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| -rw-r--r-- | volunteer.md | 2 |
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diff --git a/2024/cfp.md b/2024/cfp.md index 805a931b..47f976b6 100644 --- a/2024/cfp.md +++ b/2024/cfp.md @@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ 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 +57,7 @@ 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..126ac846 100644 --- a/2024/cfp.org +++ b/2024/cfp.org @@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ 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 +105,7 @@ 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..d10fb6ee 100644 --- a/2024/submit.md +++ b/2024/submit.md @@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ 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/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’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." |