square-cloudmonkey.pngAre you using, supporting, or helping develop Apache CloudStack? Doing interesting work around Apache CloudStack? If so, you should be speaking at the second CloudStack Collaboration Conference this June in Santa Clara. The deadline for submissions is Sunday, May 12th. You can submit talks at http://www.cloudstackcollab.com/CfP/.

The Collaboration Conference will feature tracks for users, developers, and integrators of Apache CloudStack. We’re looking for presentations that provide insight into best practices in deploying and developing Apache CloudStack. This includes supporting technologies like configuration management tools, monitoring solutions, and more.

This will be an outstanding opportunity for developers to collaborate, exchange ideas, and get work done face-to-face with other Apache CloudStack contributors to improve Apache CloudStack.

Proposals

The program committee will be looking for presentations and workshops related to working with and developing Apache CloudStack. This includes everything from running CloudStack at scale, best practices for working with IaaS clouds, discussions about CloudStack’s architecture, proposals for feature development, and more. We’re also open to talks that go hand-in-hand with managing Apache CloudStack, like configuration management and monitoring tools.

In short, if it’s relevant to Apache CloudStack development, deployment, and integration, we’re interested in what you might have to say. For an example of what we’re looking for, check out some of the videos from last year’s event.

To submit your talk, just go to http://www.cloudstackcollab.com/CfP/ and follow the steps there.

Timeline and Deadlines

There’s no time like the present to submit a proposal. We recommend getting your proposal in early, and feel free to ask questions about talk ideas on marketing@cloudstack.apache.org if you want tips for success! You can reach the CfP committee at planning@cloudstackcollab.org.

Dates for proposals are as follows:

  • Call for Proposals is open on April 22nd.
  • Call for Proposals closes on May 12th.
  • Notifications will go out on May 17th.
  • Confirmations will be due by May 22nd.

Travel Sponsorships

Not sure if you can afford the airfare and lodging to attend the Collaboration Conference? Please don’t let that stop you from submitting your best proposal. We may be making a number of travel sponsorships available for speakers who have useful information to share with the Apache CloudStack community.

Code of Conduct

The Apache CloudStack community is open to everyone. As such, we are committed to providing a friendly, safe, and welcoming environment for all - regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, or religion. We respect and encourage diversity at our conference.

By agreeing to present at the conference, you are agreeing to abide by the code of conduct. We expect all speakers and attendees to have read and understood the code of conduct, and that all presentations will meet this standard.

Questions?

If you have questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the conference planning committee by sending an email to planning@cloudstackcollab.org.