Organize an Eclipse DemoCamp to Celebrate Ganymede

During the month of June, the Eclipse Foundation is sponsoring a series of Eclipse DemoCamps around the world to celebrate the Ganymede release. Eclipse is looking for committers and employees of Eclipse member companies to help organize the DemoCamps in different locations. A list of DemoCamps already scheduled can be found here.

If you would like to organize a DemoCamp, you choose the place, set the time, organize the venue (maybe a local pub, a company office or a university) and provide a screen and projector, and the Eclipse Foundation will cover the cost of food and beverage up to $250 USD (to a maximum of $20 per person attending).

For this edition of DemoCamps, we are trying something new and are encouraging organizers to find outside corporate sponsorship in addition to Eclipse funding. For any Eclipse member company that sponsors $250 or more, their logo will be posted on the DemoCamp’s wiki page. All sponsors should also be acknowledged at the DemoCamp itself.

In order to get Eclipse funding for a DemoCamp you must be an Eclipse committer or an employee of an Eclipse member company. To be reimbursed for the hosting costs, the Eclipse Foundation will require you to submit receipts after the event.

Please contact Lynn Gayowski at (lynn at eclipse dot org) to register your DemoCamp or for more information.

Guidelines
  • You can organize the event any time during the month of June.
  • You will be responsible for providing a screen and projector for the demos.
  • The event must be hosted in a location open to anyone. You can host it a company location, but everyone needs to be able to have access to the location.
  • Attendees and presenters should be encouraged to register their participation on the Eclipse DemoCamp Wiki.
  • We ask that as the organizer, you also act as the host of the DemoCamp and introduce each presenter. We recommend keeping each demo to no more than 15 minutes.
  • We encourage you to help promote the DemoCamp to the local Eclipse community and recruit presenters. It’s okay for organizers to also be presenters, but it’s expected that others will also participate. Having presenters from more than one organization is encouraged and expected.
  • Since the DemoCamps are being held to celebrate Ganymede, at least 1 presentation should be Ganymede related.
  • The Eclipse Foundation will sponsor each event up to $250. The intention is to help cover the cost of refreshments. However, we will limit the sponsorship to $20/attendee, so if you have 10 attendees the limit will be $200.
  • You may recruit sponsorship for the DemoCamp from other organizations. Eclipse member companies that sponsor $250 or more can be acknowledged on the event wiki site.