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________________________________________ From: lewis john mcgibbney <lewi...@apache.org> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2015 4:15 AM Cc: travel-assista...@apache.org Subject: ApacheCon NA 2015 Travel Assistance Applications now open! Hi pmcs@, The Travel Assistance Committee (TAC) are pleased to announce that travel assistance applications for ApacheCon NA 2016 are now open! This announcement serves as a purpose for you (pmcs@) to let members of your community know about both ApacheCon NA 2016 and about the TAC assistance to attend. Could you please forward this announcement to your community, along with (if possible) information on how your project is involved in ApacheCon this year? We will be supporting ApacheCon NA, Vancouver BC, May 9th - 13th 2016. TAC exists to help those that would like to attend ApacheCon events, but are unable to do so for financial reasons. For more info on this years applications and qualifying criteria, please visit the TAC website at < http://www.apache.org/travel/ >. Applications are already open, so don't delay! This year ApacheCon NA is split into two separate themed events - Apache BigData <http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/apache-big-data-north-america> and *ApacheCon* <http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/apachecon-north-america>. Due to the small time frame of each event (3 days and 2 days) the Apache Travel Assistance Committee will only be accepting applications from those people that are able to attend BOTH events. *Important: Applications close on Wednesday, March 2, 2016.* Applicants have until the the closing date above to submit their applications (which should contain as much supporting material as required to efficiently and accurately process your request), this will enable TAC to announce successful awards shortly afterwards. As usual TAC expects to deal with a range of applications from a diverse range of backgrounds. We therefore encourage (as always) anyone thinking about sending in an application to do so ASAP. We look forward to greeting many of you in Vancouver, BC in May 2016! Best Lewis (On behalf of the Travel Assistance Committee)