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The Eclipse Members will have a meeting at
the Dallas
Forth Worth Airport
on Wednesday, October 27, 2004. There will also be a dinner and
reception the evening of
Tuesday October 26, and a New Members Jump Start Meeting on Tuesday October 26, 2004.
Please return this note to Skip@xxxxxxxxxxx
to indicate the following:
Member name __Roman Salvador____ Company
__Parasoft
__ yes I will attend _x_ no I will not
attend
___ Yes will attend New Member Program
___ Yes will attend Dinner on Tuesday October
26
___ Yes will attend Reception
___ Yes will spend the night at the AA
facilities
___ Yes will attend Members Meeting
___ Yes we will send ____ additional people
to attend
Please let me know ASAP by Oct 12
Meeting agenda and logistical details are
below:
Members Meeting (Wednesday October 27)
This is the first Quarterly Members Meeting.
The objectives of this meeting are:
1)
Provide
a detailed understanding of the Eclipse Open Source plans, directions
2)
Provide
all members with an opportunity for comment and requirements associated
with
the Eclipse Open Source Projects
3)
Discuss
the Eclipse Foundation Councils and governance
4)
Provide
detailed updates on the Eclipse EcoSystem
5)
Provide
reports on Eclipse marketing and fiscal status
The tentative agenda is:
--- Introductions
--- Executive Director Report
--- Add-In-Provider Representative Report
--- Membership report and introductions of
the 15 New Members
--- Eclipse Councils organization and update
(including Requirement,
Planning, and Architecture Councils)
--- Eclipse PMC Report to include:
n
Description
of PMC
n
Current
plans, risks, issues, points of interest
n
Current
release version
n
Dates
for next release
n
Dates
for maintenance stream
This is to
include all of the following PMC’s
n
Platform
including JDT
n
Tool
PMC including CDT
n
Test
and Performance
n
Business
Intelligence
n
Technology
(including Rich Client, Voice, Pollinate)
--- Quarterly in-depth focus area (deep
dive).
This will be an
in depth look at one of the key
technology areas. Please let us know the area you would like to see.
--- Requirement Break Out section. This will
be small group sessions to
discuss requirements and priority desires on the themes and priorities
of
Eclipse.
--- Eclipse EcoSystem Update
--- Marketing Update
--- Financial Update
--- Governance Update
Meeting will end by 4:30 PM
Wednesday October 27, 2004.
Informal Dinner:
Date: Tuesday , October 26, 2004
Time will be 6 PM
to 8PM (Dallas
Time)
We will make reservations for dinner for
those who desire to attend.
The goal is to provide an environment for informal networking over
dinner.
Hospitality suite for informal networking
Date: Tuesday , October 26, 2004
Time will be 8 PM
to 10 PM (Dallas
Time)
This is another informal gathering to
encourage networking and informal
discussions.
Refreshments will be served.
New Member Jump Start Program
On Tuesday October 26, 2004 there is
an opportunity for all new members to attend a
New Member Jump Start Program The Program is
composed of a short
session that discusses the Eclipse Open Source Projects and the Eclipse
organizational structure and operations. While this is intended for new
members, all are encouraged to attend.
The agenda for this meeting is:
--- How do I get involved in Eclipse
--- Eclipse Foundation structure and
operations
--- Eclipse Architecture Overview
--- Eclipse Project Overview
--- Open ended informal discussions about
Eclipse Consortium
Logistic details
Place: Dolce
Technical
Conference Center
American
Airlines Training & Conference Center,
Dallas
Forth Worth
Texas,
USA
817.956.1000
817.967.4867
This
conference and hotel
is just minutes from Dallas/Fort Worth airport.
http://aaconferencecenter.dolce.com/
In addition to
being a full service conference
facility (rather than a general
purpose hotel),
the AATCC is offering us better than
local room rates
Reservations:
To make
reservations, contact AA/Dolce directly at
1-800-777-6464. Your
travel agency
can also make reservations on your
behalf through this number.
Dates and times
Members
Meeting October 27 2004
8:30 AM until 4:30 PM (Dallas
time)
Dinner October 26, 2004
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (Dallas
time)
New
Members Jump Start October 26, 2004
2:00 PM until 5:00 PM (Dallas
Time)
Reception October 26, 2004
8:00 PM until 11 PM (Dallas
Time)
All
attendees are invited .
Open
Lounge for networking October 26, 27 (all day and night)
Participants:
All
Eclipse Members, delegates and representatives are invited. This
includes
Strategic Developers and Consumers, Add-In-Providers, Associates and
Committers.
Fees:
Each
Member will be responsible for hotel and travel. We have special
discount rates
at the hotel and with American Airlines. See below for details. There
will be a
small conference fee to recover cost for the event meals, and
logistics. This
fee will be designated as part of the room bill.
Package
details will follow shortly.
Transportation:
Transfers to and from the DFW Airport are included in
your registration.
Air Transportation
We have established a group discount contract
with American Airlines
for flights
Please make air reservations immediately to
receive the best discount.
Discount are
5% for reservations made after September 25, 2005.
They are 10% for
reservations made on or before September 25. Please call 1.800.433.1790
and use
discount code 66H4BF. This discount is valid on al American, American
Eagle or
One World Partners. This discount is also valid if used by your travel
agent.
PLEASE RSVP
Cheers.
Skip McGaughey
Telephone 919-349-3726
eMail: skip_mcgaughey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
eMail: skip@xxxxxxxxxxx