---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Chris Neugebauer <chris...@gmail.com> Date: Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 10:45 AM Subject: Fwd: LCA2010 Open Programming Languages Miniconf: Call for Presentations now open To: matt...@gmail.com
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Chris Neugebauer <chris...@gmail.com> Date: Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 11:05 Subject: LCA2010 Open Programming Languages Miniconf: Call for Presentations now open To: python...@python.net, sydneypyt...@googlegroups.com The LCA2010 Open Programming Languages Miniconf, to be held at Linux.conf.au 2010 in Wellington, New Zealand in January 2010 (either on Monday 18th or Tuesday 19th January), invites presentations about all programming languages with an Open Source implementation, such as Perl, Python, C, PHP and Ruby, amongst others. Topics may include recent developments in open programming languages, interface design, portability and packaging, coding applications with cool new libraries and frameworks, and showing off the use of novel programming techniques; presentations may be proposed in a standard (25-minute) or long (45-minute) talk format. Whilst most talks will be specific to a single language, the focus of this miniconf will be on sharing techniques, best practices and values amongst programmers of all open programming languages. (The canonical version of this document can always be found at http://blogs.tucs.org.au/oplm/cfp/ ) == IMPORTANT DATES == * Wednesday, August 12, 2009: CFP Opens at http://blogs.tucs.org.au/oplm/cfp/submit * Friday, September 25: CFP Closes * Saturday, September 26-Thursday, October 1: Notification of successful presenters * Friday, October 2: Final programme submitted to LCA2010 organisers * January 18, 2010: Linux.conf.au 2010 Begins The timeline for the CFP is extremely tight by requirement of the LCA2010 organisers, so no time extensions will be granted. == SHOULD I PRESENT? == The LCA2010 Open Programming Languages Miniconf invites presentations on topics of interest to application developers. All presentations must focus on developing (and developing with) software that is available under an OSI-approved source licence. If you have an idea for a presentation and you aren’t sure if it’s suitable, send an e-mail to the miniconf organisers and we’ll be glad to help you out. === For OSDC Presenters === Although this mini-conference may appear similar in scope to the much bigger Open Source Developers’ Conference (OSDC), it is intended to be complementary rather than competitive. If you have made a presentation at OSDC recently, please consider proposing different material to this miniconf; this will help to ensure a unique set of talks, encouraging OSDC regulars, as well as the broader developer community to attend linux.conf.au. == PRESENTATION TYPES == The Open Programming Languages Miniconf invites presentations of one of three formats: * Standard-length (20-25 minutes including questions) * Long (40-45 minutes including questions). We intend for standard-length presentation to make up the vast majority of our presentations. If you plan on submitting a proposal for a long presentation, a willingness to present a standard-length presentation will impact positively on your proposal. == SUBMITTING YOUR PROPOSAL == To submit your proposal, we’ll need the following information: * Details about yourself including your name, contact details and a short biography. * Your proposal title (suitable for printing in the Linux.conf.au Programme) * An abstract (suitable for publication on the Miniconf website) * Your preferred presentation format, either standard or long and whether you are open to the other presentation format. To submit a proposal, fill in the form at http://blogs.tucs.org.au/oplm/cfp/submit == IMPORTANT == If you’re considering submitting a proposal for a presentation to the miniconf, you should keep the following in mind: * You may only present at the miniconf on the basis that you grant permission to licence a video recording of your talk (and optionally your slides) under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike (CC-BY-SA) licence. * Presenters at LCA Miniconfs (including ours) will not be offered free registration to the main conference; to present, you must be registered as a delegate to the Linux.conf.au 2010. It is possible for the miniconf organisers to arrange a free “miniconf-only” ticket for presenters who are unavailable for the remainder of the conference. * The LCA2010 organisers will not extend any benefits provided to conference speakers to miniconf speakers. * The organisers of the miniconf cannot assist with travel or accommodation funding for speakers. == ABOUT THE MINICONF == The Linux.conf.au Open Programming Languages Miniconf is a single-day mini-conference about application development with Open Source programming languages. Featuring talks on a wide range of topics and programming languages, this miniconf aims to bring together open source developers with presentations that share techniques, best practices and values amongst programmers of all open programming languages. OPLM2010 will be held at Linux.conf.au 2010, in Wellington, New Zealand on January 18 or 19. OPLM2010 is being organised by Christopher Neugebauer and Jacinta Richardson with help from the broader community. You can contact the OPLM2010 organising team at oplm2...@googlegroups.com or visit the website at http://blogs.tucs.org.au/oplm --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to rails-oceania@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rails-oceania+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
