On 07/03/2017 02:36 PM, Tim Serong wrote: > It's that time of year again, folks! Please everyone go submit talks, > or at least plan to attend this most excellent of F/OSS conferences. CFP closes in a bit over a week (August 6). Get into it if you didn't already :-) > (I thought I might put in a proposal to run a ceph miniconf, unless > anyone else was already thinking of doing that? If accepted, that would > give us a whole day of cephy goodness in addition to whatever lands in > the main conference programme.) I *did* put in a proposal for a Ceph miniconf, BTW. Fingers crossed... Tim > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > Subject: [lca-announce] Call for Proposals for linux.conf.au 2018 in > Sydney are open! > Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2017 11:04:27 +1000 > From: linux.conf.au Announcements <lca-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: lca-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: lca-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > On behalf of the LCA2018 team we are pleased to announce that the Call > for Proposals for linux.conf.au 2018 is now open! This Call for > Proposals will close on August 6 with no extensions expected. > > linux.conf.au is one of the best-known community driven Free and Open > Source Software conferences in the world. In 2018 we welcome you to join > us in Sydney, New South Wales on Monday 22 January through to Friday 26 > January. > > For full details including those not covered by this announcement visit > https://linux.conf.au/proposals > > == IMPORTANT DATES == > > * Call for Proposals Opens: 3 July 2017 > * Call for Proposals Closes: 6 August 2017 (no extensions) > * Notifications from the programme committee: mid-September 2017 > * Conference Opens: 22nd January 2018 > > == HOW TO SUBMIT == > > Create an account at https://login.linux.conf.au/manage/public/newuser > Visit https://linux.conf.au/proposals and click the link to submit your > proposal > > == ABOUT LINUX.CONF.AU == > > linux.conf.au is a conference where people gather to learn about the > entire world of Free and Open Source Software, directly from the people > who shape the projects and topics that they’re presenting on. > > Our aim is to create a deeply technical conference made up of industry > leaders and experts on a wide range of subjects. > > linux.conf.au welcomes submissions first-time and seasoned speakers from > all free and open technology communities and all walks of life. We > respect and encourage diversity at our conference. > > == CONFERENCE THEME == > > The theme for linux.conf.au 2018 is “A Little Bit Of History Repeating”. > Building on last year’s theme of “The Future of Open Source”, we intend > to examine the future through the lens of the past. > > For some suggestions to get you started with your proposal ideas please > visit the linux.conf.au website. > > == PROPOSAL TYPES == > > We’re accepting submissions for three different types of proposal: > > * Presentation (45 minutes): These are generally presented in lecture > format and form the bulk of the available conference slots. > * Tutorial (100 minutes): These are generally presented in a classroom > format. They should be interactive or hands-on in nature. Tutorials are > expected to have a specific learning outcome for attendees. > * Miniconf (full-day): Single-track mini-conferences that run for the > duration of a day on either Monday or Tuesday. We provide the room, and > you provide the speakers. Together, you can explore a field in Free and > Open Source software in depth. > > == PROPOSER RECOGNITION == > > In recognition of the value that presenters and organisers bring to our > conference, once a proposal is accepted, one presenter or organiser per > proposal is entitled to: > > * Free registration, which holds all of the benefits of a Professional > Delegate Ticket > * A complimentary ticket to the Speakers' Dinner for the speaker, with > additional tickets for significant others and children of the speaker > available for purchase. > * Optionally, recognition as a Fairy Penguin Sponsor, available at 50% > off the advertised price > > If your proposal includes more than one presenter or organiser, these > additional people will be entitled to: > > * Professional or hobbyist registration at the Early Bird rate, > regardless of whether the Early Bird rate is generally available > * Speakers’ dinner tickets available for purchase at cost > > Important Note for miniconf organisers: These discounts apply to the > organisers only. All participants in your miniconf must arrange or > purchase tickets for themselves via the regular ticket sales process or > they may not be able to attend! > > As a volunteer-run non-profit conference, linux.conf.au does not pay > speakers to present at the conference; but you may be eligible for > financial assistance. > > == FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE == > > linux.conf.au is able to provide limited financial assistance for some > speakers. > > Financial assistance may be provided to cover expenses that might > otherwise prohibit a speaker from attending such as: > Cost of flight > Accommodation > Other accessibility related costs > > To be considered for assistance you can indicate this when making your > proposal. We will try to accommodate as many requests for assistance as > possible within our limited budget. > > == ACCESSIBILITY == > > linux.conf.au aims to be accommodating to everyone who wants to attend > or present at the conference. We recognise that some people face > accessibility challenges. If you have special accessibility > requirements, you can provide that information when submitting your > proposal so that we can plan to properly accommodate you. > > == CODE OF CONDUCT == > > By agreeing to present at or attend the conference you are agreeing to > abide by the terms and conditions > (https://linux.conf.au/attend/terms-and-conditions/index.html). We > require all speakers and delegates to have read, understood, and act > according to the standards set forth in our Code of Conduct > (https://linux.conf.au/attend/code-of-conduct/index.html). > > == RECORDING == > > To increase the number of people that can view your presentation, > linux.conf.au will record your talk and make it publicly available after > the event. We plan to release recordings of every talk at the conference > under a Creative Commons Share-Alike Licence. When submitting your > proposal you may note that you do not wish to have your talk released. > > == LICENSING == > > If the subject of your presentation is a software project, you must > ensure the software has an Open Source Initiative-approved licence at > the time of the close of our CFP. > > > Bruce Crawley > Conference Director > > & > > James Polley > Conference Co-Director > _______________________________________________ > lca-announce mailing list > lca-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/lca-announce > _______________________________________________ > ceph-users mailing list > ceph-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.ceph.com/listinfo.cgi/ceph-users-ceph.com > -- Tim Serong Senior Clustering Engineer SUSE tserong@xxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ ceph-users mailing list ceph-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.ceph.com/listinfo.cgi/ceph-users-ceph.com
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