From 01b3ed54e3072dd3409cd3a541c095118fb0d8cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Amin Bandali Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:49:53 -0400 Subject: 2020/prepare: add --- 2020/prepare.md | 100 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 100 insertions(+) create mode 100644 2020/prepare.md (limited to '2020/prepare.md') diff --git a/2020/prepare.md b/2020/prepare.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..280b594a --- /dev/null +++ b/2020/prepare.md @@ -0,0 +1,100 @@ +[[!meta title="Notes and tips on preparing your talk"]] +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2019, 2020 Amin Bandali"]] + +This page contains notes and tips for our speakers on preparing their +talks and presentations. Please read through the list and consider it +while preparing your talk. If you have any questions, concerns, or +suggestions please feel free to write to one of the organizers +directly (e.g. ), or write to one our organizational +mailing lists: the public list, or the private + list, depending on the nature of the +matter you would like to discuss. + +Note: being part of a wiki, this page is subject to change (including +by you!); so please check back every now and again for any changes and +updates. + +### Code of conduct + +First and foremost, we ask that you review our [[code of +conduct|conduct]] when preparing your talk, to make sure we're all on +the same page and strive to make the event a great experience for all. +We would be happy to chat with you if you are unsure whether your talk +or presentation style meets the guidelines laid out in the code of +conduct. You can email Sacha Chua at to chat +more about this. + +### Prerecording talks + +For EmacsConf 2020, much like the last EmacsConf, we highly encourage +and ask you to please consider prererecording your talk(s), +*especially* for lightning talks, where the allotted time is quite +limited and any potential technical issues that cannot be resolved +quickly will greatly detract from the presentation. + +Please send us your prerecording(s) preferably by **November 14** (two +weeks before the conference), or by **November 21** (one week before +the conference) *the latest*, to allow us enough time to do any needed +processing (e.g. format or codec conversion) in preparation for the +event. + +Please **send your prerecording(s) via email to **, +either in form of attachments (if reasonably small), or direct link(s) +to download from elsewhere. If you need assistance with this, please +write to about it. + +To make prerecordings, you could use any of the following pieces of +free software, depending on your needs: + +- [OBS](//obsproject.com) +- [SimpleScreenRecorder](//www.maartenbaert.be/simplescreenrecorder/) +- [vokoscreenNG](//linuxecke.volkoh.de/vokoscreen/vokoscreen.html) +- [peek](//github.com/phw/peek) +- [ffmpeg](//trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Capture/Desktop) + +You might find the following free software programs useful for editing +your video recordings: + +- [Kdenlive](//kdenlive.org/en/) +- [Blender](//www.blender.org) +- [Pitivi](http://www.pitivi.org) + +You can see more related tips from last year's [[**tips**|2019/tips]] +page. + +Per GNU Project's [Guide to +Formats](//audio-video.gnu.org/docs/formatguide.html), we prefer to +receive prerecorded videos in formats unencumbered by software +patents, such as `video/webm` (WebM-encoded video files, with `.webm` +file extension) and `video/ogg` (video files encoded with the Theora +video codec, encapsulated in an Ogg transport layer, with `.ogg` or +`.ogv` file extension). + +However, if for one reason or another you're unable to send us your +prerecorded video in one of the above formats, you may submit them in +other common formats, like MPEG-4 (`.mp4`), and we will try to convert +them to our preferred formats on your behalf. + +### Office hours for video call tech-checks + +For EmacsConf 2020 live talks/sessions, we are evaluating a number of +free software video-calling/conferencing tools, namely BigBlueButton, +Jitsi Meet, and GNU Jami for the video calls with speakers delivering +live presentations. + +We ask that speakers who choose not to submit a prerecording and/or +would like to give a live presentation to schedule a short tech-check +with us in the weeks leading to the conference, in order to quickly +check their ability for joining video calls and performing common +tasks such as sharing their screen. The office hours will likely be +on Saturdays or Sundays, but we would be happy to try and work out +another time if that doesn’t work for a speaker. + +To schedule a short tech-check, email one of the people on this list: + +- Your Name <> +- Amin Bandali <> + +If you'd like to help out with the tech-checks, feel free to add your +name and email to the above list and email to plan +the logistics. -- cgit v1.2.3