Hong Kong to host Asia's largest Open Source community conference in November this year. The event is expected to be hugely popular due to rapidly growing support for Open Source software in Asia over recent years.

Hong Kong - June 29, 2007 - Two of the leading organizations in the Open Source community, The Apache Software Foundation and the Eclipse Foundation, have announced plans for Asia's largest Open Source community conference - the first of its kind in Hong Kong and China.

The inaugural OS Summit Asia will be held at the Le Meridian hotel in Hong Kong's leading edge Cyberport IT development zone on November 26th - 30th 2007.

With Open Source software rapidly growing in popularity in the region, this community summit, the first joint conference between Apache and Eclipse and the first in Hong Kong and China, is expected to be a vibrant event, encouraging a lively exchange of ideas between all those involved in OSS, including developers, vendors and users.

Winston Damarillo, Co-Executive Producer of the OS Summit said, "As Asia moves to become the largest consumer of Open Source technologies, it is increasingly important that the region is able to experience the Open Source community process in action. We are excited to be able to demonstrate this in the context of the collaboration between Eclipse and Apache. Local communities and associations have been a tremendous help in supporting us and providing the best possible venue to launch this initiative."

According to recent research from Evans Data Corporation (www.evansdata.com), the number of developers using Open Source software in Asia has jumped by 40% over the past three years. The popularity of the Linux operating system has also boomed in recent years, providing the region's developing countries with a free and robust alternative to leading commercial operating systems.

Justin Erenkrantz, President of The Apache Software Foundation, said, "The Apache Software Foundation is delighted to be supporting Open Source communities in emerging countries with the OS Summit Asia 2007 conference. We hope that by showcasing the combined communities behind Eclipse and Apache that we will be able to cultivate a stronger presence for Open Source in the region."

OS Summit Asia will offer unique educational opportunities, with hands-on training, competitively selected general sessions, and a small number of invited speakers that address new technologies, development methods, business and marketing, and licensing issues in Open Source software. Topics featured at the summit include:

ASF-wide projects such as Apache HTTP Server, Jakarta, Tomcat, Axis, Harmony, Maven, Web Services, and SpamAssassin Eclipse-wide projects such as BI and Reporting Tools (BIRT), Web Tools Platform (WTP), Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF), Data Tools Platform (DTP), Equinox and the Rich Client Platform (RCP) Programming languages such as Java, Perl, Python, Ruby and PHP Web development technologies and techniques including security, performance tuning, e-commerce and Java EE New technologies and trends such as Web Services and Web 2.0 Open Source projects and activities in Asia, local efforts and case studies

Mike Milinkovich, Executive Director of the Eclipse Foundation said, "This event is not just about technology: it's about the community and culture and inevitability of Open Source - a movement that creates and maintains a wealth of innovation and ideas. Across Asia interest in Open Source is building. The timing of this event is perfect to harness and build on that interest."

CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE: 13th July 2007

Members of the Apache and Eclipse Open Source communities are invited to submit session proposals no later than 13th July 2007. All speakers and trainers will be provided with up to 7 nights in the Le Meridian Hotel at Cyberport. To create an experience of an open source community in action we are providing speakers and trainers with the opportunity of staying for the entire week of conference. And the flight allowance for those coming in from a distance is 1300 USD.

Delegate registrations for the conference will open by the end of July.

For more information about the conference please visit the conference web site at http://www.ossummit.com.

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If you would like more information about this press release, please contact:

Hazel Butters or James Gerber at Prompt Communications
Email: ossummit@prompt-communications.com
Tel: +1 617 576 5763 / +1 617 291 9899

Chinese and Japanese translations of this press release are available online at http://www.ossummit.com.

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Asia OS Summit Asia is produced by OS Summit LLC and supported by The Apache Software Foundation (http://www.apache.org) and the Eclipse Foundation (http://www.eclipse.org).

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Topics appropriate for submission to this conference are manifold, and may include but are not restricted to:

• ASF (Apache Software Foundation) projects
• ASF-Incubated projects
• Scripting languages and dynamic content such as Java, Perl, Python, Ruby, XSL, and PHP
• New technologies and broader initiatives such as Web Services and Web 2.0
• Security and e-commerce, performance tuning, load balancing, and high availability
• Business and community issues surrounding the ASF and Open Source

The paper submission deadline is Friday, 12 January 2007, Midnight GMT.

Thanks, and we hope to hear from you, and to see you in Amsterdam

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This event creates a unique platform for the Open Source community to come together to gain deep insight into techniques and methodologies critical to the advancement of Open Source software, and gain skills to optimize the power and versatility of Apache software. The first ever Asian edition of this popular conference is specially designed to be accessible and affordable for the Asian developer community.

The conference brings together ASF members, developers and contributors, business people, and power users, across the world working with Apache and related software, to participate in a leading-edge forum to exchange ideas and network with peers.

The conference includes one day of intensive half-day tutorials, which will offer actionable techniques and methodologies pivotal to the increasing demand for Open Source software.

The main conference spans over two days offering a wide range of beginner, intermediate and advanced sessions in a two track format. The program consists of four world-renowned keynotes, sixteen technical sessions, panels and BOF sessions. In addition, there is a designated "hackthon" day allowing developers the opportunity to meet and hack on various Apache projects. Finally, a full day of tutorials, consisting of six half-day sessions gives attendees a chance to learn the nitty gritty of various technologies from the experts themselves.

Come share your knowledge, hit upon new ideas, find solutions and connect with your peers at this educational, fun-filled gathering of users, developers, and vendors of Apache software.

The ASF and the conference organizer for the ApacheCon Asia conference, the Sri Lankan Free and Open Source Software Community, invite the Open Source community to submit session and tutorial proposals for ApacheCon Asia 2006.

The program committee is particularly interested in session and tutorial proposals on the following topics:

• Apache HTTP server topics (installation, configuration, migration, ...)
• All ASF projects such as Tomcat, Jakarta, mod_perl, XML, Web services, SpamAssassin and DB
• Scripting languages and dynamic content (such as Java, Perl, Python, Ruby, XML, XSL, and PHP)
• Security and e-commerce
• Performance tuning, load balancing and high availability
• Technical and non-technical case studies
• New technologies

Regular sessions will be 60 minutes long and tutorials will be 3 hours long.

Speaker benefits include:

• Travel costs will be covered up to $350.00 for South and South East Asia and up to $750.00 for other international travelers.
• Accommodation will be covered depending on the number of sessions
• Tutorial speakers will be paid an extra fee for their efforts based on enrollment
• Conference registration fees will be waived

To submit a proposal, visit http://www.asia.apachecon.com/submit. The deadline for submissions is July 9th, 2006.

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-- The ApacheCon Asia Team

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We kindly invite you to participate at ApacheCon Europe 2006 and get the latest information on all things Apache and meet an international crowd of Apache enthusiasts.

Registration is open! Save money by registering prior to May 29, 2006 at www.eu.apachecon.com.

ApacheCon Europe 2006 will offer seminars that cover the whole spectrum of Apache projects and technologies including the famous Apache HTTP Server, Jakarta, Tomcat, Geronimo, XML, Web Services, Portals, Cocoon, Lenya, Struts, and many more.

With more than 70 top-quality sessions and more than 20 tutorials ApacheCon Europe 2006 offers one of the biggest programs on Open Source techology this summer plus a keynote from Thawte and Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth.

NEW: Open Source & Business Track
A new, business track has been added to ApacheCon Europe this year, which focuses on how to make money from your Open Source projects. This track will be especially appealing to management - CIOs, CTOs, project managers and others in the decision-making chain - who need to understand the considerations behind doing business with Open Source technologies. The Business Track at ApacheCon Europe 2006 offers two full days of sessions and tutorials that can be booked separately.

The complete agenda and registration information of ApacheCon Europe 2006 are available at http://www.eu.apachecon.com

We look forward to seeing you in Dublin!

Best Regards

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-- The ApacheCon Europe Team

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Further details to follow as they are available.

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REGISTRATION IS OPEN - Act now and take advantage of the Super Early Bird Discount until October 23rd.

Hear keynoters Cory Doctorow, Tim Bray, and Jaron Lanier, Lightning Talks, attend the World Premier of FUD the Movie, and so much more.

Go to http://www.apachecon.com to log in and register NOW.

And don't forget to make your hotel reservations while you are there.

ApacheCon US 2005 is presented by The Apache Software Foundation and produced by Full Circle Productions.

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-- ApacheCon US 2005 Team

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The new deadline is THURSDAY, AUGUST 11th, 23:59 PACIFIC TIME (USA). Talks received after this time *cannot* be considered, since we will be starting our meeting Friday morning to choose the talks which will be scheduled.

Thanks

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ApacheCon Europe 2005 will be held in Stuttgart from July 18 to 22, 2005 with seminars that cover the whole spectrum of Open Source topics from the legendary Apache HTTP Server to scalable Internet architectures, Web Services, PHP, mod_perl, Java, XML, and Subversion.

ApacheCon Europe 2005 will present immense opportunities to listen to internationally distinguished Open Source leaders, developers and architects like Noel J. Bergman, Brian Fitzpatrick, Cliff Schmidt, Sander Striker, and Carsten Ziegler.

ApacheCon Europe 2005 offers a wide spectrum of 70 top-quality sessions, all conducted in English, as well as two days with full and half day tutorials. The complete agenda is available at www.apachecon.com.

We look forward to seeing you in Stuttgart.

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-- The Apache Conference Team

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NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Saturday, 12 March 2005, 22:30 EDT

Come share your knowledge of Apache software at this educational and fun-filled gathering of Apache users, vendors, and friends.

Apache Software Foundation members are designing the technical program for ApacheCon Europe 2005 that will include multiple tracks and dozens of technical sessions.

We are particularly interested in session proposals covering:

• Apache web server topics (installation, compilation, configuration, migration, ...)
• All Apache Software Foundation projects (Jakarta, mod_perl, XML, SpamAssassin, et cetera)
• scripting languages and dynamic content (Java, Perl, Python, TCL, XML, XSL, PHP, etc.)
• Security and eCommerce
• Performance tuning, load balancing, high availability
• Technical and non-technical case studies
• new technologies (web, Java, XML, anti-spam)

Only educational sessions related to projects of the Apache Software Foundation or the Web in general will be considered (commercial sales or marketing presentation won't be accepted; please contact info@ApacheCon.Com if you're interested in giving a vendor presentation).

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ApacheCon will be returning to Europe for the first time since 2000, and this time we'll be in Stuttgart, Germany, from the 18th through the 22nd of July, 2005.

If you'd like to give a presentation, please go to the Web site (http://ApacheCon.Com/2005/EU/) and submit a proposal. Or more than one! *The deadline is 4 March 2005.*

Please feel free to forward this message far and wide.

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ApacheCon Europe 2005 will be held in Stuttgart, Germany on 18-22 July 2005.

Offering a wide range of beginner, intermediate and advanced sessions, ApacheCon attendees learn firsthand the latest developments in Apache, the world's most popular Web server software, as well as key open source projects spanning PHP, Perl, XML, Java, SpamAssassin, WebDAV, and much more.

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By registering until September 30th, you can save US$300 on the conference and up to US$400 on the tutorial package.

http://apachecon.com/2004/US/html/registry.html

Early-bird registration is priced at US$599 for the full conference package. This gives you access to three days with more than 65 sessions. In addition, you can choose between 18 different in-depth tutorials.

If you want to stay informed of ApacheCon news, subscribe to the ApacheCon announcement list. Just send an empty message to
announce-subscribe@apachecon.com.

We look forward to seeing you at ApacheCon in Las Vegas!

Best Regards,

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Originally set to end this Monday, September 13th, we have extended the deadline to September 30th. Early-bird registration is priced at US$599 for the full conference package. This gives you access to three days with more than 65 sessions.

By registering until September 13th, you can save US$300 on the conference and up to US$400 on the tutorial package.

http://apachecon.com/2004/US/html/registry.html

We look forward to seeing you at ApacheCon in Las Vegas!

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SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, 23 July 2004, 23:59 EDT
*** NOTICE THE TIME: MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT, U.S. EASTERN TIME! ***

Come share your knowledge of Apache software at this educational and fun-filled gathering of Apache users, vendors, and friends.

Apache Software Foundation members are designing the technical program for ApacheCon US 2004 that will include over 40 sessions planned.

We are particularly interested in session proposals covering:

• Apache Web server topics (installation, compilation, configuration, migration, ...)
• All Apache Software Foundation projects (Jakarta, mod_perl, Xerces, et cetera)
• scripting languages and dynamic content (Java, PHP, Perl, TCL, Python, XML, XSL, etc.)
• Security and eCommerce
• Performance tuning, load balancing, high availability
• tips for writing Apache Web server modules
• Technical and non-technical case studies
• new Web-related technologies

Only educational sessions related to projects of the Apache Software Foundation or the Web in general will be considered (commercial sales or marketing presentation won't be accepted; please contact info@ApacheCon.Com if you're interested in giving a vendor presentation).

If you would like to be a speaker at the ApacheCon US 2004 event, please go to the ApacheCon Web site, log in, and choose the 'Submit a CFP' option from the list there:

http://ApacheCon.Com/html/login.html

NOTE: If you were a speaker or delegate at a past ApacheCon, please log in using the email address you used before; this will remember your information and pre-load the CFP form for you. If this is your first time being involved with ApacheCon, please create a new account.

ALL SESSIONS WILL BE 50 MINUTES LONG! If you wish to propose a session that will take two consecutive slots, please mention that in the comments section of the CFP form.

USE THE SAME FORM to submit a proposal for a half- or full-day tutorial.

EXPENSES AND FEES are expected to be covered at approximately the same rate as for ApacheCon 2003 US; watch the ApacheCon site and the announce@ApacheCon.Com and discuss@ApacheCon.Com mailing lists for news about the final details.

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