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Michael Glavassevich XML Parser Development IBM Toronto Lab E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "William A. Rowe, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 11/07/2008 04:41:46 PM: > Projects, please distribute the attached invitation far and wide in your > communities (user and dev lists, feeds, forums, etc). > > ----- Message from "William A. Rowe, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Fri, > 07 Nov 2008 15:39:34 -0600 ----- > > To: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: > > [Announce] Call For Papers opens for ApacheCon US 2009 > > If you have only 30 seconds to read this; > > Join us in celebrating the ASF's 10th Anniversary at ApacheCon! > > The Call for Papers is now open for ApacheCon US 2009, taking place 2-6 > November in Oakland, California. Proposals are being accepted at > http://us.apachecon.com/c/acus2009/cfp/ and can be revised at anytime until > the submissions closing deadline of 28 February 2009. > > In addition, sponsorship opportunities for both ApacheCon EU 2009/Amsterdam > and ApacheCon US 2009/Oakland are available. Please contact Delia Frees at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] for further information. > > Please, read on... > > ******* > > ApacheCon Celebrates the ASF's 10th Anniversary in Oakland, California, > 2-6 November 2009 > > Call for Papers Opens for ApacheCon US 2009 > > The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) invites submissions to its official > user and developer conference, taking place 2-6 November 2009 at the Oakland > Convention Center and Marriott Hotel. ApacheCon serves as a forum for > showcasing the ASF's latest projects, members, and community initiatives. > Offering unparalleled educational opportunities, ApacheCon's presentations, > hands-on trainings, and sessions address key technology, development, > business/community, and licensing issues in Open Source. > > The wide range of activities offered at ApacheCon promotes the exchange of > ideas amongst ASF Members, committers, innovators, developers, vendors, and > users interested in the future of Open Source technology. The conference > program includes peer-reviewed sessions, trainings/workshops, and select > invited keynote presentations and speakers. > > Conference Themes and Topics > > Building on ten years of success, ApacheCon returns to the Bay Area for the > 10th anniversary of the Apache Software Foundation. Comprising some of the > most active and recognized developers in the Open Source community, > ApacheCon provides an influential platform for dialogue between Open Source > developers and users, traversing a wide range of ideas, expertise, and > personalities. > > ApacheCon welcomes submissions across many fields, geographic locations, and > areas of development. The breadth of the Apache community lends itself to > conference content that is somewhat loosely-structured, with common themes > of interest addressing groundbreaking technologies and emerging trends, best > practices (from development to deployment), case studies and lessons learned > (tips, tools, and tricks). In addition, ApacheCon will continue to offer its > highly popular, two-day intensive trainings; certifications of completion > will be distributed to those who fulfill all the training requirements. > > Topics appropriate for submission are manifold, and may include but are not > restricted to: Apache HTTP server (installation, configuration, migration, > and more); ASF-wide projects (including Lucene, Hadoop, Jackrabbit, and > Maven); 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 (including broader > initiatives such as Web Services and Web 2.0); ASF-Incubated projects (such > as Sling, UIMA, and Shindig); and Business/Community issues (Open Source > driven business models, open development, enterprise adoption, and more). > > Submission Guidelines > > Submissions must include; ? Session title - Speaker name - Speaker biography > - Session description - Format and duration - Audience expertise level > > Full details are available online on the CFP page at [WWW] > http://us.apachecon.com/c/acus2009/cfp/ > > Types of Presentations; - Trainings/Workshops - General Sessions - Case > Studies/Industry Profiles - Corporate Showcases & Demonstrations - Fast > Feather (short) sessions - Birds of a Feather discussions - Invited > Keynotes/Panels/Speakers > > Pre-Conference Trainings/Workshops > > Held on the first two days of the conference (2-3 November 2009), ApacheCon > trainings are available at a registration fee beyond the regular conference > fee. Proposals may be submitted for half-day (3 hours), full-day (6 hours), > or two-day (12 hours) training sessions. These proposed tutorials should be > aimed at providing in-depth, hands-on development experience or related > continuing education. Training submissions are welcome at beginner, > intermediate, and expert levels. > > General Sessions include presentations on practical development > applications, insight into high-interest projects, best practices and key > advances, overcoming implementation challenges, and industry innovations. > Especially welcome are submissions that extend participants' understanding > the role of ASF projects and their influence on the Open Source community at > large. General Sessions are scheduled for 50 minutes and are accessible to > all conference delegates. > > Case Study/Industry Profile > > Practitioners are invited to submit presentations that focus on how > implementing particular ASF technologies led to improved products/solutions, > service offerings, changes in work practices, among other successes. > Proposals that highlight overcoming interesting challenges in application > design and developing innovative frameworks using multiple ASF projects are > particularly encouraged. NOTE: Marketing-oriented submissions aimed at > promoting specific organizations or products will not be accepted. > > Invited Keynotes/Panels/Speakers > > Each conference the ApacheCon Planning team invites select presenters > dealing with engaging, dialectical, and challenging subjects to present in > keynote and/or panel formats. Topics include cutting-edge technology > development, industry leadership, hot or emerging trends, opinions on > controversial issues, insight on technology paradigms, and contrasting > viewpoints in complementary professional areas. Those interested in > suggesting a candidate for an invited speaker opportunity should submit a > brief proposal with the speaker's name, affiliation, background/bio, > overview of topics of interest, and contact information. > > Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions and Fast Feather Track talks are selected > by separate processes, nearer to the beginning of the conference. > > Proposals are now being accepted at http://us.apachecon.com/c/acus2009/cfp/ > and can be revised at anytime until the submissions closing deadline of 28 > February 2009. > > In addition, sponsorship opportunities for both ApacheCon EU 2009/Amsterdam > and ApacheCon US 2009/Oakland are available. Please contact Delia Frees at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] for further information. > > ApacheCon US 2009 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://us.apachecon.com/c/acus2009/