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[Debconf-discuss] Call for Papers JRSL




Hi all!

The week after Debconf there is a huge Free Software event in Buenos Aires. I'm attaching the Call for Papers in case anyone is interested in giving a talk, we still have a few slots open, and we'd be happy to have you.

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JRSL - Eighth Regional Free Software Conference
Capital Federal - 20th, 21th and 22th august 2008
CaFeLUG

CaFeLUG - Free Software User Group of Capital Federal, calls for the participation of the Free Software community to it’s Regional Free Software Conference.

The theme of the event is about new technologies into the Free Software, there will also be many other themes related to Free Software, although those will be the main ones. The author of each chosen talk will be able to participate both by speaking and attending at the event. In the case where there are multiple authors for a specific talk, only 3 speakers will be allowed.

Note: Due to budget reasons, CaFeLUG will only be able to pay for a few travel expenses, total or partially, for the speakers selected who reside outside of Capital Federal or Gran Buenos Aires.

* Where to send the Papers

The papers must be sent in plain text or as an attachment (see What format may the Presentations be in) to the following email address: jrsl-cfch [ at ] cafelug.org.ar The talks will be received until July 27th included.

* How to send the Papers

The papers sent must have the following information:

* Title.
* Author(s): First and last name, brief description of each one, picture, place of residence, association, LUG or company to which he belongs, if applies.
* Type: It can be a traditional talk or a workshop (with a computer)
* Estimated duration: The talks are generally 45min, and the workshops 1h 45min. In case you need more (or less) time, please express why. * Brief description of the talk: One or two paragraph(s) that explain -not too briefly- the content of the presentation. * Target level of the talk: Classify within: newbie/intermediate/advanced/expert. * Type of target audience: General interest, Free Software advocates, high school students, higher education students, high school teachers, teachers in general and trainers. * Previous knowledge: Please specify what previous knowledge the audience must have. * Theme: General theme the talk belongs in (education, kernel, programming, multimedia, communication, workstations, network services, interoperability, etc.) * Educational Theme: Tools to manage educational establishments, tools for teachers, teacher experiences, management experiences, success stories in education establishments, study plan proposals, etc.
* Phone number(s) of the author(s): To be able to get in touch with you
* Place of Residence of the author(s).

What format may the Presentations be in:
The presentations sent in must have one of the following formats:

* Openoffice.org presentation
* HTML standard
* Postscript
* PDF
* Plain Text

* License

You must specify a license that allows CaFeLUG to distribute the material in a LiveCD or documentation, and that allows it to be downloaded from CaFeLUG’s website.
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