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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 ===
 * 28 October - 2 November 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 Event Overview : wiki ]
 * [https://launchpad.net/sprints/uds-boston-2007 Meeting Overview & Specifications : Launchpad ]

== 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
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 * [http://www.ubuntu.com Ubuntu]
 * [http://www.edubuntu.org Edubuntu]
 * [http://www.canonical.com Canonical Ltd.]
 * [[http://www.ubuntu.com|Ubuntu]]
 * [[http://www.edubuntu.org|Edubuntu]]
 * [[http://www.canonical.com|Canonical Ltd.]]

Ubuntu Education Summit : UES 2007 Boston

  • We have taken a decision not to host a specific Education Summit in Boston.

Richard Weideman

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