On 20 June 2011 10:32, Jon Nordby <[email protected]> wrote: > The call for participation for Workshop & BoFs for the DesktopSummit > 2011 (which is in Berlin between August 6th and 12th) has just been > published. Info here: http://desktopsummit.org/program/workshops-bofs > > Excerpt: > "All forms of activities that aim to further the Free Desktop by > getting people together to discuss, work and make decisions are > welcomed. Examples of such sessions include BoF sessions > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds_of_a_Feather_%28computing%29), > project and cross-project meetings, workshops, hacking sessions and > training/teaching sessions. Each session is self-organized and it is > up to the hosts and participants to decide if the session is to be > loosely oriented around a set of topics, or have a well-defined > agenda." > > As graphics software is a critical part of a desktop, I would say that > Libre Graphics is naturally a critical part of the Free Desktop. > > This might be especially interesting for: > - BoFs, et.c. on topics that have an impact on a wider audience and > (color management, file formats, general interoperability, et.c.) > - Projects meetings for projects who did not have a strong presence in > LGM 2011 in Montreal that still want to get together face-to-face this > year. > - Teaching our tools to the free desktop contributors who rely on them > in their workflow, and getting feedback from them > - Hacking sessions > > I am going to be present at least, and if there is interest will do a > session on OpenRaster (I have a lighting talk on it as well).
I've created a proposal now: http://wiki.desktopsummit.org/Workshops_%26_BoFs/2011/OpenRaster_workshop For the session to be accepted as a pre-registered session, and show up in the printed schedule I will need a co-host. Anyone interested? CC'ing some of the usual suspects. > > Full announcement follows > ========================= > > Call for Participation: Workshops & BoFs at the Desktop Summit 2011 > > > The Desktop Summit 2011 is a joint conference organised by the GNOME > and KDE communities in Berlin, Germany from the 6th August 2011 to > the 12th August 2011. Held annually in cities around Europe, GUADEC > and Akademy are the world's largest gatherings of those involved with > the free desktop or mobile user interfaces. Developers, artists, > translators, community organisers, users, and representatives from > government, education, and businesses and anyone else who shares an > interest are welcome. GNOME and KDE are Free Software communities that > drive the user interfaces of many GNU/Linux-powered devices, ranging > from smartphones to laptops, or personal media centers. This year, for > the second time, both communities have decided to organise a single, > joint conference expecting over a thousand participants, covering > both projects as well as related technologies. > > > <h2>Not Just Presentations</h2> > The Desktop Summit will have an exciting program of talks > (https://www.desktopsummit.org/program). But the most important part > of the conference are the Workshop & BoF days. This is the part of the > conference where the participants get together to discuss and work on > the future of the Free Desktop. It is where the latest technology is > demonstrated in a one-to-few setting and where decisions are made. > The organisation committee would like to schedule as many of these > sessions beforehand as possible. We expect over 1000 visitors and > scheduling helps to ensure minimal overlap with other sessions and > allows us to provide a clear timetable for the visitors. > The remainder of the rooms will be scheduled via the wiki but we urge > you all to try and get a proposal in before the deadline! We realize > that many sessions are meant to be about current and urgent topics so > we don't expect proposals to have an exact agenda, nor do we mind if > the subject changes later on. > > > <h2>Session requirements</h2> > All forms of activities that aim to further the Free Desktop by > getting people together to discuss, work and make decisions are > welcomed. Examples of such sessions include BoF sessions > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birds_of_a_Feather_%28computing%29), > project and cross-project meetings, workshops, hacking sessions and > training/teaching sessions. Each session is self-organized and it is > up to the hosts and participants to decide if the session is to be > loosely oriented around a set of topics, or have a well-defined > agenda. > Each session is meant to be open to anyone who is interested, if you > want to organize a closed session on a subject, contact the > organisation (details below). > We encourage participants to make use of the fact that the Desktop > Summit will bring together people from several different communities, > and the unique opportunities this creates. > > > <h2>Reserving a spot on the Workshop & BoF Days</h2> > To register a session, use the form found on the the Workshops & BoFs > webpage on the Desktop Summit website > (http://desktopsummit.org/program/workshops-bofs). This requires > logging in to the Desktop Summit wiki (using the same login details as > on the website). Please check the sessions that have already been > proposed before creating a new one > (http://wiki.desktopsummit.org/index.php?title=Category:DS2011WorkshopProposal) > > You will need to provide the following: > * Title of session > * Session hosts (names, contact info)[1] > * Short description of the session. Between 150 and 400 words please. > * Format of the session[2] > * Expected number of attendees > * Numbers of hours you think you need > * Special requirements/requests (equipment, room and scheduling) > [1] All sessions require at least two hosts to sign up to take care of them. > [2] Format can be any of the following: BoF, team meeting, hacking > session, workshop, training/teaching session. > > The deadline for pre-registered sessions is July 3rd. Sessions > registered before this time will be scheduled by the organization team > between July 3rd and July 10th. > > For sessions registered after this date, attendees themselves are > responsible for finding a time and location for the session. Rooms > will be available for this for the duration of the Workshop & BoF > days, and the wiki can be used to coordinate. > > Please note that the schedule for talks has already been published and > these sessions are meant to be hands-on, not "read-only"! > In case of questions regarding the conference please consult the > Desktop Summit web site or contact the Desktop Summit organising team > under [email protected]. > > -- > Jon Nordby - www.jonnor.com > -- Jon Nordby - www.jonnor.com _______________________________________________ CREATE mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create
