DebConf10 to take place in New York City, USA in August 2010

[Michael Schultheiss]

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> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:04:43 -0400
> From: Jimmy Kaplowitz <jimmy at debconf.org>
> To: debconf-announce at lists.debconf.org,
> 	debian-devel-announce at lists.debian.org
> Cc: debian-news at lists.debian.org, debian-events-na at lists.debian.org
> Subject: DebConf10 to take place in New York City, USA in August 2010
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> ~~~ October 30, 2009 : PRESS RELEASE ~~~
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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> DebConf10 to take place in New York City, USA in August 2010
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> * Annual Debian conference to take place August 1-7, 2010
> * Hosted in New York City; first time ever in the United States
> * General public invited to day of talks about Debian and Free Software
> * Call for papers, registration to open in January 2010
> 
> New York City, USA, October 30, 2009 - The Debian Project,
> the team behind the free Debian GNU/Linux operating system,
> confirmed the dates and venue for its next annual conference,
> DebConf10.
> 
> The conference will take place from August 1 to 7, 2010, at Columbia
> University, in New York City, USA, in cooperation with the Columbia
> Computer Science department. In DebConf's eleven-year
> history, this will be the first time it has been held in the
> United States of America.
> 
> Every year, DebConf allows new and existing Debian project participants
> from around the world to assemble, share knowledge, make collaborative
> contributions to Debian, and build tighter community bonds. Conference
> costs are largely funded by corporate sponsors who find significant
> value in enabling Debian's success.
> 
> "The Debian community in New York City is excited to welcome our
> colleagues from around the world to join us for this rewarding and
> productive conference," says Jimmy Kaplowitz, leader of the local team
> for DebConf10. "We look forward to energizing North American Debian
> contributors and introducing interested users to ways they can give back
> to Debian, making it an even better operating system and an even better
> community."
> 
> DebConf will include a day when it opens its doors to the general
> public. There will be talks and demonstrations about the benefits
> of Debian and Free and Open Source software in general to corporate,
> governmental, academic, and individual users.
> 
> The call for papers and registration will open in January 2010.
> 
> DebConf10 will be preceded by DebCamp, the yearly developer work
> sessions, starting on July 25.
> 
> Information about DebConf10 is updated at
> http://debconf10.debconf.org as it becomes available.
> 
> ABOUT DEBIAN
> 
> Debian GNU/Linux is a free computer operating system. Over three
> thousand volunteers from all over the world work together to create
> and maintain Debian software. Translated into 27 languages, and
> supporting a huge range of computer types, Debian calls itself the
> "universal operating system". In the United States, Debian is backed
> by Software in the Public Interest, Inc., a not-for-profit public
> charity as described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
> Code.
> 
> ABOUT DEBCONF
> 
> DebConf is the annual Debian conference, which has taken place since
> 2000 in places as varied as Canada, Finland, and Argentina. Several
> hundred developers, contributors, and users gather each year at
> a new location to further ideas, cooperate, and socialize. More
> information about DebConf is available from http://debconf.org.
> 
> FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT
> 
> DebConf press team
> press at debconf.org
> http://debconf10.debconf.org/
> 
> Americas:                  Europe / Middle East / Africa / Asia / Pacific:
> Jimmy Kaplowitz            Martin Krafft
> jimmy at debconf.org          madduck at debconf.org
> Tel: +1 347 277 1465       Tel: +41 32 5119511
> 
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