Re: FOSDEM 2014 Desktops DevRoom Call for Talks

[Allan Day <allanpday gmail com>]

Hey everyone,

A reminder that the deadline for FOSDEM talks is December 14th -
that's the end of this week!

http://www.elpauer.org/2013/10/fosdem-desktops-devroom-2014-call-for-talks/

Allan

On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 11:18 AM, Christophe Fergeau <cfergeau gmail com> wrote:
> Hey everyone, just a reminder that this Call for talks is still open,
> don't wait until the last minute to send your proposal!
>
> Christophe
>
> 2013/11/6 Christophe Fergeau <cfergeau gmail com>:
> > Hey,
> >
> > As usual, it's time to submit your talk proposal for FOSDEM
> >
> > --8<---
> >
> > FOSDEM is one of the largest gatherings of Free Software contributors
> > in the world and happens each February in Brussels (Belgium). 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: Enlightenment, Gnome,
> > KDE, Unity, XFCE/Razor, Windows, Mac OS X, general desktop matters,
> > applications that enhance desktops and web (when related to desktop).
> >
> > Talks can be very specific, such as developing mobile applications
> > with Qt Quick; 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 2013 schedule might give you some inspiration:
> > https://archive.fosdem.org/2013/schedule/track/cross_desktop/
> >
> > 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 250 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.
> >
> >
> > The deadline for submissions is December 14th 2013. FOSDEM will be
> > held on the weekend of 1-2 February 2014. Please use the following
> > website to submit your proposals:
> > https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM14
> >
> > You can also join the devroom's mailing list, which is the official
> > communication channel for the DevRoom:
> > desktops-devroom lists fosdem org (subscription page for the mailing
> > list: https://lists.fosdem.org/listinfo/desktops-devroom )
> >
> > – The Desktops DevRoom 2014 Organization Team
> >
> > --8<---
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