FOUNDATION UPDATES

• Eclipse Converge Call for Papers Open
• RFPs For New FEEP Projects Posted
• Devoxx US Schedule Announced
• Enter the Devoxx Dreamin' Sweepstakes
• Meet the EclipseCon France Program Committee
• Recent Project Proposals

CFP AND REGISTRATION OPEN FOR ECLIPSE CONVERGE

There is less than one week left to submit your talk proposal for Eclipse Converge! Submissions will be open until December 12, 2016. Additionally, registration for Eclipse Converge is now open! Converge attendees receive a discount when adding Devoxx US to their Eclipse Converge registration. Get all the details on the Registration page.

For those who may not know, Eclipse Converge is a new event for the Eclipse community. It is a one-day summit dedicated exclusively to Eclipse technologies, with the goal of allowing our North American developer community to meet and share ideas.

RFPs FOR NEW FEEP PROJECTS POSTED

We are actively seeking bids on 10 new FEEP Development Efforts, along with 5 outstanding Development Efforts that have not yet been bid. The objective is to have this work completed in the 1st quarter of 2017.

Please see the list of development efforts here, and submit your bids before December 23, 2016.

As a reminder, the Friends of Eclipse Enhancement Program (FEEP) uses the funds donated to the Eclipse Foundation to make direct improvements and enhancements to the Eclipse IDE/Platform.

SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE FOR DEVOXX US

Also, it is time to register for Devoxx US and Eclipse Converge - please see the  registration page for more details. 

DEVOXX DREAMIN' SWEEPSTAKES

Devoxx US is only four months away and this is your chance to win a free pass! Each winner of the pass will have the ability to attend both the Devoxx US conference and Eclipse Converge!

Every Tuesday, between November 22 to December 13 and January 10 to February 14, we will be randomly choosing one person to win a free pass. Simply fill out the form to enter the draw!

Entries will be considered for all upcoming draws, so you only need to complete the form once.

MEET THE ECLIPSECON FRANCE PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Thanks to the community members who are serving on the program committee with Tracy Miranda as chair. Each of them have committed to serving as a member of the core team that chooses the conference program. Meet the committee.

ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS

We have recently updated our marketing program that enables members have access to reach out to those who visit Eclipse.org, Eclipse Marketplace and Marketplace Client through our paid advertising opportunities.

Please contact Perri Lavergne for more information.

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