From: Louis Suárez-Potts <[email protected]> > Hi All, > If no one has objections, then I would like to send out the draft below. I > would really appreciate it if you could add, however, some more suggestions > for papers to be presented at the DevRoom.
I think that the categories that you listed are ok. > And, if you could suggest places to send this CfP? No idea. > Please keep in mind that this area is not my forte and that I would really > appreciate some assistance and even for someone else to take this over….. Also 0 experience from my side :( > I'll also send next a proposal for the committee to review the proposals > submitted. Well, as I already said, the problem to be in the committe is that I also would propose a talk. If this is not a problem, I volunteer. BR === API ([email protected]) > On 2010-11-29, at 23:35 , Louis Suárez-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.** >> >> 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. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> gnome-accessibility-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-accessibility-list > > _______________________________________________ > gnome-accessibility-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-accessibility-list _______________________________________________ gnome-accessibility-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-accessibility-list
