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Subject: Re: [vbox-dev] FOSDEM Desktops DevRoom 2016: Call for Participation
From: Pau Garcia i Quiles <pgquiles () elpauer ! org>
Date: 2015-11-30 21:48:06
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Hello,
Just a quick mail to remind everybody we will accept talk proposals for the
Desktops DevRoom at FOSDEM 2016 only until this Saturday. Hurry up!
On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 8:50 PM, Pau Garcia i Quiles <pgquiles@elpauer.org>
wrote:
>
> FOSDEM Desktops DevRoom 2016 Call for Participation
>
> FOSDEM is one of the largest gatherings of Free Software contributors in
> the world and happens each February in Brussels (Belgium, Europe). 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, etc
>
> - Closed desktops: Windows, Mac OS X, CDE, 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
>
>
> Talks can be very specific, such as the advantages/disadvantages of
> development with Qt on Wayland over X11/Mir; or as general as predictions
> for the fusion of Desktop and web in 5 years time. Topics that are of
> interest to the users and developers of all desktop environments are
> especially welcome. The FOSDEM 2015 schedule[1] 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/FOSDEM16
>
> When submitting your talk, make sure to select the "Desktops" devroom as
> the "Track". Otherwise your talk will not be even considered for any
> devroom.
>
> 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 pgquiles at elpauer dot org.
>
>
> Deadline
>
> The deadline for submissions is December 6th 2015.
>
> FOSDEM will be held on the weekend of January 30th and 31st 2015 and the
> Desktops DevRoom will take place on Sunday, January 31st 2015.
>
> We will contact every submitter with a "yes" or "no" before December 18th
> 2015.
>
>
> Recording permission
>
> The talks in the Desktops devroom will be audio and video recorded, and
> possibly streamed live too.
>
> By submitting a proposal you consent to be recorded and agree to license
> the content of your talk under a Creative Commons (CC-BY) license.
>
> 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
>
>
> Organization
>
> The Desktops DevRoom 2016 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 pgquiles at elpauer dot org
>
> --
> Pau Garcia i Quiles
> http://www.elpauer.org
> (Due to my workload, I may need 10 days to answer)
>
--
Pau Garcia i Quiles
http://www.elpauer.org
(Due to my workload, I may need 10 days to answer)
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<div dir="ltr">Hello,<div><br></div><div>Just a quick mail to remind everybody we \
will accept talk proposals for the Desktops DevRoom at FOSDEM 2016 only until this \
Saturday. Hurry up!<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div \
class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 8:50 PM, Pau Garcia i Quiles <span \
dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pgquiles@elpauer.org" \
target="_blank">pgquiles@elpauer.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc \
solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div \
class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div \
dir="ltr"><br><div><div><font size="6">FOSDEM Desktops DevRoom 2016 Call for \
Participation</font></div><div><br></div><div>FOSDEM is one of the largest gatherings \
of Free Software contributors in the world and happens each February in Brussels \
(Belgium, Europe). One of the tracks will be the Desktops DevRoom (formerly known as \
"CrossDesktop DevRoom"), which will host Desktop-related \
talks.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>Topics accepted include, but are not limited \
to:</div><div><ul><li>Open Desktops: Gnome, KDE, Unity, Enlightenment, XFCE, Razor, \
MATE, Cinnamon, ReactOS, etc<br><br></li><li>Closed desktops: Windows, Mac OS X, CDE, \
MorphOS, etc (when talking about a FLOSS topic)<br><br></li><li>Software development \
for the desktop<br><br></li><li>Development tools<br><br></li><li>Applications that \
enhance desktops<br><br></li><li>General desktop \
matters<br><br></li><li>Cross-platform software \
development<br><br></li><li>Web</li></ul></div><div><br></div><div>Talks can be very \
specific, such as the advantages/disadvantages of development with Qt on Wayland over \
X11/Mir; or as general as predictions for the fusion of Desktop and web in 5 years \
time. Topics that are of interest to the users and developers of all desktop \
environments are especially welcome. The FOSDEM 2015 schedule[1] might give you some \
inspiration.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><font \
size="4">Submissions</font></div><div><br></div><div>Please include the following \
information when submitting a proposal:</div><div><ul><li>Your \
name<br><br></li><li>The title of your talk (please be descriptive, as titles will be \
listed with around 400 from other projects)<br><br></li><li>Short abstract of one or \
two paragraphs<br><br></li><li>Short bio (with photo)<br><br></li><li>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.</li></ul></div><div><br></div><div><font size="4">How to \
submit</font></div><div><br></div><div>All submissions are made in the Pentabarf \
event planning tool:</div><div><br></div><div><a \
href="https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM16" \
target="_blank">https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM16</a></div><div><br></div><div>When \
submitting your talk, make sure to select the "Desktops" devroom as the \
"Track". Otherwise your talk will not be even considered for any \
devroom.</div><div><br></div><div>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 pgquiles at elpauer dot \
org.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><font \
size="4">Deadline</font></div><div><br></div><div>The deadline for submissions is \
December 6th 2015. <br><br>FOSDEM will be held on the weekend of January 30th and \
31st 2015 and the Desktops DevRoom will take place on Sunday, January 31st 2015. \
</div><div><br></div><div>We will contact every submitter with a "yes" or \
"no" before December 18th \
2015.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><font size="4">Recording \
permission</font></div><div><br></div><div>The talks in the Desktops devroom will be \
audio and video recorded, and possibly streamed live too. \
</div><div><br></div><div>By submitting a proposal you consent to be recorded and \
agree to license the content of your talk under a Creative Commons (CC-BY) \
license.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><font size="4">More \
information</font></div><div><br></div><div>The official communication channel for \
the Desktops DevRoom is its mailing list <a \
href="mailto:desktops-devroom@lists.fosdem.org" \
target="_blank">desktops-devroom@lists.fosdem.org</a>. </div><div><br></div><div>Use \
this page to manage your subscription:</div><div><br></div><div><a \
href="https://lists.fosdem.org/listinfo/desktops-devroom" \
target="_blank">https://lists.fosdem.org/listinfo/desktops-devroom</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><font \
size="4">Organization</font></div><div><br></div><div>The Desktops DevRoom 2016 is \
managed by a team representing the most notable open \
desktops:</div><div><br></div><div><ul><li>Pau Garcia i Quiles, \
KDE<br><br></li><li>Christophe Fergeau, Gnome<br><br></li><li>Michael Zanetti, \
Unity<br><br></li><li>Philippe Caseiro, Enlightenment<br><br></li><li>Jérome \
Leclanche, Razor</li></ul></div><div><br></div><div>If you want to join the team, \
please contact pgquiles at elpauer dot \
org</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font \
color="#888888"><div><br></div>-- <br><div>Pau Garcia i Quiles<br><a \
href="http://www.elpauer.org" target="_blank">http://www.elpauer.org</a><br>(Due to \
my workload, I may need 10 days to answer)</div> </font></span></div>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div \
class="gmail_signature">Pau Garcia i Quiles<br><a href="http://www.elpauer.org" \
target="_blank">http://www.elpauer.org</a><br>(Due to my workload, I may need 10 days \
to answer)</div> </div>
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