GNOME.Asia Summit News
Feb 03, 2010, 10:32 (0 Talkback[s])
"The GNOME.Asia Summit 2009 was held at Quang Trung Software
City in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam this past November. The
event attracted more than 1,000 participants from 14 countries
including Cambodia, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Taiwan and the United States. 79 speakers — 34 from outside
of Vietnam — held 109 talks, presentations and panels, and
the slides are available for download. The event was supported by
138 volunteers, nearly 100 of whom were women. The combined number
of all participants was 1465, with 60% women attendees. The
organizing committee is very proud that our conference was such a
welcoming event for women in the Open Source community.
"GNOME.Asia 2009 was the first community event of its kind in
Vietnam. The engagement of large, multinational companies like our
sponsor Google, as well as many local companies, reflects the
increasing importance of Free and Open Source solutions for
businesses in Asia. The event was exceptionally well-covered in the
Vietnamese media; all major media outlets, including three TV
stations, covered the event."
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