Re: Apache Lucene EuroCon Call For Participation: Prague, Czech Republic May 20 21, 2010

2010-04-05 Thread Grant Ingersoll
Just a reminder, just over one week left open on the CFP.  Some great talks 
entered already.  Keep it up!

On Mar 24, 2010, at 8:03 PM, Grant Ingersoll wrote:

 Apache Lucene EuroCon Call For Participation - Prague, Czech Republic May 20 
  21, 2010
  
 All submissions must be received by Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 12 Midnight 
 CET/6 PM US EDT
 
 The first European conference dedicated to Lucene and Solr is coming to 
 Prague from May 18-21, 2010. Apache Lucene EuroCon is running on on 
 not-for-profit basis, with net proceeds donated back to the Apache Software 
 Foundation. The conference is sponsored by Lucid Imagination with additional 
 support from community and other commercial co-sponsors.
 
 Key Dates:
 24 March 2010: Call For Participation Open
 13 April 2010: Call For Participation Closes
 16 April 2010: Speaker Acceptance/Rejection Notification
 18-19 May 2010: Lucene and Solr Pre-conference Training Sessions
 20-21 May 2010: Apache Lucene EuroCon
 
 This conference creates a new opportunity for the Apache Lucene/Solr 
 community and marketplace, providing  the chance to gather, learn and 
 collaborate on the latest in Apache Lucene and Solr search technologies and 
 what's happening in the community and ecosystem. There will be two days of 
 Lucene and Solr training offered May 18  19, and followed by two days packed 
 with leading edge Lucene and Solr Open Source Search content and talks by 
 search and open source thought leaders.
 
 We are soliciting 45-minute presentations for the conference, 20-21 May 2010 
 in Prague. The conference and all presentations will be in English.
 
 Topics of interest include: 
 - Lucene and Solr in the Enterprise (case studies, implementation, return on 
 investment, etc.)
 - “How We Did It”  Development Case Studies
 - Spatial/Geo search
 - Lucene and Solr in the Cloud
 - Scalability and Performance Tuning
 - Large Scale Search
 - Real Time Search
 - Data Integration/Data Management
 - Tika, Nutch and Mahout
 - Lucene Connectors Framework
 - Faceting and Categorization
 - Relevance in Practice
 - Lucene  Solr for Mobile Applications
 - Multi-language Support
 - Indexing and Analysis Techniques
 - Advanced Topics in Lucene  Solr Development
 
 All accepted speakers will qualify for discounted conference admission. 
 Financial assistance is available for speakers that qualify.
 
 To submit a 45-minute presentation proposal, please send an email to 
 c...@lucene-eurocon.org containing the following information in plain text:
 
 1. Your full name, title, and organization
 
 2. Contact information, including your address, email, phone number
 
 3. The name of your proposed session (keep your title simple and relevant to 
 the topic)
 
 4. A 75-200 word overview of your presentation (in English); in addition to 
 the topic, describe whether your presentation is intended as a tutorial, 
 description of an implementation, an theoretical/academic discussion, etc.
 
 5. A 100-200-word speaker bio that includes prior conference speaking or 
 related experience (in English)
 
 To be considered, proposals must be received by 12 Midnight CET Tuesday, 13 
 April 2010 (Tuesday 13 April 6 PM US Eastern time, 3 PM US Pacific Time).
 
 Please email any questions regarding the conference to 
 i...@lucene-eurocon.org. To be added to the conference mailing list, please 
 email sig...@lucene-eurocon.org. If your organization is interested in 
 sponsorship opportunities, email
 spon...@lucene-eurocon.org
 
 Key Dates
 
 24 March 2010: Call For Participation Open
 13 April 2010: Call For Participation Closes
 16 April 2010: Speaker Acceptance/Rejection Notification
 18-19 May 2010  Lucene and Solr Pre-conference Training Sessions
 20-21 May 2010: Apache Lucene EuroCon
 
 We look forward to seeing you in Prague!
 
 Grant Ingersoll
 Apache Lucene EuroCon Program Chair
 www.lucene-eurocon.org



Apache Lucene EuroCon Call For Participation: Prague, Czech Republic May 20 21, 2010

2010-03-24 Thread Grant Ingersoll
Apache Lucene EuroCon Call For Participation - Prague, Czech Republic May 20  
21, 2010
 
All submissions must be received by Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 12 Midnight CET/6 
PM US EDT

The first European conference dedicated to Lucene and Solr is coming to Prague 
from May 18-21, 2010. Apache Lucene EuroCon is running on on not-for-profit 
basis, with net proceeds donated back to the Apache Software Foundation. The 
conference is sponsored by Lucid Imagination with additional support from 
community and other commercial co-sponsors.

Key Dates:
24 March 2010: Call For Participation Open
13 April 2010: Call For Participation Closes
16 April 2010: Speaker Acceptance/Rejection Notification
18-19 May 2010: Lucene and Solr Pre-conference Training Sessions
20-21 May 2010: Apache Lucene EuroCon

This conference creates a new opportunity for the Apache Lucene/Solr community 
and marketplace, providing  the chance to gather, learn and collaborate on the 
latest in Apache Lucene and Solr search technologies and what's happening in 
the community and ecosystem. There will be two days of Lucene and Solr training 
offered May 18  19, and followed by two days packed with leading edge Lucene 
and Solr Open Source Search content and talks by search and open source thought 
leaders.

We are soliciting 45-minute presentations for the conference, 20-21 May 2010 in 
Prague. The conference and all presentations will be in English.

Topics of interest include: 
- Lucene and Solr in the Enterprise (case studies, implementation, return on 
investment, etc.)
- “How We Did It”  Development Case Studies
- Spatial/Geo search
- Lucene and Solr in the Cloud
- Scalability and Performance Tuning
- Large Scale Search
- Real Time Search
- Data Integration/Data Management
- Tika, Nutch and Mahout
- Lucene Connectors Framework
- Faceting and Categorization
- Relevance in Practice
- Lucene  Solr for Mobile Applications
- Multi-language Support
- Indexing and Analysis Techniques
- Advanced Topics in Lucene  Solr Development

All accepted speakers will qualify for discounted conference admission. 
Financial assistance is available for speakers that qualify.

To submit a 45-minute presentation proposal, please send an email to 
c...@lucene-eurocon.org containing the following information in plain text:

1. Your full name, title, and organization

2. Contact information, including your address, email, phone number

3. The name of your proposed session (keep your title simple and relevant to 
the topic)

4. A 75-200 word overview of your presentation (in English); in addition to the 
topic, describe whether your presentation is intended as a tutorial, 
description of an implementation, an theoretical/academic discussion, etc.

5. A 100-200-word speaker bio that includes prior conference speaking or 
related experience (in English)

To be considered, proposals must be received by 12 Midnight CET Tuesday, 13 
April 2010 (Tuesday 13 April 6 PM US Eastern time, 3 PM US Pacific Time).

Please email any questions regarding the conference to i...@lucene-eurocon.org. 
To be added to the conference mailing list, please email 
sig...@lucene-eurocon.org. If your organization is interested in sponsorship 
opportunities, email
spon...@lucene-eurocon.org

Key Dates

24 March 2010: Call For Participation Open
13 April 2010: Call For Participation Closes
16 April 2010: Speaker Acceptance/Rejection Notification
18-19 May 2010  Lucene and Solr Pre-conference Training Sessions
20-21 May 2010: Apache Lucene EuroCon

We look forward to seeing you in Prague!

Grant Ingersoll
Apache Lucene EuroCon Program Chair
www.lucene-eurocon.org