Fwd: OpenSQLCamp EU 2010 - Call for participation is now open

[Alan Gates <ga...@yahoo-inc.com>]

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> Subject: OpenSQLCamp EU 2010 - Call for participation is now open
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> >
>
> OpenSQL Camp is a free conference of, by, and for the open-source  
> database
> community of users and developers. The OpenSQLCamp 2010, European  
> Edition
> (http://opensqlcamp.org/) will take part in parallel to the Free and  
> Open
> Source Conference 2010 (http://froscon.org/) on Saturday 21st and  
> Sunday
> 22nd August in St. Augustin, Germany, which is located close to Bonn  
> and
> Cologne.
>
> The goal of this event is to spread the word about the vibrant  
> communities
> and large ecosystems that exist around Open Source Databases and to  
> educate
> the attendees about possible alternatives to commercial databases.  
> It is a
> place where people come to learn, to participate and to contribute.
>
> We would like to invite your project to participate in this event.
>
> We've set up a call for participation
> (http://opensqlcamp.org/Events/2010/Call_for_Participation) - the  
> deadline
> for submitting your proposal is July 11th.
>
> We are seeking talks related to Open Source Databases of all kind,  
> not just
> relational databases! Submission about tools and technologies  
> related to
> OSS databases (e.g. connectors/APIs) are also welcome.
>
> Some ideas and for submissions:
>
> * A how to presentation, showing how to solve a common problem in the
> database field.
> * An introduction/overview about a certain database project/product or
>  related tool
> * Providing "best practices" information for administrators
> * A deeply technical and developer-centric session about some  
> project's
>  internals or an API used to connect to a database
>
> We look forward to your contribution! Please don't hesitate to  
> contact us
> via IRC (#opensqlcamp on FreeNode) or our Discussion Group
> (http://groups.google.com/group/opensqlcamp)