2020/cfp: first round of changes

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 [[!meta title="Call for Proposals"]]
-[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2019 Amin Bandali"]]
+[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2020 Amin Bandali"]]
 
-**EmacsConf 2019 | November 2, 2019 | Virtual Conference**
+**EmacsConf 2020 | November 28 and 29, 2020 | Online Conference**
 
-The Call for Proposals for EmacsConf 2019 talks is now open, until
-**August 31, 2019**.
+The Call for Proposals for EmacsConf 2020 talks is now open, until
+**September 30, 2020**.
 
-We are back again this year, after a much too long hiatus, and we're
-calling for your participation!  EmacsConf is the conference about the
-joy of [Emacs](//www.gnu.org/software/emacs/), Emacs Lisp, and
+We are back again this year, after a successful [EmacsConf 2019|2019],
+and we are once again calling for your participation!  EmacsConf is
+the conference about the joy of [Emacs][emacs], Emacs Lisp, and
 memorizing key sequences.
 
-This year, we are holding EmacsConf as a virtual (online) conference.
-We haven't fully decided on the details and needed infrastructure yet,
-but using as much [free
-software](//www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) as possible, and
-ideally _only_ free software, for this is a priority for us.  See the
-end of this announcement if you would like to get involved and help us
-with this!
+We are holding EmacsConf 2020 as a virtual (online) conference again
+this year, more so now than ever, given the current state of the
+world.  We will continue using our infrastructure comprising only of
+[free software][freesw] much like the last EmacsConf.
 
 We welcome speakers of **all backgrounds** and **all levels of
 experience**, including newcomers submitting a proposal to give their
@@ -25,34 +22,40 @@ first talk!
 
 ### Important Dates
 
+Please mark the following (tentative) dates in your calendar:
+
 <table>
 <tbody>
 <tr>
 <td colspan="2" align="left">CFP Opens</td>
-<td colspan="2" align="right">July 29, 2019</td>
+<td colspan="2" align="right">August 17, 2020</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td colspan="2" align="left">CFP Closes</td>
-<td colspan="2" align="right">August 31, 2019</td>
+<td colspan="2" align="right">September 30, 2020</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td colspan="2" align="left">Speaker Notifications</td>
-<td colspan="2" align="right">September 7, 2019</td>
+<td colspan="2" align="right">Oct 24, 2020</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td colspan="2" align="left">Schedule Published</td>
-<td colspan="2" align="right">October 1, 2019</td>
+<td colspan="2" align="right">November 7, 2020</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
-<td colspan="2" align="left">EmacsConf 2019!</td>
-<td colspan="2" align="right">November 2, 2019</td>
+<td colspan="2" align="left">EmacsConf 2020!</td>
+<td colspan="2" align="right">November 28 and 29, 2020</td>
 </tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
 
+Note that although we will try our best to stick to the above dates,
+we are currently treating them as somewhat tentative, in case an
+urgent matter comes up and things have be scheduled around.
+
 ### Talk Formats
 
-The following are the main formats for EmacsConf 2019 talks:
+The following are the main formats for EmacsConf 2020 talks:
 
 - **10 minutes** (Lightning talk): Quickly present a cool project,
   concept, or trick!
@@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ Other session formats such as tutorials and workshops could be
 arranged as well.  If you are interested in these or other kinds of
 sessions, let us know and we can try to arrange it!
 
-Keynote speaker(s) for EmacsConf 2019 will be introduced in a future
+Keynote speaker(s) for EmacsConf 2020 will be introduced in a future
 announcement.
 
 ### Topic Ideas
@@ -80,8 +83,8 @@ favourite IRC client](irc://irc.freenode.net:6667/emacsconf) or the
 [freenode webchat](https://webchat.freenode.net/#emacsconf).
 
 A great way to write a strong proposal is to start by exploring the
-programs from previous years: [[2015|2015/schedule]],
-[[2013|2013#program]].
+programs from previous years: [[2019|2019/schedule]],
+[[2015|2015/schedule]], [[2013|2013#program]].
 
 ### Submission
 
@@ -106,3 +109,7 @@ Don't forget to subscribe to our mailing list
 for discussion and announcements about the EmacsConf conference.
 
 We look forward to your ideas and submissions!
+
+
+[emacs]: //www.gnu.org/software/emacs/emacs.html
+[freesw]: //www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html