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* '''When''' * 25 October 2007 : Thursday * 26 October 2007 : Friday * '''Where''' * Boston, Massachusetts, USA * '''Event Summary''' * The Ubuntu Education Summit will discuss issues which impact users or stakeholders of Ubuntu products in the Education sector. * '''Event Audience''' * The target audience covers educators, decision-makers, government, developers, community managers and anyone with an interest in the deployment of Ubuntu/Edubuntu/Kubuntu or related open source platforms in education settings. * '''Event Schedule''' * A schedule for the event can be found here: * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UES-Boston/Schedule * '''Event Attendees''' * A list of attendees can be found here: * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UES-Boston/Attendees * '''Meeting Overview''' * A list of discussion topics can be found here in Launchpad: * https://launchpad.net/sprints/ues-boston-2007 * You can sign up to the topics if you are interested in participating formally in these * '''Event Contact''' * Richard Weideman * Education Programme Manager * richard@ubuntu.com == Ubuntu Education Summit : Overview == We will bring together significant education users and stakeholders who: * '''currently make use of Ubuntu software''' under various academic and education support scenarios and who wish to use the conference to: * present success stories and share learning experiences with others * share deployment and usage issues around open source software in education * meet with other users or stakeholders and strengthen our communities * influence our future product features and directions * discuss training and support options ''or'' * '''are planning to adopt Ubuntu software''' as their platform of choice in education projects or institutions and who wish to: * discuss issues affecting their decision to move onto open source software * network with existing open source users or stakeholders to guide deployment plans * investigate training and support options ''or'' * '''are involved with open source software and education''', regardless of their linux distribution, who wish to: * network with our organisation and users * broaden and strengthen the various communities sharing a common vision for open source software in education == Streams / Tracks == Under development == Follow On Events == === Ubuntu Developers Summit - UDS 2007 === * 6-11 May 2007 * Boston, Massachusetts, USA * A technical, hands on gathering to define the features and technical approach for the next version of Ubuntu (version 8.04, due in April 2008). Intended audience is development contributors to Ubuntu * [http://wiki.ubuntu.com/UDS-Boston Event Overview : wiki ] * [https://launchpad.net/sprints/uds-boston-2007 Launchpad : specifications ] == Comments and Suggestions == Comments and suggestions are welcomed, both from within the Ubuntu community, as well as from other interested parties. We will also be willing to answer questions around: * the event location * accommodation options |
* We have taken a decision not to host a specific Education Summit in Boston. * Selected Education Upstream Partners are being invited to BarCamp. * Education discussions & specification sessions will take place during the main UDS event. * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UDS-Boston |
Ubuntu Education Summit : UES 2007 Boston
- We have taken a decision not to host a specific Education Summit in Boston.
Selected Education Upstream Partners are being invited to BarCamp.
Education discussions & specification sessions will take place during the main UDS event.
Richard Weideman
- Ubuntu Education Programme Manager
[http://www.ubuntu.com Ubuntu]
[http://www.edubuntu.org Edubuntu]
[http://www.canonical.com Canonical Ltd.]
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