Re: DevRoom CfP Proposal

[Christophe Strobbe <christophe strobbe esat kuleuven be>]

Hi Louis,

At 05:35 30/11/2010, Louis Su�z-Potts wrote:
> DRAFT 2
>
> List, Here is draft 2 of the CfP proposal for 
> the DevRoom. It includes constructive rewriting 
> by Peter K.  Please, I am not by any means an 
> expert in this field and am asking those of you 
> here, on this list, who are experts, to lend 
> your hand in getting this going. I am happy to 
> help out when I can, but I lack the background 
> you have, both professionally and to this event.
>
>
> ** We also need to form a committee to review 
> the abstracts. I am not an expert in a11y. I can 
> usually judge something that's interesting over 
> something that is not, but for talks of this 
> sort, an expert is demanded. I therefore ask 
> that a committee of 3-5 be formed from this and 
> other relevant lists (?) for this purpose.**
>
> ** If you can participate in the committee, 
> please let me know�and others, too�by notifying this list.**

I am willing to participate in the committee, but 
the review process should present reviewers from 
reviewing their own contributions. I plan to 
submit an abstract in the next few weeks and, as 
you can imagine, I will be rather biased towards my own contribution ;-)

Best regards,

Christophe



> Thanks
> Louis
>
> ---
>
> **Call for talks for the accessibility DevRoom at fosdem 2011**
>
> � http://fosdem.org �  6 February 2011, 09:00 to 17:00, Brussels, Belgium
>
>
> We will be holding an Accessibility DevRoom at 
> fosdem and are requesting abstracts  for structured presentations now.
>
> Important information, dates:
>
>         � Submission deadline for abstracts: 2010-12-31
>
>         � Notification of accepted speakers: 2011-01-10
>
>         � Final schedule: 2011-01-12
>
>         � Get together: 2011-02-05
>
>
> **About this DevRoom**
>
> Designing software so that it is accessible to 
> and usable by people with disabilities has been 
> a significant theme in software user interface 
> development over the last few decades.  Recent 
> national and supra-national regulations, laws, 
> and treaties - such as the UN Convention on the 
> Rights of People with Disabilities - have only 
> emphasized this work.  There have been numerous 
> significant accessibility achievements in 
> Free/Libre and Open Source Software.  These 
> include work in accessibility frameworks and 
> user interface toolkits, in accessible 
> applications, in developer and authoring tools, 
> and in the development and use of assistive 
> technologies by people with disabilities.
>
> The focus of this DevRoom is to both demonstrate 
> the breadth and scope of accessibility 
> technologies in open source software, and to 
> provide developers with the opportunity to 
> collaborate - across desktops and applications and assistive technologies.
>
> We invite you to submit talks on these topics:
>
>         � Inclusive design: state of the art
>
>         � Specific problems in mobile devices
>
>         � Document accessibility
>
>         � Assistive Technologies & building blocks for same
>
> !!! List: Please suggest other topics you want included!!!
>
> ** Your submission must include:**
>
>         * Your name
>
>         * The title of your talk
>
>         * A short abstract of one to two paragraphs (150 words, max.)
>
>         * A short biography
>
>         * Links to related websites/blogs etc.
>
> Presentations are to be formal and not longer 
> than 45 minutes, plus 15 extra for questions. 
> Panels with more than one speaker are possible, 
> as are shorter presentations of 20 minutes, 
> though the preference is for the longer format.
>
>
> The deadline for submissions is 31 December 
> 2010. The proposals will be considered by 
> committee. If your proposal has been accepted, 
> you will be informed by email by 10 January 2011.


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Christophe Strobbe
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