Re: Chemnitzer Linuxtage 2022 Call for Presentations/Participation/Lectures

[Jonas Hahnfeld]

Am Mittwoch, dem 15.12.2021 um 23:44 +0100 schrieb David Kastrup:
> Hi,
> 
> after the "big" Linuxtag event folded, the Chemnitzer Linuxtage are the
> largest such event in Germany, typically drawing about 2500-3000
> visitors each year.  In 2020, they were forced to fold with something
> like a week of advance notice.  In 2021, the event was virtual.  In
> 2022, this will again be the case.
> 
> They have turned the floor plan of the lecture hall building normally
> used (the "Orangerie") into a walk-through game that opens up Jitsi
> sessions at stands and meeting points and connects to Big Blue Button
> sessions in the various lecture rooms.  The hallways are, as it was with
> the in-person conference, set with project stands where vendors or free
> software projects can present their projects and help users and other
> interested people with their problems or their questions.
> 
> This would be an opportunity to set up a LilyPond stand, along with
> posters, presentations and people manning the stand, without actually
> involving traveling to Chemnitz.  Video conference capable hardware is
> all that is required, as is a typical web browser.
> 
> I'll probably try registering a talk about LilyPond unless someone else
> wants to do this: after all, I may not be the most active user nor
> developer these days, and there may be other talk topics I might want to
> consider.
> 
> Conference languages are generally German and English, but the main
> language tends to be German and that tends to also be the language of
> the typical visitors.  In the in-person conferences, there was a lot of
> locals present because the entrance fee is negligible at about $10 for
> the weekend.  While the virtual format is likely to draw a bit more
> international audience, this conference draws a lot of recurring
> audience, so the basic visitor setup will likely still end up being
> quite German-centric.
> 
> The link for the calls for participation/lectures is at
> <https://chemnitzer.linux-tage.de/2022/en/programm>.  The deadlines are
> early January I think.
> 
> While the evening event for active presenters/lecturers/personnel will
> be short of the great buffet accompanying the in-person events, one will
> likely still meet up afterwards in the virtual space at the lecture hall
> and walk the usual tables looking for the usual participants, from the
> space of one's private computer.
> 
> Anyone interested in promoting LilyPond there?

Hi David,

sorry for the late reply; I'd be willing to participate in the event
and be present at the LilyPond stand. Let me know if you need something
for the submission, if you haven't done so already.

Cheers
Jonas

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