Well, I never reviewed papers for a conference, so maybe I should also volunteer to do so this time...
Malte. Christophe Strobbe wrote, On 11/30/10 12:20: > Hi Louis, > > At 05:35 30/11/2010, Louis Su�rez-Potts wrote: >> DRAFT 2 >> >> List, Here is draft 2 of the CfP proposal for >> the DevRoom. It includes constructive rewriting >> by Peter K. Please, I am not by any means an >> expert in this field and am asking those of you >> here, on this list, who are experts, to lend >> your hand in getting this going. I am happy to >> help out when I can, but I lack the background >> you have, both professionally and to this event. >> >> >> ** We also need to form a committee to review >> the abstracts. I am not an expert in a11y. I can >> usually judge something that's interesting over >> something that is not, but for talks of this >> sort, an expert is demanded. I therefore ask >> that a committee of 3-5 be formed from this and >> other relevant lists (?) for this purpose.** >> >> ** If you can participate in the committee, >> please let me know�and others, too�by notifying this list.** > > I am willing to participate in the committee, but > the review process should present reviewers from > reviewing their own contributions. I plan to > submit an abstract in the next few weeks and, as > you can imagine, I will be rather biased towards my own contribution ;-) > > Best regards, > > Christophe > > > >> Thanks >> Louis >> >> --- >> >> **Call for talks for the accessibility DevRoom at fosdem 2011** >> >> � http://fosdem.org � 6 February 2011, 09:00 to 17:00, Brussels, Belgium >> >> >> We will be holding an Accessibility DevRoom at >> fosdem and are requesting abstracts for structured presentations now. >> >> Important information, dates: >> >> � Submission deadline for abstracts: 2010-12-31 >> >> � Notification of accepted speakers: 2011-01-10 >> >> � Final schedule: 2011-01-12 >> >> � Get together: 2011-02-05 >> >> >> **About this DevRoom** >> >> Designing software so that it is accessible to >> and usable by people with disabilities has been >> a significant theme in software user interface >> development over the last few decades. Recent >> national and supra-national regulations, laws, >> and treaties - such as the UN Convention on the >> Rights of People with Disabilities - have only >> emphasized this work. There have been numerous >> significant accessibility achievements in >> Free/Libre and Open Source Software. These >> include work in accessibility frameworks and >> user interface toolkits, in accessible >> applications, in developer and authoring tools, >> and in the development and use of assistive >> technologies by people with disabilities. >> >> The focus of this DevRoom is to both demonstrate >> the breadth and scope of accessibility >> technologies in open source software, and to >> provide developers with the opportunity to >> collaborate - across desktops and applications and assistive technologies. >> >> We invite you to submit talks on these topics: >> >> � Inclusive design: state of the art >> >> � Specific problems in mobile devices >> >> � Document accessibility >> >> � Assistive Technologies & building blocks for same >> >> !!! List: Please suggest other topics you want included!!! >> >> ** Your submission must include:** >> >> * Your name >> >> * The title of your talk >> >> * A short abstract of one to two paragraphs (150 words, max.) >> >> * A short biography >> >> * Links to related websites/blogs etc. >> >> Presentations are to be formal and not longer >> than 45 minutes, plus 15 extra for questions. >> Panels with more than one speaker are possible, >> as are shorter presentations of 20 minutes, >> though the preference is for the longer format. >> >> >> The deadline for submissions is 31 December >> 2010. The proposals will be considered by >> committee. If your proposal has been accepted, >> you will be informed by email by 10 January 2011. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > gnome-accessibility-list mailing list > gnome-accessibility-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-accessibility-list _______________________________________________ gnome-accessibility-list mailing list gnome-accessibility-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-accessibility-list
