Referred-track, microconference, and BoF proposals all welcome, see below!

Submissions close: September 2, 2018
Speakers notified: September 23, 2018
Slides due: November 9, 2018

Microconference slots often fill before the deadline (so don’t wait to submit yours!) but BoF submissions can come late.

Call for Refereed-Track Proposals
We are pleased to announce the Call for Refereed-Track Proposals for the 2018 edition of the Linux Plumbers Conference, which will held be in Vancouver, BC, Canada on November 13-15 in conjunction with the Linux Kernel Summit.

Refereed track presentations are 50 minutes in length (which includes time for questions and discussion) and should focus on a specific aspect of the “plumbing” in the Linux system. Examples of Linux plumbing include core kernel subsystems, toolchains, container runtimes, core libraries, windowing systems, management tools, device support, media creation/playback, and so on. The best presentations are not about finished work, but rather problems, proposals, or proof-of-concept solutions that require face-to-face discussions and debate.

Given that Plumbers is not colocated with Open Source Summit this year, we are spreading the refereed-track talks over all three days. This provides a change of pace and also provides a conflict-free schedule for the refereed-track talks. (Yes, this does result in more conflicts between the refereed-track talks and the Microconferences, but we never claimed that the world was perfect.)

Linux Plumbers Conference Program Committee members will be reviewing all submitted sessions. High-quality submisssion that cannot be accepted due to the limited number of slots will be forwarded to the Microconference leads for further consideration. We also encourage submitters to consider BoF sessions and the unconference.

To submit a refereed track talk proposal follow the instructions at this website.

Please note that we have a completely different submission system than last year, so please do not let your muscle memory take over.

Submissions are due on or before Friday September 2, 2018 at noon Mountain Time. Since this is after the closure of early registration, speakers may register before this date and we’ll refund the registration for any selected presentation’s speaker, but for only one speaker per presentation.

Call for Microconference Proposals
We are pleased to announce the Call for Microconferences for the 2018 edition of the Linux Plumbers Conference, which will be held in Vancouver BC, Canada on November 13-15 in conjunction with the Linux Kernel Summit.

A microconference is a collection of collaborative sessions focused on problems in a particular area of the Linux plumbing, which includes the kernel, libraries, utilities, UI, and so forth, but can also focus on cross-cutting concerns such as security, scaling, energy efficiency, toolchains, container runtimes, or a particular use case. Good microconferences result in solutions to these problems and concerns, while the best microconferences result in patches that implement those solutions. For more information on submitting a microconference proposal, see this website.

Again, please note that we have a completely different submission system than last year, so please do not let your muscle memory take over. In particular, unlike last year, there is no wiki. So instead of creating an entry for you microconference on a wiki, you submit it using the above URL.

Call for Bird of a Feather (BoF) Session Proposals
Last, but by no means least, we are also pleased to announce a call for BoF sessions. These are free-form get-togethers for people wishing to discuss a particular topic. As always, you only need to submit proposals for BoFs you want to hold on-site. In contrast, and again as always, informal BoFs may be held at local drinking establishments or in the “hallway track” at your convenience.