Ubuntu 10.10 Developer Summit Announced

[Robbie Williamson]

The 10.10 Release Schedule has also been posted here:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MReleaseSchedule

On Tue, 2010-03-02 at 11:23 -0800, Jono Bacon wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I am tickled pink to announce the details of the next Ubuntu Developer 
> Summit (http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UDS) taking place at Dolce La Hulpe Hotel 
> and Resort (http://www.dolce-la-hulpe-brussels-hotel.com/) in Brussels, 
> Belgium from the 10-14 May 2010.
> 
> The Ubuntu Developer Summit one of the most important events in the 
> Ubuntu calendar and at it we discuss, debate and design the next version 
> of Ubuntu. We bring together the entire Canonical development team and 
> sponsor a large number of community members across the wide range of 
> areas in which people contribute to Ubuntu. This includes packaging, 
> translations, documentation, testing, LoCo teams and more. UDS is an 
> incredible experience, filled with smart and enthusiastic people, fast 
> paced and exhausting, but incredibly gratifying to be part of the 
> process that builds the next Ubuntu.
> 
> It is important to note that UDS is *not* a conference. It is absolutely 
> a participatory discussion-based summit in which we work together as a 
> team to define what our next release will look like. If you are planning 
> on attending or planning on applying for sponsorship, you should be 
> prepared to participate in the sessions actively.
> 
> For every UDS, Canonical sponsors a number of community members to 
> attend the event. We are looking for those who want to bring some real 
> insight and expertise in their area of Ubuntu, be it development or 
> community governance. If you feel you could offer this but can't afford 
> to cover your expenses of attending, you should apply for sponsorship.
> 
> How To Request Sponsorship
> 
> Luckily, requesting your sponsorship is pretty simple, and we a simple 
> system to handle sponsorship requests. To apply for sponsorship, just 
> follow these simple steps:
> 
>   * Go to http://summit.ubuntu.com/uds-m/ and log in with OpenID. When 
> you have logged in, click the *Request Sponsorship* link.
>   * On the first page, add your location and use the *About* yourself 
> box to tell us why you should be sponsored and tell us about your work 
> on Ubuntu - here you should tell us your vital stats - tell us your any 
> 5-A-Day numbers, any work on the sponsorship queue, what you have 
> uploaded, which teams you are in, your LoCo involvement, documentation 
> you have written, any translation work and other work that you have been 
> involved in. When you have done this, click the Next button.
>   * On the final page, answer the questions and then click Finish to 
> finish your sponsorship request.
> 
> More details on requesting sponsorship are at 
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UDS-M/Sponsorship.
> 
> **PLEASE NOTE**: we have a re-direction bug at the end of this process 
> that affects *some* people. Don't worry though, your application is 
> still saved to the system. We are currently in the process of fixing 
> this bug.
> 
> Everyone should get their sponsorship requests in by Fri 26th March 2010 
> to be considered. Good luck!
> 
>      Jono
> 
> -- 
> Jono Bacon
> Ubuntu Community Manager
> www.ubuntu.com / www.jonobacon.org
> www.identi.ca/jonobacon www.twitter.com/jonobacon
> 
> 


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