<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hello,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I am sending you this email as a representative for a LUG within Australia. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">As you might be aware, <a href="http://linux.conf.au" class="">linux.conf.au</a> 2020 has its Call for Sessions and Miniconfs open at the moment. We would appreciate it greatly if you could forward this message on to your members to encourage them to propose talks, as the deadline for submission is fast approaching (Sunday 28 July).</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Thanks,</div><div class="">Joel</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Conference Director</div><div class=""><a href="http://linux.conf.au" class="">linux.conf.au</a> 2020<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">"<a href="http://linux.conf.au" class="">linux.conf.au</a> Announcements" <<a href="mailto:lca-announce@lists.linux.org.au" class="">lca-announce@lists.linux.org.au</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">[lca-announce] <a href="http://linux.conf.au" class="">linux.conf.au</a> 2020 - Call for Sessions and Miniconfs final week!</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">23 July 2019 at 22:40:55 AEST<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:lca-announce@lists.linux.org.au" class="">lca-announce@lists.linux.org.au</a><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:lca-announce@lists.linux.org.au" class="">lca-announce@lists.linux.org.au</a><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div class="">Hello everyone,<br class=""><br class="">We are now in the final week for submissions to the <a href="http://linux.conf.au" class="">linux.conf.au</a> 2020 Call for Sessions and Miniconfs. If you have not yet submitted your proposal, now is the time to start working on it to get it in by the cutoff, Sunday 28 July Anywhere on Earth (AoE) (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anywhere_on_Earth" class="">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anywhere_on_Earth</a>).<br class=""><br class="">As you know, our theme for <a href="http://linux.conf.au" class="">linux.conf.au</a> 2020 is "Who's Watching", focusing on security, privacy and ethics. As big data and IoT-connected devices become more pervasive, it's no surprise that we're more concerned about privacy and security than ever before.<br class=""><br class="">Call for Sessions<br class=""><br class="">Would you like to talk in the main conference of <a href="http://linux.conf.au" class="">linux.conf.au</a> 2020?<br class="">The main conference runs from Wednesday to Friday, with multiple streams catering for a wide range of interest areas.<br class="">We welcome you to submit a session (<a href="https://linux.conf.au/programme/sessions/" class="">https://linux.conf.au/programme/sessions/</a>) proposal for either a talk or tutorial now.<br class=""><br class="">Call for Miniconfs<br class=""><br class="">Miniconfs are dedicated day-long streams focusing on single topics, creating a more immersive experience for delegates than a session.<br class="">Miniconfs are run on the first two days of the conference before the main conference commences on Wednesday.<br class="">If you would like to organise a miniconf (<a href="https://linux.conf.au/programme/miniconfs/" class="">https://linux.conf.au/programme/miniconfs/</a>) at <a href="http://linux.conf.au" class="">linux.conf.au</a>, we want to hear from you.<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">If you have something to share about security, privacy or anything open source make sure you submit a proposal for a talk or miniconf.<br class="">You can find out how to submit your session or miniconf proposals at <a href="https://linux.conf.au/programme/proposals/" class="">https://linux.conf.au/programme/proposals/</a>.<br class=""><br class="">If you have any questions, please contact us via email at <a href="mailto:contact@lca2020.linux.org.au" class="">contact@lca2020.linux.org.au</a>.<br class=""><br class="">The session selection committee is looking forward to reviewing your proposals!<br class=""><br class="">Kind regards,<br class="">LCA 2020 team<br class=""><br class=""><br class="">---<br class="">Read this online at<br class=""><a href="https://lca2020.linux.org.au/news/call-for-sessions-miniconfs-now-open/" class="">https://lca2020.linux.org.au/news/call-for-sessions-miniconfs-now-open/</a><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">lca-announce mailing list<br class="">lca-announce@lists.linux.org.au<br class="">http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/lca-announce<br class=""></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>