Sorry, it's true!
I wrote this last week but like I said, time sure flies!

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 1:47 PM, Danielle Madeley <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Isn't it in 2 weeks!?!?
>
> On Sun, 2010-07-11 at 18:47 +0200, William from Texas wrote:
> > Revelation Hackspace. Thursday. 19:30.
> >
> > Last Thursday the GUADEC 2010 Local Team met to discuss what was going
> > on in each activity sector leading up to the conference. Everything is
> > coming together faster than you'd think! In addition to talking about
> > all the set-up we need to do before hand (including pre-conferences),
> > we had to find time and enjoy it ourselves! That's why we got
> > together, barbecued, and spent the evening talking about all the
> > facets of the conference.
> >
> > 60 speaking sessions, soccer, beach parties, networking events, and
> > wifi needs for a thousand mobile devices.....
> >
> > ====VOLUNTEERS ==================
> >
> > A lot of you have been contacting us asking to help. This is COOL!
> > We're not looking for any Masters of Ceremony or anything, just a
> > couple people to keep an eye on the time or be an extra pair of hands.
> > Contact Jeroen Dekkers on the <a
> > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a> mailing
> > list.
> >
> > ====TECH ==================
> >
> > Bruce van der Kooij is our networking man on the inside. He is in the
> > process of controlling network resources, and has some pretty detailed
> > plans from the venue engineers. We're going to have connectivity for
> > everyone! (Bring your smartphone!) Bruce is working closely with the
> > Haagse Hogeschool (http://portal.hhs.nl/portal/page/portal/nl) to also
> > put cameras in each room for streaming the sessions.
> >
> > ====COMMUNICATIONS ==================
> >
> > The Communications Team, Sanne, Joe and William, are busy attracting
> > attention to the GNOME Open Desktop Day
> > (http://www.guadec.org/index.php/guadec/2010/schedConf/opendesktopday).
> A pre-conference on the 26th, representatives from the Spanish region of
> Andalucia will come to talk about their government's move to open source,
> Steve George from Canonical will talk about large scale implementation, and
> Arjen Kamphuis will talk about public open source projects.
> >
> > ====TRAINING ==================
> >
> > Dave Neary's GNOME Developer training is still open for registration!
> > The class will dive into all the topics you need to start and manage a
> > GNOME-based project. Register on the GUADEC page:
> > https://register.guadec.org/
> >
> > ====SOCIAL ==================
> >
> > Jeroen van de Vegt is our Party Coordinator, but he means serious
> > business. Organising a whiskey tasting, a beach party and some sports,
> > he and Sanne Steemers are also putting together a possibly-Amsterdam
> > possibly-biking activity for conference SO's (Significant Others). Do
> > you have any suggestions for more fun we can have? Contact Mr Jeroen
> > and Ms Sanne at <a
> > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a>
> >
> > ====REGISTERATION ==================
> >
> > GUADEC will recieve additional financing from the municipality of The
> > Hague based on the number registered attendees. Some of you may be
> > waiting until conference day to register, but we are asking that as
> > many participants as possible register beforehand so that we can
> > maximise the generous offer of support from the city.
> >
> > It's easy to do and you can even register for free!
> > https://register.guadec.org/
> >
> > ====FINAL WORD ==================
> >
> > We can't wait to see everyone in just a few weeks! Everyone mentioned
> > here is on the GUADEC mailing list.
> >
> > The next volunteer meeting is planned for Sunday, July 18, at the
> > Revelation hackerspace (https://foswiki.sonologic.nl/RevelationSpace)
> > in Den Haag.
> >
> > If you have any questions or concerns feel free to let us know.
> > Really, we’d love to hear from you - [email protected]
> > _______________________________________________
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>
> --
> Danielle Madeley
> Software Developer, Collabora Ltd.                  Melbourne, Australia
>
> www.collabora.co.uk
>
>
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