Re: [Qemu-devel] FOSDEM 2017: Call For Proposals -- Virtualization & IaaS DevRoom

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Gentle reminder: CFP submission dedline is in one week (18-NOV-2016)

On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 05:23:19PM +0200, Kashyap Chamarthy wrote:
> =======================================================================
> 
> The call for proposals is now open for the Virtualization & IaaS devroom
> at the upcoming FOSDEM 2017, to be hosted on February 4, 2017.
> 
> This year will mark FOSDEM’s 17th anniversary as one of the
> longest-running free and open source software developer events,
> attracting thousands of developers and users from all over the world.
> FOSDEM will be held once again in Brussels, Belgium, on February 4 & 5,
> 2017.
> 
> ---------------
> Important Dates
> ---------------
> 
> Submission deadline: 18 November 2016
> Acceptance notifications: 04 December 2016
> Final schedule announcement: 11 December 2016
> Devroom: 04 February 2017 (one day)
> 
> -----------------
> About the Devroom
> -----------------
> 
> The Virtualization & IaaS devroom will feature session topics such as
> open source hypervisors and virtual machine managers such as Xen
> Project, KVM, QEMU, bhyve, and VirtualBox, and
> Infrastructure-as-a-Service projects such as Apache CloudStack,
> OpenStack, oVirt, OpenNebula, and Ganeti.
> 
> This devroom will host presentations that focus on topics of shared
> interest, such as KVM; libvirt; shared storage; virtualized networking;
> cloud security; clustering and high availability; interfacing with
> multiple hypervisors; hyperconverged deployments; and scaling across
> hundreds or thousands of servers.
> 
> Presentations in this devroom will be aimed at developers working on
> these platforms who are looking to collaborate and improve shared
> infrastructure or solve common problems. We seek topics that encourage
> dialog between projects and continued work post-FOSDEM.
> 
> --------------------
> Submit Your Proposal
> --------------------
> 
> All submissions must be made via the Pentabarf event planning site.
> 
>     https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM17
> 
> If you have not used Pentabarf before, you will need to create an
> account.  If you submitted proposals for FOSDEM in previous years, you
> can use your existing account.
> 
> After creating the account, select Create Event to start the submission
> process. Make sure to select Virtualisation and IaaS devroom from the
> Track list. Please fill out all the required fields, and provide a
> meaningful abstract and description of your proposed session.
> 
> ---------------------
> Submission Guidelines
> ---------------------
> 
> - We expect more proposals than we can possibly accept, so it is vitally
>   important that you submit your proposal on or before the deadline.
>   Late submissions are unlikely to be considered.
> 
> - All presentation slots are 45 minutes, with 35 minutes planned for
>   presentations, and 10 minutes for Q&A.
> 
> - All presentations will be recorded and made available under Creative
>   Commons licenses. 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>."
> 
> - In the Submission notes field, please also confirm that if your talk
>   is accepted, you will be able to attend FOSDEM and deliver your
>   presentation. We will not consider proposals from prospective speakers
>   who are unsure whether they will be able to secure funds for travel
>   and lodging to attend FOSDEM. (Sadly, we are not able to offer travel
>   funding for prospective speakers.)
> 
> -------------------
> Call for Volunteers
> -------------------
> 
> We are also looking for volunteers to help run the devroom. We need
> assistance watching time for the speakers, and helping with video for
> the devroom. Please contact Brian Proffitt (bkp at redhat.com), for more
> information.
> 
> ----------
> Questions?
> ----------
> 
> If you have any questions about this devroom, please send your questions
> to our devroom mailing list. 
> 
>     iaas-virt-devroom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> You can also subscribe to the list to receive updates about important
> dates, session announcements, and to connect with other attendees.
> 
> =======================================================================

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/kashyap

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