Well I am planning on attending, but not certain about submitting a proposal, AND I guess I must contact Sally regarding registration fees for committers...
The former schedule does not seem to be in effect as early bird registration is open NOW instead of the end of Nov: http://na.apachecon.com/ so I apparently missed the "Apache Committers’ Super-Saver Rate". :/ On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 6:50 AM, Donald Harbison <dpharbi...@gmail.com>wrote: > Apologies for top posting. > > I realize that everyone must be very tired from the excellent effort > putting on the Apache OpenOffice track at ACE this week. More on that in a > separate thread. > > For ACNA I recommend we call on our volunteers in the Americas to step > up.To get the ball rolling, I put in a proposal for an overview > presentation to cover the project. [1] I am not recommending we attempt to > build a large track as we did for ACE. Let's see what we can do to put more > meat on the bones of this overview talk though. > > To wit: it would be fantastic if we can see more proposals submitted > *before > *the deadline of *Sunday, November 11! * > * > * > I'm hoping Dave, Andrew, Kay, Pedro, Nancy, Louis, Ariel, Dennis and others > may be able to do so. Since the venue is in Portland, Oregon, it may be > possible that our Asian colleagues will be able to make the trip. There is > TAC funding available as you can see from the root note here. > > > > > [1] *http://s.apache.org/thv* > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> > Date: Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 6:37 AM > Subject: ApacheCon NA: CFP final days & Early Bird registration open! > To: "annou...@apachecon.com" <annou...@apachecon.com> > > > Hello everyone -- > > Two items of note regarding ApacheCon North America, taking place in > Portland, Oregon, the last week of February 2013. > > > 1) Call for Presentations has been extended to Sunday, 11 November. > > ApacheCon will kick off on 24 February with two days of pre-conference > trainings, BarCamp, and hackathon; the main conference + expo is 26-28 > February, followed by post-conference sprints, workshops, and team building > events through 2 March. > > This year's theme is "Open Source Community Leadership Drives > Enterprise-Grade Innovation", showcasing the diverse applications and > solutions made possible by Apache technologies. > > We encourage submissions that demonstrate novel uses of Apache products and > how they are helping to shape the future, including proposals on technical, > business, and community matters for audiences at all levels from beginner > to expert. Demonstrations of real-world experience in solving specific > problems are particularly welcome. Submit your presentation and training > proposals at http://na.apachecon.com/cfp/ > > > Dozens of Apache projects —from Abdera to Apache HTTP Server to > Zookeeper— will be represented across popular topic areas and tracks > that include: Apache Daily (everyday tools, frameworks, and components), > ApacheEE (Java Enterprise projects at the ASF), Big Data, Enterprise > Messaging & Integration, Cloud, Linked Data, Lucene/Solr & > Friends (Smart Search & Analytics), Modular Java, NoSQL Database, > OFBiz (Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning), Apache OpenOffice, Web > Infrastructure, Business & Community, and many more. > > > Travel assistance is available for select individuals who qualify. To > apply, visit https://www.apache.org/travel/ > > > Selected Speakers/Trainers will be notified on 26 November. > > > > 2) Early-Bird registration is NOW OPEN. > > > The SUPER EARLY BIRD registration rate is $1,095 ($330 less than last > year!), but you must register by 31 December, afterwhich the regular > registration fee of $1,395 is in effect. Sign up today at > http://acna13.eventbrite.com/ > > > Discounted hotel room rates are also now available: we encourage you to > book your accommodation as soon as possible, as space is limited. For > details, visit http://na.apachecon.com/venue/ > > > > Updates will be posted on the @ApacheCon Twitter feed and the ApacheCon > Website. We look forward to seeing you in Portland! > > --the ApacheCon Planning Committee > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: announce-unsubscr...@apachecon.com > For additional commands, e-mail: announce-h...@apachecon.com > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK “How wrong is it for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself?” -- Anais Nin
