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* 2022/cfp.org: First pass for changes for 2022.
Mainly, experiment with renaming the CfP from 'Call for Proposals' to 'Call for Participation', and drop the 'Office hours' section for the time being.
Diffstat (limited to '2022')
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-rw-r--r--2022/cfp.org108
2 files changed, 87 insertions, 122 deletions
diff --git a/2022/cfp.md b/2022/cfp.md
index 0b0a9acd..c848043c 100644
--- a/2022/cfp.md
+++ b/2022/cfp.md
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
-[[!meta title="Call for Proposals"]]
-[[!meta copyright="Copyright &copy; 2020 Amin Bandali, Sacha Chua, David Bremner<br />Copyright &copy; 2021 Amin Bandali, Sacha Chua, Leo Vivier, Sebastian Crane"]]
-<!-- This file is exported from cfp.org, so don't modify it directly. --->
+[[!meta title="Call for Participation"]]
+[[!meta copyright="Copyright &copy; 2020 Amin Bandali, Sacha Chua,
+David Bremner<br />
+Copyright &copy; 2021 Amin Bandali, Sacha Chua, Leo Vivier,
+Sebastian Crane<br />
+Copyright &copy; 2022 Amin Bandali"]]
+<!-- cfp.md is exported from cfp.org, please modify that instead. -->
-# Call for Proposals
+# THIS IS A DRAFT; PLEASE DO NOT POST/SHARE!
-[EmacsConf 2021](https://emacsconf.org/2021/) will be a virtual conference on **November 27 and 28,
-2021 (Sat-Sun)**. If you'd like to present at the conference, please
-[submit your proposal](https://emacsconf.org/2021/cfp/) by **September 30, 2021**.
-EmacsConf 2021 is about the joy of [Emacs](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) and Emacs Lisp. Come share
+# Call for Participation
+
+[EmacsConf 2022](https://emacsconf.org/2022/) will be a virtual conference on **MMMM DD and DD,
+2022 (Sat-Sun)**. If you'd like to present at the conference, please
+[submit your proposal](https://emacsconf.org/2022/cfp/) by **August 31, 2022**.
+
+EmacsConf 2022 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
@@ -18,15 +25,15 @@ 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?
A great way to get started with writing a proposal is to start by
-exploring the programs from previous years: [2020](https://emacsconf.org/2020/schedule/), [2019](https://emacsconf.org/2019/schedule/), [2015](https://emacsconf.org/2015/schedule/), [2013](https://emacsconf.org/2013/#program).
-You might also find some neat ideas on the [ideas](https://emacsconf.org/2021/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 [your favourite IRC client](ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/emacsconf), or by visiting
+exploring the programs from previous years: [2021](https://emacsconf.org/2021/schedule/), [2020](https://emacsconf.org/2020/schedule/), [2019](https://emacsconf.org/2019/schedule/), [2015](https://emacsconf.org/2015/schedule/),
+[2013](https://emacsconf.org/2013/#program). You might also find some neat ideas on the [ideas](https://emacsconf.org/2022/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 [your favourite IRC client](ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/emacsconf), or by visiting
[chat.emacsconf.org](https://chat.emacsconf.org) in your web browser.
All kinds of people use Emacs for all kinds of things. We'd love it
-if EmacsConf 2021 could highlight interesting perspectives and reflect
+if EmacsConf 2022 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
@@ -40,8 +47,8 @@ love to hear from them.
# Important dates
-For EmacsConf 2021, we are planning for 9am to 5pm Toronto/EST
-(2pm-10pm UTC) on November 27 and 28. Depending on people's
+For EmacsConf 2022, we are planning for 9am to 5pm Toronto/EST
+(2pm-10pm UTC) on MMMM DD and DD. Depending on people's
availability, it might be two half-days.
<table border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" rules="groups" frame="hsides">
@@ -55,31 +62,31 @@ availability, it might be two half-days.
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="org-left">CFP opens</td>
-<td class="org-left">August 5, 2021</td>
+<td class="org-left">June DD, 2022</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="org-left">CFP closes</td>
-<td class="org-left">September 30, 2021</td>
+<td class="org-left">August 31, 2022</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="org-left">Speaker notifications</td>
-<td class="org-left">October 15, 2021</td>
+<td class="org-left">MMMM DD, 2022</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="org-left">Schedule published</td>
-<td class="org-left">October 31, 2021</td>
+<td class="org-left">MMMM DD, 2022</td>
</tr>
<tr>
-<td class="org-left">EmacsConf 2021!</td>
-<td class="org-left">November 27 and 28, 2021</td>
+<td class="org-left">EmacsConf 2022!</td>
+<td class="org-left">MMMM DD and DD, 2022</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
@@ -101,7 +108,7 @@ Thank you for your patience and understanding.
# Talk formats
-We'd like EmacsConf 2021 to inspire lots of different people to
+We'd like EmacsConf 2022 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
@@ -147,32 +154,17 @@ session types, please let us know [publicly](https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listi
happy to work something out with you.
-# Office hours
-
-We're aware that it can be intimidating to submit a proposal to a
-conference, so we thought we'd try to help! This year, we're opening
-up the doors of our virtual offices for you to come talk to us about
-your proposals with hopes of helping you with any hurdles you may be
-facing with preparing your proposal.
-
-We'd like to publish a schedule of availabilities of volunteers for
-holding office hours. Currently these volunteers consist of some of
-the EmacsConf organizers, but we'd love to have the help of other
-members of the Emacs community as well. If you are a more experienced
-Emacs user and would like to help with this, please [get in touch](https://emacsconf.org/contact/)!
-
-You can find the schedule for upcoming office hours (along with other
-Emacs events) at <https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/Usergroups> . You can
-also get an iCal feed at
-<https://emacslife.com/calendar/emacs-calendar.ics> or get HTML/Org
-files in various timezones at <https://emacslife.com/calendar/> . When
-in session, the office hours will be held in this BigBlueButton room:
-<https://bbb.emacsverse.org/b/ban-qye-fd1-5kw>.
-
+# Preparing and submitting your proposal
-# Submitting your proposal
+We're aware that 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 [submit](https://emacsconf.org/2021/submit/) page has the
+Once you're ready to submit your proposal, the [submit](https://emacsconf.org/2022/submit/) page has the
instructions on how to submit your talk.
We use an anonymized submission process to reduce bias and encourage
@@ -200,14 +192,14 @@ We look forward to your ideas and submissions!
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 [planning](https://emacsconf.org/2021/planning/) page
+accessible, editing video transcripts, etc.), see our [planning](https://emacsconf.org/2022/planning/) 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 2021 the best one
+We'd really appreciate your help in making EmacsConf 2022 the best one
so far!
@@ -216,14 +208,5 @@ so far!
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.
-An article describing our infrastructure and tools is underway,
-and will be announced on the emacsconf-discuss list when published.
-
-[emacs]: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/
-[freesw]: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
-[libera-emacsconf]: ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/emacsconf
-[chat]: https://chat.emacsconf.org
-[emacsconf-discuss]: https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-discuss
-[emacsconf-org]: https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-org
-[emacsconf-org-private]: https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-org-private
+TODO: Announce infrastructure article when published.
diff --git a/2022/cfp.org b/2022/cfp.org
index 8ce99da2..27d34768 100644
--- a/2022/cfp.org
+++ b/2022/cfp.org
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
-#+title: EmacsConf 2021
+#+title: EmacsConf 2022
#+subtitle: Online Conference
-#+date: November 27 and 28, 2021
+#+date: MMMM DD and DD, 2022
#+options: author:nil toc:nil
#+begin_export md
-[[!meta title="Call for Proposals"]]
-[[!meta copyright="Copyright &copy; 2020 Amin Bandali, Sacha Chua, David Bremner<br />Copyright &copy; 2021 Amin Bandali, Sacha Chua, Leo Vivier, Sebastian Crane"]]
-<!-- This file is exported from cfp.org, so don't modify it directly. --->
+[[!meta title="Call for Participation"]]
+[[!meta copyright="Copyright &copy; 2020 Amin Bandali, Sacha Chua,
+David Bremner<br />
+Copyright &copy; 2021 Amin Bandali, Sacha Chua, Leo Vivier,
+Sebastian Crane<br />
+Copyright &copy; 2022 Amin Bandali"]]
+<!-- cfp.md is exported from cfp.org, please modify that instead. -->
#+end_export
+* THIS IS A DRAFT; PLEASE DO NOT POST/SHARE!
+
* COMMENT How to export this file :noexport:
As of the time of writing this document (Org mode version 9.3.7), the
@@ -40,13 +46,13 @@ FORMAT."
[[elisp:(org-md-export-to-markdown)][Export this file to Markdown]]
-* Call for Proposals
+* Call for Participation
-[[https://emacsconf.org/2021/][EmacsConf 2021]] will be a virtual conference on *November 27 and 28,
-2021 (Sat-Sun)*. If you'd like to present at the conference, please
-[[https://emacsconf.org/2021/cfp/][submit your proposal]] by *September 30, 2021*.
+[[https://emacsconf.org/2022/][EmacsConf 2022]] will be a virtual conference on *MMMM DD and DD,
+2022 (Sat-Sun)*. If you'd like to present at the conference, please
+[[https://emacsconf.org/2022/cfp/][submit your proposal]] by *August 31, 2022*.
-EmacsConf 2021 is about the joy of [[https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/][Emacs]] and Emacs Lisp. Come share
+EmacsConf 2022 is about the joy of [[https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/][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
@@ -55,15 +61,15 @@ 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?
A great way to get started with writing a proposal is to start by
-exploring the programs from previous years: [[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/2021/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
+exploring the programs from previous years: [[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/2022/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.
All kinds of people use Emacs for all kinds of things. We'd love it
-if EmacsConf 2021 could highlight interesting perspectives and reflect
+if EmacsConf 2022 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
@@ -76,15 +82,15 @@ love to hear from them.
* Important dates
-For EmacsConf 2021, we are planning for 9am to 5pm Toronto/EST
-(2pm-10pm UTC) on November 27 and 28. Depending on people's
+For EmacsConf 2022, we are planning for 9am to 5pm Toronto/EST
+(2pm-10pm UTC) on MMMM DD and DD. Depending on people's
availability, it might be two half-days.
-| CFP opens | August 5, 2021 |
-| CFP closes | September 30, 2021 |
-| Speaker notifications | October 15, 2021 |
-| Schedule published | October 31, 2021 |
-| EmacsConf 2021! | November 27 and 28, 2021 |
+| CFP opens | June DD, 2022 |
+| CFP closes | August 31, 2022 |
+| Speaker notifications | MMMM DD, 2022 |
+| Schedule published | MMMM DD, 2022 |
+| EmacsConf 2022! | MMMM DD and DD, 2022 |
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
@@ -101,7 +107,7 @@ Thank you for your patience and understanding.
#+md: <a name="formats"></a>
* Talk formats
-We'd like EmacsConf 2021 to inspire lots of different people to
+We'd like EmacsConf 2022 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
@@ -146,31 +152,17 @@ 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.
-* Office hours
-
-We're aware that it can be intimidating to submit a proposal to a
-conference, so we thought we'd try to help! This year, we're opening
-up the doors of our virtual offices for you to come talk to us about
-your proposals with hopes of helping you with any hurdles you may be
-facing with preparing your proposal.
-
-We'd like to publish a schedule of availabilities of volunteers for
-holding office hours. Currently these volunteers consist of some of
-the EmacsConf organizers, but we'd love to have the help of other
-members of the Emacs community as well. If you are a more experienced
-Emacs user and would like to help with this, please [[https://emacsconf.org/contact/][get in touch]]!
-
-You can find the schedule for upcoming office hours (along with other
-Emacs events) at https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/Usergroups . You can
-also get an iCal feed at
-https://emacslife.com/calendar/emacs-calendar.ics or get HTML/Org
-files in various timezones at https://emacslife.com/calendar/ . When
-in session, the office hours will be held in this BigBlueButton room:
-https://bbb.emacsverse.org/b/ban-qye-fd1-5kw.
+* Preparing and submitting your proposal
-* Submitting your proposal
+We're aware that 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/2021/submit/][submit]] page has the
+Once you're ready to submit your proposal, the [[https://emacsconf.org/2022/submit/][submit]] page has the
instructions on how to submit your talk.
We use an anonymized submission process to reduce bias and encourage
@@ -197,14 +189,14 @@ We look forward to your ideas and submissions!
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/2021/planning/][planning]] page
+accessible, editing video transcripts, etc.), see our [[https://emacsconf.org/2022/planning/][planning]] 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 2021 the best one
+We'd really appreciate your help in making EmacsConf 2022 the best one
so far!
* Commitment to freedom
@@ -212,27 +204,17 @@ so far!
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.
-An article describing our infrastructure and tools is underway,
-and will be announced on the emacsconf-discuss list when published.
-
-#+begin_export md
-[emacs]: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/
-[freesw]: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
-[libera-emacsconf]: ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/emacsconf
-[chat]: https://chat.emacsconf.org
-[emacsconf-discuss]: https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-discuss
-[emacsconf-org]: https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-org
-[emacsconf-org-private]: https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-org-private
-#+end_export
+TODO: Announce infrastructure article when published.
* 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
-The EmacsConf 2021 Call for Proposals is part of the EmacsConf wiki,
-and is dual-licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons
+The EmacsConf 2022 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