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Date: Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 2:55 PM<br>Subject: Last chance to submit a proposal to speak at OSCON 2013<br>To: <a href="mailto:ben.hengst@gmail.com">ben.hengst@gmail.com</a><br><br><br><u></u>
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<span style="font-size:22px">Submit your proposal by February 4</span></a></h1>
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<p style="color:#333333;font-size:13px;line-height:16px;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:5px;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:0">Open source has come a long way--from the early days when a handful of visionaries were working to make the case for free and open software (imagine wanting access to your source code!) to today, when open source is the standard for everyday programming languages, databases, utilities, and operating systems. These days, <strong>who doesn’t work with open source</strong>?</p>
<h2 style="color:#8e0000;padding-bottom:5px;padding-right:0;padding-top:5px;padding-left:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-left:0"><strong>Speaking at OSCON is a great way to give back to the community</strong></h2>
<p style="color:#333333;font-size:13px;line-height:16px;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:5px;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:0">The OSCON <a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z2rol7q7gtmsoe4ujok7snc816f346cqlsigg4k0" style="color:#487ecf;text-decoration:none" title="OSCON Call for Proposals" target="_blank"><strong>call for participation</strong></a> will wrap up on Monday, February 4. When you speak at OSCON, you not only share your knowledge with your peers, but you get your projects, ideas, and your company in front of a savvy and connected audience. You don’t need to be a guru or experienced speaker; it’s enough to have something worthwhile to share and the desire to communicate it to others.</p>
<p style="color:#333333;font-size:13px;line-height:16px;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:5px;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:0">This year, make it happen. Let us hear from you by February 4. <a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1z2rd833f81e34i41v2jd3ca3ivljknl6nkk9vl70" style="color:#487ecf;text-decoration:none" title="OSCON Call for Proposals" target="_blank"><strong>See a list of suggested topics and submission guidelines</strong></a>.</p>
<h2 style="color:#8e0000;padding-bottom:5px;padding-right:0;padding-top:5px;padding-left:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-top:0;margin-left:0">Get help writing your proposal</h2><p style="color:#333333;font-size:13px;line-height:16px;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:5px;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:0">
OSCON chair Matthew McCullough will be hosting a free webcast Thursday, January 31 at 11:00am PT to give tips, pointers, and advice on <strong><a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zfk15rv33cjkj8l9fuer89ve4gjmivbv51gop2s8" style="color:#487ecf;text-decoration:none" title="Building Proposals for Conferences webcast" target="_blank">Building Proposals for Conferences</a></strong>. If you can't join the live event, <strong><a href="http://post.oreilly.com/rd/9z1zcmn32un97cfb5hnp53t38hebpc3igmg85okcdj8" style="color:#487ecf;text-decoration:none" title="Building Proposals for Conferences webcast" target="_blank">register</a></strong> for the webcast to receive a link to the recording afterward.</p>
<p style="color:#333333;font-size:13px;line-height:16px;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:5px;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:0">Looking forward to hearing from you!</p>
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