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diff --git a/2022/cfp.org b/2022/cfp.org index 2e451119..00ec7423 100644 --- a/2022/cfp.org +++ b/2022/cfp.org @@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ Copyright © 2022 Amin Bandali"]] <!-- cfp.md is exported from cfp.org, please modify that instead. --> #+end_export -* THIS IS A DRAFT; PLEASE DO NOT POST/SHARE! - * COMMENT How to export this file :noexport: As of the time of writing this document (Org mode version 9.3.7), the @@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ FORMAT." [[https://emacsconf.org/2022/][EmacsConf 2022]] will be a virtual conference on *December 3 and 4, 2022 (Sat-Sun)*. If you'd like to present at the conference, please -[[https://emacsconf.org/2022/cfp/][submit your proposal]] by *August 31, 2022*. +[[https://emacsconf.org/2022/cfp/][submit your proposal]] by *September 18, 2022*. EmacsConf 2022 is about the joy of [[https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/][Emacs]] and Emacs Lisp. Come share your experiments and adventures with the Emacs text editor / operating @@ -74,11 +72,11 @@ 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 maybe even -suggest something that you think others would like to hear 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 @@ -86,8 +84,8 @@ For EmacsConf 2022, we are planning for 9am to 5pm Toronto/EST (2pm-10pm UTC) on December 3 and 4. Depending on people's availability, it might be two half-days. -| CFP opens | July 13, 2022 | -| CFP closes | August 31, 2022 | +| CFP opens | July 17, 2022 | +| CFP closes | September 18, 2022 | | Speaker notifications | September 30, 2022 | | Schedule published | October 31, 2022 | | EmacsConf 2022! | December 3 and 4, 2022 | @@ -113,7 +111,7 @@ stream of quick ideas followed by lots of conversation over IRC and/or Q&A sessions, with occasional deep dives into topics that many people might find interesting or useful. -As you think about your talk, consider what you can share in: +As you think about your talk/session, consider what you can share in: - *Up to 10 minutes total:* What is the core idea? What do you want people to do or remember? You can show just enough to get people @@ -173,6 +171,7 @@ 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. @@ -191,6 +190,22 @@ reviewing proposals, helping with infrastructure, making sessions more accessible, editing video transcripts, etc.), see our [[https://emacsconf.org/2022/planning/][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 +[[https://emacsconf.org/contact/][get in touch]] 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 and say hi; we'd love to have your help! + In addition to the [[https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-discuss][emacsconf-discuss]] list, feel free to subscribe to [[https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-org][emacsconf-org]] as well, for discussions related to organizing the conference by the EmacsConf organizers and volunteers. @@ -203,7 +218,11 @@ so far! We remain fully committed to freedom, and we will continue using our infrastructure and streaming setup consisting entirely of [[https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html][free software]], 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! * COMMENT Copyright & License |