Fw: Travel Assistance applications now open for ApacheCon NA 2011

[Michael Glavassevich <mr...@ca.ibm.com>]

Forwarding on behalf of the ASF's Travel Assistance Committee.

Michael Glavassevich
XML Parser Development
IBM Toronto Lab
E-mail: mrglavas@ca.ibm.com
E-mail: mrglavas@apache.org

"Gavin McDonald" <ga...@16degrees.com.au> wrote on 06/06/2011 04:03:24 AM:

> The Apache Software Foundation (ASF)'s Travel Assistance Committee (TAC)
is
> now accepting applications for ApacheCon North America 2011, 7-11
November
> in Vancouver BC, Canada.
>
> The TAC is seeking individuals from the Apache community at-large
--users,
> developers, educators, students, Committers, and Members-- who would like
to
> attend ApacheCon, but need some financial support in order to be able to
get
> there. There are limited places available, and all applicants will be
scored
> on their individual merit.
>
> Financial assistance is available to cover flights/trains, accommodation
and
> entrance fees either in part or in full, depending on circumstances.
> However, the support available for those attending only the BarCamp (7-8
> November) is less than that for those attending the entire event
(Conference
> + BarCamp 7-11 November). The Travel Assistance Committee aims to support
> all official ASF events, including cross-project activities; as such, it
may
> be prudent for those in Asia and Europe to wait for an event
geographically
> closer to them.
>
> More information can be found at http://www.apache.org/travel/index.html
> including a link to the online application and detailed instructions for
> submitting.
>
> Applications will close on 8 July 2011 at 22:00 BST (UTC/GMT +1).
>
> We wish good luck to all those who will apply, and thank you in advance
for
> tweeting, blogging, and otherwise spreading the word.
>
> Regards,
> The Travel Assistance Committee