheCon North America >> 2010 >> Reply-To: s...@apache.org >> >> ApacheCon North America 2010 >> 1-5 November 2010 -- Westin Peachtree in Atlanta >> >> Technical Tracks: Call For Participation >> All submissions must be received by Friday, 28 May 2010 at midnight Pacific >> Time. >> The official conference, trainings, and expo of The Apache Software >> Foundation (ASF) returns to Atlanta this November, with dozens of technical, >> business, and community-focused sessions at the beginner, intermediate, and >> advanced levels. >> >> Over the past decade, the ASF has gone from strength to strength, developing >> and shepherding nearly 150 Top-Level Projects and new initiatives in the >> Apache Incubator and Labs. This year's ApacheCon celebrates how Apache >> technologies have sparked creativity, challenged processes, streamlined >> development, improved collaboration, launched businesses, bolstered >> economies, and improved lives. >> >> We are proud of our achievements and recognize that the global Apache >> community --both developers and users-- are responsible for the success and >> popularity of our products. >> >> The ApacheCon Planning Team are soliciting 50-minute technical presentations >> for the next conference, which will focus on the theme “Servers, the Cloud, >> and Innovation”. >> >> We are particularly interested in highly-relevant, professionally-directed >> presentations that demonstrate specific probrlems and real-world solutions. >> Part of the technical program has already been planned; we welcome proposals >> based on the following Apache Projects and related technical areas: >> >> - Cassandra/NoSQL >> - Content Technologies >> - (Java) Enterprise Development >> - Felix/OSGi >> - Geronimo >> - Hadoop + friends/Cloud Computing >> - Lucene, Mahout + friends/Search >> - Tomcat >> - Tuscany >> Submissions are open to anyone with relevant expertise: ASF affiliation is >> not required to present at, attend, or otherwise participate in ApacheCon. >> >> Please keep in mind that whilst we encourage submissions that the highlight >> the use of specific Apache solutions, we are unable to accept >> marketing/commercially-oriented presentations. >> >> Other proposals, such as panels, or those longer than 50 minutes in duration >> have been considered in the past. You are welcome to submit an alternate >> presentation, however, such sessions are accepted under exceptional >> circumstances. Please be as descriptive as possible, including names/bios of >> proposed panelists and any related details. >> >> All accepted speakers (not co-presenters) qualify for general conference >> admission and a minimum of two nights lodging at the conference hotel. >> Additional hotel nights and travel assistance are possible, depending on the >> number of presentations given and type of assistance needed. >> >> To submit a presentation proposal, please send an email to submissions AT >> apachecon DOT com containing the following information in plaintext (no >> attachments, please): >> >> 1. Your full name, title, and organization >> >> 2. Contact information, including your address >> >> 3. The name of your proposed session (keep your title simple and relevant to >> the topic) >> >> 4. The technical category of the intended presentation (Cassandra/NoSQL; >> Content Technologies; (Java) Enterprise Development; Felix/OSGi; Geronimo; >> Hadoop + friends/Cloud Computing; Lucene, Mahout + friends/Search; Tomcat; >> or Tuscany) >> >> 5. The classification for each presentation (Servers, Cloud, or Innovation) >> – some presentations may have more than one theme (e.g., a next-generation >> server can be classified both as "Servers" and "Innovation" >> >> 6. The intended audience level (beginner, intermediate, advanced) >> >> 7. A 75-200 word overview of your presentation >> >> 8. A 100-200-word speaker bio that includes prior conference speaking or >> related experience >> >> 9. Feedback or references (with contact information) on presentations given >> within the last three years >> >> To be considered, proposals must be received by Friday, 28 May 2010 at >> midnight Pacific Time. Please email any questions regarding proposal >> submissions to cfp AT apachecon DOT com. >> >> Technical Tracks Key Dates >> >> 23 April 2010: Call For Participation Open >> 28 May 2010: Call For Participation Closes >> 11 June 2010: Speaker Acceptance/Rejection Notification >> 1-5 November 2010: ApacheCon NA 2010 >> We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta! >> >> For the ApacheCon Planning team, >> Sally Khudairi, Program Lead >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: announce-unsubscr...@apachecon.com >> For additional commands, e-mail: announce-h...@apachecon.com >> >
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