It’s time to start thinking about your talk proposals, because the call for papers is only eight weeks away!
For the 2013 conference, the papers committee are going to be focusing on deep technical content, and things we think are going to really matter in the future — that might range from freedom and privacy, to open source cloud systems, or energy efficient server farms of the future. However, the conference is to a large extent what the speakers make it — if we receive many excellent submissions on a topic, then its sure to be represented at the conference.
The papers committee will be headed by the able combination of Michael Davies and Mary Gardiner, who have done an excellent job in previous years. They’re currently working through the details of the call for papers announcement. I am telling you this now because I want speakers to have plenty of time to prepare for the submissions process, as I think that will produce the highest quality of submissions.
I also wanted to let you know the organising for linux.conf.au 2013 is progressing well. We’re currently in the process of locking in all of our venue arrangements, so we will have some announcements about that soon. We’ve received our first venue contract to sign, which is for the keynote venue. It’s exciting, but at the same time a good reminder that the conference is a big responsibility.
What would you like to see at the conference? I am sure there are things which are topical which I haven’t thought of. Blog or tweet your thoughts (include the hashtag #lca2013 please), or email us at contact@lca2013.linux.org.au.