KVM Forum 2012 | Call For Participation

November 7 - 9, 2012 - Barcelona, Spain

All submissions must be received by 11:59pm (PST) September 21, 2012

The oVirt Project is an open virtualization project for anyone who cares about Linux-based KVM virtualization. Providing a feature-rich server virtualization management system with advanced capabilities for hosts and guests, including high availability, live migration, storage management, system scheduler, and more. By open we mean open source & open governance, done right.

During this workshop you’ll learn about the technical background and direction of the oVirt project. You’ll meet the developers, and have an opportunity to see and dive into the code right away. The workshop is open to all who want to use, get involved with, or  learn about the comprehensive open virtualization management platform, oVirt. The sessions cover the technical projects details, governance, getting involved, usage, and much more. If you have any interest in an Open Virtualization Management platform, this workshop is for you!

We are excited to announce that this oVirt Workshop will be held in conjunction with the KVM Forum.

Submit a Speaking Proposal

Suggested topics:

• Community use case/stories
• Roadmaps
• Deep dives into features/areas
• Deep dives into code/debugging/tuning
• Integration and extensions
• Components: engine, vdsm, node, sdk/cli, reports, mom, guest agent, etc.
• Subjects: network, storage, vm life cycle, scheduling & sla, gluster, etc.
• Packaging, installation and distributions
• Community infrastructure and services

Submission Requirements

Please submit a short abstract (~150 words) describing your presentation proposal. In your submission please note how long your talk will take. Slots vary in length up to 45 minutes. Also include in your proposal the proposal type -- one of:

• Technical Talk
• End-User Talk
• BoFs (Birds of a Feather Session)

Submit a Speaking Proposal

You will receive a notification whether or not your presentation proposal was accepted by September 28, 2012

End-User Collaboration

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 collaboration proposal. As and end user, this is a unique opportunity to get your input to developers.

BoF Session

We will reserve some slots in the evening after the main conference tracks, for birds of a feather sessions. These sessions will be less formal than presentation tracks and targetted for people who would like to discuss specific issues with other developers and/or users. If you are interested in getting developers and/or uses together to discuss a specific problem, please submit a BOF proposal.

Lightning Talks

In addition to submitted talks we will also have some room for lightning talks. So if you have something you think might be done until the KVM Forum, but you're not sure you could fill 15 minutes with it. Or if you don't know if you'll make it until there, just keep in mind that you will still get the chance to talk about it. Lightning talk submissions and scheduling will be handled on-site at KVM Forum.

Important Dates

July 24, 2012: Call For Participation Open
September 21, 2012: Call For Participation Close, 11:59PM (PST)
October 10, 2012: Speaker Acceptance/Rejection Notifications
November 1, 2012: Slides Due
November 7, 2012:  oVirt Workshop