<div dir="ltr"><div>
Hello,<br><br>--8<---<br><br><div>
<p><a href="http://www.fosdem.org" target="_blank">FOSDEM</a> is one of the largest
gatherings of Free Software contributors in the world and happens each
February in Brussels (Belgium). One of the tracks will be the Desktops
DevRoom (formerly known as “CrossDesktop DevRoom”), which will host
Desktop-related talks.</p>
<p>We are now inviting proposals for talks about Free/Libre/Open-source
Software on the topics of Desktop development, Desktop applications and
interoperability amongst Desktop Environments. This is a unique
opportunity to show novel ideas and developments to a wide technical
audience.</p>
<p>Topics accepted include, but are not limited to: Enlightenment,
Gnome, KDE, Unity, XFCE, LXQt, Windows, Mac OS X, software development
for the desktop, general desktop matters, applications that enhance
desktops and web (when related to desktop).</p>
<p>Talks can be very specific, such as the advantages/disadvantages of
development with Qt on Wayland over X11/Mir; or as general as
predictions for the fusion of Desktop and web in 5 years time. Topics
that are of interest to the users and developers of all desktop
environments are especially welcome. The <a href="https://archive.fosdem.org/2014/schedule/track/desktops/" target="_blank">FOSDEM 2014 schedule</a> might give you some inspiration.</p>
<p>Please include the following information when submitting a proposal:</p>
<ul><li>Your name</li><li>The title of your talk (please be descriptive, as titles will be listed with around 250 from other projects)</li><li>Short abstract of one or two paragraphs</li><li>Short bio (with photo)</li><li>Requested time: from 15 to 45 minutes. Normal duration is 30
minutes. Longer duration requests must be properly justified. You may be
assigned LESS time than you request.</li></ul>
<p>The deadline for submissions is December 7th 2014. FOSDEM will be
held on the weekend of January 31st-February 1st 2015 and the Desktops
DevRoom will take place on Sunday, February 1st 2015. Please use the
following website to submit your proposals: <a href="https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM15" target="_blank">https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM15</a> (you do not need to create a new Pentabarf account if you already have one from past years).</p>
<p>You can also join the devroom’s mailing list, which is the official communication channel for the DevRoom: <a href="https://lists.fosdem.org/private/desktops-devroom/" target="_blank">desktops-devroom@lists.fosdem.org</a> <a href="https://lists.fosdem.org/listinfo/desktops-devroom" target="_blank">(subscription page</a> for the mailing list)</p>
<p>– The Desktops DevRoom 2015 Organization Team</p>
</div><br></div>--8<---<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Pau Garcia i Quiles<br><a href="http://www.elpauer.org" target="_blank">http://www.elpauer.org</a><br>(Due to my workload, I may need 10 days to answer)
</div>