[AusNOG] CFP: Sysadmin Miniconf at Linux.conf.au 2014

[Simon Lyall]

                        Call for Presentations
         Linux.conf.au 2014 Systems Administration Miniconf

As part of the linux.conf.au conference in Perth, Australia in January 2014 we 
will be holding a one day mini conference oriented to Linux Systems 
Administration.

The organisers of the Systems Administration Miniconf would like to invite 
proposals for presentations to be delivered at the Miniconf. Please forward 
this CFP to your colleagues, social networks, and other relevant mailing lists.

This is our 8th year at Linux.conf.au. To see presentations from our previous 
years, see the miniconf website http://sysadmin.miniconf.org/.

Presentation Topics
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Topics for presentations could include (but are not limited to):

Systems Administration, Virtualisation, Cloud computing, Devops, Monitoring, 
Dealing with "Bring Your Own Device", Configuration Management, Backups, 
Security, Troubleshooting, Buying Decisions, Identity Management, Two Factor 
Authentication, Web and Email management, Wiki, Clustering and High 
Availability, Log Management, Spam and Virus Filtering, VOIP, Ticketing 
systems, Bootstrapping and automated installation, Packaging and Provisioning, 
Keeping legacy systems functioning.

We strongly welcome topics on best practice, new developments in systems 
administration and cutting edge techniques to better manage Linux hosts and 
environments.

Presentations should be of a technical nature and speakers should assume that 
members of the audience have at least a couple of years experience in 
Unix/Linux administration.

Format of Presentations
=======================

We are now seeking proposals for presentations at the mini-conference. We have 
openings for:

     45 minute double-length presentations
     20 minute full presentations
     10-20 minute "How we do things" presentations
     5-10 minute "lightning talks"

Please note, due to the single day available, we expect the majority of 
available timeslots to be 20 minutes long or less.

The 10-20 minute "How we do things" presentations are intended for people to 
talk about their sites. Information could include: Servers, talks, tools, 
people and roles, experiences, software, operating systems, monitoring, 
alerting, provisioning etc. The intent is to give attendees a picture of what 
is happening in the "real world" and some understanding of how other sites 
work, as well as offer you a chance to get suggestions on other tools and 
practices that might help your site. Discussion of "lessons learned" through 
really trying to use some of these things are especially welcomed.

Submitting talks
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Please note that in order to give a presentation or attend the miniconf you 
must be signed up for the main linux.conf.au conference. Presenting at the 
Miniconf does not entitle you to discounted or free registration at the main 
conference nor priority with registration. Unfortunately the Miniconf has no 
budget for sponsorship of speakers.

Submissions should be made via:

http://sysadmin.miniconf.org/proposal14.html

Questions should be sent to:

lca2014 @ sysadmin.miniconf.org

Dates and Deadlines
===================

To encourage early submissions priority (both of inclusion and scheduling) will 
be given to presentations submitted before the 6th of October.

     2013-10-06 - Deadline for early submissions
     2013-10-13 - Early submissions confirmation
     2013-11-01 - Deadline for submissions
     2013-11-15 - Confirmation of all presentations
     2013-01-06 - Start of Miniconf and 1st day on linxu.conf.au

Contact and Questions
=====================

Please see our website at http://sysadmin.miniconf.org for more information on 
the miniconf, past presentations and presenting at it.

If you have any questions please feel free to email the organisers at:

lca2014 @ sysadmin.miniconf.org