Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-project (282 mails)

[Jos Poortvliet <jospoortvliet@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday 16 May 2011 20:17:42 Jos Poortvliet wrote:
> Dear friends,
>
> On Sunday the 11th of September it will be that time again: the openSUSE
> Conference starts. And of course we want an exciting program. Today, the
> proposal submission time starts and you have until July 11th to let us know
> what you want to discuss at the conference!
>
> The openSUSE Conference 2011 will happen from Sunday 11th to Wednesday 14th
> of September in Nuremberg, Germany. This date shouldn’t conflict with too
> many other conferences. We’ll be open for registration and a pre-party on
> Saturday night! The website on conference.opensuse.org is being updated
> still and we’ll let you know once you can register.
>
> We expect about 500 visitors this year and hence had to find a new
> location. A perfect spot was found in a previous industrial complex from
> AEG named ‘Zentrifuge‘. This cultural center might not be the ‘usual’
> space for an IT conference but offers a very creative and open space,
> currently used for art and music. Exactly right for the openSUSE Free
> Software gathering!
>
> The committee is looking for a wide range of talks and sessions from Free
> Software contributors, however openSUSE related topics are obviously our
> focus.
>
> To simplify the wide range of activities one could plan, we have created
> three different sessions following the Read/Write/Execute theme. For
> Read-Only there are talks with the traditional slides and 5-10 minutes Q&A
> at the end. For Write there are the BOF sessions where discussions can
> take place. Finally, in Workshops the Execute bit can be set!
>
> Each session will last 40 minutes but for complicated subjects it is
> perfectly OK to ask for 2 consecutive or non-consecutive discussion or
> workshop slots! For more information about the format and how to give a
> talk, organize a Discussion/BOF or give a workshop, please refer to our
> guidelines for speakers[1]. Authors are also advised to consult the code
> of conduct[2] before submitting their paper.
>
> [1]http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Conference_Planning_2011_guidelines_for_
> speakers [2]http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Code_of_Conduct
>
> The proposals can be submitted to cfp@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Deadline for the submission is July 11th 2011.
>
> We look forward to your proposals!
>
> Cheers,
> The oSC 2011 Paper Committee

BTW to anyone, esp CfP members: please review our guidelines for speakers!
http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Conference_Planning_2011_guidelines_for_speakers