[Boost-users] C++Now 2014: Call for Submissions

Subject: [Boost-users] C++Now 2014: Call for Submissions
From: Hartmut Kaiser (hartmut.kaiser_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-10-20 17:29:15

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C++ Now Conference 2014
Aspen CO, USA, May 12-17, 2014, 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 12-17, 2014).

Building upon the resounding success of C++ Now 2013 and five years 
of BoostCon, C++ Now 2014 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 2014 we would like to focus on the now established C++11 
standard and the new, upcoming C++14 and how those standard are and 
will shape C++'s future. 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 8th, 2013. 
Proposals decisions sent (tentative program available): January 30th, 2014.
Fully scheduled program available: February 24th, 2014.

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:

 * C++11/14 and how it changes life for users and library writers
 * General tutorial sessions on C++11/14, the C++11/14 Standards library, 
   and one or more Boost libraries
 * Parallelism in the new C++11/14 standard
 * Parallel, distributed and GPGPU topics relating to C++
 * 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 or C++14, 
                Boost and users.
Panels          Panels feature three or four people presenting their 
                ideas and experiences relating to C++11 or C++14 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
                or C++14 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=cppnow2014. 
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 2014 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 
cppnow2014_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)
Joel Falcou, email: joel.falcou_at_[hidden] (Program Committee Chair)
Jon Kalb, email: dave_at_[hidden] (Conference Chair)
On behalf of the conference organizers