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| title: 'Raise a Glass to Apache: Join the ASF in celebrating its 10th Anniversary' |
| date: '2009-09-26T00:00:00+00:00' |
| categories: conferences |
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| <p> </p><h3>Raise a Glass to Apache: Join The Apache Software Foundation in celebrating its 10th Anniversary!</h3><p>
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| As
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| you know, the ASF turned 10 this year — our celebrations <a href="http://blogs.apache.org/foundation/date/200903" title="ASF 10th Anniversary Cake - ApacheCon Europe">kicked off
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| with cake at ApacheCon Europe</a> this past March. We were thrilled to
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| receive birthday wishes from so many members from the Apache community
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| from across the world.<br /><br />Our festivities will continue at
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| ApacheCon US (Oakland, California), where we will be holding the Big
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| Feather Birthday Bash and related community events during the
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| conference. We anticipate seeing many of you there!<br /><br />Some of you
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| are unable to join us in person, but we don't want you to miss out on
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| the fun. As such, we're inviting our global community to "Raise a Glass
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| to Apache" and celebrate this landmark event at your own local
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| gathering. Recognizing Apache developers and users as part of the ASF's
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| 10th Anniversary is very important to us. We want you to join the fun,
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| meet other Apache enthusiasts, make new friends, put faces to the names
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| behind those emails, and, of course, engage in all things Apache.<br /><br />We
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| understand that communities have their own local culture and
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| preferences: you are welcome to host the type of event best suited to
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| your needs. Preferably, this will take place during the week of
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| ApacheCon (2-6 November, 2009; the Big Feather Birthday Bash is on
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| Wednesday, 4 November) — your event can be held on any day of that
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| week, at any time of the day or night that is most convenient for you.
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| Events include but are not limited to:<br /><br /></p><ul><li><i><b>Social Gatherings</b></i> – getting together over coffee, lunch, drinks, or dinner</li><li><i><b>Tech Talks</b></i> – individual or industry presentations given about ASF projects and actvities</li><li><i><b>Product Demos</b></i> – showcasing how Apache technologies are powering creative and robust solutions</li><li><i><b>Hackathon</b></i> – collaborating on Apache code bases with ASF Committers</li><li><i><b>MeetUps or GetTogethers</b></i> – featuring talks or presentations on a specific Apache Project or activity</li><li>
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| <i><b>Networking and Job Match</b></i> – connecting developers with users, employers
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| with potential hires, clients with contractors/consultants, etc.</li></ul><p><br />Can't
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| wait until ApacheCon? That's OK: we're always up for a celebration, so
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| feel free to get started as soon as you'd like — you can Raise a Glass
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| to Apache at an upcoming conference such as the OpenWorld Forum
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| (Paris), SpringOne 2GX (New Orleans), CPOSC 2009 (Harrisburg, PA),
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| FOSS4G 2009 (Sydney), NLUUG Open Web (Amsterdam), UTOSC 2009 (Sandy,
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| UT), and OSMC 2009 (Nürnberg), among others.<br /><br />So let's get started! There are three steps to make your event happen:<br /><br /><u><b>Step
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| 1: Organize</b></u>. Decide who will be the host(s)/main point(s) of contact,
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| where the event will be held, the day and time, the format, and any
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| costs.<br /><br /><u><b>Step 2: Publicize</b></u>. Spread the word to your coworkers, the
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| press, and your friends. Post details on your event on blogs, mailing
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| lists, event listings, etc. Drive enthusiasm by discussing the event
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| details to the media and on podcasts. Ask people who will be there to
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| invite other groups who may be interested.<br /><br /><u><b>Step 3: Apprise</b></u>.
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| Share your goodwill with the Apache community. Wish the ASF a happy
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| anniversary on the Foundation blog; post photos of your event online;
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| and submit a "MyApache" video tribute (can be one or more of the
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| following -- 1-2 minutes describing why you love Apache; 1-2 minutes of
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| your group Raising a Glass to Apache/singing Happy Birthday; 2-5
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| minutes describing the cool ways you use ASF technologies ... be sure
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| to mention which Apache projects you use as well as your results.)<br /><br />The important thing is to have fun! Get inspired by checking out the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TheApacheFoundation" title="ASF YouTube channel">ASF's YouTube channel</a>.
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| "MyApache" submissions received by 2 October (midnight US Pacific
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| time/GMT-8) will receive priority consideration to be featured in the
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| ASF's ApacheWay channel and at the Big Feather Birthday Bash!<br /><br />A
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| schedule of all confirmed events will be posted on the ApacheCon site.
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| To be included in the list, please send a copy of your invitation
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| (including the date, time, and location) to <a href="mailto:sk@apache.org" ymailto="mailto:sk@apache.org">sk@apache.org</a>.
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| I will send you information on how to add your event in the ApacheCon
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| network, how to submit your "MyApache" tributes, as well as suggestions
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| on how to organize and publicize your event.<br /><br />Feel free to drop us a note with any questions. We look forward to hearing from you!<br /></p> |
