#1 Send FUDCon Tempe 2011 announcement
Closed: Fixed None Opened 13 years ago by pfrields.

Mail to announce@ list, including links for wiki and planning list.


Here's the proposed text, can I get some eyeballs please?

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WHAT: FUDCon Tempe 2011
WHERE: Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
WHEN: January 29-31, 2011
DETAILS:

In the past, the planning and execution of FUDCon events was handled
completely by a few Red Hat employees. This seemed out of alignment
with the principles of Fedora, so in late January of this year, we
kicked off an effort to fix that. We wanted to increase the
effectiveness and transparency of FUDCon, and our other premier Fedora
events. So we assembled a Fedora Activity Day specifically to change
the way that we plan FUDCon.

In accordance with those changes, we opened a bid process for FUDCon
events. The process encourages Fedora contributors to propose
locations for the FUDCon event in their region, pursuant to their
commitment to help with the logistics of the event. The first event
that went through this lightweight process is the upcoming FUDCon in
Zurich, Switzerland, which happens September 17-19, and is being
planned by long-time Fedora contributors including Sandro Mathys and
Marcus Moeller. In April of this year, we opened bids for the next
North American FUDCon event.

As a result of that process, and thanks to the continuing work of
Fedora contributors Robyn Bergeron and Ryan Rix, our next
community-powered, North American FUDCon event will be held in Tempe,
Arizona from January 29-31, 2011, on the Arizona State University
campus.


FUDCon events are held around the globe each year; our most recent
event was held just a couple weeks ago in Santiago, Chile, where
contributors from around the Latin American region gathered to
exchange information, share ideas, and collaborate on various aspects
of Fedora. In the past we've held other FUDCons in diverse places
like Berlin, Porto Alegre, Brno, and Boston.

Our last North American FUDCon was in Toronto, Canada. The year
previous it was in Boston, MA. We always encourage feedback from the
contributors, and the one answer that popped up more often than any
other was, "Let's go somewhere warm this coming winter!" So we're
pleased our fellow community members in a warmer part of the USA took
up that challenge, and stepped forward to work on organizing the next
FUDCon.

With that warmer climate in winter, of course, comes higher demand for
travel lodging as people vacation. So as with previous FUDCons, we'll
once again provide travel subsidies for contributors. Furthermore, our
sponsor Red Hat is making an even larger commitment to these subsidies
than in previous years, to offset the higher lodging costs. We all
want to do our part to help everyone stay together at the conference
for the best possible collaborative experience after hours -- because
collaboration is what FUDCon is all about!


As in the past, we encourage our community members to get involved by
offering talks and other sessions of interest. The content provided
by the attendees is what makes FUDCon events so special and exciting.
Over the next few days planners will be setting up more information at
the event wiki page: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FUDCon:Tempe_2011

We'll have more details appearing soon there, including but not limited to:

  • A schedule that makes it easier to see more of the talks you enjoy
    and value

  • Lightning talks and hackfest pitches that to get attendees excited
    and motivated to collaborate

  • The ever popular FUDPub event!

We hope that you'll join us for the best North American FUDCon yet.
If you want to get involved and help plan the details of the event,
you are welcome to join our planning list:

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/fudcon-planning
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