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<div>FOSDEM is one of the largest gatherings of Free Software
contributors in the world and happens each February in Brussels
(Belgium). One of the tracks will be the Desktops DevRoom
(formerly known as "CrossDesktop DevRoom"), which will host
Desktop-related talks.</div>
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<div>We are now inviting proposals for talks about
Free/Libre/Open-source Software on the topics of Desktop
development, Desktop applications and interoperability amongst
Desktop Environments. This is a unique opportunity to show novel
ideas and developments to a wide technical audience.</div>
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<div>Topics accepted include, but are not limited to: Enlightenment,
Gnome, KDE, Unity, XFCE/Razor, Windows, Mac OS X, general desktop
matters, applications that enhance desktops and web (when related
to desktop).</div>
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<div>Talks can be very specific, such as developing mobile
applications with Qt Quick; or as general as predictions for the
fusion of Desktop and web in 5 years time. Topics that are of
interest to the users and developers of all desktop environments
are especially welcome. The FOSDEM 2013 schedule might give you
some inspiration:</div>
<div><a
href="https://archive.fosdem.org/2013/schedule/track/cross_desktop/"
target="_blank">https://archive.fosdem.org/2013/schedule/track/cross_desktop/</a></div>
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<div>Please include the following information when submitting a
proposal:</div>
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<li>Your name</li>
<li>The title of your talk (please be descriptive, as titles
will be listed with around 250 from other projects)</li>
<li>Short abstract of one or two paragraphs</li>
<li>Short bio (with photo)</li>
<li>Requested time: from 15 to 45 minutes. Normal duration is 30
minutes. Longer duration requests must be properly justified.
You may be assigned LESS time than you request.</li>
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<div>The deadline for submissions is December 14th 2013. FOSDEM will
be held on the weekend of 1-2 February 2014. Please use the
following website to submit your proposals:</div>
<div><a href="https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM14"
target="_blank">https://penta.fosdem.org/submission/FOSDEM14</a></div>
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<div>You can also join the devroom's mailing list, which is the
official communication channel for the DevRoom: <a
href="mailto:desktops-devroom@lists.fosdem.org" target="_blank">desktops-devroom@lists.fosdem.org</a>
(subscription page for the mailing list: <a
href="https://lists.fosdem.org/listinfo/desktops-devroom"
target="_blank">https://lists.fosdem.org/listinfo/desktops-devroom</a>
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<div>– The Desktops DevRoom 2014 Organization Team</div>
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