Fwd: Application Period Opens for Travel Assistance to ApacheCon US 2008

From: Andrus Adamchik (andru..bjectstyle.org)
Date: Thu Sep 25 2008 - 10:01:00 EDT

  • Next message: Michael Gentry: "Re: Application Period Opens for Travel Assistance to ApacheCon US 2008"

    FYI

    Begin forwarded message:

    > -------------
    >
    > The Travel Assistance Committee is taking in applications for those
    > wanting
    > to attend ApacheCon US 2008 between the 3rd and 7th November 2008 in
    > New
    > Orleans.
    >
    > The Travel Assistance Committee is looking for people who would like
    > to be
    > able to attend ApacheCon US 2008 who need some financial support in
    > order to
    > get there. There are VERY few places available and the criteria is
    > high,
    > that aside applications are open to all open source developers who
    > feel that
    > their attendance would benefit themselves, their project(s), the ASF
    > and
    > open source in general.
    >
    > Financial assistance is available for flights, accomodation and
    > entrance
    > fees either in full or in part, depending on circumstances. It is
    > intended
    > that all our ApacheCon events are covered, so it may be prudent for
    > those in
    > Europe and or Asia to wait until an event closer to them comes up -
    > you are
    > all welcome to apply for ApacheCon US of course, but there must be
    > compelling reasons for you to attend an event further away that your
    > home
    > location for your application to be considered above those closer to
    > the
    > event location.
    >
    > More information can be found on the main Apache website at
    > http://www.apache.org/travel/index.html - where you will also find a
    > link to
    > the application form and details for submitting.
    >
    > Time is very tight for this event, so applications are open now and
    > will end
    > on the 2nd October 2008 - to give enough time for travel
    > arrangements to be
    > made.
    >
    > Good luck to all those that will apply.
    >
    > Regards,
    >
    > The Travel Assistance Committee



    This archive was generated by hypermail 2.0.0 : Thu Sep 25 2008 - 10:01:34 EDT