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diff --git a/2024/cfp.md b/2024/cfp.md
index 805a931b..51d08ede 100644
--- a/2024/cfp.md
+++ b/2024/cfp.md
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-
-
[[!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; 2022, 2024 Amin Bandali<br />
Copyright &copy; 2023-2024 Sacha Chua"]]
<!-- cfp.md is exported from cfp.org, please modify that instead. -->
@@ -22,10 +20,10 @@ Not sure what to talk about? We've shared a few [ideas](https://emacsconf.org/2
started.
[EmacsConf 2024](https://emacsconf.org/2024/) will be a virtual conference on **December 7 and 8, 2024
-(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/2024/cfp/)** by **September 20, 2024
-(Friday)**. You can also take a look at [previous talks](https://emacsconf.org/talks) to see how
-your talk can add to other ideas!
+(Sat-Sun, 9AM-5PM UTC-5 America/Toronto, which is the same as 2PM-10PM UTC)**.
+If you'd like to present at the conference, please **[submit your proposal](https://emacsconf.org/2024/cfp/)**
+by **September 20, 2024 (Friday)**. You can also take a look at
+[previous talks](https://emacsconf.org/talks) to see how your talk can add to other ideas!
We'll send out rolling acceptances, so feel free to get the conversation
started early! If there are similar proposals, we'll work with people so
@@ -45,19 +43,19 @@ accessibility. Here are the talk options:
- **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.
+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 2023, you can answer questions via a live video conference,
+IRC ([Internet Relay Chat](https://chat.emacsconf.org)), the Etherpad (a web-based collaborative
+document), the wiki, or email (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.
+other time zones.
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
@@ -71,8 +69,8 @@ well.
[Send us your idea](https://emacsconf.org/2024/submit/) as soon as you can, so that you can have more time
to work on your talk. (Proposal deadline: Friday, September 20, 2024)
-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
+If you need help, you can email 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.
@@ -96,12 +94,12 @@ 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, checking in speakers,
-reading questions out loud, organizing notes, etc.), please see our [volunteer](https://emacsconf.org/2024/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 2024
-the best one so far!
+reviewing proposals, helping with infrastructure, making sessions
+more accessible, editing video transcripts, checking in speakers,
+reading questions out loud, organizing notes, etc.), please see our
+[volunteer](https://emacsconf.org/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 2024 the best one so far!
# Commitment to freedom
diff --git a/2024/cfp.org b/2024/cfp.org
index d2106b05..1ed2bc7a 100644
--- a/2024/cfp.org
+++ b/2024/cfp.org
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
# [[elisp:(org-md-export-to-markdown)][Export this file to Markdown]]
-# [[elisp:(org-ascii-export-as-ascii nil nil nil t)][Export this file to ASCII]]
+# [[elisp:(org-ascii-export-as-ascii)][Export this file to ASCII]]
-[[!template id=pagedraft]]
#+title: EmacsConf 2024
#+subtitle: Online Conference
#+date: December 7 and 8, 2024
@@ -13,16 +12,15 @@
David Bremner<br />
Copyright &copy; 2021 Amin Bandali, Sacha Chua, Leo Vivier,
Sebastian Crane<br />
-Copyright &copy; 2022 Amin Bandali<br />
+Copyright &copy; 2022, 2024 Amin Bandali<br />
Copyright &copy; 2023-2024 Sacha Chua"]]
<!-- cfp.md is exported from cfp.org, please modify that instead. -->
#+end_export
* COMMENT How to export this file :noexport:
-The ircs link type is not part of standard Org
-Mode, so Org will will throw an error if you try
-to export this file.
+The =ircs= link type is not part of standard Org Mode, so Org will
+throw an error if you try to export this file.
To work around that, you can use something along the lines of the
Emacs Lisp code below by either adding it to your init file, or by
@@ -68,10 +66,10 @@ Not sure what to talk about? We've shared a few [[https://emacsconf.org/2024/id
started.
[[https://emacsconf.org/2024/][EmacsConf 2024]] will be a virtual conference on *December 7 and 8, 2024
-(Sat-Sun, 9AM-5PM UTC-5 / 2PM-10PM UTC)*. If you'd like to present at
-the conference, please *[[https://emacsconf.org/2024/cfp/][submit your proposal]]* by *September 20, 2024
-(Friday)*. You can also take a look at [[https://emacsconf.org/talks][previous talks]] to see how
-your talk can add to other ideas!
+(Sat-Sun, 9AM-5PM UTC-5 America/Toronto, which is the same as 2PM-10PM UTC)*.
+If you'd like to present at the conference, please *[[https://emacsconf.org/2024/cfp/][submit your proposal]]*
+by *September 20, 2024 (Friday)*. You can also take a look at
+[[https://emacsconf.org/talks][previous talks]] to see how your talk can add to other ideas!
We'll send out rolling acceptances, so feel free to get the conversation
started early! If there are similar proposals, we'll work with people so
@@ -93,19 +91,19 @@ accessibility. Here are the talk options:
- *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 ([[https://chat.emacsconf.org][Internet Relay Chat]]), 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.
+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 2023, you can answer questions via a live video conference,
+IRC ([[https://chat.emacsconf.org][Internet Relay Chat]]), the Etherpad (a web-based collaborative
+document), the wiki, or email (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.
+other time zones.
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
@@ -121,8 +119,8 @@ well.
[[https://emacsconf.org/2024/submit/][Send us your idea]] as soon as you can, so that you can have more time
to work on your talk. (Proposal deadline: Friday, September 20, 2024)
-If you need help, you can e-mail us publicly at [[mailto:emacsconf-org@gnu.org][emacsconf-org@gnu.org]]
-or privately at [[mailto:emacsconf-org-private@gnu.org][emacsconf-org-private@gnu.org]]. You can also come and
+If you need help, you can email us publicly at [[mailto:emacsconf-org@gnu.org][emacsconf-org@gnu.org]]
+or privately at [[mailto:emacsconf-org-private@gnu.org][emacsconf-org-private@gnu.org]]. You can also come and
say hi to us on our IRC channel =#emacsconf= on =irc.libera.chat=
using [[ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/emacsconf][your favourite IRC client]], or by visiting [[https://chat.emacsconf.org][chat.emacsconf.org]] in
your web browser.
@@ -150,12 +148,12 @@ and that we would love to hear from them.
:END:
If you would like to help with the conference (planning the sessions,
-reviewing proposals, helping with infrastructure, making sessions more
-accessible, editing video transcripts, checking in speakers,
-reading questions out loud, organizing notes, etc.), please see our [[https://emacsconf.org/2024/volunteer/][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 2024
-the best one so far!
+reviewing proposals, helping with infrastructure, making sessions
+more accessible, editing video transcripts, checking in speakers,
+reading questions out loud, organizing notes, etc.), please see our
+[[https://emacsconf.org/volunteer/][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 2024 the best one so far!
* Commitment to freedom
@@ -169,8 +167,8 @@ setup and process at https://emacsconf.org/infra/.
Copyright (c) 2020 Amin Bandali, Sacha Chua, David Bremner
Copyright (c) 2021 Amin Bandali, Sacha Chua, Leo Vivier,
Sebastian Crane
-Copyright (c) 2022 Amin Bandali
-Copyright (c) 2023-2023 Sacha Chua
+Copyright (c) 2022, 2024 Amin Bandali
+Copyright (c) 2023-2024 Sacha Chua
The EmacsConf 2024 Call for Participation is part of the EmacsConf
wiki, and is dual-licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons
diff --git a/2024/submit.md b/2024/submit.md
index 16529fde..46620b44 100644
--- a/2024/submit.md
+++ b/2024/submit.md
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ Copyright 2021 Amin Bandali, Sacha Chua, Leo Vivier<br />
Copyright 2022 Amin Bandali<br />
Copyright 2023-2024 Sacha Chua"]]
-[[!template id=pagedraft]]
-
When you're ready to submit your proposal, send your submission via
email to <emacsconf-submit@gnu.org> by **Friday, September 20, 2024**.
All speakers will be notified by Friday, September 27 (or earlier)
@@ -36,7 +34,8 @@ Introduction for you and your talk (<= 100 words):
Speaker name (and optional pronunciation) and preferred pronouns:
-Speaker availability (times and timezones that you're available Dec 2-3):
+Speaker availability (times and time zones that you're available Dec 7-8;
+ex: after 1pm America/Toronto both Sat and Sun):
Preferred Q&A approach (live web conference, IRC, pad, wiki, and/or e-mail questions after the event):