From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751606AbdFHRNd (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Jun 2017 13:13:33 -0400 Received: from mail-wr0-f193.google.com ([209.85.128.193]:35378 "EHLO mail-wr0-f193.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750725AbdFHRNa (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Jun 2017 13:13:30 -0400 Subject: Reminder: CFP: KVM Forum 2017 From: Paolo Bonzini To: KVM list , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , Linux Virtualization References: Message-ID: <16780e79-c123-24fb-36da-5d695314ea28@redhat.com> Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2017 19:13:27 +0200 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/52.1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Just a quick reminder that the CFP is going to close in a week. Paolo On 02/05/2017 12:41, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > ================================================================ > KVM Forum 2017: Call For Participation > October 25-27, 2017 - Hilton Prague - Prague, Czech Republic > > (All submissions must be received before midnight June 15, 2017) > ================================================================= > > KVM Forum is an annual event that presents a rare opportunity > for developers and users to meet, discuss the state of Linux > virtualization technology, and plan for the challenges ahead. > We invite you to lead part of the discussion by submitting a speaking > proposal for KVM Forum 2017. > > At this highly technical conference, developers driving innovation > in the KVM virtualization stack (Linux, KVM, QEMU, libvirt) can > meet users who depend on KVM as part of their offerings, or to > power their data centers and clouds. > > KVM Forum will include sessions on the state of the KVM > virtualization stack, planning for the future, and many > opportunities for attendees to collaborate. As we celebrate ten years > of KVM development in the Linux kernel, KVM continues to be a > critical part of the FOSS cloud infrastructure. > > This year, KVM Forum is joining Open Source Summit in Prague, > Czech Republic. Selected talks from KVM Forum will be presented on > Wednesday October 25 to the full audience of the Open Source Summit. > Also, attendees of KVM Forum will have access to all of the talks from > Open Source Summit on Wednesday. > > http://events.linuxfoundation.org/cfp > > Suggested topics: > * Scaling, latency optimizations, performance tuning, real-time guests > * Hardening and security > * New features > * Testing > > KVM and the Linux kernel: > * Nested virtualization > * Resource management (CPU, I/O, memory) and scheduling > * VFIO: IOMMU, SR-IOV, virtual GPU, etc. > * Networking: Open vSwitch, XDP, etc. > * virtio and vhost > * Architecture ports and new processor features > > QEMU: > * Management interfaces: QOM and QMP > * New devices, new boards, new architectures > * Graphics, desktop virtualization and virtual GPU > * New storage features > * High availability, live migration and fault tolerance > * Emulation and TCG > * Firmware: ACPI, UEFI, coreboot, U-Boot, etc. > > Management and infrastructure > * Managing KVM: Libvirt, OpenStack, oVirt, etc. > * Storage: Ceph, Gluster, SPDK, etc.r > * Network Function Virtualization: DPDK, OPNFV, OVN, etc. > * Provisioning > > > =============== > SUBMITTING YOUR PROPOSAL > =============== > Abstracts due: June 15, 2017 > > Please submit a short abstract (~150 words) describing your presentation > proposal. Slots vary in length up to 45 minutes. Also include the proposal > type -- one of: > - technical talk > - end-user talk > > Submit your proposal here: > http://events.linuxfoundation.org/cfp > Please only use the categories "presentation" and "panel discussion" > > You will receive a notification whether or not your presentation proposal > was accepted by August 10, 2017. > > Speakers will receive a complimentary pass for the event. In the instance > that case your submission has multiple presenters, only the primary speaker for a > proposal will receive a complimentary event pass. For panel discussions, all > panelists will receive a complimentary event pass. > > TECHNICAL TALKS > > A good technical talk should not just report on what has happened over > the last year; it should present a concrete problem and how it impacts > the user and/or developer community. Whenever applicable, focus on > work that needs to be done, difficulties that haven't yet been solved, > and on decisions that other developers should be aware of. Summarizing > recent developments is okay but it should not be more than a small > portion of the overall talk. > > END-USER TALKS > > One of the big challenges as developers is to know what, where and how > people actually use our software. We will reserve a few slots for end > users talking about their deployment challenges and achievements. > > If you are using KVM in production you are encouraged submit a speaking > proposal. Simply mark it as an end-user talk. As an end user, this is a > unique opportunity to get your input to developers. > > HANDS-ON / BOF SESSIONS > > We will reserve some time for people to get together and discuss > strategic decisions as well as other topics that are best solved within > smaller groups. > > These sessions will be announced during the event. If you are interested > in organizing such a session, please add it to the list at > > http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/KVM_Forum_2017_BOF > > Let people you think who might be interested know about your BOF, and encourage > them to add their names to the wiki page as well. Please try to > add your ideas to the list before KVM Forum starts. > > > PANEL DISCUSSIONS > > If you are proposing a panel discussion, please make sure that you list > all of your potential panelists in your the abstract. We will request full > biographies if a panel is accepted. > > > =============== > HOTEL / TRAVEL > =============== > > This year's event will take place at the Hilton Prague. > For information on discounted room rates for conference attendees > and on other hotels close to the conference, please visit > http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/kvm-forum/attend/hotel-travel. > > =============== > IMPORTANT DATES > =============== > Submission deadline: June 15, 2017 > Notification: August 10, 2017 > Schedule announced: August 17, 2017 > Event dates: October 25-27, 2017 > > Thank you for your interest in KVM. We're looking forward to your > submissions and seeing you at the KVM Forum 2017 in October! > > -your KVM Forum 2017 Program Committee > > Please contact us with any questions or comments at > kvm-forum-2017-pc@redhat.com >