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<h1>Boost Conference 2007:
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- Call for Session Proposals</h1>
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+ Call for Proposals</h1>
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<p>The first annual Boost conference will take place in Aspen, Colorado, May
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- 14-18. This promises to be the main face-to-face event for all things Boost,
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- from generic-programming techniques to Boost community, from using Boost
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- libraries to writing Boost libraries, from deployment considerations to
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- promoting the use of Boost more widely, from TR1 to TR2. Given the range and
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- interests of the participants, this event promises to be intense and in
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- depth. We invite you to propose a session. </p>
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+ 14-18, 2007.</p>
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+ <p>This inaugural Boost conference promises to be the main face-to-face
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+ venue for all things Boost, from using libraries to writing them, from
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+ evangelizing Boost to deployment within your organization, from
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+ infrastructure and process to vision and mission, and from TR1 to TR2. Given
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+ the range and interests of the participants, the event is going to be
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+ intense and in-depth.</p>
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+ <p>BoostCon 2007 is looking for session presenters. We invite you to propose a session. </p>
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<p>More <a href="http://www.boost.org/more/BoostCon07.html">
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BoostCon 2007 information</a> is available on the Boost web site.</p>
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<p><a href="#formats">Session formats</a><br>
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practitioners to develop new ideas about a topic of common interest and
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experience. </p>
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<p><strong>Other formats</strong> may also be of interest. Don't hold back a
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- proposal just because it doesn't fit in a pigeonhole. </p>
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+ proposal just because it doesn't fit into a pigeonhole. </p>
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<h2>Session <a name="topics">topics</a></h2>
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<p>Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to, the following: </p>
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<ul>
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involvement, or workshop based, whether hands-on programming or paper-based,
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discussion-driven collaborative work. </p>
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<h2>Submitting a <a name="proposal">proposal</a></h2>
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+ <p>Tentative scheduling plans are for 90 minute sessions. You may submit a
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+ proposal for fractions or multiples of 90-minutes. Fractional proposals will
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+ be grouped into 90 minute sessions covering related topics. Longer sessions,
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+ such as tutorials and classes, will be assigned 90 minute, three hour (i.e.
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+ half day), or six hour (i.e. full day) time slots.</p>
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<p>Please include: </p>
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<ul>
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- <li>The working title of the session </li>
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- <li>Type of session: presentation/panel/tutorial/workshop/other </li>
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- <li>A paragraph or two describing the session, suitable for the conference
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+ <li>The working title. </li>
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+ <li>Type of session: presentation/panel/tutorial/workshop/lightning-talk/other </li>
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+ <li>A paragraph or two describing the topic covered, suitable for the conference
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web site </li>
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- <li>Proposed length: 45/90 minutes, half/full day </li>
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- <li>Alternate length, if any: 45/90 minutes, half/full day </li>
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+ <li>Proposed length: 10-20 minute lightning-talks, 45 minutes, 90 minutes, half-day, full day </li>
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+ <li>Alternate lengths, if you are willing to made adjustments: 10-20
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+ minute lightning-talks, 45 minutes, 90 minutes, half-day, full day </li>
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<li>Audience: users/developers/both </li>
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<li>Level: basic/intermediate/advanced </li>
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<li>A biography, suitable for the conference web site </li>
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<li>Your contact information (will not be made public) </li>
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- <li>Financial support needs, if any, with rationle (will not be made
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+ <li>Financial support needs, if any, with rationale (will not be made
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public) </li>
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</ul>
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<p>Please submit via email to conference@boost-consulting.com, with a
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subject that begins "BoostCon
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proposal" </p>
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<h2><a name="Timeline">Timeline</a></h2>
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- <p><strong>Proposals due</strong> October 27, 2006 </p>
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- <p><strong>Proposals acceptances sent</strong> November 10, 2006 </p>
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+ <p><strong>Proposals due</strong> November 3, 2006 </p>
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+ <p><strong>Proposals acceptances sent</strong> November 23, 2006 </p>
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<p><strong>Session materials due</strong> March 15, 2007 </p>
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<h2 id="Otherarrangements"><a name="Other">Other</a> arrangements</h2>
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<p>Like Boost itself,
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the applicant's needs.</p>
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<hr>
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<p>Revised:
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- <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B %Y" startspan -->29 September 2006<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="39511" --></p>
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+ <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B %Y" startspan -->30 September 2006<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="39494" --></p>
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<p>© Copyright David Abrahams and Beman Dawes 2006</p>
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<p>Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See
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accompanying file <a href="http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt">
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