UDS Sponsorship

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Hi All,

 

The Ubuntu Developer Summit (http://uds.ubuntu.com/) (UDS) is the most

important event in the Ubuntu calendar. It is where we get together to

discuss, design, and plan the next version of Ubuntu; in this case the

Ubuntu 13.04 release.

 

The next UDS takes place at **Bella Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark** from

the **29th Oct – 1st Nov**. You can find out more about why UDS is

interesting from the perspective of a member of the community

(http://uds.ubuntu.com/participate/community), an upstream contributor

(http://uds.ubuntu.com/participate/upstreams), and a vendor

(http://uds.ubuntu.com/participate/vendors). We also welcome everyone

to participate remotely (http://uds.ubuntu.com/participate/remote) if

you can't attend the event in person. More more details on how to get

there, see [this page](http://uds.ubuntu.com/travel/).

 

At the heart of a great UDS is a diverse group of attendees who can

bring their experience and expertise to the discussions. You don't

have to be technical, or be a programmer or packager to attend - UDS

is open to everyone (including non-Ubuntu folks) and free to attend.

We encourage everyone with an interest in Ubuntu to attend.

 

## Sponsorship

 

For every UDS Canonical sponsors the hotel and accommodation of a set

of community members to ensure they are free to contribute and bring

value to the discussions. We have a limited budget so we can't sponsor

everyone, but we are always keen to have a capable and diverse group

to sponsor:

 

* We strive to support community members who are actively involved in

Ubuntu and who are providing *significant and sustained* contributions

to the Ubuntu project.

* We always welcome Upstream contributors who are bring value to

Ubuntu indirectly via active participation in their upstream project,

but who are keen to see quality support for that upstream in Ubuntu.

* Contributors are willing to actively participate not only

throughout the full Ubuntu Developer Summit week, but also following

with active contributions throughout the release cycle.

* We are always keen to welcome members of the community who have

never been to UDS before and are keen to participate and experience

the event.

* You don’t have to provide technical contributions to apply – if you

have participated in the areas of advocacy, documentation, testing,

art, design etc, you are encouraged to apply.

* UDS is an event that encourages diversity – we welcome everyone to

apply for sponsorship, irrespective of gender, race, impairment,

technical expertise, or other factors.

 

If you are participating in the Ubuntu community, we would love you to

apply for sponsorship. This is how it works:

 

1. You can apply for sponsorship by filling in

http://summit.ubuntu.com/uds-r/sponsorship/. The deadline for

submissions is **Mon 20th August 2012** so be sure to get yours in!

2. When the deadline is reached we will assess the applications and

finalize who we will be able to sponsor.

3. You will then receive an email outlining whether we can sponsor you or not.

 

Simple! I look forward to seeing your applications!

 

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Jono Bacon

Ubuntu Community Manager

www.ubuntu.com / www.jonobacon.org

www.identi.ca/jonobacon www.twitter.com/jonobacon

 

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