FOSDEM 2012 - Multiserver, microkernel-based operating systems devroom *CALL FOR PARTICIPATION* http://fosdem.org/2012 (apologies for cross-posting) The developers of several free and open-source multiserver and/or microkernel-based operating systems will meet at FOSDEM 2012 in Brussels, Belgium and will share a developer room. The devroom is currently looking for content in the form of talks related to the area of multiserver and/or microkernel-based operating systems. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: OS introduction to developers of other OS Subsystems and architecture Hardware and device drivers Tools and languages Release engineering and testing Experience and learning from mistakes Technical challenges Community and life with an OS-project Academia and education Please send your talk proposal(s) to: microkernel-devroom@lists.fosdem.org no later than by 2011-12-31. Make sure to include the following in your proposal: - title of your talk (will be printed in the FOSDEM booklet) - your full name (will be printed in the FOSDEM booklet) - your short bio giving us some idea of who you are and what is your relation to and qualification for the subject of your talk - number of 15-minute slots that you need for the talk (talks longer than 45 minutes are discouraged) The final devroom schedule (along with accepted talks) will be announced on 2012-01-9 (Jan 9) in: microkernel-devroom@lists.fosdem.org and the speakers will be notified via e-mail. The schedule will be also published on the FOSDEM web and in the FOSDEM booklet after 2012-01-21. If you do not want to or cannot give a talk yourself, you may still send suggestions for what else you would like to see/hear/do in the devroom. Please send your suggestions to the above mailing list. The devroom is scheduled for Sunday of February 5, room K.3.201. The seating capacity of the room is 85 seats. Any changes will be announced in the above mailing list. Jakub Jermar