Call for Contributions

We invite submissions of proposals for papers, presentations, discussion sessions and tutorials for Debconf11. Submissions don't have to be limited to traditional talks, you could propose a performance, art installation, debate, or anything else. Official submissions will be accepted until May 8th 2011, 23:59 UTC.

This year submission of a formal written paper for the conference proceedings is again optional, though encouraged. Providing a written paper in advance means that interested people can attend your session ready with ideas for discussion, and especially helps those who find it hard to follow rapid English speech.

DebConf talks will be broadcast live on the Internet where possible, and videos of the talks will be published on the web along with the presentation slides and papers. Talks+Q&A should be 45 minutes long, with a 15 minute break between events.

This year, we will continue to organize talks into "tracks". If you have a proposal for a DebConf track, such as "Debian Science", "Debian Infrastructure", or "Community Outreach", please contact debconf-team@lists.debconf.org. If you would like to be a track coordinator, please volunteer on that list. Talks will be added to tracks at a later date.

There will be a poster session this year. Posters allow you to present information throughout the week, instead of just at a single talk. A poster can help to reach a broader audience or promote a weeklong, discussion. For information on presenting a poster, please see the poster session wiki page.

Event submission

To submit papers, first register for DebConf as described at the registration page, then go to the submission page and use the "New event/paper" button on the left. Fill in information about your submission on the various tabs. The most common event types are "Lecture" or "Open Discussion (BoF)". Please include a public "Abstract", and a "Description" listing any notes for the DebConf talks team, such as special requirements or requests.

While the deadline for official submissions is 8th May 2011, submissions will continue to be accepted until the end of DebConf. All attendees will have an opportunities to schedule at-hoc events during DebConf itself, and very promising late submissions may be considered for official inclusion. However, ad-hoc events have a much lower chance of video archiving, streaming, and inclusion in the proceedings, so do not delay.

For private communication regarding your talk, please mail talks@debconf.org. For more general ideas or questions about talks or events, one can mail debconf-team@lists.debconf.org.