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authorAmin Bandali <bandali@gnu.org>2020-08-20 22:02:25 -0400
committerAmin Bandali <bandali@gnu.org>2020-08-20 22:02:25 -0400
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[[!meta title="Call for Proposals"]]
-[[!meta copyright="Copyright &copy; 2020 Amin Bandali"]]
+[[!meta copyright="Copyright &copy; 2020 Amin Bandali, Sacha Chua, David Bremner"]]
**EmacsConf 2020 | November 28 and 29, 2020 | Online Conference**
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@ The following are the main formats for EmacsConf 2020 talks:
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 let us know
-what you prefer, and if that isn't a lightning talk, also let us know
-if a shorter format would also work.
+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
@@ -112,23 +112,25 @@ exploring the programs from previous years: [[2019|2019/schedule]],
Once you're ready to submit your proposal, the [[submit]] page has the
instructions on how to submit your talk.
-All kinds of people use Emacs for all kinds of things. We would love
+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
+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. Many people (especially from underrepresented groups such as
-women, people of color, 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.
+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
+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)!
+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