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+[[!meta title="Call for Proposals"]]
+
+**EmacsConf 2019 | November 2, 2019 | Virtual Conference**
+
+The Call for Proposals for EmacsConf 2019 talks is now open, until
+**August 31, 2019**.
+
+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
+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 welcome speakers of **all backgrounds** and **all levels of
+experience**, including newcomers submitting a proposal to give their
+first talk!
+
+### Important Dates
+
+<table>
+<tbody>
+<tr>
+<td colspan="2" align="left">CFP Opens</td>
+<td colspan="2" align="right">July 29, 2019</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td colspan="2" align="left">CFP Closes</td>
+<td colspan="2" align="right">August 31, 2019</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td colspan="2" align="left">Speaker Notifications</td>
+<td colspan="2" align="right">September 7, 2019</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td colspan="2" align="left">Schedule Published</td>
+<td colspan="2" align="right">October 1, 2019</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td colspan="2" align="left">EmacsConf 2019!</td>
+<td colspan="2" align="right">November 2, 2019</td>
+</tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
+
+### Talk Formats
+
+The following are the main formats for EmacsConf 2019 talks:
+
+- **10 minutes** (Lightning talk): Quickly present a cool project,
+  concept, or trick!
+- **20 minutes** (Standard talk): Introduce the audience to a new
+  Emacs mode, concept, or just talk about something not necessarily
+  shiny and new but that you find really neat nonetheless.
+- **45 minutes** (Extended talk): Take your time going more in depth,
+  and/or do a demo!  Extended talks are a great way of really
+  educating the audience about something you enjoy.
+
+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
+announcement.
+
+### Topic Ideas
+
+Not sure what to give a talk about?  You might find some neat ideas on
+the [[ideas]] page (feel free to add yours there too)!  If you're
+still not sure, come by our IRC channel `#emacsconf` on
+`irc.freenode.net` and say hi.  You can join the chat using [your
+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#program]],
+[[2013|2013#program]].
+
+### Submission
+
+Once you're ready to submit your proposal, the [[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.
+
+### Getting Involved
+
+If you would like to get involved with the various aspects of
+organizing the conference like planning the sessions or help setting
+up the infrastructure, see our [[planning]] page and come say hi to us
+at `#emacsconf` on `irc.freenode.net`.
+
+Don't forget to subscribe to our mailing list
+[emacsconf-discuss](//lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-discuss)
+for discussion and announcements about the EmacsConf conference.
+
+We look forward to your ideas and submissions!