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+[[!meta title="Call for Participation"]]
+[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2020 Amin Bandali, Sacha Chua,
+David Bremner<br />
+Copyright &copy; 2021 Amin Bandali, Sacha Chua, Leo Vivier,
+Sebastian Crane<br />
+Copyright &copy; 2022 Amin Bandali<br />
+Copyright &copy; 2023 Sacha Chua"]]
+<!-- cfp.md is exported from cfp.org, please modify that instead. -->
+
+# Call for participation
+
+What have you found exciting about [Emacs](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) lately? Have you figured out
+a good workflow? Used Emacs for something interesting? Come share
+what you've been learning at EmacsConf 2023 and meet other enthusiasts
+along the way! All backgrounds and all levels of experience are
+welcome. Emacs isn't just a text editor, it's a way of life!
+
+Not sure what to talk about? We've shared a few [ideas](https://emacsconf.org/2023/ideas/) to help you get
+started.
+
+[EmacsConf 2023](https://emacsconf.org/2023/) will be a virtual conference on **December 2 and 3, 2023
+(Sat-Sun, 9AM-5PM UTC-5 / 2PM-10PM UTC)**. If you'd like to present at
+the conference, please **[submit your proposal](https://emacsconf.org/2023/cfp/)** by **September 15, 2023
+(Friday)**. You can also take a look at [the talks so far](https://emacsconf.org/2023/talks) to see how
+your talk can add to other ideas!
+
+# Talk formats
+
+Ideally, talks will be prerecorded so that you can script and edit
+them as tightly as you want, and so that they can be captioned for
+accessibility. Here are the talk options:
+
+- **5-10 minute lightning talk:** just the essentials! If you can
+ squeeze your prerecorded talk into 5-10 minutes by focusing on the
+ essentials (not by talking super quickly!), we might be able to
+ repeat it during the conference in order to fill gaps.
+- **20-minute talk:** short enough to keep people's attention, long
+ enough to get into some details.
+
+There will be time for questions and answers after your talk, so you
+don't need to include that in your talk timing. Just like in EmacsConf
+2022, you can answer questions via a live BigBlueButton web
+conference, IRC ([Internet Relay Chat](https://chat.emacsconf.org)), the Etherpad (a web-based
+collaborative document), the wiki, or e-mail (your choice). The stream
+will move on to the next talk at the scheduled time, but interested
+people can keep hanging out with you for a longer conversation.
+
+If you are not available during the conference itself but you have
+a neat idea that you'd like to share, please propose it anyway!
+You can always handle questions after the conference, and we might
+even be able to coordinate with other Emacs meetups for events in
+other timezones.
+
+We may have time for a few longer sessions. If you'd like to be
+considered for a longer time slot, please include an outline for the
+extra time in addition to your 20-minute proposal. Other session
+formats such as tutorials, workshops, and hangouts are welcome as
+well.
+
+# Submitting your proposal
+
+[Send us your idea](https://emacsconf.org/2023/submit/) as soon as you can, so that you can have more time
+to work on your talk. (Proposal deadline: September 15, 2023) This
+year, we'd like to experiment with accepting proposals throughout the
+CFP process. If there are similar proposals, we'll work with people
+so that the talks can cover different facets.
+
+If you need help, you can e-mail us publicly at [emacsconf-org@gnu.org](mailto:emacsconf-org@gnu.org)
+or privately at [emacsconf-org-private@gnu.org](mailto:emacsconf-org-private@gnu.org). You can also come and
+say hi to us on our IRC channel `#emacsconf` on `irc.libera.chat`
+using [your favourite IRC client](ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/emacsconf), or by visiting [chat.emacsconf.org](https://chat.emacsconf.org) in
+your web browser.
+
+# Know someone who might have something to share?
+
+All kinds of people use Emacs for all kinds of things. We'd love it
+if EmacsConf 2023 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 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.
+
+# Want to volunteer?
+
+If you would like to help with the conference (planning the sessions,
+reviewing proposals, helping with infrastructure, making sessions more
+accessible, editing video transcripts, etc.), see our [volunteer](https://emacsconf.org/2023/volunteer/) page.
+Volunteers get early access to talks and learn lots of things along
+the way. We'd really appreciate your help in making EmacsConf 2023
+the best one so far!
+
+# Commitment to freedom
+
+We remain fully committed to freedom. You'll be able to participate
+in EmacsConf using [free/libre software](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html), and we use free/libre software
+to organize and run the conference. You can find some notes about our
+setup and process at <https://emacsconf.org/infra/>.
+