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Opportunity Knocks: Improving Your Conference Experience Opportunity Knocks: Improving Your Conference Experience C. Craig Ross The Linux Foundation [email protected] Opportunity Knocks: Improving Your Conference Experience C. Craig Ross, The Linux Foundation Summary: • The Evolution of the Linux Conference • Why You Should Participate • Getting the Most out of Your Conference Experience • 2009 Linux Foundation Events o LinuxCon o Japan Linux Symposium • Submitting a Successful Speaking Proposal • Submission Process • Submission Examples • Information Resources Opportunity Knocks: Improving Your Conference Experience C. Craig Ross, The Linux Foundation The Evolution of the Linux Conference • 10+ years of Linux conferences • Everything from grass roots to glitz and glamour • Focus has changed from the individual to the community • Substantial increase in International participation • Education, training and collaboration with core developers will be key in 2009 and beyond Opportunity Knocks: Improving Your Conference Experience C. Craig Ross, The Linux Foundation Why You Should Participate • Education: The ability to learn from the leaders of the technical • development community • Collaboration: The opportunity to collaborate with top community and industry members • Networking: Face-to-face interaction with key decision makers • Feedback: Receive valuable feedback and community support for your projects • Training: In-depth training to help you get the most out of the Linux platform and your career Opportunity Knocks: Improving Your Conference Experience C. Craig Ross, The Linux Foundation Getting the Most out of Your Conference Experience • Register early • Submit a speaking proposal • Plan mini-summits and community group meetings • Schedule meetings in advance with other developers and clients • Attend social events Opportunity Knocks: Improving Your Conference Experience C. Craig Ross, The Linux Foundation 2009 Linux Foundation Events September 21 - 23, 2009 Portland, OR October 21 - 23, 2009 Tokyo, Japan Opportunity Knocks: Improving Your Conference Experience C. Craig Ross, The Linux Foundation LinuxCon 2009 September 21 - 23, 2009 Portland, OR • Newest North American Linux Foundation Event • All Matters Linux • Co-located with the Linux Plumbers Conference • 75+ conference sessions on 20+ different Linux topics • Advanced developer and systems administrator training • Linux Foundation brings together the top technical talent and decision makers from the developer, operations and business communities, including Mark Shuttleworth, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Chris Mason, Dave Jones and many others Opportunity Knocks: Improving Your Conference Experience C. Craig Ross, The Linux Foundation Japan Linux Symposium October 21 - 23, 2009 Tokyo Japan • Newest Asia Pacific Linux Foundation Event • Education and collaboration between Japanese and International developers • Co-located with the Linux Kernel Summit • Japan is a very important community • Excellent opportunity to showcase Japanese initiatives and projects • Linux Foundation bringing Linus Torvalds, Andrew Morton, Jon Corbet and all of the core kernel developers to Japan to interact with Japanese developers Opportunity Knocks: Improving Your Conference Experience C. Craig Ross, The Linux Foundation Submitting a Successful Speaking Proposal • Choose an effective title ”Why Subsystem N Sucks” == bad • Identify your audience There are a lot of smart people attending so keep that in mind • What technical expertise is required Beginners? Geeks? CEOs? • Why would people want to attend your presentation Is your project critical? Are you at a crossroads? Do you need community support? • Real-world examples Projects that will have a high impact and information that can be implemented now • Tight scope You only have a limited time to speak, so keep your talk very specific Opportunity Knocks: Improving Your Conference Experience C. Craig Ross, The Linux Foundation Submission Examples Bad: We've been working on this CFP Manager project that people will be able to add to their website. It took about 1 month of work but we're pretty happy with it right now and hope to tell everyone about how cool it is and maybe get some people to help us work on it. Here is a code sample: [Imagine a 50 line code sample here] I work at the Linux Foundation. I have a wife, two cats and really enjoy cycling. I have been using Linux since high school and like to build my own computers from spare parts that つかもとさん helps me find in Akiba. Opportunity Knocks: Improving Your Conference Experience C. Craig Ross, The Linux Foundation Submission Examples Good: The CFP Manager is a new utility designed by the Linux Foundation to help manage speaking proposals for conferences. It is able to manage submissions for an unlimited number of events and will revolutionize conference management with it's modular design and functionality. The audience will learn about the development methodology, integration and future plans for CFP Manager. An understanding of C, PHP and MySQL is required. C. Craig Ross is the Community Relations Manager with the Linux Foundation. He is responsible for selecting the content for all Linux Foundation conferences and manages the Linux Foundation Events site. Craig has been a speaker at events throughout Canada, the U.S. and Japan. He has a degree in Asian Studies from Saint Mary's University and resides in Canada. Opportunity Knocks: Improving Your Conference Experience C. Craig Ross, The Linux Foundation Submission Process • Step 1: Proceed to http://events.linuxfoundation.org/cfp • Step 2: Select "New Submission" • Step 3: Choose the appropriate event (i.e. LinuxCon, JLS) • Step 4: Provide a 150 word biography and abstract • Step 5: Choose the Submission Type, Category, and Topic All submissions are due by: April 1st, 2009 Opportunity Knocks: Improving Your Conference Experience C. Craig Ross, The Linux Foundation Information Resources Submit a Speaking Proposal • http://events.linuxfoundation.org/cfp LinuxCon • http://events.linuxfoundation.org/linuxcon Japan Linux Symposium • http://events.linuxfoundation.org/japan-linux-symposium Linux Foundation Website • http://www.linuxfoundation.org/.
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