KDE 4.0 release event announced

Hello,

This is an official invitation to the KDE 4.0 Release Event at
Mountain View, California.  This event is being held to celebrate the
release of KDE's latest computing environment, KDE 4.0.  Alongside
numerous KDE community members, this event has been opened to our
industry partners, and members of the press.  This is an opportunity
to take a closer look at the KDE 4.0 release, and mingle with the KDE
community at large.  Presentations will be held on the architecture of
KDE 4.0, prominent KDE applications, KDE's various communities and
plans for the future.  This event provides an invaluable opportunity
for members of the press, I.T. industry and the KDE community to meet
in person and discuss the free software movement.

Where: The Google Headquarters, Mountain View, California
Hotel: The Wild Palms Hotel, Mountain View, California
When: January 17th to 19th, 2008.

Hotel rooms have been kindly sponsored by Google for those with
official invitations, and all event meals will be catered. The only
thing you need to do is get there!

Some travel sponsorship is available for those with expressed
financial need through the KDE e.V. (KDE's non-profit facilitation
body), although funding is limited. Contact us if you need financial
help. The nearest airports are San Jose and San Francisco.  Details on
getting from the airport to the Googleplex and a detailed agenda will
be made available online at a later date, with details being mailed to
those who have confirmed their attendance.  For those that require a
visitor's visa to enter the United States to attend this conference,
we strongly suggest that you start to make arrangements now.  KDE and
Google can provide assistance and a formal invitation to support your
visa application.

Preliminary event schedule - items (except keynote) are still subject to change:
Arrival: January 17th

    * Informal KDE community BoF (Birds of a Feather) topical meetings
    * Evening mixer (informal) for all attendees at the Wild Palms Hotel

Main Event: January 18th

    * AM: Project talks for KDE projects/applications
    * 2PM (local time): Keynote by Aaron Seigo, President of the KDE e.V.
    * 3PM-6PM: Primary speeches
    * 6PM: Dinner and party event

Departing: January 19th

    * Additional KDE community BoF topical meetings
    * Smaller speeches in conference rooms



Sponsored hotel rooms are limited; please reply to
release-event@kde.org if you are able to attend by October 21, 2007.
After October 21st, your reserved spot is no longer guaranteed as the
rooms will be released to the general public on a first-come
first-served basis.

NOTE: If you will be unable to attend the event, please pass this
invite along to any community members or members of your organization
that would benefit from attending.

We hope to see you there.

Wade Olson and Troy Unrau
Release Event Organizers, KDE Marketing Working Group
Email: olson@kde.org or troy@kde.org
Reply: release-event@kde.org