This is just a followup to remind people that the KVM Forum CFP deadline of May 1st is rapidly approaching.
All the CFP information is here: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/kvm-forum/program/cfp Regards, Daniel (on behalf of the KVM Forum 2016 Program Committee) On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 06:19:36PM +0000, Daniel P. Berrange wrote: > ================================================================= > KVM Forum 2016: Call For Participation > August 24-26, 2016 - Westin Harbor Castle - Toronto, Canada > > (All submissions must be received before midnight May 1, 2016) > ================================================================= > > KVM Forum is an annual event that presents a rare opportunity > for developers and users to meet, discuss the state of Linux > virtualization technology, and plan for the challenges ahead. > We invite you to lead part of the discussion by submitting a speaking > proposal for KVM Forum 2016. > > At this highly technical conference, developers driving innovation > in the KVM virtualization stack (Linux, KVM, QEMU, libvirt) can > meet users who depend on KVM as part of their offerings, or to > power their data centers and clouds. > > KVM Forum will include sessions on the state of the KVM > virtualization stack, planning for the future, and many > opportunities for attendees to collaborate. As we celebrate ten years > of KVM development in the Linux kernel, KVM continues to be a > critical part of the FOSS cloud infrastructure. > > This year, KVM Forum is joining LinuxCon and ContainerCon in Toronto, > Canada. Selected talks from KVM Forum will be presented on Wednesday > August 24 to the full audience of LinuxCon and ContainerCon. Also, > attendees of KVM Forum will have access to all of the LinuxCon and > ContainerCon talks on Wednesday. > > http://events.linuxfoundation.org/cfp > > Suggested topics: > > KVM and Linux > * Scaling and optimizations > * Nested virtualization > * Linux kernel performance improvements > * Resource management (CPU, I/O, memory) > * Hardening and security > * VFIO: SR-IOV, GPU, platform device assignment > * Architecture ports > > QEMU > * Management interfaces: QOM and QMP > * New devices, new boards, new architectures > * Scaling and optimizations > * Desktop virtualization and SPICE > * Virtual GPU > * virtio and vhost, including non-Linux or non-virtualized uses > * Hardening and security > * New storage features > * Live migration and fault tolerance > * High availability and continuous backup > * Real-time guest support > * Emulation and TCG > * Firmware: ACPI, UEFI, coreboot, u-Boot, etc. > * Testing > > Management and infrastructure > * Managing KVM: Libvirt, OpenStack, oVirt, etc. > * Storage: glusterfs, Ceph, etc. > * Software defined networking: Open vSwitch, OpenDaylight, etc. > * Network Function Virtualization > * Security > * Provisioning > * Performance tuning > > > =============== > SUBMITTING YOUR PROPOSAL > =============== > Abstracts due: May 1, 2016 > > Please submit a short abstract (~150 words) describing your presentation > proposal. Slots vary in length up to 45 minutes. Also include the proposal > type -- one of: > - technical talk > - end-user talk > > Submit your proposal here: > http://events.linuxfoundation.org/cfp > Please only use the categories "presentation" and "panel discussion" > > You will receive a notification whether or not your presentation proposal > was accepted by May 27, 2016. > > Speakers will receive a complimentary pass for the event. In the instance > that your submission has multiple presenters, only the primary speaker for a > proposal will receive a complementary event pass. For panel discussions, all > panelists will receive a complimentary event pass. > > TECHNICAL TALKS > > A good technical talk should not just report on what has happened over > the last year; it should present a concrete problem and how it impacts > the user and/or developer community. Whenever applicable, focus on > work that needs to be done, difficulties that haven't yet been solved, > and on decisions that other developers should be aware of. Summarizing > recent developments is okay but it should not be more than a small > portion of the overall talk. > > END-USER TALKS > > One of the big challenges as developers is to know what, where and how > people actually use our software. We will reserve a few slots for end > users talking about their deployment challenges and achievements. > > If you are using KVM in production you are encouraged submit a speaking > proposal. Simply mark it as an end-user talk. As an end user, this is a > unique opportunity to get your input to developers. > > HANDS-ON / BOF SESSIONS > > We will reserve some time for people to get together and discuss > strategic decisions as well as other topics that are best solved within > smaller groups. > > These sessions will be announced during the event. If you are interested > in organizing such a session, please add it to the list at > > http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/KVM_Forum_2016_BOF > > Let people you think might be interested know about it, and encourage > them to add their names to the wiki page as well. Please try to > add your ideas to the list before KVM Forum starts. > > > PANEL DISCUSSIONS > > If you are proposing a panel discussion, please make sure that you list > all of your potential panelists in your abstract. We will request full > biographies if a panel is accepted. > > > =============== > HOTEL / TRAVEL > =============== > > This year's event will take place at the Westin Harbour Castle Toronto. > For information on discounted room rates for conference attendees > and on other hotels close to the conference, please visit > http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/kvm-forum/attend/hotel-travel. > > As of March 15, 2016, non-US citizens need either a visa or an Electronic > Travel Authorization (eTA) in order to enter Canada. Detailed information > on the travel documentation required for your country of origin can > be found at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp and > http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/kvm-forum/attend/hotel-travel. > > ** We urge you to start this process as quickly as possible to ensure > ** receipt of appropriate travel documentation in time for your conference > ** travel to Canada. For processing times for visa applications, please visit > ** http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/. > > =============== > IMPORTANT DATES > =============== > Notification: May 27, 2015 > Schedule announced: June 3, 2015 > Event dates: August 24-26, 2016 > > Thank you for your interest in KVM. We're looking forward to your > submissions and seeing you at the KVM Forum 2016 in August! > > -your KVM Forum 2016 Program Committee > > Please contact us with any questions or comments at > kvm-forum-2016...@redhat.com -- |: http://berrange.com -o- http://www.flickr.com/photos/dberrange/ :| |: http://libvirt.org -o- http://virt-manager.org :| |: http://autobuild.org -o- http://search.cpan.org/~danberr/ :| |: http://entangle-photo.org -o- http://live.gnome.org/gtk-vnc :| __________________________________________________________________________ OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) Unsubscribe: openstack-dev-requ...@lists.openstack.org?subject:unsubscribe http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev