Hi Russ,

This sounds great -- we're definitely interested in participating, but need to 
figure out who can go, as the date clashes with FOSDEM.  Amir is investigating 
options...

How would you like talk proposals?

Anil

> On 4 Nov 2015, at 04:22, Russell Pavlicek <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Anil et al,
> 
> The "Unikernels & More Summit" (working name) is on!  We have a verbal 
> agreement with the organizers of Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE) to 
> hold a one day event at SCALE 14X on (tentatively) January 29 in Pasadena, CA.
> 
> In keeping with the "Unikernel User Summit" which we held at Texas Linux Fest 
> (TXLF) this past summer, we want an event which focuses on inviting new users 
> to actually try working with Unikernels.  
> 
> The event in Texas was enthusiastically embraced by a crowd of Unikernel 
> novices, some of whom attended Texas Linux Fest specifically for the Summit 
> (this according to one of the TXLF organizers).  We saw a maximum of about 60 
> people in the room, with a total reach of 80+ (including people who moved 
> between the Summit and other TXLF activities on that morning).  Given that 
> SCALE is several times the size of TXLF (expected attendance is over 3000 
> this year), and that we are doing a full day instead of a half day, we 
> believe we should be able to top 100 attendees for this event.
> 
> What we need now is YOU!  We need some good talks about using Unikernels, as 
> well as other bleeding-edge innovations.
> 
> In particular, we'd like to see:
> 
> - HowTo talks for particular Unikernels:  Tell people how to get and build a 
> specific Unikernel.  Maybe demonstrate your favorite "Hello World" 
> application.
> 
> - Use Cases for particular Unikernels:  Exactly what is your Unikernel of 
> choice suited for?  Why?  What attributes will grip users and make them say, 
> "I need to try that!"?
> 
> - Success Stories: Who is actually using your Unikernel and for what?  I have 
> been asked multiple times for real world stories of Unikernels in action.  
> This is your chance to make an impact on people hungry to hear about some 
> successes.
> 
> - War Stories: How did you build or employ a Unikernel?  What problems did 
> you face?  What solutions did you come up with?  Give the audience an account 
> of some real world experiences to take home with them.
> 
> - Unikernel Tools: What tools have you used and/or developed to further the 
> use of Unikernels?  Tools for debugging, testing, instantiating, 
> integrating... whatever.
> 
> We want talks to electrify a group of Unikernel novices and to encourage them 
> to begin playing with Unikernels.
> 
> Interested?  Please let me know so we can give you an opportunity to make 
> some real noise at what could be the largest Unikernel user event ever held!
> 
> If you think you might want in, drop me a line.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Russ Pavlicek, Summit organizer
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