Go for it ;). Everyone is free to do so. Alex
On 9/27/07, Jeff Genender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Would anyone mind if I submitted a preso on Mina for this event? > > Jeff > > Call for Papers Opens 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 Mövenpick 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/. > > -- > ApacheCon Planning Team > info at apachecon.com > >