[UbuntuWomen] Fwd: Ubuntu Women + Open Source Bridge

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This was sent to the -owner addy, so excuse the duplicate if it hit
the list already -- I've yet to check the rest of my mailbox.
-vid


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From: Christie Koehler <christie at opensourcebridge.org>
Date: Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 17:38
Subject: Ubuntu Women + Open Source Bridge
To: ubuntu-women-owner at lists.ubuntu.com


Hi!

I'm working to organize Open Source Bridge, the third annual
conference for open source citizens. It's happening June 21–24, 2011
in downtown Portland, Oregon.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

Open Source Bridge is a volunteer-run conference that connects people
across technologies, projects and interests. We would love to have
members of Ubuntu Women involved as speakers and participants.

The conference features presentations on a wide range of topics, from
specific open source technologies to common experiences and shared
concerns. There's also a full day of unconference sessions and a
24-hour hacker lounge for all of your collaboration needs.

We’d be delighted if you would mention Open Source Bridge at your user
group meetings and get us in touch with other groups in your community
who might be interested in participating. We've provided a sample
email below that you can customize and send to mailing lists.

Our call for proposals is open through March 31st. This date is
approaching quickly, so please pass this information on as soon as
possible.

USER GROUP DISCOUNT

We'd like to offer a discounted registration rate of $200 to all of
your members if they use the discount code "osbugluv" at registration.
That’s $25 off the Early Bird rate, and $100 off our regular
registration!

CONFERENCE PASS RAFFLE

We're also offering a free conference pass for you to raffle off to a
member of your group!

We’ve found that these raffles work best when you:

1) Let all of your members know about the conference, dates, and URL:
http://opensourcebridge.org/
2) Allow anyone in the group to sign up for the raffle.
3) Draw the winner at random, preferably at a public meeting.

When you have selected a winner, email
usergroups at opensourcebridge.org, CC the winner, and we’ll register
them for you.

Thank You!
Christie Koehler, Co-Chair
christie at opensourcebridge.org
Open Source Bridge
http://opensourcebridge.org/

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DETAILS TO SHARE WITH YOUR GROUP’S MEMBERS

Open Source Bridge
http://opensourcebridge.org

Open Source Bridge is a conference for people who work with open
source technologies. It will take place June 21–24, 2011, in Portland,
Oregon. The conference includes five tracks focused on connecting
projects and experiences across different areas of open source.

The schedule includes three days of traditional conference
presentations, a day of free-form unconference sessions, and our
24-hour Hacker Lounge. You’ll find relevant information whether you
write web apps, tinker with operating system internals, create
hardware, run a business, write documentation, or contribute to open
source in other ways.

We're seeking presentation proposals through March 31st (new, extended
deadline!). Read our Call for Proposals here:
http://opensourcebridge.org/call-for-proposals

As a user group member, you can use the coupon code "osbugluv" to
register at a discounted rate of $200 when you select either an Early
Bird Registration (through April 15th), or a Regular Registration
(after April 15th). Learn more and register at
http://opensourcebridge.org/attend/

The conference is run entirely by volunteers and all proceeds from
conference registration and sponsorship go directly to the costs of
the conference.

Visit http://opensourcebridge.org/ to learn more about the conference,
see our session proposals, and register to attend.

Thanks!




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