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diff --git a/2021/cfp.md b/2021/cfp.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8a57b209 --- /dev/null +++ b/2021/cfp.md @@ -0,0 +1,170 @@ +[[!meta title="Call for Proposals - DRAFT"]] +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2020, 2021 Amin Bandali, Sacha Chua, David Bremner"]] + +**This document is a draft.** + +**EmacsConf 2021 | November 28 and 29, 2020 | Online Conference** + +The Call for Proposals for EmacsConf 2020 is now open, until +**October 7, 2020**. + +After a successful [[EmacsConf 2019|2019]], we are back again this +year and are once again calling for your participation! + +EmacsConf is the conference about the joy of [Emacs][emacs], Emacs +Lisp, and memorizing key sequences. + +We are holding EmacsConf 2020 as a virtual (online) conference again +this year, especially now, given the current state of the world with +the ongoing global pandemic. We remain fully committed to freedom, +and we will continue using our infrastructure and streaming setup +consisting entirely of [free software][freesw], much like the last +EmacsConf. + +We welcome speakers of **all backgrounds** and **all levels of +experience**, including newcomers submitting a proposal to give their +first talk! + +### Important dates + +Mark your calendars: EmacsConf 2020 will take place on November 28-29! +We're planning for 9am to 5pm Toronto/EST (2pm-10pm UTC, 3pm-11pm +Zurich/CET). Depending on people's availability, it might be two +half-days. + +<table> +<tbody> +<tr> +<td colspan="2" align="left">CFP opens</td> +<td colspan="2" align="right">August 24, 2020</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td colspan="2" align="left">CFP closes</td> +<td colspan="2" align="right">October 7, 2020 (new date)</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td colspan="2" align="left">Speaker notifications</td> +<td colspan="2" align="right">October 14, 2020</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td colspan="2" align="left">Schedule published</td> +<td colspan="2" align="right">November 7, 2020</td> +</tr> +<tr> +<td colspan="2" align="left">EmacsConf 2020!</td> +<td colspan="2" align="right">November 28 and 29, 2020</td> +</tr> +</tbody> +</table> + +Please note that although we will try our best to stick to the above +dates in the coming months, given the current state of the world, we +may have to move things around a bit in case of unforeseen events. +Thank you for bearing with us as we all navigate these trying times. + +<a name="formats"></a> +### Talk formats + +The following are the main formats for EmacsConf 2020 talks: + +- **10 minutes** (Lightning talk): Quickly present a cool project, + concept, or trick in 10 minutes or less! + +- **20 minutes** (Standard talk): Introduce the audience to a new + Emacs mode, concept, or just talk about something not necessarily + shiny and new but that you find really neat nonetheless. + +- **50 minutes** (Extended talk): Take your time going more in depth, + and/or do a demo! Extended talks are a great way of really + educating the audience about something you enjoy. + +We hope to have lots of great submissions this year, just like last +year. In order that as many people as possible can present, it helps +if presenters can be flexible about their time slots. So, for +non-lightning talk submissions, please let us know besides your main +preferred format if a shorter format would also work for your talk. + +Q&A time is **included** in the Standard and Extended time slots; +please time your presentation accordingly. If you would like to take +questions live, we recommend aiming for a 15-minute presentation for +the Standard time slot, and for 40-45 minutes for the Extended time +slot. However, as the speaker, the exact allocation of your time is +up to you, so long as it does not exceed the allocated time slot. + +Other session formats such as tutorials, workshops, and hangouts are +welcome as well, especially considering all that is going on around +the world, in case you would find those other formats preferable to a +traditional talk format. If you are interested in these or other +session types, please get in touch with us publicly or privately; we +will be happy to work something out with you. + +To help minimize disruptions in case of potential technical issues +that may arise during the conference, we ask that our speakers either +schedule a short tech-check with us, or submit a prerecording of their +talk (especially for lightning talks, where the allotted time slot is +rather small and any issues that cannot be resolved quickly will +greatly detract from the presentation). We will send an email about +this with more details further down the line. + +Keynote speaker(s) for EmacsConf 2020 will be introduced in a future +announcement. + +### Topic ideas + +Not sure what to talk about? You might find some neat ideas on the +[[ideas]] page. Feel free to add yours there too! If you're still +not sure, come by our IRC channel `#emacsconf` on `chat.freenode.net` +and say hi. You can join the chat using +[your favourite IRC client][freenode-emacsconf], or by pointing your +web browser to [chat.emacsconf.org][chat] which runs our self-hosted +instance of [The Lounge][thelounge] free software web IRC client. + +A great way to get started with writing a proposal is to start by +exploring the programs from previous years: [[2019|2019/schedule]], +[[2015|2015/schedule]], [[2013|2013#program]]. + +### Submission + +Once you're ready to submit your proposal, the [[submit]] page has the +instructions on how to submit your talk. + +All kinds of people use Emacs for all kinds of things. We would love +it if EmacsConf 2020 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, and +non-developers) 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. + +This year, we are experimenting with an anonymized submission process. +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. +We hope this will help reduce bias and encourage contribution. We +look forward to hearing from you (and the people you want to nudge to +speak)! + +### Getting involved + +If you would like to get involved with the various aspects of +organizing the conference, such as planning the sessions and helping +with the infrastructure, see our [[planning]] page and come say hi to +us at `#emacsconf` on `chat.freenode.net`. + +Don't forget to subscribe to our mailing list, +[emacsconf-discuss][emacsconf-discuss], for discussion and +announcements about the EmacsConf conference. + +We look forward to your ideas and submissions! + + +[emacs]: //www.gnu.org/software/emacs/emacs.html +[freesw]: //www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html +[chat]: //chat.emacsconf.org +[thelounge]: //thelounge.chat +[freenode-emacsconf]: ircs://chat.freenode.net:6697/emacsconf +[emacsconf-discuss]: //lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-discuss diff --git a/2021/submit.md b/2021/submit.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3dd8451b --- /dev/null +++ b/2021/submit.md @@ -0,0 +1,101 @@ +[[!meta title="Submit - DRAFT"]] +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2019, 2020, 2021 Amin Bandali"]] + +**This document is a draft.** + +When you are ready to submit your proposal, send your submission via +email to <emacsconf-submit@gnu.org> by **October 7**, including at +minimum these essential information: + +- Your (preferred) name; + +- the title of your talk/session; + +- your preferred talk/session [[format|cfp#formats]], and whether you + would be flexible about your allotted time slot (whether a shorter + format would also work for your talk, and if you would be okay with + presenting a shorter talk if necessary, to allow more people a + chance to present at EmacsConf 2020); + +- an abstract of your talk (500 words or less); + +- any potential times during the conference days in which you may be + unavailable and/or unable to present; and + +- your agreement with the speaker release for EmacsConf (see below). + + +Please use the following template for your submission email, +filling it out with information about you and your proposal: + +``` +Name: + + +Title: + + +Preferred format: + + +Abstract: + + + + + + + + + +(Un)availability: + + + +Speaker release: + + By submitting this proposal, I agree that my presentation at + EmacsConf 2020 is subject to the following terms and conditions: + + The EmacsConf organizers may capture audio and video (a "Recording") + of my presentation and any associated materials, which may include + slides, notes, transcripts, and prerecording(s) of my presentation + that I provide to the EmacsConf organizers. + + I authorize the EmacsConf organizers to distribute, reproduce, + publicly display, and prepare derivative works of the Recording and + any derivative works of the Recording (the "Licensed Materials") + under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 + International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license. + + I grant to the EmacsConf organizers permission to use my name, + likeness, and biographic information in association with their use + of the Licensed Materials under the above license. + + I represent that I have the authority to grant the above license to + the EmacsConf organizers. If my presentation incorporates any + material owned by third parties, I represent that the material is + sublicensable to the EmacsConf organizers or that my use of them is + fair use. +``` + + +All kinds of people use Emacs for all kinds of things. We would love +it if EmacsConf 2020 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, and +non-developers) 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. + +This year, we are experimenting with an anonymized submission process. +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. +We hope this will help reduce bias and encourage contribution. We +look forward to hearing from you (and the people you want to nudge to +speak)! |