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NOTE Tracks

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Welcome to EmacsConf, where we have fun

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exploring just how much we can do with a text editor.

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There's a General track and a Development track,

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but really, you'll probably find

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interesting things on both tracks

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no matter what your level of experience is,

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so don't feel limited to one or the other.

NOTE Watching and participating

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The best parts of EmacsConf are the conversations.

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The wiki has a page on how to watch and participate,

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and I'll give you a quick overview as well.

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You can watch both streams at live.emacsconf.org

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using free and open source software.

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Using a streaming media player like mpv

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seems to be the best way to watch in terms of performance

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but there are also web-based players

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just in case that's all you've got.

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The schedule shows the General track on top

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and the Development track on the bottom,

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so you can see what else is going on.

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As you're watching the talks,

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you can refer to the schedule in another window.

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Hover over the boxes to see the times and titles,

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and click on the boxes in the schedule

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to jump to the talk's page for more details.

NOTE Other schedule formats

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You can also get the schedule as an iCalendar file

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or as an Org file in different time zones.

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The Org file has some links to talk resources

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and might be handy as a starting point for your notes.

NOTE BigBlueButton

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Many talks will be followed by

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live Q&A web conferences with the speaker,

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which will be done in BigBlueButton or BBB.

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These are indicated with a solid border on the schedule

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and by Q&A: BBB on the schedule page.

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You can join the web conference room

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by clicking on the BBB link

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on the schedule page or the talk's webpage.

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Then you can ask your questions yourself when the Q&A starts.

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To improve performance, please keep your webcam off

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and stay muted until it's your turn to talk.

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If you don't like Javascript,

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you can still ask questions via IRC

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and the hosts can read them out for you.

NOTE On and off the stream

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We're probably going to automatically switch

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between talks and Q&A sessions,

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so the transitions on the stream might be a little sudden.

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People in the BigBlueButton room

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can continue the conversation

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even after the talk moves off-stream,

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and you can also reach out to the speakers

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using the contact information on the talk page.

NOTE Etherpad and IRC

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Other talks will have Q&A via Etherpad or IRC,

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depending on what the speakers prefer.

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This is indicated in the schedule with a dashed border

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and on the schedule page as well.

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The schedule pages have quick shortcuts so that you can

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find out more about talks, open the Etherpads,

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and join the Q&A sessions.

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The watch page has more tips

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on how to make the most of Q&A.

NOTE Etherpad

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If you can, please add notes and ask questions

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in the Etherpad for the talk.

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That makes it easier

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for everyone to share their notes,

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and speakers and hosts can read the questions from there.

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We'll copy the notes to the talk pages afterwards.

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We have one pad for each talk,

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so you can follow the links to get to the next one

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or go back to the schedule and get the link from there.

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If you have general feedback about

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the conference itself, please put it in

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pad.emacsconf.org/emacsconf.

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You can also use this as a community message board

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for things like Help Wanted.

NOTE IRC

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Internet Relay Chat or IRC can be another great way

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to be part of lots of conversations.

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You can use chat.emacsconf.org to join the IRC channels

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through your web browser.

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The tabs on the left can help you

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switch between the different channels.

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There's #emacsconf-gen for the General track

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and #emacsconf-dev for the Development track.

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If you need to reach us, you can join #emacsconf-org

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or e-mail emacsconf-org-private@gnu.org.

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You can use #emacsconf for hallway conversations.

NOTE Captions

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Once again, we're going to be streaming with open captions

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for most of the talks this year, thanks to our speakers and

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captioning volunteers.

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The captioned talks are indicated on the schedule,

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and with any luck, we'll be posting

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videos and transcripts on talk pages

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shortly after the talks start.

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If you need additional accommodations, please let us know

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in #emacsconf-org and we'll see

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if we can make things happen.

NOTE status.emacsconf.org

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If something goes down, we'll update status.emacsconf.org.

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If it doesn't look like we've noticed yet,

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please let us know in the #emacsconf-org IRC channel,

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where we will be quietly panicking.

NOTE Guidelines for conduct

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In all of these conversations, please keep in mind

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our guidelines for conduct.

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You can find them on the wiki,

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and they basically boil down to: please be nice. Thank you!

NOTE Videos

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If all goes well, the prerecorded talks and transcripts

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should be available from the talk pages

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shortly after they start playing,

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and we'll post the recordings of live talks

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and Q&A sessions within the next few weeks.

NOTE Let's get started!

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All right, let's get going.

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You might see Leo Vivier, Corwin Brust,

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and Amin Bandali hosting the various tracks.

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I will run around mostly backstage,

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and you'll probably meet us in the closing remarks.

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That's also where we get to thank

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all the people and organizations

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who make EmacsConf possible.

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Let's have fun at EmacsConf!