Alex Williamson
2006-Nov-09 23:18 UTC
[Xen-devel] linux.conf.au 2007 Virtualization mini-conf CFP
Sorry for the slightly off topic post, but in case anyone is interested, LCA 2007 has added an Virtualization mini-conf track and is now in a call for presentations. See below for more info. --- Virtualization Miniconf, linux.conf.au 2007 Topics Any topics related to virtualization will be entertained. Following are some examples of topic areas of particular interest: Virtualization Technology: Review and/or provide deep insight into the fundamentals of specific virtualization technologies. Exploration of project development opportunities. Discussion of ideas to improve the technologies. Layered Tool Opportunities and Projects: Research and/or project execution in areas such as local and datacenter virtual machine management, workload management, security, quality of service and other cool ideas. Virtualization Case Studies: Description of the deployed environment; what has gone well; what went wrong; acceptance of using virtualized servers; flunking or besting deployment goals; novel uses of virtualization and other nifty benefits that came up along the way. Presentations There will be two types of presentations: * Full Presentations: These presentations will consume an entire 40 minute time slot. It is suggested that the presentation be planned for 25-30 minutes which will allow for a 10-15 minute period of discussions with the audience. * Lightning Talks: These talks will be scheduled for 10 to 15 minutes. The mix of full presentations and lightning talks will be determined as a result of evaluation of submissions Please note that the accepted abstracts will be posted on the LCA Virtualization Miniconf website. It is also intended that final presentation materials for each of the talks will be collected and posted to this website at the conclusion of the miniconf. Presentation Submissions Please login to http://virtminiconf.linux.hp.com and submit to the Virtualization Miniconf. Please create a login account via the "new user?" link located in the login box on the main page. Login and navigate to the "Call for Presentations" -> "Submit Here" folder. In the upper right drop-down menu "add to folder" your "file" or new "page" with your submittal (see the example template). In the same upper right menu bar, ensure that the content is the the state of "private", only the admin will have access to review the proposal. Please include the following information in your proposal: Name: Email Address: (will be obscured in posting) Company/Affiliation: Title of talk: Type of Presentation: (Full and/or Lightning) Short presentation abstract: (400-500 words) Short biography: (400 words max.) Submission Timeline: Presentation abstract submission December 8, 2006 Presentation selection finalized: December 15, 2006 Program schedule and abstracts posted: December 22, 2006 Virtualization Miniconf: January 15, 2007 About linux.conf.au 2007 linux.conf.au is Australia''s annual technical conference for the Open Source and Free Software developer community. Now in its eighth year, linux.conf.au is regarded as one of the premier global FLOSS technical events and attracts many international open source software developers and users. Returning to Sydney from the 15th to 20th of January, linux.conf.au 2007 is supported by our Emperor sponsors, HP and IBM, and hosted at the University of New South Wales. For more information about linux.conf.au 2007 visit our website at: http://lca2007.linux.org.au/ About Linux Australia Linux Australia exists to serve and promote the Australian Linux and Open Source community. The organisation aims to do this best by taking enthusiasms within the community, such as FOSS issues, projects, education, advocacy just to name a few, and help them flourish, to succeed. The lifeblood of this organisation is the people in the community, and Linux Australia strives to be both relevant and useful to the community. For more details about Linux Australia visit: http://linux.org.au _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel