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GNOME ASIA 2021 Registration is Open

We’re excited to announce that registration for GNOME Asia Summit 2021 is open! You can now register online here.

GNOME Asia Summit 2021 will take place online from November 20th– 21st. Talk topics will include the GNOME desktop and a range of other GNOME-specific, free and open source software, and tech topics.

The summit brings together the GNOME community in Asia to provide a place for users, developers, leaders, governments, and businesses to discuss present technology and future developments. More information about the GNOME Asia 2021 Summit is available on our official website. The GNOME Asia Summit will be two days of stand-out keynotes, engaging and educational sessions, so register today!

GNOME.ASIA 2021 Call for Papers is now Open!

GNOME.Asia Summit 2021 invites you to participate as a speaker at the conference on the 20th and 21st of November 2021 by submitting your abstract.

GNOME.Asia is the featured annual GNOME conference in Asia and focuses primarily on the GNOME desktop, applications, and platform development tools. The Summit brings together the GNOME community in Asia to provide a forum for users, developers, foundation leaders, governments, and businesses to discuss current technology and future developments. Possible talk topics are suggested below, but topics are not limited to this list.

Suggested Topics

Contributing to GNOME
UI design
Accessibility
Human Interface Engineering (Icons and Graphic Design)
Marketing/Engagement
Developing GNOME on embedded systems or open hardware
Contributing to Linux and FLOSS
Linux kernel and development
The development and promotion of open-source operating systems
Distributions, including Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, Ubuntu, and FreeBSD
The development and promotion of other open source projects
We are also interested in other topics related to Free/Libre and Open Source Software which are not listed above.

Sessions will be scheduled for 25 or 50 minutes (Q&A included). The session could be a technical talk, panel discussion, or Birds of a Feather session (BoF). If you need more time or additional resources, feel free to get in touch with the organizing team by emailing asia@gnome.org.

Submission Criteria

Please provide a short abstract of your presentation (under 200 words). Also include your name, biographical information, title, and desired length of session.
Please submit your proposal to the following link: https://events.gnome.org/event/94/abstracts/
The reviewers team will evaluate the entries based on the submitted abstracts and available time by following the schedule.

Submission deadline: September 28th, 2021

GUADEC 2021 starts this week!

Our largest community conference, GUADEC, starts in just a few days and we couldn’t be more excited. This year’s conference will be held virtually and runs from Jul 21-25. Registration is open and by donation so let us know you’re coming by signing up online.

Schedule

This year’s schedule is packed full of great talks, BoFs, Workshops, and social events so make sure to check out our full schedule for all the details. All times are in UTC, however, you can change the timezone by clicking the clock icon at the top right of the timetable page.

The conference is organized into two tracks. On the schedule Track 1 activities and talks are shown in the left column, and Track 2 activities and talks are shown in the right. Both tracks require a pin code to enter, this can be found in the attendee update email sent to everyone already registered, or in the registration confirmation email for new registrations.

Track links and instructions for connecting to Big Blue Button can be found on guadec.org.

This year’s conference has two fantastic Keynote Speakers, Shauna Gordon-Mckeon and Hong Phuc Dang. Learn more about both on guadec.org.

Recordings and Captioning

All talks will be recorded under the license CC-BY-SA and added to the GNOME YouTube channel after the conference is over. We will also be providing live captioning for both tracks. For links and more details on live captioning visit guadec.org.

Conference Chat and Hallway Tracks

Each track will have its own chat within Big Blue Button, we welcome attendees to chat there as well as in our hallway track which will be open for the entire conference. Track links and more information can be found here.

Social Events

Don’t forget about the social events! We’ve scheduled activities for each conference day, from wine tasting to tea parties, there’s something for everyone, find the details for each here.

We’re kicking off the conference with a Welcome Party!

Grab your favorite drink and meet your fellow GNOMEies at our pre-conference party on Tuesday at 19:00 UTC in TRACK 1 for an informal chat and socialize hour.

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Special thanks goes to our awesome sponsors, Red Hat, Canonical, openSUSE, Arm, AWS, Codethink, Dell, Fedora, Igalia, Centricular, and GitLab!

See You Soon

Don’t forget to grab your GUADEC 2021 shirt from the GNOME Shop and make sure to share your GUADEC experience with us on social media by using our hashtag, #GUADEC2021. Follow GUADEC updates on Twitter from @GUADEC and @GNOME, or on Mastodon from @gnome@floss.social

Red Hat Joins GUADEC 2021 as a Gold Sponsor

Red Hat is a Gold Sponsor of GUADEC 2021! We’re pleased to welcome them back to GUADEC for another year. As a Gold Sponsor, they will be hosting office hours on Wednesday, July 21. This will provide an opportunity for attendees to talk directly with Red Hat, about a range of topics, including the many GNOME-related activities they have going on.

“As one of the many active contributors within the vibrant GNOME community, Red Hat is very pleased to also be among the sponsors of this year’s GUADAC event,” said a representative from Red Hat. “Community is about connections, and as we move into a world that is waking up from decreased social contact, those connections are more important than ever. GNOME remains an incredible part of the open source ecosystem, and the conversations made at GUADEC amongst users and contributors are a big reason why GNOME continues to be successful! We are thrilled to be a part of these conversations and look forward to participating in the GUADEC 2021 online event.”

Kristi Progri, lead organizer of GUADEC, says “On behalf of everyone at GUADEC organizing team, I would like to express our sincere gratitude for the generous sponsorship to GUADEC, We’re happy they’re joining us again at GUADEC to help build GNOME and show the community what they are working on.”

About Red Hat

Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to provide reliable and high-performing cloud, Linux, middleware, storage and virtualization technologies. Red Hat also offers award-winning support, training, and consulting services. As a connective hub in a global network of enterprises, partners, and open source communities, Red Hat helps create relevant, innovative technologies that liberate resources for growth and prepare customers for the future of IT.

About GUADEC

GUADEC is the GNOME community’s largest conference, bringing together hundreds of users, contributors, community members, and enthusiastic supporters together for a week of talks and workshops. It takes place July 21 – 25 and will be online. This year’s keynote speakers are Hong Phuc Dang and Shauna Gordon-McKeon. Registration for GUADEC 2021 is open, please visit guadec.org to sign up.

About GNOME

GNOME is a free and open-source software environment project supported by a non-profit foundation. Together, the community of contributors and the Foundation create a computing platform and software ecosystem, composed entirely of free software, that is designed to be elegant, efficient, and easy to use.

The GNOME Foundation is a non-profit organization that believes in a world where everyone is empowered by technology they can trust. We do this by building a diverse and sustainable free software personal computing ecosystem.

GUADEC 2021 Call for Participation: BoFs, Workshops, and Lightning talks

We are happy to announce that we have officially opened the call for workshops, BoFs and lightning talks.

We highly encourage everyone to submit a session. These sessions are a great way to share your thoughts with others, discuss various topics, receive feedback and help specific projects move forward. Bofs and Workshops can be either 1 (one) or 2 (two) hours and lightning talks are 10 minutes.

Each session is self-organized and it is up to the hosts and participants to decide if the session is to be loosely oriented around a set of topics, or have a well-defined agenda. Lightning talks will be scheduled by the organizing team.

All requests are due by June 6th, late requests will not be scheduled.

Available Times

BoFs and workshops: July 23 and 24
Lightning talks: July 24 from 15:00-16:00 UTC
Intern talks: July 23 from 15:00-16:00 UTC

Spots are limited. We will do our best to accommodate all requests, but please note that we may not be able to fit every proposed session into the schedule. If your session request is accepted and added to the schedule you will be notified by email.

To submit a request please fill out the short form online.

Submit a Proposal

Definition of Terms

Lightning Talks

Lightning Talks describe works in progress, new and untested ideas, or opportunities for collaborative work. Lightning talks are an excellent way to spark discussions and get feedback on an idea.

Workshops

A workshop is a period of discussion or practical work on a particular subject in which a group of people share their knowledge or experience.

Birds of a Feather

Birds of a Feather (BoFs), provide an environment for people with similar interests to meet for informal discussions.

GUADEC 2021 – Registrations are now open!

(GUADEC 2019 –CC BY-SA 4.0 by Oliver Propst)

The GUADEC organizers are pleased to announce that the Registrations for GUADEC 2021 are now open!

GUADEC is the the largest annual gathering of GNOME developers and community members.
This year it will take place on July 21th-25th, and because of the Covid-19 pandemic it will be online.
If you are planning to attend please register here https://events.gnome.org/event/9/registrations/34/

This year we are organizing our Social Events online with all the participants from our wonderful community.
If you’d like to host an activity or have an idea to share please let us know in the registration form.

In case of any question please write to: guadec@gnome.org

GNOME.ASIA 2020 Call for Papers are now Open!

GNOME.Asia Summit 2020 invites you to participate as a speaker at the conference on the 24th and 26th of November 2020 by submitting your abstract.

GNOME.Asia Summit is the featured annual GNOME conference in Asia. It focuses primarily on the GNOME desktop, and also covers applications and platform development tools. The Summit brings together the GNOME community in Asia to provide a forum for users, developers, foundation leaders, governments and businesses to discuss the present technology and future developments.

The possible topics are, but not limited to :

Contributing to GNOME
UI design
Accessibility
Human Interface Engineering (Icons and Graphic Design)
Marketing/Engagement
Developing GNOME on embedded systems or open hardware
Contributing to Linux and FLOSS
Linux kernel and development
The development and promotion of open-source operating systems
Distributions, including Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, Ubuntu, and FreeBSD
The development and promotion of other open source projects
We are also interested in other topics related to Free/Libre and Open Source Software which are not listed above.

Sessions will be scheduled for 25 or 50 minutes (Q&A included). The session could be a technical talk, panel discussion, or Birds of a Feather session (BoF).

If you need more time or additional resources, feel free to get in touch with the organizing team.

Submission Criteria

Please provide a short abstract of your presentation (under 200 words). Also include your name, biographical information, title, and desired length of session. Please submit your proposal to the following link: https://events.gnome.org/event/24/abstracts/.

The reviewers team will evaluate the entries based on the submitted abstracts and available time by following the schedule.

Submission deadline: October 18, 2020

GUADEC starts today!

GUADEC starts today, July 22nd! GUADEC is the main GNOME conference, bringing together users and enthusiasts from all over the world. GUADEC 2020 takes place online.

This GUADEC will feature an exciting set of speakers and sessions, which will bring you the latest news and updates about the project; introductions to open source collaborations; and explorations into free software thinking. Later in the week there will be Birds of a Feather sessions, where people get together around a shared interest, and workshops. After regular conference activities, there will be some special social events.

The full schedule for GUADEC 2020 is available online. If you would like to join the conference please register online and check your email for the links and access codes needed to join the conference.

You can learn more at the GUADEC web site and by following us on social media at @GNOME and @gnome@floss.social.

GUADEC 2020 moves to online conference

After a lot of careful consideration and consultation with the local organizing team, the GNOME Foundation has decided that GUADEC 2020 will take place entirely online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event will feature the expected high quality content, streamed over the internet for anyone to participate. Mexico will now host GUADEC 2021, and we are planning for GUADEC 2022 to be in Latvia.

“Although over three months away, there is no way we could ensure that the event could continue in a way that would keep our community safe.” said Neil McGovern, Executive Director of the GNOME Foundation. “It is with a heavy heart that, after consultation with the local organizing team, we won’t be visiting Mexico with GUADEC this year.”

We at the GNOME Foundation love GUADEC, it’s a once-a-year event that brings us together to collaborate, celebrate, and learn; meet our colleagues and friends; and strengthen the most special part of the GNOME project — the community. While we will miss meeting in-person, we are excited for the new opportunities that meeting online will bring to the event. People who weren’t able to participate previously will be able to. We’ll have a much wider pool of potential speakers and session facilitators, as visas and travel fees will no longer be an issue. We’re looking into creative and innovative ways to bring new types of socializing, sponsor representation, and community time to GUADEC 2020.

Due to the new format, we are re-opening the Call for Papers.

We’ll be keeping you updated on things as they develop, on GNOME.org, the Engagement Blog, social media, and GNOME’s Discourse post. Follow, subscribe, or just check in!

GUADEC 2020 Call for Participation is Now Open

The GNOME Foundation is excited to announce that the call for participation or CfP for GUADEC 2020 is now open. Proposals can be submitted on the event page: https://events.gnome.org/e/guadec2020

GUADEC, the GNOME community’s largest conference, is taking place between the 22nd – 28th of July and will be held in Zacatecas, Mexico. The GNOME Foundation is looking for talks on a wide range of topics including but not limited to:

Application development
Privacy and security
Community and team building
Design of user and developer experience
Use of GNOME technologies outside the desktop
Newcomers initiatives
Project planning and governance

The first day, the 22nd of July, will be called “GNOME Open Day”. The GNOME Foundation is looking for proposals for this day, in particular, that will focus on local outreach, governance, and getting more people involved in the Zacatecas region. These talks should be meant for new GNOME users. We also welcome talks on this day to be given in both Spanish and English to make them more accessible for locals.

Talk submissions are due by the 31st of March: https://events.gnome.org/event/1/abstracts/

Additional updates about GUADEC 2020 can be found on the event website and social media channels. Press inquiries and questions regarding the event can be sent to: guadec@gnome.org

We hope to see you in Zacatecas!