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<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:114%"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:9pt"><span style="background-color:transparent">The
Call for Proposals (CFP) opened on the 9th July, and the quality of
submissions so far has been fantastic. There has been some requests
for extension from potential speakers, and we want to make sure that
everyone has a chance to have their proposal considered! Originally
scheduled to be closed on Sunday 13th July, the papers committee has
agreed to extend the deadline until midnight Sunday 20th July as we
know there are more stories out there that deserve attention.</span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:114%"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:9pt"><span style="background-color:transparent">For
those of you still considering submitting a proposal, there is only
one rule:</span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:114%"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:9pt"><span style="background-color:transparent">Your
proposal must be related to open source</span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:114%"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:9pt"><span style="background-color:transparent">This
year the papers committee is going to be focused on open source in
education as well as our usual focus on deep technical content.</span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:114%"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:9pt"><span style="background-color:transparent">If
you have been working on something interesting, now is the time to
tell the world! Visit <a href="http://linux.conf.au/cfp">linux.conf.au/cfp</a> to register and for more
information, including some very useful tips and tricks for
submitting a proposal.</span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:114%"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:9pt"><span style="background-color:transparent">Important
Dates:</span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:114%"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:9pt"><span style="background-color:transparent">*
Call for proposals now closes: 21 July 2014</span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:114%"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:9pt"><span style="background-color:transparent">*
Email notifications from conference organisers: September 2014</span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:114%"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:9pt"><span style="background-color:transparent">*
Early Bird registrations open: 23 September 2014</span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:114%"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:9pt"><span style="background-color:transparent">*
Conference dates: Monday 12 - Friday 16 January 2014</span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:114%"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:9pt"><span style="background-color:transparent">About
<a href="http://linux.conf.au">linux.conf.au</a>:</span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:114%"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:9pt"><span style="background-color:transparent">LCA
(<a href="http://linux.conf.au">linux.conf.au</a>) is a meeting place for the free and open source
software communities. It will be held in Auckland at the University
of Auckland Business School from Monday 12 to Friday 16 January,
2015, and provides a unique opportunity for open source developers,
students, users and hackers to come together, share new ideas and
collaborate.</span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:114%"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:9pt"><span style="background-color:transparent">Now
go forth and submit!</span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:114%"><font color="#000000"><font face="Arial"><font style="font-size:9pt"><span style="background-color:transparent">The
LCA2015 team</span></font></font></font></p>
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