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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

DebConf12 to take place in Managua, Nicaragua in July 2012
========================================================================== 

* Annual Debian conference to take place July 1-14, 2012 
* Hosted in Managua, Nicaragua, first time ever in Central America 
* General public invited to day of talks about Debian and Free Software 
* Call for papers, registration to open early in 2011

Managua, Nicaragua, October 15, 2011 - The Debian Project, 
the team behind the free Debian GNU/Linux operating system, 
has confirmed the dates and venue for its next annual conference, 
DebConf12.

The conference will take place from July 1st to July 14th, 2012, in
Managua, Nicaragua. In DebConf's twelve-year history, this will be the
first time it will be held in Central America.

Every year, DebConf allows new and existing Debian project participants 
from around the world to assemble, share knowledge, make collaborative 
contributions to Debian, and build tighter community bonds. Conference 
costs are largely funded by corporate sponsors who find significant 
value in enabling Debian's success. 

(Or it could be better to write another paragraph with words from the
Local Team) ~ rephrased it a bit
"The members of the Debian community in Nicaragua, working together with
their fellow communities in Central America, are very excited to be
hosting this event, and are happy to welcome our colleagues from around
the world to join us in Managua at this very important and productive
conference," says XXX, leader of the local team for DebConf12. "This
conference will boost the local Debian and Open Source communities and
help to bring awareness for the Debian Project, with new contributors
and enthusiasts from our country and the surrounding region joining the
Debian community and help Debian to build the best operating system."

DebConf will include a day when it opens its doors to the general
public, commonly called Debian Day. There will be talks and
demonstrations about the benefits of Debian and Free and Open Source
software in general to corporate, governmental, academic, and individual
users.

The call for papers and registration will open in early 2012. 

DebConf12 will be preceded by DebCamp, the yearly developer work 
sessions, starting on July 1st. 

The final calendar of the event is:

    * July 1st, 2012: Setup day (only for people doing initial setup)
    * July 2-7, 2012: DebCamp, the yearly developer work sessions.
    * July 7, 2012: Arrival Day for DebConf12
    * July 8-14, 2012: DebConf12
    * July 15, 2012: Departure/cleanup day

Information about DebConf12 is updated at http://debconf12.debconf.org
as it becomes available.

ABOUT DEBIAN 

The Debian Project is an association of Free Software developers who
volunteer their time and effort in order to produce the completely free
operating system Debian GNU/Linux.


ABOUT DEBCONF 

DebConf is the annual Debian conference, which has taken place since 
2000 in places as varied as Canada, Finland and Argentina. Several 
hundred developers, contributors, and users gather each year at 
a new location to further ideas, cooperate, and socialize. More 
information about DebConf is available from http://debconf.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT 

DebConf press team 
press@debconf.org 
http://debconf12.debconf.org/ 
1	<define-tag pagetitle>DebConf 12 Nicaragua dates confirmed</define-tag>
2	<define-tag release_date>2011-10-23</define-tag>
3	#use wml::debian::news
4	# $Id:
5
6	# Initial draft
7
8	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
9
10	DebConf12 to take place in Managua, Nicaragua in July 2012
11	==========================================================================
12
13	* Annual Debian conference to take place July 1-14, 2012
14	* Hosted in Managua, Nicaragua, first time ever in Central America
15	* General public invited to day of talks about Debian and Free Software
16	* Call for papers, registration to open early in 2011
17
18	Managua, Nicaragua, October 15, 2011 - The Debian Project,
19	the team behind the free Debian GNU/Linux operating system,
20	has confirmed the dates and venue for its next annual conference,
21	DebConf12.
22
23	The conference will take place from July 1st to July 14th, 2012, in
24	Managua, Nicaragua. In DebConf's twelve-year history, this will be the
25	first time it will be held in Central America.
26
27	Every year, DebConf allows new and existing Debian project participants
28	from around the world to assemble, share knowledge, make collaborative
29	contributions to Debian, and build tighter community bonds. Conference
30	costs are largely funded by corporate sponsors who find significant
31	value in enabling Debian's success.
32
33	(Or it could be better to write another paragraph with words from the
34	Local Team) ~ rephrased it a bit
35	"The members of the Debian community in Nicaragua, working together with
36	their fellow communities in Central America, are very excited to be
37	hosting this event, and are happy to welcome our colleagues from around
38	the world to join us in Managua at this very important and productive
39	conference," says XXX, leader of the local team for DebConf12. "This
40	conference will boost the local Debian and Open Source communities and
41	help to bring awareness for the Debian Project, with new contributors
42	and enthusiasts from our country and the surrounding region joining the
43	Debian community and help Debian to build the best operating system."
44
45	DebConf will include a day when it opens its doors to the general
46	public, commonly called Debian Day. There will be talks and
47	demonstrations about the benefits of Debian and Free and Open Source
48	software in general to corporate, governmental, academic, and individual
49	users.
50
51	The call for papers and registration will open in early 2012.
52
53	DebConf12 will be preceded by DebCamp, the yearly developer work
54	sessions, starting on July 1st.
55
56	The final calendar of the event is:
57
58	* July 1st, 2012: Setup day (only for people doing initial setup)
59	* July 2-7, 2012: DebCamp, the yearly developer work sessions.
60	* July 7, 2012: Arrival Day for DebConf12
61	* July 8-14, 2012: DebConf12
62	* July 15, 2012: Departure/cleanup day
63
64	Information about DebConf12 is updated at http://debconf12.debconf.org
65	as it becomes available.
66
67	ABOUT DEBIAN
68
69	The Debian Project is an association of Free Software developers who
70	volunteer their time and effort in order to produce the completely free
71	operating system Debian GNU/Linux.
72
73
74	ABOUT DEBCONF
75
76	DebConf is the annual Debian conference, which has taken place since
77	2000 in places as varied as Canada, Finland and Argentina. Several
78	hundred developers, contributors, and users gather each year at
79	a new location to further ideas, cooperate, and socialize. More
80	information about DebConf is available from http://debconf.org.
81
82	FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT
83
84	DebConf press team
85	press@debconf.org
86	http://debconf12.debconf.org/