Re: GNOME Hackfest and GNOME.Asia Summit announcements

[Pockey Lam <pockeylam gnome org>]

On 01/20/2011 12:32 PM, Brian Cameron wrote:
> Looks good to me.
>
> On 01/19/11 07:35 PM, Pockey Lam wrote:
> > I think the announcements look excellent, thanks Fred for drafting it!
> > If there is no grammatical mistake or other comment, I would like to put
> > the content on the front page of gnome.asia website today.
> >
> > And who can help to put this announcements up on gnome.org?
>
> File a bug at bugzilla.gnome.org under infrastructure->website.
Done, let's wait for the contents to appear then. Thanks!
> Brian
>
> > On 01/19/2011 12:12 PM, Frederic Muller wrote:
> > > Dear all,
> > >
> > > Here is a draft announcement of the 2 major upcoming events that will
> > > happen right before the GNOME 3.0 release. I hereby submit the text
> > > for your review and comments, and once we're all ok with the content,
> > > grammar and web links (I think there should be more and they should
> > > probably point to gnome.asia once it's launched - 1/2 more days).
> > >
> > > These 2 announcements should appear on gnome.org upcoming event
> > > section and on gnome.asia website.
> > >
> > > ---- announcement start ---------
> > >
> > > *GNOME 3.0 Bangalore Hackfest 2011*
> > > /March 28 - April 1 2011, Bangalore, India/
> > >
> > > We are hosting a 5 days hackfest (March 28 - April 1) for the release,
> > > documentation and marketing teams focusing on GNOME 3.0 release. This
> > > will ensure some heavy testing of the code during the last week before
> > > the official release of GNOME 3.0, as well as preparing the release to
> > > happen in an optimal way. And at the same time, it will help the
> > > marketing team to clarify messaging when needed and finalize the
> > > launch details.
> > > It is not primarily aimed at users or new contributors but we may
> > > organize some training and hands on sessions during the last 3 days of
> > > the hackfest (March 30 to April 1). Apart from that any contributor
> > > involved in the release process is strongly encourage to join.
> > >
> > > Please let us know you are coming by registering on the Bangalore
> > > Hackfest 2011 page <http://live.gnome.org/Hackfests/GNOME.Asia2011>.
> > >
> > > *GNOME.Asia Summit 2011*
> > > /April 2 2011, Bangalore, India/
> > >
> > > Right after the GNOME 3.0 Bangalore Hackfest, we will jump on the
> > > opportunity of having a lot of the GNOME developers already on site to
> > > aim for the greatest GNOME.Asia Summit of all time. Now in its forth
> > > year, GNOME.Asia Summit will have the pleasure to continue to bring
> > > GNOME to users and developers in Asia and more specifically India this
> > > year, but also to celebrate the release of GNOME 3.0 with the people
> > > who actually write the software!
> > > The event will bring the light on the GNOME desktop both from a
> > > applications and a development platform point of view, as well as
> > > strengthen the GNOME community across borders.
> > >
> > > Visitors should expect great insights into how GNOME 3.0 will
> > > transform their desktop experience, the changes and improvements under
> > > the hood and how to make the best out of this new desktop environment
> > > both from a developer and user perspective.
> > >
> > > The call for papers is already out at
> > > <http://live.gnome.org/GnomeAsia/CallForPaper> and we hope to receive
> > > a lot of submissions from the Hackfest participants. We are also
> > > finalizing our call for sponsors and, depending on the momentum,
> > > planning for an extra conference day to cover all the topics (based on
> > > available budget and paper submissions). So stay tuned and visit
> > > Gnome.asia for the latest information!
> > >
> > > ---- announcement end ---------
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot.
> > >
> > > Fred
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