[Boost-announce] C++ Now 2013 Call for Submissions

Subject: [Boost-announce] C++ Now 2013 Call for Submissions
From: Hartmut Kaiser (hartmut.kaiser_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-10-31 19:59:31

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  C++ NOW CONFERENCE 2013 - Aspen CO, USA, May 13-17, 2013, www.cppnow.org
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
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We invite you to submit session proposals to the 2nd annual C++ Now
Conference (Aspen CO, USA, May 13-17, 2013).

Building upon the resounding success of C++ Now 2012 and five years of
BoostCon, C++ Now 2013 will present leading speakers from the whole C++ 
community.

The C++ Now Conference is dedicated to discussion and education about C++,
an open and free language and standard.  Our Conference will focus on
discussion and education about open source software usage and developments 
in the C++ developer and user community.

To reflect the breadth of the C++ and Boost communities, the conference 
includes sessions aimed at three constituencies: C++ and Boost end-users, 
hard-core Boost library and tool developers, and researchers pushing the 
boundaries of computation. The program fosters interaction and engagement 
within and across those groups, with an emphasis on hands-on, participatory 
sessions.

As a multi-paradigm language, C++ is a melting pot where the most compelling

ideas from other programming communities are blended in powerful ways.  
Historically, some of the most popular sessions at C++ Now have highlighted 
these concepts, from DSLs to functional programming to transactional memory 
and more.  Bring your C#, Python, Ruby or Haskell influences to bear in an 
environment that will broaden their exposure.  At C++ Now 2013 we would like

to focus on parallel and distributed computing with C++. However, by no
means this is intended to restrict the topics of proposals we hope to see. 
Any other topic related to C++ as outlined below is perfectly fine for 
submission.

IMPORTANT DATES
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New proposal submissions due: December 15th, 2013. 
Proposals decisions sent (tentative program available): January  30th, 2013.
Fully scheduled program available: February 24th, 2013.

BEST PRESENTATION AWARDS
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We know how much effort it takes to prepare talks for our conference. For 
this reason we will award the best presentations in the following
categories: 
Best Presentation, Best Short Presentation, Best Tutorial, and Best
Workshop. 
The awards will be given based on the audience's voting. Each award will 
include the author's name listed on the cover of the C++ Now website for 
that year and a plaque containing all the C++ Now conference 
information.

SESSION TOPICS
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Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to, the following:
* Parallelism in the new C++11 standard
* Parallel, distributed and GPGPU topics relating to C++
* C++11 and how it changes life for users and library writers
* General tutorial sessions on C++11, the C++11 Standards library, 
  and one or more Boost libraries
* In-depth sessions on using specific Boost libraries
* Case studies on using Boost
* Experts panels
* Advanced sessions on implementation techniques used within Boost
  libraries
* Development workshops to extend or enhance existing Boost libraries
* Workshops on design process
* Infrastructure workshops such as Build tools, Website, Testing
* Concepts and Generic Programming
* Hardware and infrastructure presentations focused on how libraries
  can make better use of the technology
* Software development tools and their application to C++ and or 
  Boost
* Other topics likely to be of great interest to C++ users and
  developers

Interactive and collaborative sessions are encouraged, as this is the style 
of learning and participation that has proven most successful at such
events. 
Sessions can be tutorial based, with an emphasis on interaction and 
participant involvement, or workshop based, whether hands-on programming or 
paper-based, discussion-driven collaborative work.

SESSION FORMATS
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Presentations 
Presentations focus on a practitioner's ideas and experience with anything 
relevant to C++11, Boost and users.

Panels 
Panels feature three or four people presenting their ideas and experiences 
relating to C++11 and Boost's relevant, controversial, emerging, or
unresolved issues. Panels may be conducted in several ways, such as 
comparative, analytic, or historic.

Tutorials 
Tutorials are sessions at which instructors teach conference participants 
specific skills relevant to C++11 and Boost.

Workshops 
Workshops provide an active arena for advancements in Boost-relevant 
topics. Workshops provide the opportunity for experienced practitioners to 
develop new ideas about a topic of common interest and experience.

Author's Corner Presentations 
These were introduced at BoostCon 2008, and were a great success. They are 
short (30 minute) sessions, focusing on tips on usage and design. In
addition, we're looking to uncover the hidden design gems in Boost 
libraries. 

Tool Vendors Presentations
We actively encourage tool vendors and ISP's to submit proposals for a
special Tool Vendors Session Track aimed at products related to Boost 
and C++ (compilers, libraries, tools, etc.).

Other formats may also be of interest. Don't hold back a proposal just
because it doesn't fit into a pigeonhole.
 
SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL
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Standard Sessions are 90 minutes. You may submit a proposal for fractions 
Or multiples of 90-minutes. Fractional proposals will be grouped into 90 
Minute sessions covering related topics. Longer sessions, such as tutorials 
and classes, will be assigned three hour (i.e. half day), or six hour (i.e. 
full day) time slots.

Please include:
* The working title.
* Type of session: presentation, panel, tutorial, workshop, authors
  corner, vendor track, other.
* A paragraph or two describing the topic covered, suitable for the 
  conference web site.
* Proposed length: 10-20 minute short talks, 45 minutes, 90 minutes,
  half day, full day.
* Alternate lengths, if you are willing to make adjustments: 10-20
  minute short-talks, 45 minutes, 90 minutes, half-day, full day.
* Audience: users, developers, both.
* Level: basic, intermediate, advanced.
* A biography, suitable for the conference web site.
* Your contact information (will not be made public).

SUBMISSION DETAILS
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All submissions should be made through the EasyChair conference management 
system: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cppnow2013. If you have
not already registered at EasyChair, you will need to do so in order to 
submit your proposal.

All submissions will go through a peer review process. Authors are invited 
(but are not required) to submit PDF versions of full papers of up to 10 
pages in ACM conference proceedings format 
(see http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates). The full 
papers are not required unless you want them published in the proceedings.
All accepted proposals will be made available in the Association for 
Computing Machinery (ACM) Digital Library (approval pending). Best papers, 
after further reviews, will be considered to be book chapters or journal 
articles in a renowned journal. 
The session materials go on the C++ Now website and will be available to 
attendees. For general information on the C++ Now 2013 paper submission or 
the scope of technical papers solicited; please refer to the conference 
website at www.cppnow.org. For any other questions about the submission 
process or paper format, please contact the Program Committee at 
cppnow2013_at_easychair.com. If you have any technical problems with EasyChair,

please contact EasyChair for help. 

Note: Presenters must agree to grant a non-exclusive perpetual license to 
publish submitted materials, either electronically or in print, in any 
media related to C++ Now.

Hartmut Kaiser, email: hartmut.kaiser_at_[hidden] (Program Committee Chair)
Dave Abrahams, email: dave_at_[hidden] (Conference Chair)
On behalf of the conference organizers