[Debconf6-data-commit] r63 - website/www/news/items

Mon Nov 7 12:06:45 UTC 2005

Author: neilm
Date: 2005-11-07 12:06:44 +0000 (Mon, 07 Nov 2005)
New Revision: 63

Removed:
   website/www/news/items/02-Sponsorship.html
Modified:
   website/www/news/items/01_Call-for-papers.html
Log:
Tidy up


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--- website/www/news/items/01_Call-for-papers.html	2005-11-07 11:58:05 UTC (rev 62)
+++ website/www/news/items/01_Call-for-papers.html	2005-11-07 12:06:44 UTC (rev 63)
@@ -1,86 +1,22 @@
-          Call for papers
+<h2>Call for Papers and Presentations Debconf 6 Oaxtepec, Mexico</h2>
+The annual Debconf conference is a technical and social forum for Debian developers, sponsors, affiliates, and friends. It allows various groups within Debian a chance to come together and network.  We invite you to submit a proposal to present a technical paper, panel discussion or tutorial, or to host a meeting (BoFS, or Birds of a Feather Session).
 
-
-    Call for Papers and Presentations Debconf 6 Oaxtepec, Mexico
-
-The annual Debconf conference is a technical and social forum for Debian
-developers, sponsors, affiliates, and friends. It allows various groups
-within Debian a chance to come together and network.
-We invite you to submit a proposal to present a technical paper, panel
-discussion or tutorial, or to host a meeting (BoFS, or Birds of a
-Feather Session).
-
-
-      Step 1. Submit Proposal
-
-The proposal lets us know in advance what sort of talks we will have.
-This helps us in attracting developers and potential sponsors to the
-conference.
-Your proposal can be a rough outline, but should be at least 500 words
-in length (and ideally no more than 1500 words). Your proposal should be
-clear about whether your proposal is political (Free Software, dealing
-with traditionally marginalised groups, etc.), technical, or social
-(Dealing with debian structures and groups). It's okay to hit all three
-of these.
-Your proposal should also include some information on why you're
-qualified to talk about this. Ideally it will also include links to
-posts your have made to Debian mailing lists. A presentation is not the
-best place to mention your idea for the first time.
+<h2>Step 1. Submit Proposal</h2> The proposal lets us know in advance what sort of talks we will have.  This helps us in attracting developers and potential sponsors to the conference.
+Your proposal can be a rough outline, but should be at least 500 words in length (and ideally no more than 1500 words). Your proposal should be clear about whether your proposal is political (Free Software, dealing with traditionally marginalised groups, etc.), technical, or social (Dealing with debian structures and groups). It's okay to hit all three of these.
+Your proposal should also include some information on why you're qualified to talk about this. Ideally it will also include links to posts your have made to Debian mailing lists. A presentation is not the best place to mention your idea for the first time.
 Proposals will be accepted until December 6th 2005, 23h59 UTC.
-To submit your proposal, go to
-https://www.debconf.org/comas/attendees/new and register as an attendee.
-Once you are registered, there is a "Submit a proposal" link. You will
-see your proposal on the site. If it's not there for some reason, please
-tell us right away!
+To submit your proposal, go to <a href='https://www.debconf.org/comas/attendees/new' title='Register link'>https://www.debconf.org/comas/attendees/new</a> and register as an attendee.
+Once you are registered, there is a "Submit a proposal" link. You will see your proposal on the site. If it's not there for some reason, please tell us right away!
 
+<h2>Step 2. Committee Review</h2> The review committee for this year consists of Alexander Schmehl, Andreas Schuldei and Joerg Jaspert.
+This committee will make its decision by December 20th. If you aren't available between December 7th and December 20th for questions, please let us know your schedule. All correspondence will be done by email.
 
-      Step 2. Committee Review
+<h2>Step 3. Paper Submission</h2> Like last year, we are asking for papers to be submitted along with the presentations. The goal is to provide written information along with transcripts of the sessions for later viewing. Having written papers in advance will allow us to get translations done, to help non-native-English speakers feel more comfortable with the topics presented.
+Papers are due by April 6th 2006, and should cover the topic in reasonable depth (3 pages A4 text, plus pictures and diagrams). We will use LaTeX to typeset the proceedings. Please submit your paper formatted in LaTeX. Should you be unfamiliar with LaTeX earlier submission in plain text is also fine.
 
-The review committee for this year consists of Alexander Schmehl,
-Andreas Schuldei and Joerg Jaspert.
-This committee will make its decision by December 20th. If you aren't
-available between December 7th and December 20th for questions, please
-let us know your schedule. All correspondence will be done by email.
+<h2>Step 4. Live Presentation</h2> Presentations are either 45 minutes or 90 minutes in length. 90 minute presentations have a break in the middle and should include workshop items that directly involve the participants. If using slides, please consider that your audience will consist of people who use free software, and your choice of application to prepare and display the slides should reflect this if at all possible.
 
+<h2>Fine Print Publication Rights</h2> Debconf requires non-exclusive publication rights to papers, presentations, and any additional handouts or audio/visual materials used in conjunction with the presentation. The authors have the freedom to pick a DFSG-free license for the papers themselves and retain all copyrights.
+The presentations will be recorded, and may be broadcast over the Internet. Any copies of the presentation will be made available under a license like the MIT/X11 license.
 
-      Step 3. Paper Submission
-
-Like last year, we are asking for papers to be submitted along with the
-presentations. The goal is to provide written information along with
-transcripts of the sessions for later viewing. Having written papers in
-advance will allow us to get translations done, to help
-non-native-English speakers feel more comfortable with the topics
-presented.
-Papers are due by April 6th 2006, and should cover the topic in
-reasonable depth (3 pages A4 text, plus pictures and diagrams). We will
-use LaTeX to typeset the proceedings. Please submit your paper formatted
-in LaTeX. Should you be unfamiliar with LaTeX earlier submission in
-plain text is also fine.
-
-
-      Step 4. Live Presentation
-
-Presentations are either 45 minutes or 90 minutes in length. 90 minute
-presentations have a break in the middle and should include workshop
-items that directly involve the participants. If using slides, please
-consider that your audience will consist of people who use free
-software, and your choice of application to prepare and display the
-slides should reflect this if at all possible.
-
-
-    Fine Print Publication Rights
-
-Debconf requires non-exclusive publication rights to papers,
-presentations, and any additional handouts or audio/visual materials
-used in conjunction with the presentation. The authors have the freedom
-to pick a DFSG-free license for the papers themselves and retain all
-copyrights.
-The presentations will be recorded, and may be broadcast over the
-Internet. Any copies of the presentation will be made available under a
-license like the MIT/X11 license.
-
-
-    Failure to Submit
-
-In the event that a deadline is missed we reserve the right to revoke
-any offer to present.
+<h2>Failure to Submit</h2> In the event that a deadline is missed we reserve the right to revoke any offer to present.

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--- website/www/news/items/02-Sponsorship.html	2005-11-07 11:58:05 UTC (rev 62)
+++ website/www/news/items/02-Sponsorship.html	2005-11-07 12:06:44 UTC (rev 63)
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-Hi!
-
-DebConf6 will take place from the 14 May to the 22th 2006 in Oaxtepec, Mexico.
-It is preceded by an unofficial work camp called "debcamp", from the 6th to the
-12th of May. 
-On the 13th May, Debian Day, an information day for users, the press and
-Important People will be held. This will be mostly in spanish, and partly
-translated.
-
-To be able to plan and budget for this we ask people who need travel support to
-tell us as early as possible. This is done so that we might take advance of
-the cheaper flight prices and special offers that can be found.
-
-Are you interested in attending DebConf6, but can't afford the
-entire trip?  
-Are you working on any aspect of Debian?  
-
-If so, please register at
-http://www.debconf.org/comas/attendees/new and make sure you tag
-the "Yes" radio button to the question "Will you require travel
-sponsorship?".
-
-Please ensure you specify:
-- the area you work on within Debian
-- the approximate travel costs, if booked well in advance
-  (accomodation and food is taken care of)
-- how much of those costs are you able to pay yourself
-- your contact information (phone required)
-
-We, the DebConf6 organizers together with the DPL, will apply some common sense
-and fuzzy-logic filters and match the incoming requests against our vague idea
-of how the budget will look like and come back to you for further planning and
-information before February 17th 2006 (11 Weeks ahead of debcamp).
-
-We will try to handle this process in a semi-open way. It will be kept private
-to some extent as many people are not comfortable about sharing travel dates
-and intentions publicly and might feel that their financial make up is a
-private issue. 
-
-The decisions about sponsorship won't be drawn by lot or decided on arbitrarily
-but according to our general consensus.


