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THE APACHE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES CALL FOR PARTICIPATION FOR APACHECON US 2006
FOREST HILL, MD – 6 June 2006 – The
Apache Software Foundation (ASF) today announced the Call for
Participation for ApacheCon US 2006, its 9th official conference.
Lauded among the leading success stories in the Open Source community,
the ASF stewards, incubates, and develops leading Open Source projects,
including Apache HTTP Server, the world's most popular Web server
software.
ApacheCon is the
premiere developer event dedicated to showcasing key Apache
technologies, drawing hundreds of participants to experience the future
of Open Source development. The conference offers a unique opportunity
to interact with internationally-renown contributors, influencers, and
organizations in the Open Source community, and encourages the exchange
of ideas amongst ASF members, innovators, developers, vendors, and
users.
Addressing the hotly
debated demand for, and the use of, non-proprietary technologies on a
global scale, ApacheCon is an ideal forum for both beginners and
experts alike. Attendees benefit from unparalleled educational
opportunities with in-depth tutorials, hands-on sessions, and
“first-looks” of new technologies presented by a roster of
internationally-recognized speakers and instructors.
ApacheCon
is the focal point of the community, where delegates meet, mingle, and
exchange ideas on groundbreaking new technologies, development
challenges, project implementation, client needs, and emerging industry
trends, through informal networking, peer discussions,
birds-of-a-feather sessions, and entertaining events.
ApacheCon
US 2006 will be held 9-13 October 2006 at the Hilton Hotel in Austin,
Texas. Leading with tutorials on 9-10 October, the conference and
exhibit floor open on 11-13 October.
Apache: From A to X
Over
the three main conference days, participants can choose from a wide
range of beginner, intermediate and advanced sessions. ApacheCon boasts
dozens of presentations that help attendees gain real-world insight and
learn firsthand the latest developments of leading-edge Open Source
software. The conference Program Committee is seeking both technical
and business-focused presentations on topics relevant to (but not
limited to):
- ASF
projects such as Apache HTTP Server, Jakarta, Tomcat, Geronimo, XML,
Cocoon, Databases, Web Services, Portals, Lenya, Struts, Forrest,
MyFaces, and SpamAssassin
- How-to guides on installation, configuration, integration, migration, and use of Apache software and Open Source technologies
- Core basics to in-demand solutions such as Web services, LAMP stack evolution, and scalable Internet architectures
- AJAX,
blogging solutions, caching, containers & component-based
architectures, dynamic content management, contiguous integration,
logging, REST, search engines, security, SOAP, WebDAV, and XSLT
- Web application development and design using scripting languages and technologies such as Java, PHP, Perl, Tcl, Python, and Ruby
- Advanced topics in security, performance tuning, load balancing and high availability
- Technical and non-technical case studies demonstrating successful use of Apache software
- General ASF and Open Source communities at-large
- Legal, business and marketing issues
Proposals
for sessions that help attendees learn Open Source best practices,
develop implementations, mitigate new relationships, or deliver value
to their employers, clients, and community are especially welcome. In
addition, case studies demonstrating creative use of Apache and other
Open Source software in replacing or augmenting proprietary solutions,
new and clever hacks/tricks/tools/systems/features/modules, as well as
software development skills are welcome.
Interested
individuals are invited to submit a brief abstract of their proposed
conference presentation online no later than Wednesday, 28 June 2006,
or during ApacheCon Europe in Dublin. For more information, visit
http:// www.apachecon.com/
Sponsor
and Exhibitor opportunities are available; contact Delia Frees at
delia@apachecon.com or on +1 707 765 0823 for more information. For
media sponsorships, contact BK DeLong at apache@haloworldwide.com or on
+1 617 797 8471. For all other conference-related questions contact
Charel Morris at charel@apachecon.com or on +1 818 764 9310.
The conference is produced by The Apache Software Foundation and Full Circle Productions.
About the Apache Software Foundation
The
Apache Software Foundation provides organizational, legal, and
financial support for a broad range of Open Source software projects.
The Foundation provides an established framework for intellectual
property and financial contributions that simultaneously limits
contributors' potential legal exposure. Through a collaborative and
meritocratic development process, Apache projects deliver
enterprise-grade, freely available software products that attract large
communities of users. The pragmatic Apache License makes it easy for
all users, commercial and individual, to deploy Apache products. For
more information, please see http://www.apache.org/
About Full Circle Productions
Full
Circle Productions creates unique events for enthusiastic participants
across diverse locations, walks of life, and business practices.
Successfully designing and coordinating complex, multi-track programs
of all sizes since 1987, Full Circle Productions develops, plans,
markets, manages, and delivers multiple conferences, seminars and
industry forums each year across the globe. With the mantra "You CAN
Get There From Here," Full Circle Productions oversees all logistics
with venues, hotels, registrars, stage-builders, audio-visual
technicians, printers, and suppliers. In addition, the founders of Full
Circle Productions, Charel Morris and Delia Frees, have provided
support services for clients, sponsors, delegates, presenters, and
speakers such as renowned physician and author Deepak Chopra,
best-selling author Lynn V. Andrews, Hunger Project founder Werner
Erhardt, former White House advisor Richard Clark, and Apple Computer
co-founder Steve Wozniack.