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Subject: Re: Call for Participation: Technical Talks -- ApacheCon North
 America 2010
From: Kevan Miller <kevan.miller@gmail.com>
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Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:46:27 -0400
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To: Geronimo Dev <dev@geronimo.apache.org>,
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FYI. Forwarding the ApacheCon CFP from announce@apachecon.com

--kevan
On Apr 28, 2010, at 1:48 PM, Sally Khudairi wrote:

> ApacheCon North America 2010
> 1-5 November 2010 -- Westin Peachtree in Atlanta
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> The ApacheCon Planning Team are soliciting 50-minute technical =
presentations for the next conference, which will focus on the theme =
=93Servers, the Cloud, and Innovation=94.
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> 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:
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> - 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> To submit a presentation proposal, please send an email to submissions =
AT apachecon DOT com containing the following information in plaintext =
(no attachments, please):
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> 1. Your full name, title, and organization
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> 2. Contact information, including your address
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> 3. The name of your proposed session (keep your title simple and =
relevant to the topic)
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> 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)
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> 5. The classification for each presentation (Servers, Cloud, or =
Innovation) =96 some presentations may have more than one theme (e.g., a =
next-generation server can be classified both as "Servers" and =
"Innovation"
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> 6. The intended audience level (beginner, intermediate, advanced)
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> 7. A 75-200 word overview of your presentation
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> 8. A 100-200-word speaker bio that includes prior conference speaking =
or related experience
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> 9. Feedback or references (with contact information) on presentations =
given within the last three years
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> 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.
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> Technical Tracks Key Dates
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> 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!
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> For the ApacheCon Planning team,
> Sally Khudairi, Program Lead
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