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@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ Copyright © 2023 Sacha Chua"]]
# Call for participation
-Have you figured out a good Emacs workflow? Used Emacs for something
-interesting? Learned more about tweaking Emacs? Want to share the
+[Emacs](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) isn't just a text editor, it's a way of life. What have you
+found exciting about Emacs lately? Have you figured out a good Emacs
+workflow? Used Emacs for something interesting? Want to share the
story of how you got into Emacs and what you've learned? 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
@@ -87,16 +88,6 @@ timezones. (If you're an Emacs meetup organizer and would like to make
this happen, please [get in touch](https://emacsconf.org/contact/)!)
-# About EmacsConf
-
-[EmacsConf 2023](https://emacsconf.org/2023/) is about the joy of and Emacs Lisp. Come share your experiments and adventures
-with the Emacs text editor / operating system / way of life! We welcome speakers of ****all backgrounds**** and ****all levels of experience****,
-including newcomers giving their first talk. What have you found exciting about Emacs lately? What do you wish someone had told you when you
-were starting out? What part of your workflow might inspire someone to get into Emacs or go deeper?
-
-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.
-
-
# Talk formats
We'd like EmacsConf 2023 to inspire lots of different people to
@@ -165,6 +156,21 @@ and announcements about the EmacsConf conference.
We look forward to your ideas and submissions!
+# 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,
diff --git a/2023/cfp.org b/2023/cfp.org
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@@ -49,9 +49,13 @@ FORMAT."
[[elisp:(org-md-export-to-markdown)][Export this file to Markdown]]
* Call for participation
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: cfp
+:END:
-Have you figured out a good Emacs workflow? Used Emacs for something
-interesting? Learned more about tweaking Emacs? Want to share the
+[[https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/][Emacs]] isn't just a text editor, it's a way of life. What have you
+found exciting about Emacs lately? Have you figured out a good Emacs
+workflow? Used Emacs for something interesting? Want to share the
story of how you got into Emacs and what you've learned? 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
@@ -75,6 +79,9 @@ people so that the talks can cover different facets. Submit your idea
early so that you can have more time to work on your talk!
* Important dates
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: dates
+:END:
| CFP opens | June 26, 2023 (Monday) |
| CFP closes | September 14, 2023 (Friday) |
@@ -89,15 +96,6 @@ able to coordinate with other Emacs meetups for events in other
timezones. (If you're an Emacs meetup organizer and would like to make
this happen, please [[https://emacsconf.org/contact/][get in touch]]!)
-* About EmacsConf
-
-[[https://emacsconf.org/2023/][EmacsConf 2023]] is about the joy of [[Emacs][https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/]] and Emacs Lisp. Come share your experiments and adventures
-with the Emacs text editor / operating system / way of life! We welcome speakers of **all backgrounds** and **all levels of experience**,
-including newcomers giving their first talk. What have you found exciting about Emacs lately? What do you wish someone had told you when you
-were starting out? What part of your workflow might inspire someone to get into Emacs or go deeper?
-
-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.
-
* Talk formats
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: formats
@@ -135,6 +133,9 @@ please let us know [[https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacsconf-org][publi
something out with you.
* How can you submit your proposal?
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: submitting
+:END:
Once you're ready to submit your proposal, the [[https://emacsconf.org/2023/submit/][submit]] page has the
instructions on how to submit your talk.
@@ -147,6 +148,9 @@ like to propose something other than a talk, like restreaming the
conference, that would be cool too.
* What happens after you submit your proposal?
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: approval
+:END:
The submissions will be reviewed by a selection committee. ([[https://emacsconf.org/2023/volunteer/][Volunteers
welcome!]])
@@ -166,7 +170,27 @@ and announcements about the EmacsConf conference.
We look forward to your ideas and submissions!
+* Know someone who might have something to share?
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: sharing
+:END:
+
+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?
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: volunteer
+:END:
If you would like to help with the conference (planning the sessions,
reviewing proposals, helping with infrastructure, making sessions more
@@ -181,6 +205,9 @@ We'd really appreciate your help in making EmacsConf 2023 the best one
so far!
* Commitment to freedom
+:PROPERTIES:
+:CUSTOM_ID: freedom
+:END:
We remain fully committed to freedom, and we will continue
using our infrastructure and streaming setup consisting entirely