Please forward to all places you think are relevant. [original email i sent had the wrong contact info at the bottom should be: info@netdev01.info] Netdev 0.1 (year 0, conference 1) is a community-driven conference geared towards Linux netheads. Linux kernel networking and user space utilization of the interfaces to the Linux kernel networking subsystem are the focus. If you are using Linux as a boot system for proprietary networking, then this conference _may not be for you_. The netdev conference this year is structured to be 50/50 by-invitation and talk submission. We are making sure that we reach out to speakers who have interesting relevant topics because we recognize most of these folks would typically not be submitting papers to a conference. The invitation will be made by the technical committee to the individual speakers both for paper and tutorial sessions. The call for papers is for the 50% submission portion of the conference for both paper submission as well as tutorials. We *highly discourage* submission of recycled talks. Current topics include - wireless - performance analysis and improvement - networking hardware and offload - netfilter - traffic control - different networking layers (L2/3, etc) - internet of things - security - additional topics can be suggested We encourage submission of papers and tutorials. Unlike other conferences, we are going to try and accommodate as many submissions as possible - but please stay within the relevant topic focus and tie to Linux networking to make it easier for the technical committee to provide quick feedback. In order to give a talk you must be registered. If your proposal is accepted you will not be charged a conference fee or your conference fee will be refunded to you when your talk gets accepted. We will be posting more updates on how to submit in the near future. We expect about 3-4 parallel tracks both during tutorials and main talks. Tutorials will be on the first day and talks on subsequent days. Why you should register ----------------------- If you yearn for the old community tech driven conferences where you mingle with fellow geeks (only these would be Linux networking geeks) then this would be it. There will be no marketing flashy openings. There will just be a pure feed of Linux networking. netdev 0.1 will be held back to back with netconf 2015, the by-invite Linux kernel networking workshop (http://vger.kernel.org/netconf2015.html). So gurus of all sorts will be there mingling and giving talks. While there will be heavy Linux kernel influence we expect a lot of user space presence as well. Location: --------- Downtown Ottawa, Canada. Exact location to be announced. www.netdev01.org Important Dates: ---------------- November 26, 2014 Call for Papers opens December 10, 2014 Registration opens January 10, 2015 Call for sessions deadline January 20, 2015 Conference schedule announced February 14-17, 2015 Conference days Please register as soon as registration opens up on December 10. Registering helps us plan properly for numbers of attendees, ensuring venue sizes and supplies are appropriate without wasting resources. contact: -------- info@netdev01.info -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- Cheers, Jeff