On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 12:24 PM, Kay Schenk <kay.sch...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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... > Kay, I'd love to hear you do a talk on openoffice.org web infrastructure and all the amazing details you are so familiar with...in other words, share your knowledge and expertise. It takes maybe 10 - 15 minutes to submit an abstract. You could really make a huge difference here. I think the planners@ folks will sort out the discount codes and other benefits for speakers and committers. It will likely be messy, but not as messy as ACE (I hope!). /don > 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 >
