----- Forwarded message from ApacheCon Team ----- Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:17:17 +0200 From: ApacheCon Team <[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Final Call for Papers for ApacheCon Europe 2008
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) invites submissions to its official conference, ApacheCon Europe 2008. To be held 7 April through 11 April, 2008 at the new M?venpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre. ApacheCon serves as a forum for showcasing the ASF's latest developments, including its projects, membership, and community. Offering unparalleled educational opportunities, with dedicated presentations, hands-on trainings, and sessions that address core technology, development, business/marketing, and licensing issues in Open Source. The conference program includes competitively selected presentations, trainings/workshops, and a small number of invited speakers. All sessions undergo a peer review process by the ApacheCon Conference Planning team. With the great success of ApacheCon Europe 2007, we are excited to return to Amsterdam in 2008. And we are proud to announce that we are going to intensify and deepen the pre-conference trainings by offering several 2-day trainings and each training session will have certifications of completion for those to fulfill all the requirements of the training. The ASF comprises some of the most active and recognized developers in the Open Source community. By bringing together the pioneers, developers, and users of flagship Open Source technologies, ApacheCon provides an influential platform for dialogue, between the speaker and the audience, between project contributors and the community at large, traversing a wide range of ideas, expertise, and personalities. ApacheCon welcomes submissions from like-minded delegates across many fields, geographic locations, and areas of development. Please note you do not have to be a member or committer with ASF to submit a proposal. The unique nature of the Apache community lends itself to creating a conference content that is not only the best of Open Source but cutting edge as well. Conference Themes and Topics * Apache HTTP server topics such as installation, configuration, and migration * ASF-wide projects such as, Jakarta, Tomcat, Maven, Geronimo, Harmony, Lucene, SpamAssassin, Portals, and Web Services * Scripting languages and dynamic content such as Java, Perl, Python, Ruby, XSL, and PHP * Security and e-commerce * Performance tuning, load balancing and high availability * New technologies and broader initiatives such as Web Services and Web 2.0 * ASF-Incubated projects such as Abdera, CXF, and Qpid * Case studies and industry profiles demonstrating the use of Apache software * Open source community and business models, legal and marketing issues NOTE: Marketing-oriented submissions aimed at promoting specific organizations or products will not be accepted. Submission Guidelines Submissions must include title; speaker(s) name(s) with affiliation and email address; format (Training vs. General Session) and duration 1-hour general session, or half-, full-day, or two-day training); intended audience and maximum number of participants (Trainings only); expertise level (beginner to advanced); background knowledge expected of the participants (Trainings only); a brief summary (50 words or less); full description including abstract and objectives (200 words or less); and speaker bio(s) (100 words or less). Types of Presentations: Trainings and Workshops, General Sessions, Case Studies and Industry Profiles. Speakers whose proposals are accepted have registration fees waived, reasonable travel and part of their lodging expenses paid. Important Dates Proposal submission deadline: Friday, 26 October, 2007 Notification of acceptance: Friday, 23 November, 2007 Materials for Web site: Friday, 7 March, 2008 Materials for Trainings: Friday, 22 March, 2008 Conference Date: Monday to Friday, 7-11 April 2008 Trainings: Monday and Tuesday, 7+8 April, 2008 General Sessions: Wednesday to Friday, 9-11 April, 2008 To submit your completed proposal, please log on to the ApacheCon CFP system: http://www.apachecon.com/html/login.html If you are not yet subscribed to the ApacheCon announcement mailing list, send an email message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] About ApacheCon Europe 2008 ApacheCon is co-produced by the Apache Software Foundation and Stone Circle Productions. The ApacheCon Planning team comprises ASF Members from all over the world working on a wholly-volunteer basis. For more information, visit http://www.apachecon.com/ or the ApacheCon Europe Web site at http://www.eu.apachecon.com/. Other current ApacheCon events: - ApacheCon US 2007, Atlanta, USA, 12-16 November http://www.us.apachecon.com/ - OSSummit Asia 2007, Hong Kong, 26-30 November http://www.ossummit.com/ ----- End forwarded message -----
