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I'd really like to see a large number of local contributions to help make 2015 a huge success so please pass this onto any user groups you are members of, or within your organisations.
The call for proposals for linux.conf.au 2015 is now open!
The conference is a meeting place for the free and open source software communities. It will be held in Auckland at the University of Auckland Business School from Monday 12 to Friday 16 January, 2015, and provides a unique opportunity for open source developers, students, users and hackers to come together, share new ideas and collaborate.
Important Dates
- Proposals
- Call for proposals opens: 9 June 2014
- Call for proposals closes: 13 July 2014
- Email notifications from papers committee: September 2014
- Miniconfs
- Miniconf CFP opens 9 June 2014
- Miniconf CFP closes 13 July 2014
- Email acceptances start Sept 2014
- Conference dates:
- Early bird registrations open 23 September 2014 (TBC)
- Conference: Monday 12 January to Friday 16 January, 2015
The linux.conf.au 2015 papers committee is looking for a broad range of proposals, and will consider submissions on anything from programming and software, to desktop, mobile, gaming, userspace, community, government, space, and education. There is only one rule:
Your proposal must be related to open source
This year, the papers committee is going to be focused on open source in education as well as our usual focus on deep technical content.
The conference is to a large extent what the speakers make it: if we receive heaps of excellent submissions on a topic, then it's sure to be represented at the conference. Here's a few ideas to get you started:
- Clouds, datacenters and scalability.
- Community challenges; legal threats; education and outreach.
- Documentation for open source projects.
- HTML5; multimedia codecs.
- Kernel developments; new architectures.
- Open hardware; embedded systems; wearable computing.
- Security; privacy; anonymity.
- Networking; Software defined networking; bufferbloat; network function virtualization.
- Software development; programming languages.
- Sysadmin and automation.
Code of Conduct
linux.conf.au welcomes first-time and seasoned speakers from all free and open communities: people of all ages, genders, nationalities, ethnicities, backgrounds, religions, abilities, and walks of life. We respect and encourage diversity at our conference.
By agreeing to present at or attend the conference, you are agreeing to abide by the terms and conditions http://lca2015.linux.org.au/cor/terms_and_conditions. We expect all speakers and delegates to have read and understood our Code of Conduct http://lca2015.linux.org.au/cor/code_of_conduct.
Format
This year, there are three different ways that you can present your content:
Presentations
Presentations are 45 minute slots that are generally presented in lecture format. These form the bulk of the available conference slots.
Tutorials
Tutorials are 100 minutes long, and are generally presented in a classroom format. They should be interactive or hands-on in nature. Tutorials are expected to have a specific learning outcome for attendees.
Mini conferences
Miniconfs are one or two day long sessions on a specific topic. A separate CFP form will be used to propose and select miniconfs, and is available at http://lca2015.linux.org.au/miniconf-cfp
Speaker Information
In recognition of the value that speakers bring to our conference, once a proposal is accepted a speaker is entitled to:
- Free registration, which holds all of the benefits of a Professional Delegate Ticket
- Exclusive tickets to the Speakers' Dinner for the speaker and their immediate family
- One free family ticket to the Partners' Programme
linux.conf.au does not and will not pay speakers to present at the conference.
linux.conf.au is able to provide limited financial assistance for some speakers, for instance, where the cost of flights or accommodation might prohibit a speaker from attending. Please note, however, that there is a limited budget for travel assistance and that asking for assistance could affect your chances of acceptance.
Recording and Licensing
To increase the number of people that can view your presentation, linux.conf.au might record your talk and make it publicly available after the event. When submitting your proposal you will be asked to release materials relating to your presentation under a Creative Commons ShareAlike License. Additionally, if you are discussing software in your presentation, you must ensure the software has an appropriate open licence.
All presentation material should be suitable for people aged 12 and above. All presentations are subject to Linux Australia's code of conduct, including that they must not contain:
- sexual or violent imagery
- exclusionary language
- language which is not appropriate for an all-ages audience
About Linux Australia
Linux Australia is the peak body for open source communities around Australia, and as such represents approximately 3500 Free and Open Source users and developers. Linux Australia supports the organisation of this international Free Software conference in a different Australasian city each year.
For more information about Linux Australia see: http://www.linux.org.au/.
Papers Enquiries
For enquiries related to this CFP, or to presentations at linux.conf.au generally, contact the linux.conf.au 2015 Papers Committee by email: pap
