Just a small update,
We have moved the conference dates to December 6-7, 2023 so as to not overlap
with another networking conference happening around the same time.
Stay tuned for further updates!
Thank you!
Conference Team
On Fri, Jul 7, 2023 at 1:23 PM Michael Santana <msant...@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> Hello everyone!
>
> We are happy to announce this year's Open vSwitch and OVN conference!
> The conference will be on November 1-2, 2023 and will be a fully virtual
> event.
>
> We are seeking long and short ("lightning") talks on topics related to
> Open vSwitch and OVN. We expect long talks to last 25 minutes with an
> additional 5 minutes for questions, and short talks to last 10 minutes.
>
> We will use an online format. Talks will be pre-recorded and played
> during the conference. During the playback, text chat will give the
> attendees and the presenters an opportunity to interact. During the
> question period, the presenters will answer questions live over audio
> (and video, at the presenters' discretion). Video will also be
> available for offline viewing.
>
>
> How to propose a talk
> ---------------------
>
> We are soliciting proposals for full talks and short ("lightning")
> talks in a single round. You may propose a talk as a full talk, a
> lightning talk, or for either one at the committee's discretion.
>
> We will also accept proposals for panel discussions. Please submit
> them as full talks and make it clear in the description that it is a
> panel.
>
> Please submit proposals to ovs...@openvswitch.org by September 15.
> Proposals should include:
>
> * Title and abstract.
>
> * Speaker names, email addresses, and affiliations.
>
> * Whether you are proposing a full talk or a lightning talk or
> either one at the committee's discretion.
>
> Speakers will be notified of acceptance by September 29.
>
>
> How to attend
> -------------
>
> General registration is not yet open. We will announce when it opens.
> The event will be fully virtual. Will be available after registering.
>
> At the moment we are unsure about whether attendance will
> be free of cost this year. We will have a follow up soon on this.
>
>
>
> Topics that may be considered, among others, include:
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
> * The future of Open vSwitch (e.g., AF_XDP, P4, eBPF).
>
> * NAT, DPI, and stateful processing with Open vSwitch.
>
> * Deploying and using OVN.
>
> * Testing and scaling OVN.
>
> * NIC acceleration of Open vSwitch.
>
> * Using Open vSwitch to realize NFV and service chaining.
>
> * Porting Open vSwitch to new operating systems, hypervisors,
> or container systems.
>
> * Integrating Open vSwitch into larger systems.
>
> * Troubleshooting and debugging Open vSwitch installations.
>
> * Open vSwitch development and testing practices.
>
> * Performance measurements or approaches to improving
> performance.
>
> * End-user or service provider experiences with Open vSwitch.
>
> * Hardware ports of Open vSwitch (existing, in progress, or
> speculative).
>
> * The relationship between OpenFlow and Open vSwitch.
>
> * Using, developing, or administering OpenFlow controllers in
> conjunction with Open vSwitch.
>
> * Comparisons to other implementations of features found in
> Open vSwitch (e.g. other OpenFlow implementations, other
> software switches, etc.).
>
> * Increasing the size and diversity of the Open vSwitch user
> and developer base.
>
> * Tutorials and walkthroughs of use cases.
>
> * Demos.
>
>
> More information
> ----------------
> To reach the organizers, email ovs...@openvswitch.org. For general
> discussion of the conference, please use the ovs-discuss mailing list
> at ovs-disc...@openvswitch.org
>
>
> Thank you,
> Conference Team
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