To all LDAPCon speakers
Preparations for the conference have progressed a long way since my
last message.
* We are now accepting bookings, and we will shortly send
you a code to book your own free place.
* We have 5 sponsoring companies signed up already, and two more
expected shortly. There is always room for more, so do encourage
any relevant companies to get involved.
http://ldapcon.org/2015/?page_id=90http://ldapcon.org/2015/?page_id=101
* We have a page ready to put your papers and presentations on.
People are sent the password to access it when they register,
and it will be opened to the public after the conference.
There is just one problem: the page is empty! Please get writing
and send me your papers and presentations as soon as you can.
* We have published details of the poster-display facility on
the website. Do consider making a poster to back up your talk.
http://ldapcon.org/2015/?page_id=122
* The conference programme is now on the website. This is still
subject to change. Please check that your slot is OK, but
note that I have had to change the length of some presentations
slightly to make everything fit.
http://ldapcon.org/2015/?page_id=136
* The venue for the Conference Dinner has been booked. It is just
a few minutes walk from the conference, and it looks spectacular!
I am also planning pub-type meetups on Wednesday and Friday
evenings.
Help us to spread the word! Tell your contacts about the conference,
point them to the website: http://ldapcon.org/2015/ and link up
with our social media streams - you will find icons for Facebook,
Twitter, Google+ and Lanyrd at the bottom-left of each page on the
website.
Thanks again for getting involved!
Andrew
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| From Andrew Findlay, Skills 1st Ltd |
| Consultant in large-scale systems, networks, and directory services |
| http://www.skills-1st.co.uk/ +44 1628 782565 |
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To all LDAPCon speakers
Thank you once again for proposing papers and tutorials for LDAPCon.
We have published the list of accepted papers and we are close to
publishing the schedule for the tutorial day. I also expect to publish
the ticket prices and details of sponsorship packages this week.
Papers and Slides
Please send electronic copy of your full papers and/or presentation slides
to submissions2015(a)lists.ldapcon.org as soon as you can. It would really
help to have these by 10th October so that we can make them available
to delegates when they arrive. The plan is to have full text on the
conference website, but to restrict it to registered delegates until
some time after the conference.
It may not be appropriate to make detailed tutorial notes available
to the public. If this applies to your tutorial, please let me know.
Posters
I would encourage all speakers to bring along posters showing technical
details of each presentation. This will be particularly useful where the
presentation slot is short as there may not be time for discussion during
the session. The poster can act as a focus for discussion at other times.
We will have display boards available for this. They are just under
A0 size, but I am told that A0 posters can be attached. This is very
large for a single sheet of paper so it may be better to bring several
smaller ones! Make sure that you use large text and bold lines so that
the poster can be read from a reasonable distance. If you are travelling
a long way it may be best to have the poster printed by a UK service and
sent directly to Edinburgh. One such service is Instantprint:
https://www.instantprint.co.uk/posters/a1 - I have not tried them yet,
but the information on their website looks sensible.
The display facility is for technical posters only. Event sponsors will have
the option to display commercial posters, and I hope that many of you
will be able to persuade your organisations to become sponsors.
Expenses
We expect that most speakers will be able to claim expenses from their
employers, but we know this will not be possible for everyone. The conference
has a budget to support speakers travel and accommodation, so please
let me know as soon as possible if you are likely to need this.
The budget is dependent on us getting enough sponsorship and ticket
income so I don't know exactly how much we have. Please send me details
of what you need help with before 10th September. You will find information
about local accommodation linked from the travel page:
http://ldapcon.org/2015/?page_id=28
Promote the Conference
Help us to spread the word! Tell your contacts about the conference,
point them to the website: http://ldapcon.org/2015/ and link up
with our social media streams - you will find icons for Facebook,
Twitter, Google+ and Lanyrd at the bottom-left of each page on the website.
Thanks again for getting involved!
Andrew
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| From Andrew Findlay, Skills 1st Ltd |
| Consultant in large-scale systems, networks, and directory services |
| http://www.skills-1st.co.uk/ +44 1628 782565 |
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