EmacsConf - 2021 - Call for Proposals

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EmacsConf 2021 will be a virtual conference on November 27 and 28, 2021 (Sat-Sun). If you'd like to present at the conference, please submit your proposal by September 30, 2021.

EmacsConf 2021 is about the joy of Emacs and Emacs Lisp. Come share your experiments and adventures with the Emacs text editor / operating system / way of life! We welcome speakers of all backgrounds and all levels of experience, including newcomers giving their first talk. What have you found exciting about Emacs lately? What do you wish someone had told you when you were starting out? What part of your workflow might inspire someone to get into Emacs or go deeper?

A great way to get started with writing a proposal is to start by exploring the programs from previous years: 2020, 2019, 2015, 2013. You might also find some neat ideas on the ideas page. Feel free to add yours there too! If you're still not sure, come by our IRC channel #emacsconf on irc.libera.chat and say hi. You can join the chat using your favourite IRC client, or by visiting chat.emacsconf.org in your web browser.

All kinds of people use Emacs for all kinds of things. We'd love it if EmacsConf 2021 could highlight interesting perspectives and reflect the diversity of our community. If you know someone who might have a good idea for a talk, please reach out to them and encourage them to submit a proposal. Many people (especially from underrepresented groups such as women, people of colour, non-developers, etc.) might not consider themselves expert enough to share their thoughts. If you let them know that you value their knowledge and maybe even suggest something that you think others would like to hear more about, they may realize that they have something worth sharing and that we would love to hear from them.

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