# Call for Participation
-**READ REVIEW AND INCLUDE LICENSE PERMISSION.**
-https://lists.libre-soc.org/pipermail/libre-soc-dev/2023-November/005791.html
-
-**ADD LINK AT TOP**
-https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/track/libre-soc-fpga-and-vlsi/
-
+- Web version of this CfP:
+ <https://libre-soc.org/conferences/fosdem2024/fosdem2024_cfp/>
This email is a Call For Participation in the
**Libre-SOC, FPGA and VLSI Devroom** at FOSDEM 2024.
-**DATES ARE OUT OF ORDER and not bulleted**
-Devroom date: 3rd February in Brussels, Belgium
-CFP deadline: **Friday, 1st December 2023 00:00 (CET, UTC+1).**
+Key dates:
-Final speaker confirmation on Friday, 15th December.
+- Friday, 1st December, 00:00 (CET, UTC+1) - CfP deadline
+- Friday, 15th December, 00:00 (CET, UTC+1) - Devroom schedule and
+final speaker confirmation
+- **Saturday, 3rd February** - First day of FOSDEM 2024
+- Saturday, 3rd February - Libre-SOC, FPGA and VLSI Devroom date
+- **Sunday, 4th February** - Second day of FOSDEM 2024
-**CHECK AND ADD CORRECT DATE OF CONFERENCE**
+## Useful links
+
+- Libre-SOC, FPGA and VLSI Devroom Schedule:
+ <https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/track/libre-soc-fpga-and-vlsi/>
+- Libre-SOC homepage:
+ <https://libre-soc.org>
## CFP Introduction
- Libre/Open Processors in FPGA and/or ASIC
- ISA design and usage
-We accept the normal 30 min slot, which gives the speaker about 20-25
-min, and 5 min for Q&A. **NO A LOT MORE TIME IS NEEDED FOR Q&A SEE OHW CFP
-PLUS WE WILL ACCEPT SOME LIGHTNING TALKS**
+This year we welcome talks that are either:
+* 10 min (lightning talk, short introduction of project/topic)
+* 25 min + 5 min Q&A (normal slot)
+* 40 min + 10 min Q&A (extraordinary slot for a topic that needs a
+deeper explanation)
### What is FOSDEM?
- [FOSDEM code of conduct](https://fosdem.org/2024/practical/conduct/)
- [FOSDEM Schedule](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/)
-### Desirable topics:
+## Desirable topics:
This devroom welcomes anything related to making an ASIC,
or designing one, or using FPGAs, or developing
* [Embedded, Mobile and Automotive](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/track/embedded-mobile-and-automotive/),
* [Open Source Firmware, BMC and Bootloader](https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/track/open-source-firmware-bmc-and-bootloader/),
-**REQUEST PLACING SUBMISSION IN CORRECT DEVROOM**
-
-### How to submit your proposal
+## How to submit your proposal
To submit a talk, please visit the [FOSDEM 2024 Pretalx
website](https://pretalx.fosdem.org/fosdem-2024/cfp).
-Click **Submit a proposal**. Make sure you choose the right devroom
-in the track drop-down menu **THERE WILL BE THOUSANDS OF SUBMISSIONS**
+Click **Submit a proposal**.
+
+Make sure to choose the **Libre-SOC, FPGA and VLSI**
+devroom in the track drop-down menu (otherwise we might miss it).
### What should be in your submission
-- name
-- short bio
-- contact info
-- title (funny titles are ~~required~~/appreciated)
-- abstract (what you're going talk about, supports markdown)
-- duration
+- Name
+- Short bio
+- Contact info
+- Title (funny titles are ~~required~~/appreciated)
+- Abstract (what you're going talk about, supports markdown)
+- Duration
+
+On the second page of the submission form:
+
+- License, please use **CC BY-SA 4.0**.
+- Resources to be used during the talk
-Optional:
+### Optional:
-- description (more detail description, supports markdown)
-- submission notes (for the organiser only, not made public)
-- session image (if you have an illustration to go with the talk)
-- additional speaker/s (if more than one person presenting)
+- Description (more detail description, supports markdown)
+- Submission notes (for the organiser only, not made public)
+- Session image (if you have an illustration to go with the talk)
+- Additional speaker/s (if more than one person presenting)
-Afterwards, click "Continue".
The second page will include fields for:
-- License (any license approved by OSI is acceptable). See the
- OSI approved list here: <https://opensource.org/licenses/>
- Extra materials for reviewers (optional, for organisers only)
- Additional information about the speaker (optional).
-- Resources to be used during the talk
+
+### Recordings
+
+*(thank you to the Open Hardware and CAD/CAM devroom for this snippet)*
+
+The talks will be recorded and live-streamed during FOSDEM2024.
+The recordings will be published under the same licence as all
+FOSDEM content (CC-BY). Only presentations will be recorded,
+not informal discussions and whatever happens during breaks
+between presentations.
+
+We require affirmative consent to this license. Please include the
+following statement in your submission notes:
+
+```
+If my presentation is accepted for FOSDEM, I hereby agree to license
+all recordings, slides, and other associated materials under the
+Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 4.0 International License.
+Sincerely,
+<NAME>
+```
Once you've completed the required sections, submit and we'll get
back to you soon!
-### Things to be aware of
+## Things to be aware of
* The reference time will be Brussels local lime (CET)
<https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/belgium/brussels>
will be available on the FOSDEM schedule page:
<https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/>.
* FOSDEM Matrix channels are specific to each devroom,
- the general link is: </#/#fosdem:fosdem.org>
+ the general link is: <https://matrix.to/#/#fosdem:fosdem.org>
* **Matrix bridge to the LibreSOC IRC channel**:
<https://matrix.to/#/#_oftc_#libre-soc:matrix.org>
* FOSDEM 2024 FAQ: <https://fosdem.org/2024/faq/>
-### Important Dates
+## Important Dates
- **December 1st: submission deadline**
- FAQ - is the submission deadline final?
- ASAP: announcement selected talks (15th Dec or earlier)
- February 3rd: FOSDEM! (with live Q&A during recorded talks)
-### Contact us
+## Contact us
- [Andrey Miroshnikov](mailto:andrey at technepisteme.xyz)
- "octavius" on #fosdem and #libre-soc Libera.Chat IRC
- [Luke Leighton](mailto:lkcl at lkcl.net)
- "lkcl" or "mwfc" on #fosdem Libera.Chat IRC
-### Libre-SOC Information
-
-- [Libre-SOC homepage](https://libre-soc.org)
-- [Copy of this CfP](https://libre-soc.org/conferences/fosdem2024/fosdem2024_cfp/)
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