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Community Leadership Summit, Kick Off OSCON at an "Unconference"

How do you manage, grow, and foster active involvement in a community? One way might incorporate planning several events at approximately the same time and venue. This is why you can rest assured that the organizers behind the Community Leadership Summit can help you learn to manage your project's community in the most effective way possible.

Jono Bacon, Ubuntu's community manager, officially announced the unconference (an event so focused on discussion that an open, organic schedule is required) on Sunday. The event itself takes place the 18th and 19th of July in San Jose, California. The summit is mere hours before OSCON 2009 kicks off -- in the very same convention center.

While the event is free, those planning to attend are asked to pre-register. The schedule, as mentioned, is free form. There are a few scheduled presentations, panel discussions, and social gatherings in the works, but the hope is that attendees will add their sessions to a barebones scheduling whiteboard at the event in order to spur spontaneous, complementary discussions. A number of community managers and leaders have already confirmed they will be attending, including those from the GNOME Foundation, openSUSE, the Linux Foundation and even Microsoft.

It's a great way to network, learn the finer points of building a healthy community, and have a pleasant, low-key warm-up lap before starting in with the more structured OSCON schedule. The timing -- and format -- reflect what the open source community works so diligently to provide: a place to connect those with shared interests, and an opportunity to get thought processes in motion.

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• OSCON
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• Community Leadership Summit
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by Eric on Apr. 14, 2009

Thank you for sharing

Eric

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