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# Call for participation
[Emacs](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) isn't just a text editor, it's a way of life. What have you
found exciting about Emacs lately? Have you figured out a good
workflow? Used Emacs for something interesting? Want to share the
story of how you got into Emacs? Come share what you've been learning
at EmacsConf 2023 and meet other enthusiasts along the way! All
backgrounds and all levels of experience are welcome.
[EmacsConf 2023](https://emacsconf.org/2023/) will be a virtual conference on **December 2 and 3, 2023
(Sat-Sun, 9AM-5PM UTC-5 / 2PM-10PM UTC)**. If you'd like to present at the
conference, please **[submit your proposal](https://emacsconf.org/2023/cfp/)** by **September 14, 2023
(Friday)**.
Not sure what to talk about? We've shared a few [ideas](https://emacsconf.org/2023/ideas/) to help you get
started.
This year, we'd like to experiment with accepting proposals throughout
the CFP process. If there are similar proposals, we'll work with
people so that the talks can cover different facets. Submit your idea
early so that you can have more time to work on your talk!
# Talk formats
- **5-10 minute lightning talk:** Just the essentials! If you can
squeeze your prerecorded talk into 5-10 minutes by focusing on the
essentials (not by talking faster!), we might be able to repeat it
during the conference in order to fill gaps.
- **20-minute talk:** short enough to keep people's attention, long
enough to get into some details.
There will be time for questions and answers after your talk, so you
don't need to include that in your talk timing. Just like in EmacsConf
2022, you can answer questions via a BigBlueButton room, IRC, the
Etherpad, the wiki, or e-mail (your choice). The stream will move on
to the next talk at the scheduled time, but interested people can keep
hanging out with you for a longer conversation.
We may have time for a few longer sessions. If you'd like to be
considered for a longer time slot, please include an outline for the
extra time in addition to your 20-minute proposal.
Other session formats such as tutorials, workshops, and hangouts are
welcome as well. Let's figure out how to make things happen!
# How can you submit your proposal?
Once you're ready to submit your proposal, the [submit](https://emacsconf.org/2023/submit/) page has the
instructions on how to submit your idea.
If you need help, you can e-mail us publicly at [emacsconf-org@gnu.org](mailto:emacsconf-org@gnu.org)
or privately at [emacsconf-org-private@gnu.org](mailto:emacsconf-org-private@gnu.org). You can also come and
say hi to us on our IRC channel `#emacsconf` on `irc.libera.chat`
using [your favourite IRC client](ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/emacsconf), or by visiting [chat.emacsconf.org](https://chat.emacsconf.org) in
your web browser.
# Know someone who might have something to share?
All kinds of people use Emacs for all kinds of things. We'd love it if
EmacsConf 2023 could highlight interesting perspectives and reflect
the diversity of our community. If you know someone who might have a
good idea for a talk, please reach out to them and encourage them to
submit a proposal. Many people (especially from underrepresented
groups such as women, people of colour, non-developers, etc.) might
not consider themselves proficient enough to share their thoughts. If
you let them know that you value their knowledge and experiences, and
maybe even suggest something that you think others would like to hear
about, they may realize that they do have something worth sharing and
that we would love to hear from them.
# Want to volunteer?
If you would like to help with the conference (planning the sessions,
reviewing proposals, helping with infrastructure, making sessions more
accessible, editing video transcripts, etc.), see our [volunteer](https://emacsconf.org/2023/volunteer) page
and come say hi to us at `#emacsconf` on `irc.libera.chat`.
In addition to the [emacsconf-discuss](https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-discuss) list, feel free to subscribe to
[emacsconf-org](https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-org) as well, for discussions related to organizing the
conference by the EmacsConf organizers and volunteers.
We'd really appreciate your help in making EmacsConf 2023 the best one
so far!
# Important dates
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<td class="org-left">CFP opens</td>
<td class="org-left">June 26, 2023 (Monday)</td>
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<td class="org-left">CFP closes</td>
<td class="org-left">September 14, 2023 (Friday)</td>
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<td class="org-left">Speaker notifications</td>
<td class="org-left">September 30, 2023</td>
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<td class="org-left">Schedule published</td>
<td class="org-left">October 31, 2023</td>
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<td class="org-left">EmacsConf 2023!</td>
<td class="org-left">December 2 and 3, 2023 (Sat and Sun, 9AM-5PM UTC-5 = 2PM-10PM UTC)</td>
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</table>
If you are not available during the conference itself but you have a
neat idea that you'd like to share, please propose it anyway! You can
always handle questions after the conference, and we might even be
able to coordinate with other Emacs meetups for events in other
timezones. (If you're an Emacs meetup organizer and would like to make
this happen, please [get in touch](https://emacsconf.org/contact/)!)
# Commitment to freedom
We remain fully committed to freedom, and we will continue
using our infrastructure and streaming setup consisting entirely
of [free software](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html), much like previous EmacsConf conferences.
Articles and documentation about the EmacsConf infrastructure are
still underway, and will be announced on the emacsconf-discuss list
when available. If you are curious about the EmacsConf infrastructure
or are interested in working on it, please join our `#emacsconf-infra`
channel on `irc.libera.chat` and say hi!
