Re: Fwd: FOSDEM conference - call for participation

[Vincent JARDIN <vincent.jardin-pdR9zngts4EAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>]

Stephen,

According to Dave (cc'd): it cannot be applied for FOSDEM; the 
organizers would not be happy if we proposed that.

Best regards,
   Vincent

On 01/11/2014 22:43, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> Rather than individual talks what about getting them to schedule a 1/2 day
> unconference?
>
> On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 3:53 PM, Thomas Monjalon <thomas.monjalon@6wind.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Talks related to DPDK can be proposed for FOSDEM 2015:
>>          https://fosdem.org/2015/
>> This conference will take place in Belgium on 31 January & 1 February.
>>
>> --
>> Thomas
>>
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> Subject: Network devroom call for participation
>> Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:33:33 -0400
>> From: Dave Neary <dneary-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
>> To: Pavel Simerda <psimerda-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
>> network-devroom-RyYwo1q5J+qnN4Z36m+rXQ@public.gmane.org, fosdem-RyYwo1q5J+qnN4Z36m+rXQ@public.gmane.org
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> We are pleased to announce the Call for Participation in the FOSDEM
>> 2015 Networking DevRoom!
>>
>> Important dates:
>> * Nov 25: Deadline for submissions
>> * Dec  1: Speakers notified of acceptance
>> * Dec  5: Schedule published
>>
>> This is the first time that networking has been included as a
>> stand-alone DevRoom, and this year the topics will cover two distinct
>> fields:
>> * Software Defined Networking (SDN), covering virtual switching, open
>> source SDN controllers, virtual routing
>> * Network management, covering host-level networking - NetworkManager,
>> ConnMan, systemd, wicked, kernel network services, network security, etc
>>
>>
>> We are now inviting proposals for talks about Free/Libre/Open-source
>> Software on the topics of SDN and network management. This is an
>> exciting and growing field, and this is a unique opportunity to show
>> novel ideas and developments to a very knowledgeable technical audience.
>>
>> Topics accepted include, but are not limited to:
>>
>> SDN:
>> * SDN controllers - OpenDaylight, OpenContrail, OpenStack Neutron
>> * Dataplane processing: DPDK, OpenDataplane, netdev, netfilter
>> * Virtual switches: Open vSwitch, Snabb Switch, VDE
>> * Open network protocols: OpenFlow, NETCONF, OpenLISP
>>
>> Network management:
>> * Network management: NetworkManager, ConnMan, systemd-networkd,
>> interoperability among these projects
>> * Common code infrastructure: libnl, libmnl, libsystemd, ell, pyroute2
>> * Network services: DHCP, DNS, DNSSEC, PPP
>> * Connection management: Wifi, tethering, connection sharing, metric and
>> source based routing,
>>
>> Talks should be aimed at a technical audience, but should not assume
>> that attendees are already familiar with your project or how it solves a
>> general problem. Talk proposals can be very specific solutions to a
>> problem, or can be higher level project overviews for lesser known
>> projects.
>>
>> Please include the following information when submitting a proposal:
>>
>>      Your name
>>      The title of your talk (please be descriptive, as titles will be
>> listed with around 250 from other projects)
>>      Short abstract of one or two paragraphs
>>      Short bio (with photo)
>>
>> The deadline for submissions is November 25th 2014. FOSDEM will be held
>> on the weekend of January 31st-February 1st 2015 and the Networking
>> DevRoom will take place on Saturday, January 31st 2015. Please use the
>> following website to submit your proposals:
>> https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM15 (you do not need to create
>> a new Pentabarf account if you already have one from past years).
>>
>> You can also join the devroom’s mailing list, which is the official
>> communication channel for the DevRoom: network-devroom-RyYwo1q5J+rWrAHcjw45ig@public.gmane.orgg
>> (subscription page: https://lists.fosdem.org/listinfo/network-devroom)
>>
>> – The Networking DevRoom 2015 Organization Team
>>
>> --
>> Dave Neary - NFV/SDN Community Strategy
>> Open Source and Standards, Red Hat - http://community.redhat.com
>> Ph: +1-978-399-2182 / Cell: +1-978-799-3338
>>