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<p style="margin:3px;">February 3, 2015</p>
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<li><a href="#title1" style="color:#7036be;">Cast Your Vote for a Board Candidate</a></li>
<li><a href="#title2" style="color:#7036be;">EclipseCon NA Arrives Soon!</a></li>
<li><a href="#title3" style="color:#7036be;">It's Time to Choose the Award Winners</a></li>
<li><a href="#title4" style="color:#7036be;">Propose a Talk for EclipseCon France</a></li>
<li><a href="#title5" style="color:#7036be;">Important Dates for Mars Release</a></li>
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<p style="color:#7036be; font-size:14px; margin-bottom:3px;"><a name="title1"/></a><b>Cast Your Vote for a Board Candidate</b></p>
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The <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/org/foundation/directors.php" target="_blank">Foundation Board of Directors</a> candidates have
been finalized, and the <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/org/elections/nominees.php" target="_blank">candidate pages</a> will be ready
by this Friday, February 6. Voting begins on February 9, and ends on February 27. Winners will be announced at the Members Meeting at
<a href="http://eclipsecon.org/na2015" target="_blank">EclipseCon NA 2015</a> on Monday, March 9.<br><br>
If you are eligible to vote, you will receive an email with instructions. These positions are important to
the Foundation's governance, and we encourage everyone to participate!<br>
<a href="http://www.eclipse.org/org/elections/" target="_blank">More...</a>
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<p style="color:#7036be; font-size:14px; margin-bottom:3px;"><a name="title2"><b>EclipseCon NA Arrives Soon!</b></a></p>
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<td>Now that the program is set and keynotes announced, we are working on the extra fun stuff for EclipseCon NA. Here's just a partial list:
Icebreaker (for newbies and mentors), Happy Hour, Buses to Burlingame, Exhibitors Reception, and the IoT Challenge, plus Late Night in Knuckles Bar.<br><br>
The <a href="http://eclipsecon.org/na2015/posters" target="-blank">Call for Posters</a> is open, and we are <a href="https://www.eclipsecon.org/na2015/node/add/bof-session" target="-blank">taking submissions</a> for pre-scheduled BoFs as well.
Pre-registration continues through February 27; <a href="http://eclipsecon.org/na2015/registration" target="_blank">register now</a> and save $300! Hotel rooms
are going fast; be sure to <a href="http://eclipsecon.org/na2015/hotels" target="-blank">book yours</a> right away.
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<p style="color:#7036be; font-size:14px; margin-bottom:3px;"><a name="title3"><b>It's Time to Choose the Award Winners</b></a></p>
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<td>The nominations are in, and voting is open until February 9. Help us honor the Top Committer and Top Newcomer Evangelist for 2015.
Winners will be announced at the <a href="http://eclipsecon.org/na2015" target="_blank">EclipseCon NA 2015</a> closing ceremony on March 12.
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The awards recognize the best individuals in the Eclipse community, and we encourage everyone to get involved.<br>
<a href="http://www.eclipse.org/org/foundation/eclipseawards/" target="_blank">More...</a>
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<p style="color:#7036be; font-size:14px; margin-bottom:3px;"><a name="title4"><b>Propose a Talk for EclipseCon France</b></a></p>
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<td>If summer seems far away, make it seem closer by <a href="https://www.eclipsecon.org/france2015/cfp" target="_blank">submitting a talk</a> for EclipseCon France! This EclipseCon focuses
on the Eclipse working groups and our modeling, embedded systems, Internet of Things, and related communities of interest.<br><br>
EclipseCon France will be in beautiful and sunny Toulouse on Wednesday and Thursday, June 24-25. Come early in the week and attend the Unconference, too.
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<p style="color:#7036be; font-size:14px; margin-bottom:3px;"><a name="title5"><b>Important Dates for Mars Release</b></a></p>
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<td valign="top">Mars, the 2015 Eclipse simultaneous release, is scheduled for June 24, with the release review on
June 12. Other important deadlines for Mars are February 13: CQs due; May 22: IP Logs due; May 29: Review materials due.
<br/><a style="color:#7036be;" href="https://wiki.eclipse.org/Mars/Simultaneous_Release_Plan" target="_blank">More...</a>
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<p style="color:#7036be; font-size:14px; margin-bottom:5px;"><b>Recent Project Proposals</b></p>
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<a style="color:#000;text-decoration:none;font-size:12px;margin-bottom:3px;margin-top:0;" href="https://projects.eclipse.org/proposals/eclipse-plug-ins-gradle" target="_blank"><b>Buildship: Eclipse Plug-ins for Gradle</b></a><br/>
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<a style="color:#666; margin-bottom:4px;margin-top:0;" target="_blank" href="https://www.epos-cat.de/cms/live/">Epos CAT GmbH</a><br><br>
<a style="color:#666; margin-bottom:4px;margin-top:0;" target="_blank" href="http://www.logicals.com/en/">Logi.cals GmbH</a><br><br>
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<a style="color:#666; margin-bottom:4px;margin-top:0;" target="_blank" href="https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/">Ordnance Survey</a><br><br>
<a style="color:#666; margin-bottom:4px;margin-top:0;" target="_blank" href="https://www.planet.com/">Planet Labs</a><br><br>
<a style="color:#666; margin-bottom:4px;margin-top:0;" target="_blank" href="https://www.solaircorporate.com/en/">Solair srl</a><br><br>
<a style="color:#666; margin-bottom:4px;margin-top:0;" target="_blank" href="https://www.mapbox.com/">Mapbox</a><br><br>
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<td style="margin-bottom:3px; margin-top:0;"><a href="mailto:member.newsletter@eclipse.org?subject=Events map request">Email us</a> to take advantage of the opportunity to
promote your Eclipse training or other Eclipse event on the Events Map! <br><br>
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<a style="color:#000;font-size:12px; margin-bottom:3px;margin-top:0;" href="https://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse_DemoCamps_Winter_2015/Nantes" target="_blank"><b>Eclipse DemoCamp Nantes</a></b><br/>
February 5, 2015<br>
Nantes, France<br><br>
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<a style="color:#000;font-size:12px; margin-bottom:3px;margin-top:0;" href="http://www.embedded-world.eu/home.html" target="_blank"><b>Embedded World</a></b><br/>
February 24-26, 2015<br>
Nuremberg, Germany<br><br>
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<a style="color:#000;font-size:12px; margin-bottom:3px;margin-top:0;" href="https://www.eclipsecon.org/na2015/" target="_blank"><b>EclipseCon North America</a></b><br/>
March 9-12, 2015<br>
Burlingame, California, USA<br><br>
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<a style="color:#000;font-size:12px; margin-bottom:3px;margin-top:0;" href="https://2015.foss4g-na.org/" target="_blank"><b>FOSS4G North America</a></b><br/>
March 9-12, 2015<br>
Burlingame, California, USA<br><br>
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<a style="color:#000;font-size:12px; margin-bottom:3px;margin-top:0;" href="https://www.eclipsecon.org/france2015/" target="_blank"><b>EclipseCon France</a></b><br/>
June 24-25, 2015<br>
Toulouse, France<br>
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<td valign="top">The <a href="https://www.embedded-world.de/en/" target="_blank">Embedded World conference</a>
is an important international event focusing on embedded systems. The Eclipse community has a booth this year, and
<b>Bitreactive, Obeo, PolarSys, itemis, logi.cals, Sierra Wireless, and the Almathea4Public project</b> are participating. Come visit us in Nuremberg, Germany on February 24-26.
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