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 <h2>Call for papers: OOoCon2007</h2>
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <p>The 2007 OpenOffice.org International Conference will be held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain on 19th-21st September. See the Conference website: http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2007</p>
 <p>The OpenOffice.org Community invites potential speakers to submit proposals for papers. Whether you are a seasoned presenter, or have never stood up in public before, if you have something interesting to share about OpenOffice.org - we want to hear from you.</p>
 <p>Your proposal should be submitted before <strong>1 June 2007</strong> in order to guarantee that it will be considered for inclusion in the Conference.</p>
 <p>We are soliciting papers from the broad OpenOffice.org community on topics ranging from developing OpenOffice.org to marketing it; from the global politics of the free and open-source software (FOSS) movement to the technical challenges of localization. This conference is meant to be a forum for technical as well as general examinations of OpenOffice.org's place in the expanding world of FOSS.</p>
 <h3>Covered topics</h3>
 <p>The conference will be organized into the following streams:</p>
 <h4>General</h4>
 <ul type="circle">
   <li>OpenOffice.org 3.0</li>
   <li>Commercializing, integrating, and supporting OpenOffice.org</li>
   <li>Migration methodology</li>
   <li>Marketing</li>
   <li>Branding and artwork</li>
   <li>Funding the project, defining the product, and extending it</li>
   <li>Attracting people (programmers, documentation writers, linguists, support, marketing...)</li>
   <li>The OpenOffice.org Community: Past, Present and Future</li>
 </ul>
 <h4>Native-Languages</h4>
 <ul type="circle">
   <li>More than translation: building local language communities</li>
   <li>Tools and techniques for localisations</li>
   <li>The OpenOffice.org Release Process</li>
 </ul>
 <h4>Public Administration</h4>
 <ul type="circle">
   <li>Case studies of OpenOffice.org in Government, Local, National, supra-national...</li>
   <li>Government support of OpenOffice.org (and FOSS in general)</li>
   <li>Collaboration of PA in developing, deploying and using OpenOffice.org</li>
 </ul>
 <h4>Enterprises</h4>
 <ul type="circle">
   <li>Case studies of OpenOffice.org in private sector (SME - Small to Medium-sized Enterprise)</li>
   <li>Building a successful business around OpenOffice.org (training, migration, support, development of extensions, technical authors...)</li>
   <li>System integration with OpenOffice.org (ODF, UNO, API, extensions)</li>
 </ul>
 <h4>Development</h4>
 <ul type="circle">
   <li>The source and how to work with it</li>
   <li>The Roadmap</li>
   <li>Tools for development</li>
   <li>Integration and localization</li>
   <li>UNO and what it can do</li>
   <li>QA, user interface, and development processes</li>
   <li>Macros and installers</li>
   <li>Extensions</li>
   <li>Filters and other topics....</li>
 </ul>
 <h4>XML & OASIS OpenDocument Format</h4>
 <ul type="circle">
   <li>OASIS OpenDocument XML format</li>
   <li>Introduction to XML</li>
   <li>Examples of XML technology</li>
   <li>XML: bridge between OpenOffice.org and other tools</li>
 </ul>
 <h3>How to submit a Proposal</h3>
 <p>Note. As the OpenOffice.org community consists of members from countries all over the world the talk must be in English.</p>
 <p>Please limit your presentation to 50 minutes, including questions.</p>
 <p>Submissions must be made via the link on the Conference website. The link will be available on Monday 2nd April and your proposal (abstract) must be submitted before <strong>1st June</strong> in order to be considered for inclusion in the Conference.</p>
 <h4>Types of Session</h4>
 <p>A presentation is a general discussion of some topic, including (but not limited to) the software, the community, relationships with other software or communities, and political or philosophical issues.</p>
 <p>A case study is a specific type of presentation that tells what you did to achieve some result; this is usually a success story, but could include a discussion of what mistakes you made and how you overcame them.</p>
 <p>A workshop is a"how-to"session, in which the presenter gives step-by-step instructions for doing some task such as writing macros, setting up a database, or developing a complex spreadsheet. Workshops usually include some audience activities.</p>
 <p>A BoF (Birds of a Feather meeting) is an informal gathering of people in a particular group, or interested in a specific topic. Examples include the members of a native-language group, the marketing project, documentation writers, or Macintosh coders.</p>
 <p>A panel discussion involves a group of people (usually 3 or 4) led by a moderator. The participants make opening and closing statements on the topic, may discuss the topic among themselves, and may answer questions from the audience (usually submitted in advance).</p>
 <p>A lightning talk is a brief presentation on any topic relevant to the conference. It could be an interesting format to give many people the chance to make their point in a series of exactly 5 minute slots.</p>
 <h3>Travel Subsidy</h3>
 <p>The template for paper submission includes a section for requesting a travel subsidy. At this point we are not in a position to offer funding for all speakers, and those speakers who do get a subsidy are unlikely to have their full expenses covered. Each request will be considered on the basis of both merit and need, so if you are requesting a subsidy, please give as much information as possible to help us evaluate your request. Please note that someone presenting only a lightning talk is unlikely to receive assistance.</p>
 <h3>Presentation Materials</h3>
 <p>An OpenOffice.org Impress template recommended for use for the conference presentations will be published around <strong>1 June 2007</strong>. All speakers are required to file a copy of their presentations with the Conference organisers. These presentations will be filed on the Conference website.</p>
 <p>Please note that your session may be streamed as a live broadcast and may be recorded and made available for download from the Conference website.</p>
 <p>... and keep a watch on <a href="index.html">http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2007</a>/ for more information ...</p>
 <p>We look forward to receiving your proposals.</p>
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	<title>OOoCon 2007 CFP</title>
	</head>
	<h2>Call for papers: OOoCon2007</h2>
	<p> </p>
	<p>The 2007 OpenOffice.org International Conference will be held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain on 19th-21st September. See the Conference website: http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2007</p>
	<p>The OpenOffice.org Community invites potential speakers to submit proposals for papers. Whether you are a seasoned presenter, or have never stood up in public before, if you have something interesting to share about OpenOffice.org - we want to hear from you.</p>
	<p>Your proposal should be submitted before <strong>1 June 2007</strong> in order to guarantee that it will be considered for inclusion in the Conference.</p>
	<p>We are soliciting papers from the broad OpenOffice.org community on topics ranging from developing OpenOffice.org to marketing it; from the global politics of the free and open-source software (FOSS) movement to the technical challenges of localization. This conference is meant to be a forum for technical as well as general examinations of OpenOffice.org's place in the expanding world of FOSS.</p>
	<h3>Covered topics</h3>
	<p>The conference will be organized into the following streams:</p>
	<h4>General</h4>
	<ul type="circle">
	<li>OpenOffice.org 3.0</li>
	<li>Commercializing, integrating, and supporting OpenOffice.org</li>
	<li>Migration methodology</li>
	<li>Marketing</li>
	<li>Branding and artwork</li>
	<li>Funding the project, defining the product, and extending it</li>
	<li>Attracting people (programmers, documentation writers, linguists, support, marketing...)</li>
	<li>The OpenOffice.org Community: Past, Present and Future</li>
	</ul>
	<h4>Native-Languages</h4>
	<ul type="circle">
	<li>More than translation: building local language communities</li>
	<li>Tools and techniques for localisations</li>
	<li>The OpenOffice.org Release Process</li>
	</ul>
	<h4>Public Administration</h4>
	<ul type="circle">
	<li>Case studies of OpenOffice.org in Government, Local, National, supra-national...</li>
	<li>Government support of OpenOffice.org (and FOSS in general)</li>
	<li>Collaboration of PA in developing, deploying and using OpenOffice.org</li>
	</ul>
	<h4>Enterprises</h4>
	<ul type="circle">
	<li>Case studies of OpenOffice.org in private sector (SME - Small to Medium-sized Enterprise)</li>
	<li>Building a successful business around OpenOffice.org (training, migration, support, development of extensions, technical authors...)</li>
	<li>System integration with OpenOffice.org (ODF, UNO, API, extensions)</li>
	</ul>
	<h4>Development</h4>
	<ul type="circle">
	<li>The source and how to work with it</li>
	<li>The Roadmap</li>
	<li>Tools for development</li>
	<li>Integration and localization</li>
	<li>UNO and what it can do</li>
	<li>QA, user interface, and development processes</li>
	<li>Macros and installers</li>
	<li>Extensions</li>
	<li>Filters and other topics....</li>
	</ul>
	<h4>XML & OASIS OpenDocument Format</h4>
	<ul type="circle">
	<li>OASIS OpenDocument XML format</li>
	<li>Introduction to XML</li>
	<li>Examples of XML technology</li>
	<li>XML: bridge between OpenOffice.org and other tools</li>
	</ul>
	<h3>How to submit a Proposal</h3>
	<p>Note. As the OpenOffice.org community consists of members from countries all over the world the talk must be in English.</p>
	<p>Please limit your presentation to 50 minutes, including questions.</p>
	<p>Submissions must be made via the link on the Conference website. The link will be available on Monday 2nd April and your proposal (abstract) must be submitted before <strong>1st June</strong> in order to be considered for inclusion in the Conference.</p>
	<h4>Types of Session</h4>
	<p>A presentation is a general discussion of some topic, including (but not limited to) the software, the community, relationships with other software or communities, and political or philosophical issues.</p>
	<p>A case study is a specific type of presentation that tells what you did to achieve some result; this is usually a success story, but could include a discussion of what mistakes you made and how you overcame them.</p>
	<p>A workshop is a"how-to"session, in which the presenter gives step-by-step instructions for doing some task such as writing macros, setting up a database, or developing a complex spreadsheet. Workshops usually include some audience activities.</p>
	<p>A BoF (Birds of a Feather meeting) is an informal gathering of people in a particular group, or interested in a specific topic. Examples include the members of a native-language group, the marketing project, documentation writers, or Macintosh coders.</p>
	<p>A panel discussion involves a group of people (usually 3 or 4) led by a moderator. The participants make opening and closing statements on the topic, may discuss the topic among themselves, and may answer questions from the audience (usually submitted in advance).</p>
	<p>A lightning talk is a brief presentation on any topic relevant to the conference. It could be an interesting format to give many people the chance to make their point in a series of exactly 5 minute slots.</p>
	<h3>Travel Subsidy</h3>
	<p>The template for paper submission includes a section for requesting a travel subsidy. At this point we are not in a position to offer funding for all speakers, and those speakers who do get a subsidy are unlikely to have their full expenses covered. Each request will be considered on the basis of both merit and need, so if you are requesting a subsidy, please give as much information as possible to help us evaluate your request. Please note that someone presenting only a lightning talk is unlikely to receive assistance.</p>
	<h3>Presentation Materials</h3>
	<p>An OpenOffice.org Impress template recommended for use for the conference presentations will be published around <strong>1 June 2007</strong>. All speakers are required to file a copy of their presentations with the Conference organisers. These presentations will be filed on the Conference website.</p>
	<p>Please note that your session may be streamed as a live broadcast and may be recorded and made available for download from the Conference website.</p>
	<p>... and keep a watch on <a href="index.html">http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2007</a>/ for more information ...</p>
	<p>We look forward to receiving your proposals.</p>
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