2020/emacsconf-2020-cfp.org: bring over tweaks by Sacha and David

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@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ The following are the main formats for EmacsConf 2020 talks:
   and/or do a demo!  Extended talks are a great way of really
   educating the audience about something you enjoy.
 
+We hope to have lots of great submissions this year, just like last
+year.  In order that as many people as possible can present, it helps
+if presenters can be flexible about their time slots.  So, for
+non-lightning talk submissions, please let us know besides your main
+preferred format if a shorter format would also work for your talk.
+
 Q&A time is *included* in the Standard and Extended time slots; please
 time your presentation accordingly.  If you would like to take
 questions live, we recommend aiming for a 15-minute presentation for
@@ -84,11 +90,25 @@ exploring the programs from previous years: [[https://emacsconf.org/2019/schedul
 Once you're ready to submit your proposal, the [[https://emacsconf.org/2020/submit/][submit]] page has the
 instructions on how to submit your talk.
 
-We are committed to increasing the participation of speakers belonging
-to groups traditionally underrepresented at free software conferences,
-including women and people of colour.  If you're comfortable sharing
-demographic information, please include them in your submission email,
-but your proposal will not be judged negatively if you leave them out.
+All kinds of people use Emacs for all kinds of things.  We would love
+it if EmacsConf 2020 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, and
+non-developers) might not consider themselves expert enough to share
+their thoughts.  If you let them know that you value their knowledge
+and maybe even suggest something that you think others would like to
+hear more about, they may realize that they have something worth
+sharing and that we would love to hear from them.
+
+This year, we are experimenting with an anonymized submission process.
+Identifying information will be removed from submissions by a
+conference organizer who will not participate in talk selection.  The
+anonymized submissions will then be reviewed by a selection committee.
+We hope this will help reduce bias and encourage contribution.  We
+look forward to hearing from you (and the people you want to nudge to
+speak)!
 
 * Getting involved