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diff --git a/2021/cfp.md b/2021/cfp.md index a7f45b5f..4ff60cd8 100644 --- a/2021/cfp.md +++ b/2021/cfp.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ 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 +We are holding EmacsConf 2021 as a virtual (online) conference again this year. We remain fully committed to freedom, and we will continue using our infrastructure and streaming setup consisting entirely of [free software][freesw], much like previous EmacsConf conferences. @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ volunteer-run fully online conference alongside other EmacsConf organizers (keep on reading for more on this!) -- and would love to have you along as well. -### Important dates +## Important dates Mark your calendars: EmacsConf 2021 will take place on November 27-28! We're planning for 9am to 5pm Toronto/EST (2pm-10pm UTC, 3pm-11pm @@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ half-days. </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="left">Schedule published</td> -<td colspan="2" align="right">october 31, 2021</td> +<td colspan="2" align="right">October 31, 2021</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="left">EmacsConf 2021!</td> -<td colspan="2" align="right">November 27 and 28, 2020</td> +<td colspan="2" align="right">November 27 and 28, 2021</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ 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 +## Talk formats The following are the main formats for EmacsConf 2021 talks: @@ -112,7 +112,11 @@ this with more details further down the line. Keynote speaker(s) for EmacsConf 2021 will be introduced in a future announcement. -### Topic ideas +## Office hours + +TODO + +## 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 @@ -126,7 +130,7 @@ A great way to get started with writing a proposal is to start by exploring the programs from previous years: [[2020|2020/schedule]], [[2019|2019/schedule]], [[2015|2015/schedule]], [[2013|2013#program]]. -### Submission +## Submission Once you're ready to submit your proposal, the [[submit]] page has the instructions on how to submit your talk. @@ -151,15 +155,46 @@ 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 +## Getting involved + +We are very happy and humbled that EmacsConf has been received so well +by Emacsians all around the world and it's been growing! Last year +EmacsConf 2020 saw a ~30% increase in number of talks and had more +than double the participants and viewers compared to EmacsConf 2019, +and we are hopeful that it keeps on growing and reaching more Emacs +users and enthusiasts. + +As EmacsConf keeps on growing, it would need more volunteers and +organizers to help make it the awesome conference that it is and make +it even better each year, and we would love to have your help for +that! + +### Help review EmacsConf proposal submissions + +This year, we are inviting interested community members to help review +talk proposal submissions as part of the selection committee +previously consisting only of EmacsConf organizers. If you are +interested in helping review this year's session proposals, please +write to one of the [emacsconf-org][emacsconf-org] or +[emacsconf-org-private][emacsconf-org-private] mailing lists and/or +come say hi to us at `#emacsconf-org` on `irc.libera.chat`. + +### Help with planning, organizing, and other aspects of EmacsConf 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 `irc.libera.chat`. -Don't forget to subscribe to our mailing list, -[emacsconf-discuss][emacsconf-discuss], for discussion and +As we strive to make EmacsConf more and more accessible each year, we +would love to have help from stenographers and/or any volunteers who +would be so kind to help transcribe and/or describe what is happening +during each talk in the `#emacsconf-accessible` IRC channel. We could +later gather these logs and post them on the EmacsConf website for +each talk where applicable. + +Last but not least, please 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! @@ -171,3 +206,5 @@ We look forward to your ideas and submissions! [thelounge]: https://thelounge.chat [libera-emacsconf]: ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/emacsconf [emacsconf-discuss]: https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-discuss +[emacsconf-org]: https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-org +[emacsconf-org-private]: https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-org-private diff --git a/2021/emacsconf-2021-cfp.org b/2021/emacsconf-2021-cfp.org index 591a2f52..464cdfc0 100644 --- a/2021/emacsconf-2021-cfp.org +++ b/2021/emacsconf-2021-cfp.org @@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ this with more details further down the line. Keynote speaker(s) for EmacsConf 2021 will be introduced in a future announcement. +* Office hours + +TODO + * Topic ideas Not sure what to talk about? You might find some neat ideas on the @@ -137,13 +141,45 @@ speak)! * Getting involved +We are very happy and humbled that EmacsConf has been received so well +by Emacsians all around the world and it's been growing! Last year +EmacsConf 2020 saw a ~30% increase in number of talks and had more +than double the participants and viewers compared to EmacsConf 2019, +and we are hopeful that it keeps on growing and reaching more Emacs +users and enthusiasts. + +As EmacsConf keeps on growing, it would need more volunteers and +organizers to help make it the awesome conference that it is and make +it even better each year, and we would love to have your help for +that! + +** Help review EmacsConf proposal submissions + +This year, we are inviting interested community members to help review +talk proposal submissions as part of the selection committee +previously consisting only of EmacsConf organizers. If you are +interested in helping review this year's session proposals, please +write to one of the [[https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-org][emacsconf-org]] or [[https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-org-private][emacsconf-org-private]] mailing +lists and/or come say hi to us at =#emacsconf-org= on +=irc.libera.chat=. + +** Help with planning, organizing, and other aspects of EmacsConf + 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 [[https://emacsconf.org/2021/planning/][planning]] page and come say hi to us at =#emacsconf= on =irc.libera.chat=. -Don't forget to subscribe to our mailing list, [[https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-discuss][emacsconf-discuss]], for -discussion and announcements about the EmacsConf conference. +As we strive to make EmacsConf more and more accessible each year, we +would love to have help from stenographers and/or any volunteers who +would be so kind to help transcribe and/or describe what is happening +during each talk in the =#emacsconf-accessible= IRC channel. We could +later gather these logs and post them on the EmacsConf website for +each talk where applicable. + +Last but not least, please don't forget to subscribe to our mailing +list, [[https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-discuss][emacsconf-discuss]], for discussion and announcements about the +EmacsConf conference. We look forward to your ideas and submissions! |