Re: [guadec-list] GUADEC call for papers announcement draft

[Allan Day <aday gnome org>]

Sam Thursfield <ssssam gmail com> wrote:

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Currently in registration.guadec.org the options are for 30 minute or
45 minute talks. I notice in the call for papers it offers 25 or 45
minute talks. Which should we do this year?

 

I like idea of being able to offer short or long slots. There was some discussion about this on the list previously:

https://mail.gnome.org/archives/guadec-list/2015-November/msg00001.html

45 minutes seems a bit long for even a long talk to me - maybe 40 and 25 (each including 5 minutes for questions)?

Also, when will we notify about accepted talks?

 

I guess that's up to the paper committee.

Here's the draft (based on
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/desktop-devel-list/2016-April/msg00030.html

I think the call be a bit friendlier and enthustiastic, a bit less GNOME-centric, and a bit more welcoming to non-GNOME speakers. I've posted an alternative version below.

Allan

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GUADEC 2017 Call for Papers
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The GUADEC papers committee is looking for interesting, high-quality, talks for this year's conference (being held in Manchester, UK, between 28 July and 2nd August). This is a great opportunity to share your ideas with the GNOME project, as well as the wider open source community. You don't have to be an existing member of the GNOME project to submit a talk: if you have something interesting to say about software or technology, we want to hear from you!

Subjects that we are particularly interesting in include:

* Design of user and developer experiences
* Operating system plumbing
* Application development and deployment
* Use of GNOME technologies outside the desktop
* Outreach to new contributors
* Project organisation and governance
* Privacy and security
* Developments in open source/Free Software
* The GNOME developer experience

However, if there is another subject that you would like to talk about, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Talks can be either 25 or 40 minutes in length, including time for questions.

Schedule
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23rd April: deadline for talk submissions

5th June: speakers will be notified if their talk has been
accepted

28th-30th July: core conference days in Manchester, England

How to submit a talk
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Talks should be submitted through the GUADEC registration website at https://registration.guadec.org

A separate call for lightning talks, birds of a feather sessions and hackfests will be made later.

The papers team is looking forward to your talk proposal. In case of questions regarding the call for talks, please contact the papers team
at guadec-papers@gnome org. For general questions regarding the conference, please consult the GUADEC web site[1] or contact the local
GUADEC organizing team at guadec-organization gnome org.