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	Registration Register Login Content Call For Papers Schedule Presentations Tutorials BOFS Event Info Venue Travel FAQ Link Us Additional Info Sponsors Special Events Contact Us Media Archives Home		Call For Papers Linux Symposium - Call for Papers Wednesday, June 27th ~ Saturday, June 30th, 2007 The Linux Symposium is the premier world leading Linux Kernel and open userspace technical conference. Although there is a bias on the technical aspects of the kernel we also welcome submissions which address leading edge user space development as well as advanced system administration. We are looking for proposals in several categories: Technical papers addressing specific leading-edge Linux related technologies. Tutorial sessions of 2, 4 or 8 hours. Bird of a Feather Sessions free form meeting time set aside for topical discussion between interested parties. Some examples of topics presented in the past would be: Paper: Measuring Resource Demand in Linux Tutorial: Write a real, working Linux driver BOFS: High-Availability Linux (Linux-HA) BOFS We recommend that you review past proceedings to get a feel for the kind of topics and level of detail and technical focus that we are looking for. Links to past proceedings are available on the Symposium website. Step 1. Proposal to Present The proposal submission process now requires that you prepare a proposal, and a personal biography that will be used on the website and printed in the event programme. Submissions will be accepted from January 3rd, 2007 ~ February 15th, 2007. Proposal Your proposal is your pitch to the programme committee and your chance to convince them that your topic has merit and that you understand and are qualified to be invited to present at the symposium. There is no fixed format for proposals but they should be clear, concise and a maximum of 300 words. (1500 characters) Co-authors may be mentioned in the format: "In collaboration with Name, Company." Biography Your biography should give some background both professional and personal covering who you are and why you are the one submitting the proposal. Please try to keep the information relevant. A biography is limited to a maximum of 150 words (750 characters) and should be as close to the maximum as possible. It must be written in the 3rd person perspective. You can submit your proposal and biography here. If you are already registered, you can login using your email address and password. If it is your first time submitting a proposal, you will need to register. Step 2. Committee Review The programme committee will review your proposal per the guidelines above. Failure to read and follow the guidelines will result in your proposal being rejected. The committee will do their best to send out acceptance and rejection notifications by February 28th, 2007. Step 3 Final Submissions Abstract The abstract will be published on the website, and in the Programme. It should be divided into two paragraphs. The first paragraph should describe the topic of your presentation. The second, should describe what the audience can expect from your presentation, and any requirements they may need to better understand your presentation. I.e. "You should have a solid understanding of..., etc." The abstract is limited to a maximum of 150 words (750 characters). Your abstract will replace the proposal if your paper is accepted. Papers Papers should be a minimum of 6 pages (formatted) and a maximum of 15 pages (formatted). We encourage the use diagrams, charts and screen shots please make sure they look good printed in both black and white and colour if possible. Final papers must be formatted using the Linux Symposium LaTeX template. No other format will be accepted. If you send your paper in another format it will result in your offer to present being revoked. If you require assistance please ensure you notify us a minimum of two weeks prior to the final submission deadline. Papers will be accepted until April 15th. Failure to submit will result in your offer to present being revoked. Please submit your paper to papers2007 at linuxsymposium.org. Tutorials While there is no fixed format for tutorials we ask that any hand-outs, slides and any other related materials that you wish to submit be sent by April 15th. Bird of a Feather Sessions Bird of a feather sessions have no submission requirements. You are responsible for bringing any materials that you will require. Step 4 Presentations Papers Paper presentations are 45 minutes including time for questions followed by a 15 minute break between sessions. Tutorials Tutorials may be presented in 2hr or 4hr sessions, depending on the content. Bird of a Feather Sessions BOFs are 45 minutes including time for questions, followed by a 15 minute break between sessions. There will be a number of areas allocated at the conference centre for "Impromptu BOFs" as well. A/V Equipment An XGA (1024x786) LCD projector will be available to display output from a laptop computer. If you will require additional AV equipment please specify this in your proposal. Fine Print Summary of Important Deadlines January 3rd, 2007 ~ February 15th, 2007 ~ Proposal Submissions February 28th, 2007 ~ Acceptance/Rejection Notification April 15th, 2007 ~ Final Paper Submission Publication Rights The conference requires non-exclusive publication rights to submitted papers including the publication of audio and video proceedings. Copyright is retained by the author. We do ask that we be the first organisation to publish any given paper. Further, as stated in the official templates, and on the Credits page from the Proceedings of this year and prior years: "Authors retain copyright to all submitted papers, but have granted unlimited redistribution rights to all as a condition of submission." Failure to Submit In the event that any deadline is missed we reserve the right to revoke any offer to present. We also accept some proposals on a provisional basis so that when an offer to present is revoked we are able to fill the empty space. Review Committee Martin Bligh, Google Dirk Hohndel, Intel Gerrit Huizenga, IBM Andrew Hutton, Steamballoon Incorporated Dave Jones, Red Hat Software Craig Ross, Linux Symposium Proceedings Formatting Committee John Lockhart, Redhat		Sponsors Minor Sponsors Wireless Supporters

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