[dot] Camp KDE 2009: Call for Presentations and Sponsorship

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URL: http://dot.kde.org/1224886228/

From: Wade Olson <olson at kde.org>
Dept: January-in-Jamaica
Date: Friday 24/Oct/2008, @15:10

Camp KDE 2009: Call for Presentations and Sponsorship
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   Organisation of Camp KDE 2009 is now moving at full speed and the
event website [http://camp.kde.org/about] is now active.  The organisers
are now releasing a Call For Presentations (CFP) and a Call For
Sponsorship (CFS).  Camp KDE 2009 was recently announced
[http://dot.kde.org/1224328840/] on the Dot [http://dot.kde.org/] and
will be held in Negril, Jamaica from January 17-23, 2009.  We are
excited to continue the momentum of KDE interest shown at the 2008 KDE
4.0 Release Event [http://dot.kde.org/1191409937/] in California.  This
new conference will be held at the Travellers Beach Resort
[http://www.travellersresorts.com/] in Negril.
    Travellers Resort


                     CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS (CPF):

     Presentations will be given on January 17 and 18.  The organisers
have already begun to receive inquiries and offers, but we certainly
need more.  Below are several potential topics for Camp KDE 2009
speeches:

    * KDE core libraries and framework tutorials
    * KDE Pillars
    * Qt software
    * KDE applications and their communities (Office, PIM, edutainment,
      media, etc)
    * New concepts such as JOLIE and QEdje
    * Usability and Accessibility
    * KDE on Mac and Windows
    * Free software topics (Linux, BSD, graphics & X11, ODF, etc)
    * Free software challenges and opportunities (government, business,
      equality, etc)
    * Distro/vendor/corporate talks
    * Local cultural talks
    * Developer sprints topics



                      CALL FOR SPONSORSHIP (CPS):

     Camp KDE 2009 is proud to announce two early sponsors:

    * iXsystems [http://www.ixsystems.com/company/about-us.html]: You
      may know them because of their desktop initiatives at
      electronic chains, their server offerings, or their collaboration
      with the BSD family (notably our friends at PC-BSD).
    * Google [http://www.google.com]:  They were kind enough to host our
      Release Event in January and they are back to assist with Camp KDE
      2009.

     Of course, Camp KDE 2009 is still looking for more sponsors.  We
are open to involvement of any kind and participation ideas are welcome.

     If you are interested in either giving a presentation or conference
sponsorship, do not hesitate to contact organisers at
campkde-organizers at kde.org.  Help get this new KDE conference series off
to the best start possible!