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 '''Friday, 2 April'''
+* Testday on Tab Matches Awesomebar! For more information, take a look at our [http://quality.mozilla.org/events/2010/apr/09/testday-new-firefox-feature-tab-matches-awesomebar event details page].
 '''Next Week'''
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 | ''none''
 | [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Community:SummerOfCode10 SoC Ideas List]
+|-
+| Mozilla Labs "Contacts in the Browser" experiment<br>
+| Michael Hanson
+| Labs has released an experimental addon that brings personal contact information into the browser.  Demo!
+|
+| [http://mozillalabs.com/blog/2010/03/contacts-in-the-browser/]
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 == Firefox  ==
+You only get one this week - for more details watch [http://planet.firefox.com planet firefox].
+* OMG - Tab Matches in awesomebar!<br>[[File:Tabs-in-awesomebar.png|400px]]
 == Gecko ==
 == Branch work: Firefox 3.5.x / Firefox 3.6.x / Thunderbird 3.0.x ==
+* Firefox 3.6.3 shipping on Friday, 4/2/2010 as a chemspill security update.
 == Old Branch work: Firefox 3.0.x / Thunderbird 2.0.0.x  ==
 == Thunderbird  ==
+* 3.1b2/3.1 feature/string freeze intended for last Tuesday slipped
+* next steps:
+** get migration assistant and filter bar changes ready for feedback
+** have tb2 -> tb3 test day for feedback (thursday, we hope)
+** set the new freeze date
 == SeaMonkey  ==
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 * <code>graphs.mozilla.org</code> issues {{bug|553590}} memory exhaustion issues
 ** Pushed {{bug|554023}} to fix issues.
-* <b>NetApp OS Upgrades - April 17<b>
+* <b>NetApp OS Upgrades - April 17</b>
 ** See {{bug|502151}} for details
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 * nightly updates now generated on build slaves for m-c: {{bug|511967}}
 ** l10n builds now get nightly updates up to 12 hours sooner
+** facilitates offering updates for project branches
 == QA  ==
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 == Development Infrastructure and Automation ==
+* We have a Purify machine for inclusion into our valgrind/purify unitesting setup.  We will be attempting to integrate it this week
+* HAL Reftest is now named Grafx Bot, thanks to some awesome brainstorming with our Marketing folks.
+* We are working out our next set of tasks and sprints for Q2 this week
+* More information is always [https://wiki.mozilla.org/QA/TDAI/MeetingNotes/2010-03-29 here].
 == Security  ==
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 '''PR'''
+* [http://lifehacker.com/5499959/which-browser-should-i-use-firefox-or-chrome Which Browser Should I Use? Firefox or Chrome?]
+* [http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/192149/firefox_update_addresses_critical_security_flaw.html  Firefox Update Addresses Critical Security Flaw]
+* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8580716.stm Firefox releases security patch]
+* [http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20001042-1.html Firefox Mobile: Where it Stands Now]
+* [http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=351&p=2497 Firefox Mobile at CTIA]
+* [http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/contacts_new_mozilla_labs_project.php New Mozilla Labs Project Wants to Give You Total Control Over Your Address Book]
+* [http://lifehacker.com/5496310/mozilla-contacts-imports-and-auto+fills-email-addresses-in-firefox  Mozilla Contacts Imports and Auto-Fills Email Addresses in Firefox]
+* [http://www.webmonkey.com/2010/03/mozilla-labs-seeks-to-tame-your-address-book-with-contacts/ Mozilla Labs Seeks to Tame Your Address Book With ‘Contacts’]
+* [http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/03/mozilla-labs-builds-add-on-to-bring-addressbook-to-firefox.ars Mozilla Labs builds add-on to bring address book to Firefox]
+* [http://www.thinkdigit.com/Internet/Mozilla-Labs-releases-new-Firefox-Contacts-add-on_4248.html Mozilla Labs releases new Firefox Contacts add-on for web contact & browser integration]
 '''Events'''
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 '''Creative Team'''
+* [http://creative.mozilla.org/challenges/5 Mozilla t-shirt design challenge] is still ongoing.
+* Want to follow Firefox in the world of social media? Meet the new [http://musingt.com/?p=295 "stay connected" page].
+* Implemented [http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2010/03/22/addition-by-subtraction/ new and improved] Firefox download page for IE users.
+* Stay tuned for ways you can get involved with an upcoming World Cup-related project.
 '''Community Marketing'''
+* [http://bit.ly/sfxedutoolkit Spread Firefox Education Toolkit]: Today we launched the Firefox Education Toolkit so anyone can go out and teach people about Mozilla and Firefox.
+** The toolkit contains everything you'll need - including a set of print pieces, videos and presentations - to conduct events, presentations, Firefox booths and more!
+** The print and presentation materials are currently localized in three languages; English, Spanish and Portuguese (Brasil).
+** Information on how to localize these materials will be coming soon.
+*** If you'd like to host an event with the new kit, please register it [http://www.spreadfirefox.com/node/add/event here].  Be sure to select "Firefox Education."
+*** Swag requests can also be made here for your [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=marketing&format=swag events].
+* Community Marketing Call:  Next call is Wednesday March 31st at 10 a.m. PST/17:00 UTC.  Please send agenda items to sarah@mozilla.com.
+* Community Spotlight/Best Practices:  Please help us collect case studies on all the great stuff you've done from events to marketing campaigns to design work.  Please submit it [http://bit.ly/mozspotlight here].
 == Support  ==
+* Sign up for the support weekly newsletter: [https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/sumo-report Sign up here!]
+* Experiment to reach out to more Firefox users by [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Support/SocialMedia helping on Twitter] starting this week.
 == Metrics  ==
+* Firefox Adoption
+** Millions of additional Firefox downloads attributable to a [http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2010/03/22/addition-by-subtraction/ recent experiment at mozilla.com]
+** Discussion around the Firefox [http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2010/03/26/firefoxs-adoption-funnel/ adoption & conversion funnel].  More details to come!
 == Evangelism  ==
 == Labs  ==
+* Released [http://mozillalabs.com/jetpack/2010/03/26/announcing-jetpack-sdk-0-2/ Jetpack SDK 0.2].
 == Developer Tools ==
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 == Add-ons  ==
+* [https://www.mozillalabs.com/jetpack/ Jetpack SDK 0.2 released!]
 == Webdev  ==
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 * Mayumi Matsuno joins the Marketing team and will work as Senior Product Marketing Manager Mozilla Labs
 * [http://michaelverdi.com/about/ Michael Verdi] joins the SUMO team as Support Content Manager!
+** Say hello to him in #sumo -- his IRC nickname is michaelverdi :)
+* Chris Jung joins the Metrics team.  Chris is a recent Stanford grad joining us as a full-time contractor dedicated to Test Pilot analysis.  Check out Chris' initial [http://blog.mozilla.com/metrics/2010/03/19/menu-item-usage-study-part-ii/ blog posts].
 = Foundation Updates  =
+* Extensive Mozilla Foundation status update posted as slidecast on Mark's blog:
+** http://commonspace.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/march-2010-status/
 = Roundtable =
+[[Category:Weekly Updates]]
+[[Category:Meeting Notes]]