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Attend External Events 2018: Embedded Linux Conference Europe
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In this task we will co-ordinate activities to be carried out at the Embedded Linux Conference Europe.

When and where will it be held?

The Embedded Linux Conference Europe which will be held in Edinburgh from the 22nd to the 24th of October.

What is it?

"ELC is the premier vendor-neutral technical conference for companies and developers using Linux in embedded products. Now in its 13th year, the conference gathers user-space developers, product vendors, kernel, and systems developers to collaborate."

"Embedded" includes "Linux in Devices such as Mobile Phones, DVRs, TV, Cameras, etc".

What do we want to achieve?

  • Attract new developers and contributors to Plasma, Plasma Mobile, KDE embedded technologies, and so on.
  • Hopefully spark interest in companies and get more corporate backing for KDE tech in general.

How will we achieve these goals?

With...

... Talks

  • @apol has submitted a talk that will explain how to use Docker to emulate different hardware architectures for development and testing purposes.
  • @bshah will submit a proposal about Plasma Mobile.

... A Booth

  • @jriddell would like to run the booth, with help from other attendees.
  • Read T7315 to see what should be done and how to make the booth as successful as possible.

... Networking

Who will attend?

Provisional list

@jriddell
@toscalix CONFIRMED (but may not be available for booth)
@vkrause
@adridg CONFIRMED
@paulb CONFIRMED

Important dates

CfP

  • CFP Opens: Monday, November 20, 2017
  • CFP Closes: Sunday, July 1, 2018
  • CFP Notifications: Friday, August 10, 2018
  • Schedule Announcement: Tuesday, August 14, 2018
  • Slide Due Date: Monday, October 8, 2018

Booth

We now have confirmation we WILL have a booth.

More stuff

Anybody else who would like to help with this, please just jump in.

We need a list of TODOs...

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paulb created this task.Mar 9 2018, 1:13 PM
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paulb added a comment.May 9 2018, 7:09 PM

Update

We are now officially "Community Sponsors" for this event. Apart from getting our logo and a link on the site, people who attend the conference on our behalf get a 15% discount.

https://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/elc-openiot-europe-2018/sponsors/

Still working on getting a booth.

paulb added a comment.Jun 14 2018, 4:16 PM

The event organisers need our help to promote the event in our community:

Hi Paul,

We have a new article that published this morning about ELC + OpenIoT Summit EU and created a few suggested social posts below. Would you like to help amplify on Akademy's social media channels?
Title: Speak at ELC + OpenIoT Summit EU – Proposals due by Sunday, July 1
By LF Staff
Link: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/speak-at-elc-openiot-summit-eu-proposals-due-by-sunday-july-1/
Suggested social posts:
Share your expertise and speak at ELC + OpenIoT Summit Europe taking place October 22 - 24, 2018 in Edinburgh. Proposals due July 1.
View the full list of suggested topics for ELC + OpenIoT Summit Europe and submit your proposal now!
ELC + OpenIoT is the place to collaborate and share your expertise with people building applications on embedded Linux. Submit your proposal by July 1!

jriddell added a comment.Jun 19 2018, 10:38 AM

I live nearby and can help with accomodation

paulb added a comment.Jun 19 2018, 11:17 AM
In T8170#147972, @jriddell wrote:

I live nearby and can help with accommodation

+1

garg added a subscriber: garg.Jun 19 2018, 1:42 PM

Hey
I'd like to attend and help run the booth and anything else that might need doing, I've worked on getting Plasma working on the Pinebook and other misc. ARM devices.

paulb added a comment.EditedJun 19 2018, 3:20 PM
In T8170#147988, @garg wrote:

Hey
I'd like to attend and help run the booth and anything else that might need doing, I've worked on getting Plasma working on the Pinebook and other misc. ARM devices.

Hello Rohan,

Note we haven't been guaranteed a booth yet, @garg. We are insisting a lot, but the possibility they turn around and say we won't have it exists.

Your best bet is to submit a talk (and then get accepted, of course). Use the their CfP.

paulb added a comment.Jun 19 2018, 3:26 PM

For the record, making Plasma work on ARM devices I think is a good topic for a talk, @garg .

mart added a subscriber: mart.Jun 19 2018, 7:14 PM

I can submit a kirigami talk about convergence things.. tough I'm not sure how much is on topic with embedded and iot

paulb added a comment.EditedJun 19 2018, 7:25 PM
In T8170#148019, @mart wrote:

I can submit a kirigami talk about convergence things.. tough I'm not sure how much is on topic with embedded and iot

I think it is a question of focus. If your focus is how Kirigiami can help adapt applications to mobile devices ("mobile devices" being one of the hot topics of the conference) it will probably be okay. In any case, we won't know if this is what they're looking for or not unless you submit your talk. So I say, go for it.

toscalix added a comment.Jun 23 2018, 3:11 PM
In T8170#148019, @mart wrote:

I can submit a kirigami talk about convergence things.. tough I'm not sure how much is on topic with embedded and iot

It is ONtopic. Please send it. The form to send a paper requires additional content, not just the abstract. It takes some time to complete it. Do not leave it for the last minute. I can help you with the abstract if required @mart

toscalix added a comment.Jun 23 2018, 3:11 PM

I will be at the event. Richard Dale might be too.

paulb updated the task description. (Show Details)Jun 28 2018, 9:52 AM
mart added a comment.Jun 28 2018, 10:03 AM

Ok! I submitted a talk about Kirigami, let's see how it goes :)

garg added a comment.Jul 1 2018, 1:03 PM

I submitted a talk about deploying Plasma on Embedded devices.

paulb added a comment.Jul 1 2018, 9:38 PM
In T8170#149343, @garg wrote:

I submitted a talk about deploying Plasma on Embedded devices.

Excellent! I hope we get some accepted so there are several KDE developers representing us at the event.

paulb updated the task description. (Show Details)Sep 6 2018, 8:10 PM
paulb added subscribers: adridg, jriddell.
paulb added a comment.Sep 8 2018, 10:10 AM
In T8170#149386, @paulb wrote:
In T8170#149343, @garg wrote:

I submitted a talk about deploying Plasma on Embedded devices.

Excellent! I hope we get some accepted so there are several KDE developers representing us at the event.

All our talks got rejected. I have asked for feedback from the selection team to try and figure out why.

We did get a booth though.

paulb added a comment.Sep 8 2018, 10:43 AM

Can someone from the area (@jriddell?) advise on a good place to stay - comfy, clean, with decent WiFi, near the venue, but not too expensive? #beggarsbeingchoosers

jriddell added a comment.Sep 21 2018, 10:34 AM

There's loads of hotels around. I can't think of any cheapo hotels though like we had in Vienna. Nearest hostel is http://www.lighthousehostel.co.uk/cheap-places-to-stay-in-edinburgh.html or depending on numbers I can accomodate one or two and my flat and my dad's house also has spare rooms.

paulb updated the task description. (Show Details)Sep 21 2018, 10:50 AM

I se there are also some apartments for rent for short stays. This worked for Brussels. We can look into all of these options.

paulb updated the task description. (Show Details)Sep 21 2018, 10:52 AM
jriddell moved this task from To Do to Work in Progress on the Plasma board.Oct 11 2018, 3:39 PM
paulb closed this task as Resolved.Feb 7 2019, 4:36 PM