Hello everyone, The devroom named "Open Source Virtualization and Cloud" (OSVC2012) scheduled at FOSDEM on both days, February 4-5 2012, is a meeting opportunity for the developers of all the innovative open source projects around virtualization and cloud computing. OSVC2012 will include: * state-of-the-art presentations of virtualization/cloud projects * workshops to brainstorm and discuss new user requests, new developer ideas, and the possible synergies between projects All information about the devroom will be posted on the wiki at: http://osvc.v2.cs.unibo.it Relevant topics =============== All developers who want to present their ideas and software at OSVC2012 are welcome, provided that: * Their project is related to virtualization or cloud computing * They join the devroom as developers. Developers working for companies, public/private agencies or universities speak for themselves and not for their employer. OSVC2012 is about how to develop more effective virtualizing/cloud solutions (ideas and code, not marketing) * The code for their project must have been released under a free software or open source license (its license must meet the FSF definition of Free Software or the OSI definition of Open Source) Call for Presentations and Workshops ==================================== All submissions must be sent to osvc@cs.unibo.it and include the following information: * Type of submission: Presentation or Workshop * Desired length: "20min presentation + 5min Q&A", "45min presentation + 10min Q&A", or "no preference" * Title * Abstract / Description * Speaker / Moderator bio * Comments: scheduling constraints, remarks... * Links to the project (including its source code) * Related projects Dates: * Deadline for submission: December 18, 2011 * Notification of accepted submissions: January 5, 2012 -- Thierry Carrez Renzo Davoli Lars Kurth