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diff --git a/2022/cfp.md b/2022/cfp.md index c848043c..5b07d426 100644 --- a/2022/cfp.md +++ b/2022/cfp.md @@ -7,14 +7,11 @@ Copyright © 2022 Amin Bandali"]] <!-- cfp.md is exported from cfp.org, please modify that instead. --> -# THIS IS A DRAFT; PLEASE DO NOT POST/SHARE! - - # Call for Participation -[EmacsConf 2022](https://emacsconf.org/2022/) will be a virtual conference on **MMMM DD and DD, +[EmacsConf 2022](https://emacsconf.org/2022/) will be a virtual conference on **December 3 and 4, 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**. +[submit your proposal](https://emacsconf.org/2022/cfp/) by **September 30, 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 @@ -26,7 +23,7 @@ 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: [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 +[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 @@ -34,21 +31,21 @@ join the chat using [your favourite IRC client](ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/emac All kinds of people use Emacs for all kinds of things. We'd love it 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 +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. +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. # Important dates For EmacsConf 2022, we are planning for 9am to 5pm Toronto/EST -(2pm-10pm UTC) on MMMM DD and DD. Depending on people's +(2pm-10pm UTC) on December 3 and 4. Depending on people's availability, it might be two half-days. <table border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" rules="groups" frame="hsides"> @@ -62,31 +59,31 @@ availability, it might be two half-days. <tbody> <tr> <td class="org-left">CFP opens</td> -<td class="org-left">June DD, 2022</td> +<td class="org-left">July 17, 2022</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="org-left">CFP closes</td> -<td class="org-left">August 31, 2022</td> +<td class="org-left">September 30, 2022</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="org-left">Speaker notifications</td> -<td class="org-left">MMMM DD, 2022</td> +<td class="org-left">October 15, 2022</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="org-left">Schedule published</td> -<td class="org-left">MMMM DD, 2022</td> +<td class="org-left">October 31, 2022</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="org-left">EmacsConf 2022!</td> -<td class="org-left">MMMM DD and DD, 2022</td> +<td class="org-left">December 3 and 4, 2022</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> @@ -165,13 +162,9 @@ 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/2022/submit/) page has the -instructions on how to submit your talk. - -We use an anonymized submission process to reduce bias and encourage -contribution. Identifying information will be removed from -submissions by a conference organizer who will not participate in -talk selection. The anonymized submissions will then be reviewed by -a selection committee. +instructions on how to submit your talk. The submissions will then be +reviewed by a selection committee (please [let us know](https://emacsconf.org/contact/) if you would +like to help review submissions as part of this committee). If your talk is approved, we'd love it if you could help us make sure the conference runs smoothly. After we email you with the time @@ -179,12 +172,16 @@ allotted for your talk, we'll ask you to - prepare a prerecording of your talk, or record it with our help if that'd be easier for you; and + - schedule a short tech-check if you'd like to be able to answer questions in a live session. Don't forget to subscribe to our main mailing list, [emacsconf-discuss](https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-discuss), for discussion and announcements about the EmacsConf conference. +If you'd like to propose something other than a talk, like restreaming +the conference, you can also use this CFP to share your ideas with us. + We look forward to your ideas and submissions! @@ -195,6 +192,22 @@ reviewing proposals, helping with infrastructure, making sessions more 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`. +Importantly, as EmacsConf continues to grow and receive increasingly +more talk/session proposal submissions each year, we have thought +about adding multiple parallel tracks during the conference days to +accommodate the large number of sessions. However, we're currently +a very small team and we would need your help to do it! If you're +interested in helping stream a parallel EmacsConf track and have a +reliable internet connection with decent speed and bandwidth, please +[get in touch](https://emacsconf.org/contact/) with us so we can help get you set up for streaming. +We'd also likely need more volunteers still for each track, for +example a host for that track to announce the next talk (this can also +be done by the streamer if the streamer is interested and able to) and +another volunteer to help check in speakers of upcoming live sessions. + +If you are interested and able to help with any of the above, please +reach out to us; we'd love to have your help! + 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. @@ -208,5 +221,9 @@ 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. -TODO: Announce infrastructure article when published. +Articles and documentation about the EmacsConf infrastructure are +still underway, and will be announced on the emacsconf-discuss list +when available. If you are curious about the EmacsConf infrastructure +or are interested in working on it, please join our `#emacsconf-infra` +channel on `irc.libera.chat` and say hi! |