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# Call for participation
-Have you figured out a good Emacs workflow? Used Emacs for something
-interesting? Learned more about tweaking Emacs? Want to share the
+[Emacs](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) isn't just a text editor, it's a way of life. What have you
+found exciting about Emacs lately? Have you figured out a good Emacs
+workflow? Used Emacs for something interesting? Want to share the
story of how you got into Emacs and what you've learned? Come share
what you've been learning at EmacsConf 2023 and meet other enthusiasts
along the way! All backgrounds and all levels of experience are
@@ -87,16 +88,6 @@ timezones. (If you're an Emacs meetup organizer and would like to make
this happen, please [get in touch](https://emacsconf.org/contact/)!)
-# About EmacsConf
-
-[EmacsConf 2023](https://emacsconf.org/2023/) is about the joy of 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.
-
-
# Talk formats
We'd like EmacsConf 2023 to inspire lots of different people to
@@ -165,6 +156,21 @@ and announcements about the EmacsConf conference.
We look forward to your ideas and submissions!
+# Know someone who might have something to share?
+
+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.
+
+
# Want to volunteer?
If you would like to help with the conference (planning the sessions,