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Given the range and + interests of the participants, this event promises to be intense and in + depth. We invite you to propose a session. </p> + <p>More <a href="http://www.boost.org/more/BoostCon07.html"> + BoostCon 2007 information</a> is available on the Boost web site.</p> + <p><a href="#formats">Session formats</a><br> + <a href="#topics">Session topics</a><br> + <a href="#proposal">Submitting a proposal</a><br> + <a href="#Timeline">Timeline</a><br> + <a href="#Other">Other arrangements</a></p> + <h2>Session <a name="formats">formats</a></h2> + <p><strong>Presentations</strong> focus on a practitioner�s ideas and + experience with anything relevant to Boost and Boost users. </p> + <p><strong>Panels</strong> feature three or four people presenting their + ideas and experiences relating to Boost relevant, controversial, emerging, + or unresolved issues. Panels may be conducted in several ways, such as + comparative, analytic, or historic. </p> + <p><strong>Tutorials</strong> are formally prepared sessions at which + instructors teach conference participants specific Boost relevant skills. + </p> + <p><strong>Workshops</strong> provide an active arena for advancements in + Boost relevant topics. Workshops provide the opportunity for experienced + practitioners to develop new ideas about a topic of common interest and + experience. </p> + <p><strong>Other formats</strong> may also be of interest. Don't hold back a + proposal just because it doesn't fit in a pigeonhole. </p> + <h2>Session <a name="topics">topics</a></h2> + <p>Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to, the following: </p> + <ul> + <li>General tutorial sessions introducing one or more Boost libraries </li> + <li>In-depth sessions on using specific libraries </li> + <li>Case studies on using Boost </li> + <li>Experts panels </li> + <li>Advanced sessions on implementation techniques used within Boost + libraries </li> + <li>TR1 (and TR2) </li> + <li>Development workshops to extend or enhance existing Boost libraries + </li> + <li>Workshops on design process </li> + <li>Infrastructure workshops + <ul> + <li>Build tools </li> + <li>Website </li> + <li>Testing </li> + </ul> + </li> + <li>C++0x and how it will change life for users and library writers </li> + <li>Concepts and Generic Programming </li> + <li>Other topics likely to be of great interest to Boost users and + developers </li> + </ul> + <p>Interactive and collaborative sessions are encouraged, as this is the + nature of both the online Boost community and the style of learning and + participation that has proven most successful at such events. Sessions can + be tutorial based, with an emphasis on interaction and participant + involvement, or workshop based, whether hands-on programming or paper-based, + discussion-driven collaborative work. </p> + <h2>Submitting a <a name="proposal">proposal</a></h2> + <p>Please include: </p> + <ul> + <li>The working title of the session </li> + <li>Type of session: presentation/panel/tutorial/workshop/other </li> + <li>A paragraph or two describing the session, suitable for the conference + web site </li> + <li>Proposed length: 45/90 minutes, half/full day </li> + <li>Alternate length, if any: 45/90 minutes, half/full day </li> + <li>Audience: users/developers/both </li> + <li>Level: basic/intermediate/advanced </li> + <li>A biography, suitable for the conference web site </li> + <li>Your contact information (will not be made public) </li> + <li>Financial support needs, if any, with rationle (will not be made + public) </li> + </ul> + <p>Please submit via email to conference@boost-consulting.com, with a + subject that begins "BoostCon + proposal" </p> + <h2><a name="Timeline">Timeline</a></h2> + <p><strong>Proposals due</strong> October 27, 2006 </p> + <p><strong>Proposals acceptances sent</strong> November 10, 2006 </p> + <p><strong>Session materials due</strong> March 15, 2007 </p> + <h2 id="Otherarrangements"><a name="Other">Other</a> arrangements</h2> + <p>Like Boost itself, + BoostCon is strictly non-profit. Conference organizers and presenters + are not paid for their time. Any surplus money will be rolled over into the + succeeding year + BoostCon budget. </p> + <p>To reduce the price for attendees this first year, conference organizers + and presenters will pay the regular admission fee and will receive no + compensation. We recognize this is tough for presenters on tight budgets, so + will consider providing financial support if requested, based on budget and + the applicant's needs.</p> + <hr> + <p>Revised: + <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B %Y" startspan -->29 September 2006<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="39511" --></p> + <p>� Copyright David Abrahams and Beman Dawes 2006</p> + <p>Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See + accompanying file <a href="http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt"> + LICENSE_1_0.txt</a> or copy at + <a href="http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt">www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt</a>) + </p> +</body> + +</html> \ No newline at end of file