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== Friends of the Tree [[Image:Tree.gif|Friends of the Tree]] ==
== Friends of the Tree [[Image:Tree.gif|Friends of the Tree]] ==
* Front-end Australis team for their focus on performance and recent perf related sucesses


== Upcoming Events ==
== Upcoming Events ==
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=== Tuesday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +1 day}} ===
=== Tuesday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +1 day}} ===
*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> Chapai Nawabganj, Bangladesh: Three day [https://webmaker.org/events/555 Mozilla @ Chapai Nawabgonj] workshop is a Mozilla Awareness event at Imperial Polytechnic Institute on 28/08/13. In this event we will talk about Mozilla, its mission, Mozilla Bangladesh, open web, Firefox OS, SuMo, Webmaker, how to contribute to Mozilla etc. On 29/08/13 there will be a maker party at Harimohan Govt. High School.
*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> Chapai Nawabganj, Bangladesh: Three day [https://webmaker.org/events/555 Mozilla @ Chapai Nawabgonj] workshop is a Mozilla Awareness event at Imperial Polytechnic Institute on 28/08/13. In this event we will talk about Mozilla, its mission, Mozilla Bangladesh, open web, Firefox OS, SuMo, Webmaker, how to contribute to Mozilla etc. On 29/08/13 there will be a maker party at Harimohan Govt. High School.
*<b>Intern presentations</b> in 10 Forward and Air Mozilla at 1-2:30pm PDT: Samvedana Gohil, Shuhao Wu, Vaidik Kapoor.


=== Wednesday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +2 days}} ===
=== Wednesday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +2 days}} ===
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*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> Yokohama, JAPAN: [https://webmaker.org/events/425 Maker Party 2013?Yokohama #1] is an entrance free workshop to remix movie clips.
*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> Yokohama, JAPAN: [https://webmaker.org/events/425 Maker Party 2013?Yokohama #1] is an entrance free workshop to remix movie clips.
*<b>[https://wiki.mozilla.org/ReMo/Council/ReMo_Camp_2013 Mozilla Reps Camp 28th - 1st:]</b> Madrid, SPAIN: Leadership of the Mozilla Reps program, comprised of Council members and Reps mentors, will meet for 3 days in Madrid, Spain, from August 30th to September 1st, 2013. The meeting will be comprised of presentations, breakout sessions and discussions to draft the 2013/2014 Mozilla Reps program roadmap. This will be a the second time the entire program leadership meet and work together in person, the first being in Berlin in 2012.
*Intern presentations in the 1st floor SF Commons and Air Mozilla at 1:30-3:30pm PDT: Shilpan Bhagat, Tanay Delima, Vlad Filippov, Jonathan Wilde.
*Ryan Seys's intern presentation will be presented from the Paris conference room Apero at 2pm CET (5am PDT). It will be recorded and posted on Air Mozilla.


=== Thursday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +3 days}} ===
=== Thursday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +3 days}} ===
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*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> Brooklyn, USA: [https://webmaker.org/events/891 "That Could Be Your Sister" Design Challenge to Combat Sexual Cyberbullying]. As part of the Project: Connect Summer Youth Programming, Radio Rookies and Global Kids will host a “That Could Be Your Sister Design Challenge” for 50 NYC teenagers to envision a digital tool that would allow for better reporting and awareness of sexual cyberbullying and provide resources and support for victims.
*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> Brooklyn, USA: [https://webmaker.org/events/891 "That Could Be Your Sister" Design Challenge to Combat Sexual Cyberbullying]. As part of the Project: Connect Summer Youth Programming, Radio Rookies and Global Kids will host a “That Could Be Your Sister Design Challenge” for 50 NYC teenagers to envision a digital tool that would allow for better reporting and awareness of sexual cyberbullying and provide resources and support for victims.
* [https://air.mozilla.org/ Air Mozilla brownbag Payments in the marketplace]: Want to get paid for your work on apps? Then you'll need to know about how payments work in the Marketplace. This covers paid apps and in-app payments steps through what developers will need to implement in order to accept payments from users.


=== Friday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +4 days}} ===
=== Friday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +4 days}} ===
*'''[[MDN/Doc_sprints/2013August|MDN (virtual) doc sprint]]''', starts 8 a.m. PT (15:00 UTC), continues through Saturday, 5 p.m. PT (23:59 UTC).
*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> Powell River, Canada: Two day [https://webmaker.org/events/353 Sunshine IO] workshop is a geekout on the Sunshine Coast.
*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> Powell River, Canada: Two day [https://webmaker.org/events/353 Sunshine IO] workshop is a geekout on the Sunshine Coast.


=== Saturday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +5 days}} ===
=== Saturday, {{#time:d F|{{SUBPAGENAME}} +5 days}} ===
*'''[[MDN/Doc_sprints/2013August|MDN (virtual) doc sprint]]''', continues through 5 p.m. PT (23:59 UTC).
*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> Nairobi, Kenya: Two day [https://webmaker.org/events/857 Maker Party _ Go Down Art Centre] will be teaching teenage youths, most of whom are digital design students and are familiar with web technologies and tools but are definitely not gurus or experts in this field. The hope is to add something useful to their learning life, something that will ease or maybe smooth-en everything, using the awesome web leaning tools developed by the Mozilla Webmaker Community.
*<b>[https://webmaker.org/events/ MAKER PARTY:]</b> Nairobi, Kenya: Two day [https://webmaker.org/events/857 Maker Party _ Go Down Art Centre] will be teaching teenage youths, most of whom are digital design students and are familiar with web technologies and tools but are definitely not gurus or experts in this field. The hope is to add something useful to their learning life, something that will ease or maybe smooth-en everything, using the awesome web leaning tools developed by the Mozilla Webmaker Community.


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=== Firefox Desktop ===
=== Firefox Desktop ===
''Speaker Location:''
''Speaker Location: toronto (johnath)''
* 23.0.1 went out last week (webRTC fixes, Radeon crash fix, dll blocklist)
* firefox-dev is pretty active:
** [https://mail.mozilla.org/pipermail/firefox-dev/2013-August/000848.html AV scanning hooks on windows]
** [https://mail.mozilla.org/pipermail/firefox-dev/2013-August/000749.html find bar shifting content]
** '''[https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/firefox-dev subscribe!]'''


=== Firefox Mobile ===
=== Firefox Mobile ===
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=== Firefox OS ===
=== Firefox OS ===
''Speaker Location:''
''Speaker Location:'' remote (pdol)
 
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/mozilla.dev.gaia/gnYX6XdDpwY/nEC7SL-3W1cJ Congratulations Mike Pennisi on becoming a new peer of Clock app].
* Gareth Aye [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/mozilla.dev.gaia/KJwm5HvONlE/6HlybCw4_4YJ posted a diagram] of how we use Marionette and NodeJS for Firefox OS integration testing.
* Oslo work week rapidly approaching (Sept 9th) - focus on wrapping up 1.2 feature work and quality


=== Grow Mozilla ===
=== Grow Mozilla ===
''Speaker Location:''
''Speaker Location: San Francisco''
 
Help us [https://blog.mozilla.org/community/2013/04/15/help-us-build-a-history-of-mozilla-told-by-mozillians/ build a history of Mozilla told by Mozillians].  Please share your memories about this Mozilla milestone:
 
* January 18, 2012: [https://blog.mozilla.org/community/2013/08/26/milestone-mozilla-takes-part-in-stop-online-privacy-act-blackout/ Mozilla takes part in blackout to rally action against the Stop Online Privacy Act]
 
[[File:2012_sopa_page.png|300px]]
 
=== 60 Seconds with Mozilla IT ===
''Speaker Location: San Francisco''
 
The 6 week maintenance window!


== Speakers ==
== Speakers ==
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| [http://summit.mozilla.org/ Summit Registration Page],  
| [http://summit.mozilla.org/ Summit Registration Page],  
Registration questions: mozillasummit[at]shworldwide[dot]com,  
Registration questions: mozillasummit[at]shworldwide[dot]com,  
Summit hash-tag: #mozsummit
Summit hash-tag: #mozsummit, Internal email: summit2013[at]mozilla[dot]com, Sign-up to be a [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Summit2013/Experiences/Site_Hosts  Site Host]
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| ''Is your question about policy, a product, a Foundation initiative, etc.''
| ''What would you like to know?''
| ''What would you like to know?''
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| Satdav and a contributor?''
| ''I would like to ask about policys if possible.''
| ''Does Mozilla have a open opertunities policy or one to do with disabilities ?''
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| Product Manager, Developer Tools
| Product Manager, Developer Tools
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| Jeff Bryner
| Joe Stevensen
| Mountain View
| Portland
| Security Engineer
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| Ho Wai Lam
| Stephen Horlander
| Vancouver
| Vancouver
| Visual Designer
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| Urmika Devi
| Denelle Dixon-Thayer
| San Francisco
| San Francisco
| Corporate Counsel
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| Michael Taylor
| Lawrence Mandel
| Toronto
| Remote - TX
| Web Compatibility Engineer
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| Jukka Jylänki
| Martin Best
| Toronto, Office
| Finland
| Senior Platform Engineer
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| Jenna Connell
| Jill Alvarez
| San Francisco
| Remote - NY
| University Recruiter
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==== PR ====
==== PR ====
"Overall then, the ZTE Open with Firefox is an interesting first look at the potential of Firefox OS. It’s not the world’s most amazing phone by a long shot, but I would never bet against the open web and with that at the core of Firefox OS, the operating system definitely has a chance to be successful in the long run." - Frederic Lardinois, TechCrunch
"The Firefox OS itself is a sort-of halfway house between iOS and Android, but without a widget-heavy home screen. It certainly looks to have potential." - Hunter Skipworth, Digital Spy
[http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/25/firefox-os-gives-the-open-web-gets-central-billing/ Mozilla’s Firefox OS Gives The Open Web Top Billing On Mobile, TechCrunch]
[http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/news/a509168/zte-open-firefox-phone-going-hands-on-with-the-sold-out-handset.html/ ZTE Open Firefox phone: Going hands-on with the sold-out handset, Digital Spy]
[http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57599682-93/firefox-for-android-gets-new-awesomescreen-interface/ Firefox for Android gets new 'awesomescreen' interface, CNET]
[http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/22/mozilla-firefox-ui-update-nightly/ Mozilla previews new, cleaner Firefox for Android UI on Nightly build, Engadget]
[http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9241850/Mozilla_39_Plug_n_Hack_39_project_aims_for_tighter_security_tool_integration?source=rss_news_analysis&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+computerworld%2Fs%2Ffeed%2Ftype%2Fnewsanalysis+%28Computerworld+News+Analysis%29/ Mozilla 'Plug-n-Hack' project aims for tighter security tool integration, Computerworld]
[http://www.tomshardware.com/news/firefox-metro-windows-8-nighly-aurora-modern-ui,24002.html/ Firefox Metro for Windows 8 to Go Public in December, Tom's Hardware]


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==== Events ====
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