# Draft invitation email for FAW ### Subject: Join Us for Fedora Appreciation Week - Your Story Matters! Hey [Recipient's Name], I hope this message finds you well. We're thrilled to invite you to be a part of something special – Fedora Appreciation Week! We'd love to have you as a guest in one of our live sessions. [Fedora Appreciation Week](https://communityblog.fedoraproject.org/fedora-appreciation-week-2023/) is all about celebrating the amazing people in our community, just like you. We think your unique journey and insights can be a real inspiration to others and help them appreciate Fedora even more. Here's what we have in store: Event Name: Fedora Appreciation Week Date: November 10-11, 2023 Format: We'd love to have a casual chat with you, where you can share your Fedora experiences, the challenges you've faced, and the milestones you've reached. We're excited to hear your story and know it will make Fedora Appreciation Week even more awesome. If you're available and up for it, please let us know. We'll work together to make sure everything goes smoothly and that you have a fantastic time. Your positive response would mean the world to us. And, of course, feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions or need more details. Looking forward to having you on board for this fantastic week! Cheers, Irdi --- ### List of potential Release Party speakers CC: jwf@fedoraproject.org, jonatoni@fedoraproject.org * Long-term: * Ankur Sinha (sanjay.ankur@gmail.com) * Kevin Fenzi (kevin@fedoraproject.org) * Mid-term: * Aoife Moloney (amoloney@redhat.com) * Emma Kidney (Signal or ekidney@redhat.com) * Newcomer: Fedora Badges 2023 Outreachy interns * Chris Idoko (chrisidoko0017@gmail.com) * Roland Taylor (rolandixor@gmail.com) --- Hey Aoife, Hope you're doing well! Here's a quick reminder about your talk for Fedora Appreciation Week. Your time slot is: 13:30 – 14:00 UTC, 10 November 2023 The event will take place on Hopin. If you haven't registered yet, here is the link: https://hopin.com/events/fedora-linux-39-release-party/registration Let us know if you need any help preparing your talk. We would like to share some inspiration from what we did with [FWS in 2021](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0x39xti0_66aqmB8GCXpHZOmEiG5NUpt), where we used a set of questions: * What is your fav Fedora memory? * Who is your Fedora mentor and how did you meet them? * What is your fav Fedora event? And why? * How has someone in the Fedora community helped you? * How did you first learn about Fedora/open source? But feel free to share your Fedora journey as you prefer. 😄 We are excited to have you on board! Cheers, Irdi ___ Hey Emma, Hope you're doing well! Here's a quick reminder about your talk for Fedora Appreciation Week. Your time slot is: 15:45–16:00 UTC, 10 November 2023 The event will take place on Hopin. If you haven't registered yet, here is the link: https://hopin.com/events/fedora-linux-39-release-party/registration Let us know if you need help preparing your talk. We would like to share some inspiration from what we did with [FWS in 2021](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0x39xti0_66aqmB8GCXpHZOmEiG5NUpt), where we used a set of questions: * What is your fav Fedora memory? * Who is your Fedora mentor and how did you meet them? * What is your fav Fedora event? And why? * How has someone in the Fedora community helped you? * How did you first learn about Fedora/open source? But feel free to share your Fedora journey as you prefer. 😄 We are excited to have you on board! Cheers, Irdi ___ Hey Kevin, Hope you're doing well! Here's a quick reminder about your talk for Fedora Appreciation Week. Your time slot is: 17:45–18:00 UTC, 10 November 2023 The event will take place on Hopin. If you haven't registered yet, here is the link: https://hopin.com/events/fedora-linux-39-release-party/registration Let us know if you need help preparing your talk. We would like to share some inspiration from what we did with [FWS in 2021](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0x39xti0_66aqmB8GCXpHZOmEiG5NUpt), where we used a set of questions: * What is your fav Fedora memory? * Who is your Fedora mentor and how did you meet them? * What is your fav Fedora event? And why? * How has someone in the Fedora community helped you? * How did you first learn about Fedora/open source? But feel free to share your Fedora journey as you prefer. 😄 We are excited to have you on board! Cheers, Irdi ___ Hey Chris, Hope you're doing well! Here's a quick reminder about your talk for Fedora Appreciation Week. Your time slot is: 15:30–15:45 UTC, 10 November 2023 The event will take place on Hopin. If you haven't registered yet, here is the link: https://hopin.com/events/fedora-linux-39-release-party/registration Let us know if you need help preparing your talk. We would like to share some inspiration from what we did with [FWS in 2021](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0x39xti0_66aqmB8GCXpHZOmEiG5NUpt), where we used a set of questions: * What is your fav Fedora memory? * Who is your Fedora mentor and how did you meet them? * What is your fav Fedora event? And why? * How has someone in the Fedora community helped you? * How did you first learn about Fedora/open source? But feel free to share your Fedora journey as you prefer. 😄 We are excited to have you on board! Cheers, Irdi
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