================================================================= KVM Forum 2016: Call For Participation August 24-26, 2016 - Westin Harbor Castle - Toronto, Canada (All submissions must be received before midnight May 1, 2016) ================================================================= KVM Forum is an annual event that presents a rare opportunity for developers and users to meet, discuss the state of Linux virtualization technology, and plan for the challenges ahead. We invite you to lead part of the discussion by submitting a speaking proposal for KVM Forum 2016. At this highly technical conference, developers driving innovation in the KVM virtualization stack (Linux, KVM, QEMU, libvirt) can meet users who depend on KVM as part of their offerings, or to power their data centers and clouds. KVM Forum will include sessions on the state of the KVM virtualization stack, planning for the future, and many opportunities for attendees to collaborate. As we celebrate ten years of KVM development in the Linux kernel, KVM continues to be a critical part of the FOSS cloud infrastructure. This year, KVM Forum is joining LinuxCon and ContainerCon in Toronto, Canada. Selected talks from KVM Forum will be presented on Wednesday August 24 to the full audience of LinuxCon and ContainerCon. Also, attendees of KVM Forum will have access to all of the LinuxCon and ContainerCon talks on Wednesday. http://events.linuxfoundation.org/cfp Suggested topics: KVM and Linux * Scaling and optimizations * Nested virtualization * Linux kernel performance improvements * Resource management (CPU, I/O, memory) * Hardening and security * VFIO: SR-IOV, GPU, platform device assignment * Architecture ports QEMU * Management interfaces: QOM and QMP * New devices, new boards, new architectures * Scaling and optimizations * Desktop virtualization and SPICE * Virtual GPU * virtio and vhost, including non-Linux or non-virtualized uses * Hardening and security * New storage features * Live migration and fault tolerance * High availability and continuous backup * Real-time guest support * Emulation and TCG * Firmware: ACPI, UEFI, coreboot, u-Boot, etc. * Testing Management and infrastructure * Managing KVM: Libvirt, OpenStack, oVirt, etc. * Storage: glusterfs, Ceph, etc. * Software defined networking: Open vSwitch, OpenDaylight, etc. * Network Function Virtualization * Security * Provisioning * Performance tuning =============== SUBMITTING YOUR PROPOSAL =============== Abstracts due: May 1, 2016 Please submit a short abstract (~150 words) describing your presentation proposal. Slots vary in length up to 45 minutes. Also include the proposal type -- one of: - technical talk - end-user talk Submit your proposal here: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/cfp Please only use the categories "presentation" and "panel discussion" You will receive a notification whether or not your presentation proposal was accepted by May 27, 2016. Speakers will receive a complimentary pass for the event. In the instance that your submission has multiple presenters, only the primary speaker for a proposal will receive a complementary event pass. For panel discussions, all panelists will receive a complimentary event pass. TECHNICAL TALKS A good technical talk should not just report on what has happened over the last year; it should present a concrete problem and how it impacts the user and/or developer community. Whenever applicable, focus on work that needs to be done, difficulties that haven't yet been solved, and on decisions that other developers should be aware of. Summarizing recent developments is okay but it should not be more than a small portion of the overall talk. END-USER TALKS One of the big challenges as developers is to know what, where and how people actually use our software. We will reserve a few slots for end users talking about their deployment challenges and achievements. If you are using KVM in production you are encouraged submit a speaking proposal. Simply mark it as an end-user talk. As an end user, this is a unique opportunity to get your input to developers. HANDS-ON / BOF SESSIONS We will reserve some time for people to get together and discuss strategic decisions as well as other topics that are best solved within smaller groups. These sessions will be announced during the event. If you are interested in organizing such a session, please add it to the list at http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/KVM_Forum_2016_BOF Let people you think might be interested know about it, and encourage them to add their names to the wiki page as well. Please try to add your ideas to the list before KVM Forum starts. PANEL DISCUSSIONS If you are proposing a panel discussion, please make sure that you list all of your potential panelists in your abstract. We will request full biographies if a panel is accepted. =============== HOTEL / TRAVEL =============== This year's event will take place at the Westin Harbour Castle Toronto. For information on discounted room rates for conference attendees and on other hotels close to the conference, please visit http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/kvm-forum/attend/hotel-travel. As of March 15, 2016, non-US citizens need either a visa or an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) in order to enter Canada. Detailed information on the travel documentation required for your country of origin can be found at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp and http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/kvm-forum/attend/hotel-travel. ** We urge you to start this process as quickly as possible to ensure ** receipt of appropriate travel documentation in time for your conference ** travel to Canada. For processing times for visa applications, please visit ** http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/. =============== IMPORTANT DATES =============== Notification: May 27, 2015 Schedule announced: June 3, 2015 Event dates: August 24-26, 2016 Thank you for your interest in KVM. We're looking forward to your submissions and seeing you at the KVM Forum 2016 in August! -your KVM Forum 2016 Program Committee Please contact us with any questions or comments at kvm-forum-2016-pc(a)redhat.com