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Welcome to EmacsConf 2024, where we have fun
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exploring how much we can do with a text editor.
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It's hard to give a general overview
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of all the cool talks today and tomorrow,
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so you can flip through the talks
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and see what sparks your interests.
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Don't feel limited to one track or another.
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The best parts of EmacsConf are the conversations.
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The wiki has a page on how to watch and participate,
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and I'll give you a quick overview as well.
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You can watch both streams at live.emacsconf.org
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using free and open source software.
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Using a streaming media player like mpv
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seems to be the best way to watch in terms of performance
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but there are also web-based players
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just in case that's all you've got.
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The schedule shows the General track on top
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and the Development track on the bottom,
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so you can see what else is going on.
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As you're watching the talks,
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you can refer to the schedule in another window.
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Hover over the boxes to see the times and titles,
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and click on the boxes in the schedule
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to jump to the talk's page for more details.
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You can also get the schedule as an iCalendar file
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or as an Org file in different time zones.
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Many talks will be followed by
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live Q&A web conferences with the speaker,
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which will be done in BigBlueButton or BBB.
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These are indicated with a solid border on the schedule
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and by Q&A: BBB on the schedule page.
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You can join the web conference room
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by clicking on the BBB link
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on the schedule page or the talk's webpage.
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Then you can ask your questions yourself when the Q&A starts.
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To improve performance, please keep your webcam off
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and stay muted until it's your turn to talk.
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If you don't like Javascript,
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you can still ask questions via IRC
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and the hosts can read them out for you.
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We're probably going to automatically switch
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between talks and Q&A sessions,
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so the transitions on the stream might be a little sudden.
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People in the BigBlueButton room
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can continue the conversation
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even after the talk moves off-stream.
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and you can also reach out to the speakers
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using the contact information on the talk page.
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Other talks will have Q&A via Etherpad or IRC,
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depending on what the speakers prefer.
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This is indicated in the schedule with a dashed border
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and on the schedule page as well.
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As an experiment,
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the Q&A for the mcclim talk this afternoon
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will also be in LambdaMOO.
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If you'd like to try it out,
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see the mcclim talk page for instructions
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so you can join the discussion there.
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The schedule pages and track pages have quick shortcuts
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so that you can find out more about talks, open the Etherpads,
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and join the Q&A sessions.
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The watch page has more tips
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on how to make the most of Q&A.
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If you can, please add notes and ask questions
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in the Etherpad for the talk. That makes it easier
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for everyone to share their notes,
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and speakers and hosts can read the questions from there.
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We'll copy the notes to the talk pages afterwards.
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We have one pad for each talk,
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so you can follow the links to get to the next one
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or go back to the schedule and get the link from there.
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If you have general feedback about
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the conference itself, please put it in
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pad.emacsconf.org/2024 , which is linked on each pad.
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You can also use this as a general community message board
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for things like Help Wanted.
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Internet Relay Chat or IRC can be another great way
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to be part of lots of conversations.
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You can use chat.emacsconf.org to join the IRC channels
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through your web browser.
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The tabs on the left can help you
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switch between the different channels.
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There's #emacsconf-gen for the General track
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and #emacsconf-dev for the Development track.
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If you need to reach us, you can join #emacsconf-org
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or e-mail emacsconf-org-private@gnu.org.
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You can use #emacsconf for hallway conversations.
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Of course, you can join any of these channels
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with your favourite IRC client
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by connecting to irc.libera.chat
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port 6697 using TLS.
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Once again, we're going to be streaming with open captions
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for most of the talks this year, thanks to our speakers and
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captioning volunteers. The captioned talks are indicated
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on the schedule, and with any luck, we'll be posting
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transcripts on talk pages shortly after the talks start.
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If you need additional accommodations,
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please let us know in #emacsconf-org
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and we'll see if we can make things happen.
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If something goes down, we'll update status.emacsconf.org.
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If it doesn't look like we've noticed yet,
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please let us know in the #emacsconf-org IRC channel,
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where we will be quietly panicking.
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In all of these conversations, please keep in mind
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our guidelines for conduct. You can find them on the wiki.
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They basically boil down to: please be nice.
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If all goes well, the prerecorded talks and transcripts
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should be available from the talk pages
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shortly after they start playing,
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and we'll post the recordings of live talks
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and Q&A sessions within the next month or so.
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If you'd like to get an update, you can subscribe to
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the emacsconf-discuss mailing list.
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All right, let's get going.
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Leo is hosting the general track,
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and Corwin is hosting the development track.
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The other volunteers and I will run around mostly backstage,
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and you'll probably meet us in the closing remarks.
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That's also where we get to thank
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all the people and organizations
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who make EmacsConf possible.
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Thanks for coming to EmacsConf 2024.
