DECEMBER 2017 EDITION

FOUNDATION UPDATES

ECLIPSE FOUNDATION: STATE OF THE UNION

This year at EclipseCon Europe, Mike Milinkovich, the executive director at the Eclipse Foundation, presented an overview of what the Foundation has accomplished in 2017 and where we are headed in 2018.

If you missed it, be sure to check out the State of the Union
keynote presentation on our YouTube channel!

FOSS4G 2018 CALL FOR PAPERS NOW OPEN!

The call for paper submissions is now open for FOSS4G NA 2018. This year, the program committee is looking for talks within various sectors and industries. To submit a proposal or see all of the categories, click here!

As well, we have numerous sponsorship opportunities! Check out our sponsor prospectus today!

Don't forget to save the date: May 14-16, 2018 in St. Louis!

OPEN IOT CHALLENGE 4.0 TOP 10 TO BE ANNOUNCED

The Open IoT Challenge 4.0 judges would like to thank all of those who submitted a proposal. Currently, the judges are reviewing 78 open IoT solution proposals. The 10 top proposals will be chosen and the teams will receive a $150 gift card to buy hardware to build their solution and a MangOH board from Sierra Wireless. 

Stay tuned, the Top 10 will be announced later this week.

MEMBERSHIP REPRESENTATION ON ECLIPSE FOUNDATION BOARD

Members are reminded they are represented on the Eclipse Board of Directors. Elections are held in the first quarter of each year for these positions, and representatives serve from April 1 - March 31.  All members are encouraged to participate in the election process.  

Please feel free to contact these representatives directly should you have any questions. As well, the approved Board meeting minutes are available here.   

EE4J PROGRESS: NINE NEW PROJECTS

We are very pleased to announce that the first nine project proposals for the Eclipse Enterprise for Java (EE4J) top-level project have been formally published for community review. This is the first step to making the migration of Java EE to the Eclipse Foundation a reality.

For more details on the first nine projects, see Mike Milinkovich's blog.

ECLIPSE FRANCE 2018 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY

We invite you to participate as a sponsor of EclipseCon France 2018, June 13-14. Present your products, services, and your company to engineers, researchers, and professionals as well as students from the local universities.

For details, see the online prospectus or email sponsors@eclipsecon.org.

Additionally, the EclipseCon France 2018 Call for Papers will open in January. For more details, see www.eclipsecon.org/france2018.

ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS IN 2018

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New Solutions Member:

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See the Events map for DemoCamps, Training Series, and Working Group activities. 

FOSS4G NA 2018
May 14-16, 2018
St. Louis, Missouri, USA

ECLIPSECON FRANCE 2018
June 13-14, 2017
Toulouse, France

ECLIPSE FOUNDATION MEMBERS MEETING

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Annual Members Meeting during EclipseCon Europe.

The next members meeting will be held via teleconference on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 11:30 EST. More details will be provided prior to the meeting.

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