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diff --git a/2021/submit.md b/2021/submit.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6fe07f2f --- /dev/null +++ b/2021/submit.md @@ -0,0 +1,100 @@ +[[!meta title="Submit"]] +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2019, 2020 Amin Bandali<br /> +Copyright 2021 Amin Bandali, Sacha Chua, Leo Vivier"]] + +When you're ready to submit your proposal, send your submission via +email to <emacsconf-submit@gnu.org> by **September 30**, including at +minimum these essential information: + +- Your (preferred) name; + +- the title of your talk/session; + +- an abstract of your talk (500 words or less); + +- brief descriptions/outlines for [[all talk formats|cfp#formats]] up + to your maximum planned length: + - 5-10 minutes: + - 20 minutes: + - 40 minutes: + +- your availability during the conference days (Nov 27 and 28) and how + you'd like to handle questions (live web conference, IRC, pad, wiki, + questions after the event); and + +- your agreement with the speaker release for EmacsConf (see below). + + +Please use the following template for your submission email, +filling it out with information about you and your proposal: + +``` +Name: + + +Title: + + +Abstract: + + + + + + + + +- 5-10 minutes: (brief description/outline) +- 20 minutes: (brief description/outline) +- 40 minutes: (brief description/outline) + +Availability and preferred Q&A approach: + +Speaker release: + + By submitting this proposal, I agree that my presentation at + EmacsConf 2021 is subject to the following terms and conditions: + + The EmacsConf organizers may capture audio and video (a "Recording") + of my presentation and any associated materials, which may include + slides, notes, transcripts, and prerecording(s) of my presentation + that I provide to the EmacsConf organizers. + + I authorize the EmacsConf organizers to distribute, reproduce, + publicly display, and prepare derivative works of the Recording and + any derivative works of the Recording (the "Licensed Materials") + under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 + International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license. + + I grant to the EmacsConf organizers permission to use my name, + likeness, and biographic information in association with their use + of the Licensed Materials under the above license. + + I represent that I have the authority to grant the above license to + the EmacsConf organizers. If my presentation incorporates any + material owned by third parties, I represent that the material is + sublicensable to the EmacsConf organizers or that my use of them is + fair use. +``` + + +All kinds of people use Emacs for all kinds of things. We would love +it if EmacsConf 2021 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 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. + +We will continue using an anonymized submission process this year as +well. Identifying information will be removed from the submissions by +a conference organizer who will not participate in talk selection. +The anonymized submissions will then be reviewed by a selection +committee (if you would like to help review submissions as part of +this committee, please [[let us know|contact]]. 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)! |