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List:       gtk-devel
Subject:    Re: FOSDEM Desktops DevRoom 2017 CfP
From:       Christophe Fergeau <teuf () gnome ! org>
Date:       2016-11-28 8:38:14
Message-ID: 20161128083814.i3pbf5ztflt6e6q4 () edamame ! cdg ! redhat ! com
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Hi everyone,

We haven't received a lot of submissions so far, the deadline is next
Monday, don't wait too much for submitting a proposal :)

Cheers,

Christophe

On Sat, Oct 22, 2016 at 08:16:33PM +0200, Christophe Fergeau wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Here is the Call for Participation for the Desktops DevRoom 2017
> 
> -8<--
> 
> FOSDEM <https://fosdem.org/2017/> is one of the largest (5,000+ hackers!)
> gatherings of Free Software contributors in the world and happens each
> February in Brussels (Belgium, Europe). Once again, one of the tracks will
> be the Desktops DevRoom (formerly known as "CrossDesktop DevRoom"), which
> will host Desktop-related talks.
> 
> We are now inviting proposals for talks about Free/Libre/Open-source
> Software on the topics of Desktop development, Desktop applications and
> interoperability amongst Desktop Environments. This is a unique opportunity
> to show novel ideas and developments to a wide technical audience.
> 
> Topics accepted include, but are not limited to:
> 
>    - Open Desktops: Gnome, KDE, Unity, Enlightenment, XFCE, Razor, MATE,
>    Cinnamon, ReactOS, CDE etc
>    - Closed desktops: Windows, Mac OS X, MorphOS, etc (when talking about a
>    FLOSS topic)
>    - Software development for the desktop
>    - Development tools
>    - Applications that enhance desktops
>    - General desktop matters
>    - Cross-platform software development
>    - Web
>    - Thin clients, desktop virtualiation, etc
> 
> Talks can be very specific, such as the advantages/disadvantages of
> distributing a desktop application with snap vs flatpak, or as general as
> using HTML5 technologies to develop native applications.
> 
> Topics that are of interest to the users and developers of all desktop
> environments are especially welcome. The FOSDEM 2016 schedule
> <https://archive.fosdem.org/2016/schedule/track/desktops/> might give you
> some inspiration.
> 
> 
> Submissions
> 
> Please include the following information when submitting a proposal:
> 
>    - Your name
>    - The title of your talk (please be descriptive, as titles will be
>    listed with around 400 from other projects)
>    - Short abstract of one or two paragraphs
>    - Short bio (with photo)
>    - Requested time: from 15 to 45 minutes. Normal duration is 30 minutes.
>    Longer duration requests must be properly justified. You may be assigned
>    LESS time than you request.
>    -
> 
> How to submit
> 
> All submissions are made in the Pentabarf event planning tool:
> https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM17
> 
> To submit your talk, click on "Create Event", then make sure to select the
> "Desktops" devroom as the "Track". Otherwise your talk will not be even
> considered for any devroom at all.
> 
> If you already have a Pentabarf account from a previous year, even if your
> talk was not accepted, please reuse it. Create an account if, and only if,
> you don't have one from a previous year. If you have any issues with
> Pentabarf, please contact desktops-devroom AT lists DOT fosdem DOT org.
> 
> 
> Deadline
> 
> The deadline for submissions is December 5th 2016.
> 
> FOSDEM will be held on the weekend of 4 & 5 February 2017 and the Desktops
> DevRoom will take place on Sunday, February 5th 2017.
> 
> We will contact every submitter with a "yes" or "no" before December 11th
> 2016.
> 
> Recording permission
> 
> The talks in the Desktops DevRoom will be audio and video recorded, and
> possibly streamed live too.
> 
> In the "Submission notes" field, please indicate that you agree that your
> presentation will be licensed under the CC-By-SA-4.0 or CC-By-4.0 license
> and that you agree to have your presentation recorded. For example:
> 
> "If my presentation is accepted for FOSDEM, I hereby agree to license all
> recordings, slides, and other associated materials under the Creative
> Commons Attribution Share-Alike 4.0 International License. Sincerely,
> <NAME>."
> 
> If you want us to stop the recording in the Q & A part (should you have
> one), please tell us. We can do that but only for the Q & A part.
> 
> More information
> 
> The official communication channel for the Desktops DevRoom is its mailing
> list desktops-devroom@lists.fosdem.org.
> 
> Use this page to manage your subscription:
> https://lists.fosdem.org/listinfo/desktops-devroom
> 
> 
> <https://lists.fosdem.org/listinfo/desktops-devroom>
> Organization
> 
> The Desktops DevRoom 2017 is managed by a team representing the most
> notable open desktops:
> 
>    - Pau Garcia i Quiles, KDE
>    - Christophe Fergeau, Gnome
>    - Michael Zanetti, Unity
>    - Philippe Caseiro, Enlightenment
>    - Jérome Leclanche, Razor
> 
> If you want to join the team, please contact desktops-devroom AT lists DOT
> fosdem DOT org.



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