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> From: "linux.conf.au Announcements" <lca-annou...@lists.linux.org.au> > Date: 14 Oct 2010 8:46:55 EDT > To: lca-annou...@lists.linux.org.au, linux-aus <linux-...@linux.org.au> > Subject: [lca-announce] lca2011 - Call for Miniconf Papers - one week left > to submit > Reply-To: lca-annou...@lists.linux.org.au > > Hi All, > > Many of the excellent lca2011 Miniconfs have current CFPs open and > would value your submissions. Time is quickly passing by, and if you > were considering submitting you proposal to a miniconf organiser, now > is the time to do so! > > linux.conf.au 2011 Miniconfs > > Arduino > > The concept of Free / Open Source Software, already well understood by > LCA attendees, is complemented by a rapidly growing community focused > around Open Hardware and "maker culture". One of the drivers of the > popularity of the Open Hardware community is easy access to cheap > devices such as Arduino, which is a micro-controller development board > originally intended for classroom use but now a popular building block > in all sorts of weird and wonderful hobbyist and professional > projects. > > The Arduino Miniconf is looking for presentations that cover topics > such as specific techniques (such as "Compiling Arduino apps from the > command line") and projects (such as "How I built an > Arduino-controlled autonomous submarine"). Topics can cover either > hardware, software, or both. > > To submit a proposal: > http://lca2011.linux.org.au/wiki/Miniconfs/ArduinoMiniconf > > Business of Open Source > > The "Business of Open Source" Miniconf is for people interested in > business aspects of open source. Topics include licensing your work, > building a market, building a community, gathering market data, > distribution, communications, working with Open Source developers, > working with governments and countries, working with procurement > departments, corporate governance, funding, pricing, lessons from your > experience, and whatever related topics people would like to bring up. > Whether you are a student working on a one-person Open Source project, > own your own Open Source consulting company, or create Open Source > strategy for a multi-billion dollar company, this Miniconf hopes to > bring different people together to exchange thoughts and facilitate > discussion about these topics. > > To submit a proposal: > https://fossbazaar.org/content/lca-business-open-source-brisbane-2011 > > Data Storage > > This miniconf aims to cover many of the current methods of data > storage and retrieval and attempt to bring order to the universe. > We’re aiming to cover what various systems do, what the latest > developments are and what you should use for various applications. > > We aim for talks from developers of and developers using the software > in question. > > Aiming for some combination of: PostgreSQL, Drizzle, MySQL, XFS, > ext[34], Swift (open source cloud storage, part of OpenStack), > memcached, TokyoCabinet, TDB/CTDB, CouchDB, MongoDB, Cassandra, > HBase….. and more! > > To submit a proposal: > http://lca2011.linux.org.au/wiki/Miniconfs/DataStorageMiniconf > > Freedom in the Cloud > > Whether or not 2011 will be known as the year of the Federated Social > Web remains to be seen, but the cloud is certainly not going away and > we'd like to propose a Miniconf to cater to all cloud enthusiasts. > Specifically, we'd like to solicit proposals from two main groups. The > first one is the hard-core technical cloud engineers who build their > tech on Open Source software. The kind of people who know so much > about tweaking their kernels and scaling their infrastructures that > they could out-Google Google. > > The second group of people we'd like to attract are the free network > services and federated social web people. These folks know that the > growth of netbooks and smartphones has meant a great dependence on > centralized network services. But as more and more computing moves > into "the cloud", users and companies are losing direct control over > their data and processes. They see a very high risk to businesses and > individuals. > > To submit a proposal: > http://lca2011.linux.org.au/wiki/Miniconfs/FreedomInTheCloudMiniconf > > Haecksen > > Linuxchix have been a feature at linux.conf.au since 2007. Last year, > the miniconf was renamed to "Haecksen". The word haecksen is the > German feminine word for "hacker", and it is designed to encompass the > wide range of activities that women are involved in throughout the > open source space. This miniconf has historically attracted women > involved in areas as diverse as software development, OLPC hacking, > and smart crafting, along with a wide array of other disciplines > within free and open source software. > > Some suggested topics are smart crafting, usability, cloud living, > professional development, loyalty tax, community management, best > practices, documentation, impostor syndrome, virtualisation, computer > security, social engineering, fashion technology, hardware hacking, > how to submit your first patch. Don't see your favourite talking point > on the list? Don't worry - if you're passionate about it, we want to > hear about it. > > In brief, we are looking for women doing interesting stuff with > interesting technologies. If something has captured your enthusiasm, > come and share it with us! If you have never spoken before, the > Haecksen miniconf is a friendly and relaxed environment to find your > 'stage-legs', so go ahead and submit something! > > To submit a proposal: http://haecksen.net/node/273 > > Libre Graphics Day > > Do you develop, use, document, or train with Free Software Graphix > tools? Tools such as GIMP, Inkscape, Scribus, Blender, Krita, Sk1, > Fontforge and Fontmatrix. Are you involved in the testing and > development of the sub-systems and libraries on which these apps > depend? Perhaps you can share expertise in the 'How' of Libre > Graphics? Could you talk about Design techniques and workflow? Pre- > press, or Themes and Skins for open source web frameworks. What about > Digital asset management? What about the Why? Communication strategy > and effective marketing using graphic design. Open Source publishing? > What about Digital Art just for Art's sake? Perhaps you have other > ideas that relate to Libre Graphics? > > We're calling for presentations related to Free Software in the > Graphics domain, and aim to provide an environment for cross-project > collaboration to build understanding of shared problems, and work > towards shared solutions. Most of all, we just wanna have fun, and > bring some of the Libre Graphics Love to the southern hemisphere. > > To submit a proposal: http://libregraphicsday.org/ > > Multicore and Parallel Computing > > The Multicore and Parallel Computing Miniconf offers a space to learn > about Open Source contributions (existent or in progess) to the > problem of developing parallel software. It aims to launch a > conversation on how the Open Source Community, the Education sector, > Scientists and Researchers, Developers and the Industry are looking at > this new scenario. We invite presentations with a broad scope from > specific code and technical developments, direct applications (i.e. > games industry, HPC, etc) and scientific research to training on > parallel programming and how the Open Source model will be central to > developing a sustainable platform for multicore and parallel > computing. > > To submit a proposal: http://multicorelca.wordpress.com/ > > Multimedia + Music > > The 2011 LCA Multimedia miniconf will provide a platform where users > and developers of open source multimedia and music creation software > can share experiences and gain new insights about the often complex > applications they use and rely on. It will present a fantastic > opportunity for users to interact directly with developers, > facilitating diverse discussions on topics such as required features, > new workflow ideas and the low level multimedia systems. > > To submit a proposal: http://www.annodex.org/events/lca2011_mmm/ > > Open in the Public Sector > > Free Software, Open Data, and Open APIs are already changing > government: lowering costs, exposing waste, increasing transparency, > and permitting citizens to use and extend government information and > services. Though already making a difference, adoption is by no means > as widespread as would make sense. While the benefits seem obvious to > proponents, public sector IT managers often see considerable obstacles > to adoption of free software,open data and practices. > > This Miniconf will provide a forum to discuss the issues around Free > Software use and Open Government practices as well as showcase some > success stories and initiatives. > > To submit a proposal: > http://lca2011.linux.org.au/wiki/Miniconfs/OpenInThePublicSectorMiniconf > > Open Programming > > The LCA2011 Open Programming Miniconf helps bridge the gap between the > low-level developer and the end-user by bringing the topic of tools > and techniques for application development to Linux.conf.au. > > We invite 25-minute talks on a wide range of topics, tools and > languages with the aim of bringing together open source developers > with presentations that share techniques, best practices and values > amongst users of all open source programming languages. > > If you know something about a topic of interest to the LCA Developer > community, please read our call for presentations and submit a > proposal! > > To submit a proposal: http://blogs.tucs.org.au/opm/cfp > > Research & Student Innovation > > The FOSS in Research and Student Innovation Miniconf brings together > researchers and students with an active interest in Free and Open > Source Software with the broader Linux.conf.au community to highlight > exciting work taking place within the often esoteric world of academia > and educational institutions. > > We invite 25-minute presentations on topics in two streams: “FOSS in > Research”, which provides an informal outlet for those pursuing topics > of interest to FOSS communities in their studies; and “Student > Innovation”, which brings the perspective of the student delegation to > the forefront, by allowing them to share their experiences of FOSS > with the broader LCA community. > > To submit a proposal: http://blogs.tucs.org.au/frsi/cfp > > Rocketry > > All presentation components of this unique workshop event will be by > invitation only. > > Southern Plumbers > > A miniconference for people who can't sit listening about distros, > desktops, waves, web apps, multimedia, etc. This is a miniconf to > replace the Kernel miniconf I co-organised at a couple of LCAs > previously and would cover the kernel, X.org, upstart/systemd, udev, > and all things the Linux Plumbers Conference would cover except at a > miniconf at LCA. > > To submit a proposal: > http://lca2011.linux.org.au/wiki/Miniconfs/SouthernPlumbersMiniconf > > System Administration > > The Systems Administration Miniconf will cover tools and best > practices used to manage real world Linux environments both large and > small. The Miniconf aims to provide talks that are directly useful to > professional Linux system administrators, and many will also be > relevant to users running their own Linux systems. The Miniconf will > follow a similar format to previous Systems Administration Miniconfs > at Linux.Conf.Au, in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010. > > Topics for presentations could include (but are not limited to): > Systems Administration, Backups, Security, Troubleshooting, Buying > Decisions, Virtualisation and Cloud Computing, DevOps, Enterprise > Monitoring and Management, Identity Management, Web and Email > management, Wiki, Clustering and High Availability, Log Management, > Spam and Virus Filtering, VOIP, Ticketing systems, Bootstrapping and > automated installation, Configuration Management, packaging and > provisioning. > > We strongly welcome topics on best practice, new developments in > systems administration and cutting edge techniques to better manage > Linux hosts and environments. > > To submit a proposal: http://sysadmin.miniconf.org/cfp11.html > > _______________________________________________ > lca-announce mailing list > lca-annou...@lists.linux.org.au > http://lists.linux.org.au/listinfo/lca-announce --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@marketing.openoffice.org
