Just want to add and reiterate that it would also be nice to have proposals talking about applications in Julia. We should most likely have an application track - but the details can only be figured out once everything is in.
-viral On Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 1:53:04 AM UTC+5:30, Jiahao Chen wrote: > > A gentle reminder that the CFP closes one week from today. We've received > lots of great submissions so far and we're looking forward to seeing more! > > On Monday, February 23, 2015 at 9:46:57 PM UTC-5, Jiahao Chen wrote: >> >> On behalf of the JuliaCon 2015 Program Committee, it is my pleasure to >> announce that the *Call for Participation **for JuliaCon 2015 is now >> open.* >> >> Venue: MIT Ray & Maria Stata Center, 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge, >> Massachusetts 02139. >> >> *Call for Participation closes: April 8, 2015, 11:59pm EDT* >> *Estimated notification: April 18, 2015* >> *JuliaCon dates: June 24 - 28, 2015* >> >> JuliaCon proposal submission form: link <http://goo.gl/forms/NH6Kkr6n9Y>. >> JuliaCon website: juliacon.org (to be updated shortly) >> JuliaCon program committee email: julia...@googlegroups.com >> >> JuliaCon 2015 is looking for Julia users like you to speak! We’re looking >> for talks and workshops about using Julia, whether that means writing a >> Julia package or doing your research using Julia. >> >> *Who will decide the program?* >> >> The JuliaCon program committee is composed of entirely of volunteer >> organizers and can be reached at julia...@googlegroups.com with any >> questions or comments. Please limit your submissions to no more than 3 >> proposals. >> >> If you’re having trouble deciding on a topic, please send us an email; >> we’re happy to help. >> >> *What kinds of presentations are we looking for?* >> >> We are looking for speakers for three types of presentations: regular >> talks, lightning talks, and workshops. The types of presentations differ in >> the amount of time allotted. >> >> - Each regular talk will receive *35 minutes* of presentation time >> and *5 minutes* for Q&A. >> - Each lightning talk will receive *8 minutes* to speak and *2 >> minutes* for Q&A. >> - Workshops are larger blocks of time which are useful for tutorials, >> in-depth presentations of deeper ideas, and hackathons. Each workshop >> slot >> will be given *up to 3 hours*. Please note in your proposal how much >> time your workshop will require. >> >> Speakers are expected to bring their own laptops to connect to the >> projectors. >> >> *What will the audience be like?* >> >> The audience will be users of Julia, and come from widely varying >> backgrounds and interests. They range from professional programmers who >> enjoy new languages to professors who use Julia as a tool in their work. >> While many Julia users are very comfortable with math and statistics, the >> only thing you can consistently assume is that they’ve written some Julia >> code before. >> >> JuliaCon 2015 will also feature a tutorial for new users. >> >> *What topics are you looking for?* >> >> As long as it’s about Julia or using Julia, it’s on topic. We’re looking >> for talks about work that you’ve already done or have made significant >> progress on. Demos are welcome. >> >> Last year, there were many talks about specific Julia packages. This is a >> great way to advertise a package you wrote (or love to use). We want to >> know what your package does, how it does it, and how did using Julia affect >> your package, for better or worse. >> >> See the video recordings from last year at juliacon.org to get a feel >> for what people presented and what the audience expected. >> >> If you want to speak but are having trouble coming up with a topic, the >> best topics are centered on your experience using Julia. Besides creating >> or maintaining a package, your experience teaching Julia or using Julia in >> your work or research would also be interesting. We are specifically >> interested in your experience with Julia in a classroom setting. >> >> If you’re looking for presentation ideas, consider talks about: >> compilers, runtimes, parallelism, experiences teaching Julia, scientific >> computing, and/or visualization. >> >> *Do you have any tips for filling out the submission form?* >> >> *Biography:* >> >> This will be listed on the website when the speakers are announced. This >> is a good place to mention if you’ve created a Julia package or maintain >> one. >> >> *Title:* >> >> Make your title reflect your topic (rather than being clever) Please >> reserve “Julia In Production” style titles for experience reports of using >> Julia at companies, not research. (customer-facing, revenue-generating, >> etc). However, we still do want to hear about using Julia for research, >> just don’t use the word production in the title. >> >> *Abstract:* >> >> The abstract is a summary of what you wanted to do, what you ended up >> doing, the results you obtained, and what you learned from the experience. >> This will be listed on the website if your talk is accepted. >> >> *Special notes:* >> >> Please note in your submission if: >> >> - You do not want your presentation recorded and posted on the >> JuliaCon website. We plan to record all presentations by default. >> - You need additional resources beyond the standard video projector >> and laser pointer. (We expect speakers to bring their own laptops unless >> you ask for one.) >> - You require travel funding to attend JuliaCon. >> >> >> *Support for Speakers* >> >> Travel funding and conference fee waivers may be available for a limited >> group of speakers. Please note in your submission if you will be unable to >> attend JuliaCon without funding. >> >> We look forward to receiving your proposals and seeing you at JuliaCon >> 2015 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. >> >> Yours faithfully, >> >> Jiahao Chen >> JuliaCon 2015 Program Chair >> Staff Research Scientist >> MIT CSAIL >> >
