The volunteers of Open Source Bridge know that user groups are part of the lifeblood of open source, and we’d like to get your user group involved as participants and speakers.
We’d be delighted if you could mention Open Source Bridge at your user group meetings, post this email to your mailing list, and get us in touch with other groups in your community interested in participating.
Our call for proposals runs through March 25th, which is fast approaching, so please pass this information on as soon as possible.
We don’t expect something for nothing, so we’re giving all of your user group members a discounted registration rate of $200. That’s $25 off the Early Bird rate, and $100 off our regular registration. User groups are very important to us and our organizers are heavily involved in the local tech community. Enter “osbugluv” when you register to receive the discount, and be sure to mention in which user group you participate.
We’re also offering a free conference pass for you to give away to a member of your group. If you’re interested in more ways to promote the conference, let us know!
CONFERENCE PASS RAFFLE INFORMATION
You get one free conference pass to raffle off to a member of your group!
We’ve found that these raffles work best when you:
1) Let all of your members know about the conference, dates, and URL: http://opensourcebridge.org/
2) Allow anyone in the group to sign up for the raffle.
3) Draw the winner at random, preferably at a public meeting.
When you have selected a winner, email usergroups@opensourcebridge.org, CC the winner, and we’ll register them for you.
DETAILS TO SHARE WITH YOUR GROUP’S MEMBERS
Open Source Bridge
http://opensourcebridge.org
Open Source Bridge is a conference for developers working with open source technologies. It will take place June 1–4, 2010, in Portland, Oregon, with five tracks connecting people across projects, languages and experience to explore how we do our work and why we participate in open source. The conference structure is designed to provide developers with an opportunity to learn from people they might not connect with at other events. Attendees will learn and interact at three days of traditional conference presentations, a day of free-form unconference sessions, and our 24-hour Hacker Lounge.
This year we are thrilled to have an excellent downtown location at the Portland Art Museum, an extra day packed full of open source goodness, and an on-site 24-hour Hacker Lounge! As a user group member, you can use the coupon code “osbugluv” to register for only $200 when you select either an Early Bird Registration (through April 1st), or a Regular Registration (after April 1st). Learn more and register today.
The conference is run entirely by volunteers who believe in the need for an open source event that focuses on the culture of being an open source citizen, regardless of where in the stack you choose to code. All proceeds from conference registration and sponsorship go directly to the costs of the conference.
Our event shares in-depth knowledge about using, creating and contributing to open source as citizens of a greater community. You’ll find relevant information whether you write web apps for the cloud, tinker with operating system internals, create hardware, run a startup, or blog about technology.
We’re still seeking proposals — and we’ve just extended the deadline through March 25th — so submit yours before time runs out.
The city of Portland is a great place to visit. It has a thriving technical community, a love of all things open source and offers many attractions for visiting geeks, including Powell’s technical books, dozens of local brewpubs, and large greenspaces like Forest Park—all accessible by mass transit.
Visit opensourcebridge.org to learn more about the conference, see our session proposals, and register to attend.
Thanks!
