Re: GSoC students at GUADEC



On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 10:51 AM, Lucas Rocha <lucasr gnome org> wrote:
> Dear students,
>
> You probably know about GUADEC, the biggest GNOME conference, where a
> lot of our community members meet every year. In 2008, it's happening
> in July in Istambul (Turkey). You can learn more about it at:
>
>  http://www.guadec.org/
>
> Last year, some of the GSoC students were able to attend GUADEC and it
> was really fun and useful. Meeting your mentor, some people interested
> in your project and other community members has a positive impact on
> your work. Showing what you already achieved is also fantastic to get
> some good feedback.
>
> So it's probably a good thing for the students of this year's GSoC to
> attend GUADEC, if possible. We talked with GUADEC organizers, and they
> support the idea. While there's no guarantee, it's possible that you
> can get a sponsorship to attend GUADEC, if you need it. Our budget is
> limited, but we'll do our best. Of course, attending GUADEC is not
> mandatory. :-)
>
> So, we'd like to know if you'd like to attend the conference and if
> you'll need sponsorship for doing so. This will help the GUADEC
> organizers a bit. Please show them some love and reply to this mail
> asap so we can know about your plans wrt GUADEC.

I have already been accepted to speak, and am working through the
sponsorship process with Baris. Flights from NZ are criminally
expensive.

Looking forward to it!

John

>
> Cheers!
>
> --lucasr
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