Call for Presentations on the Other Side

> From: robyn@robynspcs.com
> To: grrltalk@linuxchix.org; volunteers@linuxchix.org; announce@linuxchix.org
> Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 11:52:13 +0930
> Subject: [Volunteers] Linuxchix Miniconf 2009 Call for Presentations
> 
> LinuxChix mini-conf 2009: Call for Presentations
> 
> LinuxChix is pleased to announce that they'll be hosting the LinuxChix
> mini-conf at Linux.conf.au in January, 2009 in Hobart, Tasmania. This
> mini-conf exists to encourage women with an interest in free and open
> source technology to share their ideas, network and improve their
> presentation skills.
> 
> We are now calling for presentations by women on both free and open
> source software (FOSS) technical topics and other topics of general
> interest to women involved in open source software or working in IT.
> 
> The presentations will likely cover a spectrum ranging from technical
> talks to professional development and community topics. For example, a
> talk on productivity strategies or how to negotiate successfully in
> business might fit in the professional development stream, while a
> community-focused talk might look at how to get involved with mentoring
> groups which go out to schools and evangelise the benefits of getting
> girls into IT, or what kind of steps an open source project can take to
> increase female participation.
> 
> (If you'd like an idea of the kind of presentations given at the Chix
> miniconf last year, you can look at the program here:
> http://conf.linux.org.au/programme/tuesday#linuxchix)
> 
> We strongly encourage you to submit a paper which falls under the
> following general categories:
> technical
> professional development and productivity
> community
> 
> Please stipulate in your proposal the format you're proposing (ie
> presentation, tutorial or workshop). We will look very
> favourably upon proposals which encourage participation and action.
> 
> While LCA is a technical conference and clearly Chix attendees as much
> as anyone else will want to talk tech, we're also keen to devise ways to
> involve younger or less experienced LCAers to attend and get involved
> with the the Miniconf. Perhaps this could be a 'how to' session such as
> how to set up an open source blog or how to set up a web server. Or it
> could be a guide to getting involved in an open source project, or how
> to start hacking on something simple.
> 
> Our goal for the day is to ensure a good mix of listening and
> speaking/networking time (question time is important! as is
> networking!).
> 
> *About the mini-conf*
> 
> LCA 2009 will be the third anniversary of the LinuxChix mini-conf. It
> will be held on either Monday the 19th or Tuesday the 20th of January,
> 2008 (We don't know which) at the University of Tasmania in Hobart, as
> part of the annual linux.conf.au conference. All attendees of
> linux.conf.au are welcome to attend the women's mini-conf, but are
> reminded that the focus of the miniconf is encouraging female
> participation in open source.
> 
> There is no need to be an active member of LinuxChix, as attendees and
> speakers from other women's advocacy and development groups including
> project-specific women's groups and others, are encouraged to
> participate.
> 
> The mini-conf has both 50 minute and 25 minute talks slots available. We
> recommend that inexperienced Speakers opt for the shorter slots and plan
> to present for around 15 minutes; the remaining time will be devoted to
> discussion. Experienced speakers may choose to opt for a full 50 minute
> slot, and prepare to talk for 35-40 minutes. We reserve the right to
> request that 35 minute presentations be shortened to 15 minutes to
> enable best use of the time we have. Abstracts for talk proposals should
> be submitted
> 
> to: Linuxchix Miniconf Organisers
> at: miniconf-submission@au.linuxchix.org
> by: Monday 20th October 2008 12:00 GMT
> 
> All talks should be on Free and Open Source Software related topics.
> 
> Please see http://conf.au.linuxchix.org for more information about the
> women's mini-conference and http://conf.au.linuxchix.org/2009-cfp for
> full details of the call for presentations.
> 
> We are very keen to include women who may not have attended LCA or given
> a presentation to a tech conference before, so please help us get the
> message out by forwarding this announcement to any women or groups you
> think would be interested. Students, professional IT geeks or hobbyists
> are all equally welcome. :)
> 
> About LinuxChix
> 
> LinuxChix is a community for women who like Linux and Free Software, and
> for women and men who want to support women in computing. The membership
> ranges from novices to experienced users, and includes professional and
> amateur programmers, system administrators and technical writers.
> 
> About linux.conf.au
> 
> linux.conf.au (http://linux.conf.au/) is Australia's annual technical
> conference on Free Software. Fun, informal and seriously technical,
> linux.conf.au draws together Free and Open Source Software developers
> from across the world.
> 
> About Linux Australia
> 
> Linux Australia (http://www.linux.org.au/) is the peak body for Linux
> User Groups (LUGs) around Australia, and as such represents
> approximately 5000 Australian Linux users and developers. Linux
> Australia facilitates the organisation of this international Free
> Software conference in a different Australasian city each year.
> 
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