Fwd'ing on behalf of conference director Michael Still, Kind regards, Kathy ------------------- Hi everyone, this email is to let you know about the progress of the linux.conf.au 2013 call for proposals. The call has now been open for four weeks, and the quality of submissions so far has been outstanding. It is clear that there are many interesting stories to be told in our community, and that makes me very proud. Thank you to everyone who has submitted a proposal so far -- the conference wouldn't be what it is without your contributions. However, we think there are more stories out there that deserve attention. Originally scheduled to be closed today, the papers committee has agreed to extend the deadline by two weeks, just to give everyone a chance to have their voice heard. This year, linux.conf.au is focusing on deep technical content, and the things that you think are going to really matter in the future. Successful proposals will be announced in August. If you have been working on something interesting, now is the time to tell the world! Visit linux.conf.au/cfp, and submit your proposal today. === Important Dates === Call for proposals opens: 1 June 2012 Call for proposals now closes: 20 July 2012 Email notifications from conference organisers: 28 August 2012 Early Bird registrations open: 1 October 2012 Conference dates: Monday 28 January to Saturday 2 February 2013 === System Maintenance === One other thing -- the conference site will be down tomorrow (Saturday 7 July) afternoon so we can push a release with some new features. Thanks, Mikal -- --- Kathy Reid @KathyReid on Twitter, Identi.ca, IRC etc kathy@kathyreid.id.au 0418 130 636 http://kathyreid.id.au