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diff --git a/2020/cfp.md b/2020/cfp.md index 3e8227eb..6d0b17d2 100644 --- a/2020/cfp.md +++ b/2020/cfp.md @@ -63,9 +63,11 @@ 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. diff --git a/2020/emacsconf-2020-cfp.org b/2020/emacsconf-2020-cfp.org index d33ea0c1..2aa0b6bb 100644 --- a/2020/emacsconf-2020-cfp.org +++ b/2020/emacsconf-2020-cfp.org @@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ The following are the main formats for EmacsConf 2020 talks: 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 @@ -84,11 +90,25 @@ exploring the programs from previous years: [[https://emacsconf.org/2019/schedul Once you're ready to submit your proposal, the [[https://emacsconf.org/2020/submit/][submit]] page has the instructions on how to submit your talk. -We are committed to increasing the participation of speakers belonging -to groups traditionally underrepresented at free software conferences, -including women and people of colour. If you're comfortable sharing -demographic information, please include them in your submission email, -but your proposal will not be judged negatively if you leave them out. +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 |