We are discussing [1] a possible Tuscany 1/2 day Track at ApacheCon 2009/US.
It would be good if users could give us feedback of possible topics they would like to hear. We would also like to encourage users and other members of the community to propose joint sessions, usage success stories, or any other topic that would be of the interest of users and ok with the ApacheCon rules. Please don't hesitate in jumping on the discussion at [1] with your suggestions. [1] http://www.mail-archive.com/d...@tuscany.apache.org/msg06605.html ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ApacheCon 2009 US Planners Team <planners-2009...@apachecon.com> Date: Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 2:28 AM Subject: PMC Invitation to Participate in ApacheCon 2009/US To: All Apache PMCs <p...@apache.org> Project Management Committees, For this 10th Year of the Apache Software Foundation, the Conference Planning Committee and Stone Circle Productions are infusing ApacheCon US 2009 with the same Community Spirit that guides our Open Source Communities themselves. With the goal of creating the most successful ApacheCon to-date, we are seeking the support of each ASF Community to help drive their content for the 3-day conference. As the PMC, we invite you to come forward with content based on the needs of your user community. First: Decide as a project, how much time you would like to fill with commercially viable content. Do you need a half-day or a full-day to achieve a professional, quality program? Don't restrict yourselves to presentations by the PMC members or past speakers. You are likely familiar with other committers, the members of your user community, published authors and others who would offer effective sessions. Consider involving the community in this process through either the dev or users list, as appropriate for your project. Identifying the exact contents and schedule of your program will come in a 2nd phase. Note: If you believe your track is better presented in tandem with other project(s), and you would like to work together as a small group of related projects to create a unified track, please discuss this with the other project(s) and offer one proposal you all agree upon to the Planners. Second: Identify your consumers. Please explain to the Planners, in your submission, who your attendees would be. Are they web content authors or developers, or backend infrastructure adopters, integrators or administrators? Are they technical or novice individuals, management or general users? Third: Communicate your interest to planners-2009...@apachecon.com no later than April 21st! The Planners will get back to you by April 28th to share the general program schedule, and where your project best fits. You will be provided a mentor who will forward to you the CFP's which made the first cut of talk selections. Your community will then have two weeks to create a schedule on a Wiki page. Again, be creative, and keep in mind there are several opportunities for content beyond the programmed track: MeetUps, BOFs, symposiums, un-conference style activities, etc. In four weeks, the Planners will complete a review of the programming, offer final feedback, cut programming that doesn't fit into the formal tracks of the program, and finally attempt to fit all of the programming into space available. Your mentor is there to help you avoid this cut and guide you in creating a professional and marketable track! Should a PMC choose not to participate in this process, but there are still compelling presentations about that particular project, the Planners may choose to run that track. Speaker acceptance/rejections will be sent out in five weeks, once all decisions are made. All projects, participating in this program or not, will have opportunities to get more involved with the conference. These will be announced over the coming months. We look forward to your PMC's response! Yours, The ApacheCon 2009 US Planning Team -- Luciano Resende Apache Tuscany, Apache PhotArk http://people.apache.org/~lresende http://lresende.blogspot.com/
