From: "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb@...>
Date: 2006-10-24T11:42:12+09:00
Subject: Re: Building a Ruby track for Linuxfest Northwest

pat eyler wrote:
> Okay, it's time to get a Ruby track going at Linuxfest
> Northwest.  I've talked to the organizers and they say
> they're game for it, if they can get enough quality talks.
> 
> So take an hour or two this week to figure out what you
> really want to talk about an go submit a proposal using
> their form at:
> 
> http://www.linuxfestnorthwest.org/dxp/register.dxp?type=Presenter
> 
> Linuxfest Northwest is a regional, community oriented
> open source conference.  It draws presenters and attendees
> from Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.  This year's
> conference is being held Saturday, April 28, 2007 and
> Sunday, April 29, 2007. You can read more at their website:
> 
>      http://www.linuxfestnorthwest.org/
> 
> This is what they have to say about presentations:
>   This is a call for presentations on all aspects of
>   Linux and open source technology. We welcome both
>   introductory lectures and advanced discussions on
>   software development. . ..  We will have 90-minute
>   lecture slots. Presenters are asked to speak for 45
>   to 60 minutes and leave plenty of time for a
>   question and answer period afterward.
> 
>   A DHCP network connection to the Internet will be
>   available for each presentation (please bring your
>   own network cables). An overhead 1024x768 60Hz video
>   projector may be available upon request.
> 
> (Please feel free to forward this to other appropriate
> lists/usergroups/whatever.)
> 

Well, given that it's here in Portland, and given that I should be at
release 1.5 on my big project by then, I'm game. However ...

My experience has been that such conferences, as did RubyConf 2006,
usually draw *way* more proposals than there are time for. As a result,
some clues other than the freely available "calls for papers" as to what
people *really* want to hear about are welcome. Pat, are you bearing any
such clues?

:)