news 28 Posted March 4, 2010 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 > > -- Robbie Williamson robbie ( -at -) ubuntu.com Ubuntu robbiew[irc.freenode.net] "You can't be lucky all the time, but you can be smart everyday" -Mos Def "Arrogance is thinking you are better than everyone else, while Confidence is knowing no one else is better than you." -Me -- Share this post Link to post
