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* COMMENT How to export this file :noexport:
As of the time of writing this document (Org mode version 9.3.7), the
Org links library (=ol.el=) does not yet recognize =ircs= link types,
and will throw an error if you try to export a file containing them,
such as this file.
To work around that, you can use something along the lines of the
Emacs Lisp code below, by either adding it to your init file, or by
putting the point in the code block and hitting =C-c C-v e= (that is,
hold Ctrl, then hit c followed by v, then release Ctrl, and hit e) to
evaluate the code, working around the issue only for the current
session.
#+begin_src emacs-lisp :results silent
(org-link-set-parameters
"ircs"
:export
(lambda (link description format)
"Export an ircs link.
See `org-link-parameters' for details about LINK, DESCRIPTION and
FORMAT."
(let ((desc (or description link)))
(pcase format
(`html (format "<a href=\"ircs:%s\">%s</a>" link desc))
(`md (format "[%s](ircs:%s)" desc link))
(_ nil)))))
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* About EmacsConf
[[https://emacsconf.org/2023/][EmacsConf 2023]] is about the joy of [[Emacs][https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/]] and Emacs Lisp. Come share your experiments and adventures
with the Emacs text editor / operating system / way of life! We welcome speakers of **all backgrounds** and **all levels of experience**,
including newcomers giving their first talk. What have you found exciting about Emacs lately? What do you wish someone had told you when you
were starting out? What part of your workflow might inspire someone to get into Emacs or go deeper?
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.
* Call for participation
[[https://emacsconf.org/2023/][EmacsConf 2023]] will be a virtual conference on *December 2 and 3,
2023 (Sat-Sun)*. If you'd like to present at the conference, please
*[[https://emacsconf.org/2023/cfp/][submit your proposal]]* by *September 14, 2023 (Friday)*.
A great way to get started with writing a proposal is to start by
exploring the programs from previous years: [[https://emacsconf.org/2022/talks/][2022]], [[https://emacsconf.org/2021/schedule/][2021]], [[https://emacsconf.org/2020/schedule/][2020]], [[https://emacsconf.org/2019/schedule/][2019]], [[https://emacsconf.org/2015/schedule/][2015]],
[[https://emacsconf.org/2013/#program][2013]]. You might also find some neat ideas on the [[https://emacsconf.org/2023/ideas/][ideas]] page. Feel
free to add yours there too! If you're still not sure, come by our
IRC channel =#emacsconf= on =irc.libera.chat= and say hi. You can
join the chat using [[ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/emacsconf][your favourite IRC client]], or by visiting
[[https://chat.emacsconf.org][chat.emacsconf.org]] in your web browser.
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.
* Important dates
For EmacsConf 2023, we are planning for 9am to 5pm Toronto/EST
(2pm-10pm UTC) on December 2 and 3.
| CFP opens | June 26, 2023 (Monday) |
| CFP closes | September 14, 2023 (Friday) |
| Speaker notifications | September 30, 2023 |
| Schedule published | October 31, 2023 |
| EmacsConf 2023! | December 2 and 3, 2023 |
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,
let's [[https://emacsconf.org/contact/][get in touch]]!)
* Talk formats
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: formats
:END:
We'd like EmacsConf 2023 to inspire lots of different people to
explore lots of different things in Emacs. We hope to put together a
stream of quick ideas followed by lots of conversation over IRC and/or
Q&A sessions, with occasional deep dives into topics that many people
might find interesting or useful.
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.
Other session formats such as tutorials, workshops, and hangouts are
welcome as well, in case you would find those other formats preferable
to a traditional talk format. If you're interested in these or other
session types, please let us know [[https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-org][publicly]] or [[https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-org-private][privately]]. We'll be
happy to work something out with you.
* Preparing and submitting your proposal
It can be challenging and intimidating to prepare and submit a
proposal to a conference, and we want to help make it less so. Come
say hi to us on our IRC channel =#emacsconf= on =irc.libera.chat=, and
we'd be happy to try and answer any questions or concerns you may have
about writing your proposal or submitting it. We'd also love to
receive suggestions on how we can best help you and other prospective
speakers interested in giving a talk at EmacsConf.
Once you're ready to submit your proposal, the [[https://emacsconf.org/2023/submit/][submit]] page has the
instructions on how to submit your talk.
If you'd like to propose something other than a talk, like restreaming
the conference, you can also use this CFP to share your ideas with us.
* What happens after you submit your proposal?
The submissions will be reviewed by a selection committee. ([[https://emacsconf.org/2023/volunteer/][Volunteers
welcome!]])
If your talk is approved, we'd love it if you could help us make sure
the conference runs smoothly. After we email you with the time
allotted for your talk, we'll ask you to
- prepare a prerecording of your talk, or record it with our help if
that'd be easier for you; and
- schedule a short tech-check if you'd like to answer questions in a
live session.
Subscribe to our main mailing list, [[https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-discuss][emacsconf-discuss]], for discussion
and announcements about the EmacsConf conference.
We look forward to your ideas and submissions!
* Getting involved
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 [[https://emacsconf.org/2023/volunteer][volunteer]] page
and come say hi to us at =#emacsconf= on =irc.libera.chat=.
In addition to the [[https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-discuss][emacsconf-discuss]] list, feel free to subscribe to
[[https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-org][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!
* Commitment to freedom
We remain fully committed to freedom, and we will continue
using our infrastructure and streaming setup consisting entirely
of [[https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html][free software]], 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!
* COMMENT Copyright & License
Copyright (c) 2020 Amin Bandali, Sacha Chua, David Bremner
Copyright (c) 2021 Amin Bandali, Sacha Chua, Leo Vivier,
Sebastian Crane
Copyright (c) 2022 Amin Bandali
Copyright (c) 2023 Sacha Chua
The EmacsConf 2023 Call for Participation is part of the EmacsConf
wiki, and is dual-licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License; and the GNU
General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
version.
A copy of these two licenses is available on the EmacsConf wiki, in
the [[https://emacsconf.org/COPYING.CC-BY-SA][COPYING.CC-BY-SA]] and [[https://emacsconf.org/COPYING.GPL][COPYING.GPL]] files.
