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It's been a while since I posted here, but hopefully some of you will be interesting in speaking or giving tutorials at OSCON 2005, to be held in Portland, Oregon, USA from August 1st-5th. (Yes, to my grave dismay, that overlaps the Extreme Markup Conference in Montreal quite perfectly.) I've included the generic call for papers, which talks a bit about some XML and Apache XML things we'd like to hear about, but I'd like to suggest some general trends: * OSCON has focused more on Open Source than Open Data historically, so talks aimed directly at programmers are likely the most effective here. * That said, I'd like to see some talks which look at how Open Source and open XML-based data formats can reinforce each other. It feels to me like XML has brought with it many more opportunities to blur the open/proprietary line. * XSLT seems to remain mysterious to a lot of programmers, and it would be good to see talks which focus on integrating XSLT with other (Perl, PHP, Java, etc.) processing. * Half-day quickstart tutorials which give programmers what they need to get started with various XML technologies in a compressed time frame would be appreciated. We'll be taking proposals until February 13th, midnight PST. (If anyone's curious where I've been putting the energy I used to put into xml-dev postings, visit <http://livingindryden.org/>. I'm also working on various GPS and GIS projects, but they aren't far enough along to make good conversation yet.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- OSCON 2005: Call for Papers The world is changing. As open source software rewrites the rule book for software development, developers and businesses must adjust to new business models and new architectures. At O'Reilly we believe the changes come from three deep trends: * The commoditization of software and the opportunities it brings. For example, Google was made possible by the free Linux operating system; SpikeSource hopes to be the Dell of open source by distinguishing itself through customization and quality assurance. * Network-enabled collaboration, either through systems like Rendezvous that let user applications interact directly with one another, or via systems like Amazon and eBay where a large part of the value of the service is the data provided by other users (reviews, listings, recommendations, ratings, wishlists, etc.) * Software customizability, including software as a service. Because software is no longer a packaged product, but often delivered through services like Amazon, Google, and Yahoo, it evolves quicker and new features are added at a blinding rate. At OSCON 2005 we'd like to explore all these trends through tutorials, workshops, and talks on new open source technology. How are open source software commodities like Linux changing the healthcare industry? What app have you written that builds on your users' shared data, whether it's file-sharing, desktop search, or something for your intranet? How are you rethinking your application's architecture to better use the network? What libraries in your language make this possible? What management problems have you found and how did you solve them? Of course, we still want to show exciting and new things. If you have a talk on a new feature, an under-appreciated library, or a powerful distribution then by all means submit it. These will be part and parcel of the next revolution in computing, whatever form it may take. We're interested in all aspects of building applications, services, and systems that use the new capabilities of the open source platform. OSCON attracts developers, systems and network administrators, and their managers. Attendees have a wide range of experience, so be sure to target a particular level of experience: beginner, intermediate, advanced. Talks and tutorials should be technical, either focusing on code or giving practical architectural advice. Strictly no marketing presentations. Session presentations are 45 or 90 minutes long, and tutorials are either a half-day (3 hours) or a full day (6 hours). There will be many tracks and conferences running in parallel at the convention: Linux and other Open Source Operating Systems * Management, security, administration, configuration, distributions * Desktop, server farm, back office, personal productivity tools, development Java * Java 5 (Tiger), J2EE, J2ME * Application servers, Spring, Hibernate, Groovy, Eclipse PHP Conference 5 * Unix, Windows, Apache, and beyond * PHP 5: migration, new developments, security, case studies, large-scale applications development, best practices The Python 13 Conference * Python and Zope * Using the latest modules, software engineering, case studies Perl Conference 9 * Perl 5, Perl 6, Parrot, mod_perl 1 and 2 * Useful modules, software development tips, developing for Parrot and Perl 6 Databases, including MySQL and PostgreSQL * Configuration, migration, data warehousing, tuning * Clustering and replication, fallover, backups * Efficient client-side processing and query design Apache httpd, Java, and XML projects * Apache web server: 2.0, modules, configuration, performance tuning, security * Apache XML projects: Xerces, Xalan, Cocoon, FOP, SOAP, XML-RPC, XML Security * Apache and Open Source Java projects: Jakarta, Jserv, Avalon, Geronimo XML * XML Schemas, Transformations, Software, Services, and Standards * New standards, best practices, web services, IP issues around standards and schemas Applications * System administration tools, servers, back office utilities * GUI systems, user applications, productivity tools Ruby * Introductions to aspects of Ruby for people unfamiliar with the language * Power user talks for experienced Ruby programmers Security * Essential techniques for system administrators and programmers * Open source security tools such as Nmap, Snort, Nessus, etc. Submitting Proposals Keep in mind that proposals need not be works of art. A quick summary or abstract of the talk you plan to give is sufficient for consideration. We prefer outlines for tutorials. The proposal is what the conference committees uses to select speakers, so give enough information that the committee can tell what you'll be covering. As the conference approaches, we may request additional information about your proposal as necessary. NOTE: All presenters whose talks are accepted (excluding Lightning Talks) will receive free registration at the conference. For each half-day tutorial, the presenter receives one night's accommodation, a limited travel allowance, and an honorarium. We give tutors and speakers registration to the convention, and tutors are eligible for a travel allowance: up to US$300 from the west coast of the USA, up to US$500 from the east coast of the USA, up to US$800 from outside the USA. Registration will open April 2005. If you would like an email notification when registration opens, please use the form on our main page. The deadline to submit a proposal is Midnight (PST), February 13. Important Dates * Proposals Due: Midnight (PST) February 13, 2005 * Speaker Notification: March 7, 2005 * Tutorial Presentation Files Due: June 20, 2005 * Session Presentation Files Due: July 4, 2005
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