From b2568689ca89c5ccda88a37c47e1a87460897b8a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Amin Bandali Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2021 00:19:44 -0400 Subject: Add blurb calling for new volunteers and organizers to 2021 CFP --- 2021/emacsconf-2021-cfp.org | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to '2021/emacsconf-2021-cfp.org') diff --git a/2021/emacsconf-2021-cfp.org b/2021/emacsconf-2021-cfp.org index 52fcf6d3..c4804cd4 100644 --- a/2021/emacsconf-2021-cfp.org +++ b/2021/emacsconf-2021-cfp.org @@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ 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 @@ -131,13 +135,45 @@ 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! -- cgit v1.2.3