Hi Owen Do you think it'd be a good idea to submit Herriot (large scale testing framework we were working on for some time; see HADOOP-6332 for more info) to this conference?
Please advise, thanks. Cos On Tue, Jun 01, 2010 at 04:33PM, Owen O'Malley wrote: > We've decided to extend the deadline a week to this Friday. As a > reminder, all speakers get two nights at the conference hotel and free > registration at ApacheCon. > > -- Owen > > On May 28, 2010, at 2:40 PM, Owen O'Malley wrote: > > > All, > > As a reminder the CFP for proposals closes today. The CFP is at > > http://blogs.apache.org/conferences/date/20100428 > > > > -- Owen > > > > ApacheCon North America 2010 > > 1-5 November 2010 -- Westin Peachtree in Atlanta > > > > 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. > > > > 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. > > > > 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. > > > > The ApacheCon Planning Team are soliciting 50-minute technical > > presentations for the next conference, which will focus on the theme > > ?Servers, the Cloud, and Innovation?. > > > > 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: > > > > - 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. > > > > 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. > > > > 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. > > > > 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. > > > > To submit a presentation proposal, please send an email to > > submissions AT apachecon DOT com containing the following > > information in plaintext (no attachments, please): > > > > 1. Your full name, title, and organization > > > > 2. Contact information, including your address > > > > 3. The name of your proposed session (keep your title simple and > > relevant to the topic) > > > > 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) > > > > 5. The classification for each presentation (Servers, Cloud, or > > Innovation) ? some presentations may have more than one theme (e.g., > > a next-generation server can be classified both as "Servers" and > > "Innovation" > > > > 6. The intended audience level (beginner, intermediate, advanced) > > > > 7. A 75-200 word overview of your presentation > > > > 8. A 100-200-word speaker bio that includes prior conference > > speaking or related experience > > > > 9. Feedback or references (with contact information) on > > presentations given within the last three years > > > > 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. > > > > Technical Tracks Key Dates > > > > 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! > > > > For the ApacheCon Planning team, > > Sally Khudairi, Program Lead >
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