Re: DevRoom CfP Proposal

[Malte Timmermann <malte timmermann oracle com>]

Well, I never reviewed papers for a conference, so maybe I should also
volunteer to do so this time...

Malte.

Christophe Strobbe wrote, On 11/30/10 12:20:
> Hi Louis,
> 
> At 05:35 30/11/2010, Louis Su�rez-Potts wrote:
>> DRAFT 2
>>
>> List, Here is draft 2 of the CfP proposal for 
>> the DevRoom. It includes constructive rewriting 
>> by Peter K.  Please, I am not by any means an 
>> expert in this field and am asking those of you 
>> here, on this list, who are experts, to lend 
>> your hand in getting this going. I am happy to 
>> help out when I can, but I lack the background 
>> you have, both professionally and to this event.
>>
>>
>> ** We also need to form a committee to review 
>> the abstracts. I am not an expert in a11y. I can 
>> usually judge something that's interesting over 
>> something that is not, but for talks of this 
>> sort, an expert is demanded. I therefore ask 
>> that a committee of 3-5 be formed from this and 
>> other relevant lists (?) for this purpose.**
>>
>> ** If you can participate in the committee, 
>> please let me know�and others, too�by notifying this list.**
> 
> I am willing to participate in the committee, but 
> the review process should present reviewers from 
> reviewing their own contributions. I plan to 
> submit an abstract in the next few weeks and, as 
> you can imagine, I will be rather biased towards my own contribution ;-)
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Christophe
> 
> 
> 
>> Thanks
>> Louis
>>
>> ---
>>
>> **Call for talks for the accessibility DevRoom at fosdem 2011**
>>
>> � http://fosdem.org �  6 February 2011, 09:00 to 17:00, Brussels, Belgium
>>
>>
>> We will be holding an Accessibility DevRoom at 
>> fosdem and are requesting abstracts  for structured presentations now.
>>
>> Important information, dates:
>>
>>         � Submission deadline for abstracts: 2010-12-31
>>
>>         � Notification of accepted speakers: 2011-01-10
>>
>>         � Final schedule: 2011-01-12
>>
>>         � Get together: 2011-02-05
>>
>>
>> **About this DevRoom**
>>
>> Designing software so that it is accessible to 
>> and usable by people with disabilities has been 
>> a significant theme in software user interface 
>> development over the last few decades.  Recent 
>> national and supra-national regulations, laws, 
>> and treaties - such as the UN Convention on the 
>> Rights of People with Disabilities - have only 
>> emphasized this work.  There have been numerous 
>> significant accessibility achievements in 
>> Free/Libre and Open Source Software.  These 
>> include work in accessibility frameworks and 
>> user interface toolkits, in accessible 
>> applications, in developer and authoring tools, 
>> and in the development and use of assistive 
>> technologies by people with disabilities.
>>
>> The focus of this DevRoom is to both demonstrate 
>> the breadth and scope of accessibility 
>> technologies in open source software, and to 
>> provide developers with the opportunity to 
>> collaborate - across desktops and applications and assistive technologies.
>>
>> We invite you to submit talks on these topics:
>>
>>         � Inclusive design: state of the art
>>
>>         � Specific problems in mobile devices
>>
>>         � Document accessibility
>>
>>         � Assistive Technologies & building blocks for same
>>
>> !!! List: Please suggest other topics you want included!!!
>>
>> ** Your submission must include:**
>>
>>         * Your name
>>
>>         * The title of your talk
>>
>>         * A short abstract of one to two paragraphs (150 words, max.)
>>
>>         * A short biography
>>
>>         * Links to related websites/blogs etc.
>>
>> Presentations are to be formal and not longer 
>> than 45 minutes, plus 15 extra for questions. 
>> Panels with more than one speaker are possible, 
>> as are shorter presentations of 20 minutes, 
>> though the preference is for the longer format.
>>
>>
>> The deadline for submissions is 31 December 
>> 2010. The proposals will be considered by 
>> committee. If your proposal has been accepted, 
>> you will be informed by email by 10 January 2011.
> 
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