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| title: The Apache Software Foundation and The University of Sydney bring "The Apache |
| Way" of Open Source Technology Development to the Southern Hemisphere |
| author: |
| display_name: Sally Khudairi |
| login: sk |
| email: sk@haloworldwide.com |
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| author_email: sk@haloworldwide.com |
| id: 9c4cd146-d167-4fe4-9499-713e97b1c9c8 |
| date: '2010-12-07 02:19:29 -0500' |
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| - General |
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| - university |
| - barcamp |
| - sydney |
| - apache |
| - southern |
| - apacheway |
| - hemisphere |
| - australia |
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| <p><i><b>First Apache Unconference in Australia to be held on 11th<br /> |
| December 2010<br /></b></i><br />Forest Hill, MD - 6 December 2010 – The Apache Software<br /> |
| Foundation (ASF) and the University of Sydney today announced BarCampApache<br /> |
| Sydney, the ASF's first event in the Southern Hemisphere.</p> |
| <p>Taking place at<br /> |
| the University of Sydney's Darlington Centre on 11th December, BarCampApache is<br /> |
| an attendee-driven event, focusing on "The Apache Way" of developing Open Source<br /> |
| software. The event is open to the public free of charge.</p> |
| <p>"We are pleased<br /> |
| to partner with the University of Sydney, whose commitment to sharing knowledge,<br /> |
| high value collaboration, and next-generation innovation closely aligns with The<br /> |
| Apache Software Foundation," said ASF President Jim Jagielski. "Events such as<br /> |
| BarCampApache helps promote awareness of the tremendous impact of Open Source<br /> |
| solutions, and an opportunity for members of the technology community to meet,<br /> |
| network, and learn in an open environment."</p> |
| <p>The free to attend, one-day<br /> |
| event will be facilitated by ASF Members Nick Burch, Aristedes Maniatis, Gavin<br /> |
| McDonald, Noirin Plunkett, and Brett Porter. </p> |
| <p>The BarCampApache program<br /> |
| will be proposed and decided by the participants themselves. Dozens of Open<br /> |
| Source professionals, academics, and enthusiasts will address an array of topics<br /> |
| focusing on Apache products, including open development techniques and best<br /> |
| practices, Web 2.0-style data mashups, as well as engaging with and incubating<br /> |
| new initiatives within the ASF. The ad-hoc nature of BarCamp sessions allows<br /> |
| discussions to flow freely and deepen with smaller groups throughout the<br /> |
| day.</p> |
| <p>BarCampApache Sydney is hosted by the Information and Communications<br /> |
| Technology centre at the University of Sydney, with additional support provided<br /> |
| by sponsors Alfresco, Atlassian, IBM, and MaestroDev.</p> |
| <p>For more<br /> |
| information and to register, visit <a target="_blank" href="http://barcamp.org/BarCampApacheSydney">http://barcamp.org/BarCampApacheSydney</a></p> |
| <p>About The Apache<br /> |
| Software Foundation (ASF)<br />Established in 1999, the all-volunteer Foundation<br /> |
| oversees nearly one hundred fifty leading Open Source projects, including Apache<br /> |
| HTTP Server — the world's most popular Web server software. Through the ASF's<br /> |
| meritocratic process known as "The Apache Way," more than 300 individual Members<br /> |
| and 2,500 Committers successfully collaborate to develop freely available<br /> |
| enterprise-grade software, benefiting millions of users worldwide: thousands of<br /> |
| software solutions are distributed under the Apache License; and the community<br /> |
| actively participates in ASF mailing lists, mentoring initiatives, and<br /> |
| ApacheCon, the Foundation's official user conference, trainings, and expo. The<br /> |
| ASF is funded by individual donations and corporate sponsors including AMD,<br /> |
| Basis Technology, Facebook, Google, IBM, HP, Matt Mullenweg, Microsoft,<br /> |
| SpringSource/VMware, and Yahoo!. For more information, visit <a target="_blank" href="http://www.apache.org/">http://www.apache.org/</a>.</p> |
| <p>Contact:<br /> |
| Sally Khudairi<br /> |
| The Apache Software Foundation<br /> <a href="../../mc/compose?to=press@apache.org">press@apache.org</a><br /> |
| +1 617 921<br /> |
| 8656 </p> |
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| <p> </p> |
