#Apache CloudStack Collaboration Summit Call for Proposals
We're pleased to announce that the Call for Proposals for the first Apache CloudStack Collaboration Summit is now open!
The Collaboration Summit will feature tracks for users and developers of Apache CloudStack, with presentations that provide insight into best practices in deploying and developing Apache CloudStack. This will be an outstanding opportunity for developers to collaborate, share ideas, and get work done face-to-face with other Apache CloudStack contributors to improve Apache CloudStack.
The summit will be held Las Vegas at The Venetian, from Friday, November 30th through Sunday, December 2nd.
##Proposals
The program committee will be looking for presentations and workshops related to working with and developing Apache CloudStack. This includes everything from running CloudStack at scale, best practices for working with IaaS clouds, discussions about CloudStack's architecture, proposals for post-4.0 development, and more. We're also open to talks on tools that go hand-in-hand with managing Apache CloudStack, like configuration management and monitoring tools.
In short, if it's relevant to Apache CloudStack deployment and development, we're interested in what you might have to say.
##Submit Your Speaking or Workshop Proposal Today
We're aiming to hold the summit as reasonably close to the Apache CloudStack 4.0 release as possible, so we're on a tight timeline. To keep to this timeline, we need community members to submit proposals quickly.
The dates for the proposals are as follows:
- The call for proposals opens on September 21st, 2012.
- The call for proposals closes on October 5th, 2012.
- Notifications will go out on October 7th, 2012.
- Confirmations will be due no later than October 11th, 2012.
###Travel Sponsorships
Not sure if you can afford the airfare and lodging to attend the Collaboration Summit? Please don't let that stop you from submitting your best proposal. We will be making a number of travel sponsorships available for speakers who have useful information to share with the Apache CloudStack community.
##Code of Conduct
The Apache CloudStack community is open to everyone. As such, we are committed to providing a friendly, safe, and welcoming environment for all - regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, or religion. We respect and encourage diversity at our conference.
By agreeing to present at the conference, you are agreeing to abide by the code of conduct. We expect all speakers and attendees to have read and understood the code of conduct, and that all presentations will meet this standard.
##Questions?
If you have questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to the conference planning committee by sending an email to community@cloudstack.org.