foss.in/2009

Yesterday, we published the first cut of the FOSS.IN/2009 talks schedules at http://foss.in/2009/schedules. Have a look, and do get back to us if you see any problems. The final schedule will be out late on Saturday.

A word of caution: while we can understand you being anxious to know when your talk is, please remember that FOSS.IN is NOT about the talks alone, but about your interaction over the 5 day event with other delegates. It is therefore important for us to know if you are planning to be here only for your talk – if so, please let us know so that we can cancel your talk.

And if you plan to disappear after your talk, note that we will completely purge your talk from the schedule, with a note saying “Speaker thought s/he was a rockstar, left after talk, has been purged”, without your name, so that you will never be able to claim to have spoken at FOSS.IN/2009.

As you can see, we are very serious about the audience and event experience.

Update: Yes, there is a screwup in the schedule – workouts are not supposed to be listed there, but in a separate list, since they are no longer time bound, or schedule, they happen over all five days. Being fixed as we speak.

One of the more exciting aspects of FOSS.IN is the WorkOuts, unfortunately, most participants are confused about the exact nature and purpose of the works, this post should demystify the WorkOuts:

WorkOuts are NOT:

- WorkOuts are NOT talks
- WorkOuts are NOT workshops
- WorkOuts are NOT tutorials
- WorkOuts are NOT BoFs
- WorkOuts do NOT happen on stage

What are WorkOuts?

WorkOuts are actual hands-on sessions by people who are familiar with the project and its code. Participants identify a set of issues or features that need addressing (the WorkOut Goals), and then get down to meeting those goals during (and after) FOSS.IN. continue

FOSS.IN/2009 is barely two weeks away, and this week, all the big announcements will start going out.

So before things get totally buried in the excitement, we’d like to put out this post detailing some of the things that have changed since we last met, and what you can expect at the event. The next few posts will each address a specific aspect of FOSS.IN/2009.

Let’s start with the talks and event timings.

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The long awaited FOSS.IN/2009 Delegate Registration is now online at

http://foss.in/register/delegate-registration

You can now register yourself as a FOSS.IN Delegate, receive your delegate code, and make your plans to be at the event. Make sure you read the instructions.

UPDATE: Want to know the demographics of people registering? Check out the Live Registration Stats (updated hourly).

And here we go – FOSS.IN/2009’s Call for Participation. Apologies for the delays, things are very different for us this year, with a new venue, new team members, and all sorts of aches and pains we don’t want to talk about

The registration system for speakers is open NOW – head there as soon as you finish reading this page.

This is a Call for Participation inviting proposals for FOSS talks, FOSS WorkOuts, Workshops, BoFs, Projects of the Day and Tech Talks at FOSS.IN/2009.

Introduction

Just as always, FOSS.IN is a contributor event, focusing on development efforts in FOSS from India.But this year, we are taking even further, by expanding the event to encompass not just the concept of Free and Open Source Software, but the very mindset that drives it – the hacker mindset.

Rather than repeating everything that has already been written, please read “FOSS.IN: Wind of Change” and the earlier FOSS.IN/2009 Event Announcement, which explain everything you need to know about the event and the new format.

How to submit a proposal

The registration for FOSS.IN/2009 talks, workouts, workshops, BoFs and tech-talks is open now at http://foss.in/register/speaker-registration-2009. If you have questions, hop onto the mailing list, or use the contact system.

Sponsorship

If you wish to become a sponsor of FOSS.IN/2009, drop us a note NOW. Sponsorship is what makes this event possible. We have a document for you – contact us and we’ll send it across.

Important Dates

Talks
16-Oct-2009 | Call for Participation and start of submissions
26-Oct-2009 | End of submissions proposals (23:59 GMT+0530)
31-Oct-2009 | List of accepted submissions published
15-Nov-2009 | Due date for final slides & talk materials (23:59 GMT+0530)
01-Dec-2009 | Conference begins

Publication Rights

The conference requires non-exclusive, unrestricted publication rights to submitted presentations including the publication of audio and video recordings of the proceedings. Copyright is retained by the author. To ensure this, no speaker will be allowed to present without first clicking/signing a permission document, allowing us to use the material (slides, video and audio recordings of the presentation, supporting material, etc.) in a non-exclusive, unrestricted manner, preferably under a Creative Commons License.

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