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Sep 15, 2009

Plone Foundation Awards USD$40,000 in Plone Conference Participation Grants

by Jon Stahl — last modified Sep 15, 2009 09:10 AM

Over 50 Plone community members will receive Plone Conference Participation Grants, supported by a grant from Open Society Institute.

The Plone Foundation has awarded over USD$40,000 in Plone Conference Participation Grants to 57 recipients.  Supported by a generous grant from Open Society Institute,  Plone Conference Participation grants will help Plone community members travel to Budapest, Hungary in October the biggest and most diverse Plone Conference ever.  

Plone Conference Participation Grant recipients include students, self-employed consultants, NGO and educational institution staff members from around the world, with an emphasis on increasing participation from Hungary, Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, Russia and the former Soviet republics.

Plone: a diverse, global community

The Plone Conference Participation Grants team included:

  • Balazs Ree, Plone Conference 2009 lead organizer
  • Jon Stahl, Plone Foundation board president
  • Denys Mishunov, Plone Foundation member
  • Thomas Moroz, Open Society Institute, New York
  • Eva Foldvari, Open Society Institute, Budapest

 

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