<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body><div><span class="color" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hello Everyone!</span></div><div><span class="color" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><br></div><div><span class="color" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:transparent;"></span>Firstly, thank you for all the great session submissions we have received so far. Some people have asked for a bit more time to make a submission, so we’re going to extend the deadline for two more weeks until Sunday 21 September 2025, 11:59pm, anywhere on earth (AoE).</span></div><div><br></div><div><span class="color" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:transparent;"></span>Are you a developer, maintainer, user, contributor, distributor of anything related to the world of Open Methodologies and Technologies? We want to hear from you! Submit your session proposals now at </span><a href="https://2026.everythingopen.au/programme/proposals"><span class="color" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:transparent;"></span><u>https://2026.everythingopen.au/programme/proposals/</u></span></a><span class="color" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:transparent;"></span>.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span class="color" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Everything Open (EO) is a conference that welcomes all ranges of talks from the seasoned speakers to new people. We are a very welcoming space for speakers and we want you to help us make EO the best conference it could be.</span></div><div><span class="color" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><br></div><div><span class="color" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:transparent;"></span>If you are unsure as to what to write or how to write it, on Thursday 11 September 2025 at 7:30pm Sae Ra from the Session Selection Committee (SSC) will be running a session on putting together a submission with some insights as to what the SSC is looking for. If you are interested in attending, go to </span><a href="https://survey.linux.org.au/index.php/277728?lang=en"><span class="color" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:transparent;"></span><u>https://survey.linux.org.au/index.php/277728</u></span></a><span class="color" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="highlight" style="background-color:transparent;"></span> and sign-up.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span class="color" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">The session will walk you through putting together a proposal, what is expected, what the SSC is looking for, and then we will spend some time helping you put together your talk.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span class="color" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">We're all looking forward to seeing your presentations!</span></div><div><br></div><div><span class="color" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">- The Everything Open 2026 team</span></div></body></html>