Since we are at a pretty late juncture, I went ahead and stayed up to pull together pieces from a few sources to create the following draft: http://whiteboard.debian.net/dc10pressrelease.wb (Copy of which I have included at the end of this email)
Everyone please comment in thread, *AND* ping me on IRC, I should be around most of the day Monday, and would like to get this release out some time on Monday. (With global translations following a day or so later). Thanks, Brian FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Contact information: Debian Developer Conference Press Team Contact: pr...@debconf.org Local contacts: Brian Gupta 646-374-8886 Gabriella Coleman xxx-xxx-xxxx Subject: Debian Developer Conference in NYC (first time in USA!) Aug 1-7 at Columbia University The Debian Project, the team behind the free Debian GNU/Linux operating system, would like to invite you to participate in the upcoming Debian Conference which will take place from August 1 to 7, 2010, at Columbia University, in New York City, USA, in cooperation with the Columbia Computer Science department. In DebConf's eleven-year history, this will be the first time it is being held in the United States of America. More information here: http://debconf10.debconf.org/ Every year, DebConf allows new and existing Debian project participants from around the world to assemble, share knowledge and ideas, make collaborative contributions to Debian, and build tighter community bonds. Conference costs are largely funded by corporate sponsors who find significant interest in supporting Debian and DebConfs. DebConf includes Debian Day, being held on August 1st, when it opens its doors to anyone interested in finding out more about Debian and Free software. There will be talks and demonstrations about the benefits of Debian and Free and Open Source software in general to corporate, government, academic, and individual users. More information on Debian Day, including a schedule, here: http://www.debianday.org/ ABOUT DEBIAN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Debian GNU/Linux is a free computer operating system. Over three thousand volunteers from all over the world work together to create and maintain Debian software. Translated into 27 languages, and supporting a huge range of computer types, Debian calls itself the "universal operating system". In the United States, Debian is backed by Software in the Public Interest, Inc., a not-for-profit public charity as described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. ABOUT DEBCONF ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DebConf is the Debian Project's developer conference. In addition to a full schedule of technical, social and policy talks, DebConf provides an opportunity for developers, contributors and other interested people to meet in person and work together more closely. It has taken place annually since 2000 in locations as varied as Canada, Finland, and Mexico. More information about DebConf is available from http://debconf.org/. MORE INFORMATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ More information about DebConf10 can be found on the conference website: http://debconf10.debconf.org/ or by contacting the DebConf Global Press Team at pr...@debconf.org. -Brian _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team
