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7 files changed, 19 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/2024/cfp.md b/2024/cfp.md
index 805a931b..5f2b2bab 100644
--- a/2024/cfp.md
+++ b/2024/cfp.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-
-
[[!meta title="Call for Participation"]]
[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2020 Amin Bandali, Sacha Chua,
David Bremner<br />
@@ -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
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ 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
diff --git a/2024/cfp.org b/2024/cfp.org
index d2106b05..90326146 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]]
-[[!template id=pagedraft]]
#+title: EmacsConf 2024
#+subtitle: Online Conference
#+date: December 7 and 8, 2024
@@ -68,10 +67,10 @@ 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
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ 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
diff --git a/2024/submit.md b/2024/submit.md
index 16529fde..e7f8ecd4 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 2-3;
+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):
diff --git a/index.md b/index.md
index 0eb854d3..3fe25495 100644
--- a/index.md
+++ b/index.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ alt="EmacsConf logo"]]</p>
<a href="https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/">Emacs</a> and
Emacs Lisp.</p>
+## Current Conferences
+
+**[[EmacsConf 2024|2024]]** - Dec 7-8 (Sat-Sun)
+
## Past Conferences
- **[[EmacsConf 2023|2023]]**
diff --git a/organizers-notebook.md b/organizers-notebook.md
index 67d13a67..9589cf57 100644
--- a/organizers-notebook.md
+++ b/organizers-notebook.md
@@ -115,6 +115,6 @@ Put inside double square brackets: `!template id=pagedraft`
- We didn&rsquo;t extend the CFP period in 2023, great!
- Two streams worked out well. Sunday morning had network congestion issues, so keep an eye out for those.
- It’s easier for us to extend beyond 5pm than to go before 9am
- (especially for the West coast). Extending beyond 5pm puts strain on
+ (especially for Pacific time). Extending beyond 5pm puts strain on
European organizers and volunteers, though.
diff --git a/organizers-notebook/index.org b/organizers-notebook/index.org
index 14c6d8b2..358c0108 100644
--- a/organizers-notebook/index.org
+++ b/organizers-notebook/index.org
@@ -117,5 +117,5 @@ Put inside double square brackets: =!template id=pagedraft=
- We didn't extend the CFP period in 2023, great!
- Two streams worked out well. Sunday morning had network congestion issues, so keep an eye out for those.
- It’s easier for us to extend beyond 5pm than to go before 9am
- (especially for the West coast). Extending beyond 5pm puts strain on
+ (especially for Pacific time). Extending beyond 5pm puts strain on
European organizers and volunteers, though.
diff --git a/volunteer.md b/volunteer.md
index 2121cc15..b44b3ce6 100644
--- a/volunteer.md
+++ b/volunteer.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ streamed with captions during the conference itself:
- "I really appreciate the approach of doing things prerecorded and
having captions."
-- "The captions for this conference have has an impressive amount of
+- "The captions for this conference have had an impressive amount of
work put into them."
- "++ to all that stuff. Great job on the captions, and the
demonstrated functionality is very impressive."