OpenZFS Developer Summit 2021 - announcement & CFP

[Matthew Ahrens]

The ninth annual OpenZFS Developer Summit will be held online, *November
8-9, 2021*.  All OpenZFS developers are invited to participate, and (free!)
registration is now open.

See http://www.open-zfs.org/wiki/OpenZFS_Developer_Summit_2021 for all of
the details, including slides and videos from previous years' conferences.

The goal of the event is to foster cross-community discussions of OpenZFS work
and to make progress on some of the projects we have proposed.

The first day of the conference will be set aside for presentations. *If
you would like to give a talk, submit a proposal via email
to matt at mahrens.org <matt at mahrens.org>, including a 1-2 paragraph
abstract.* Talks
may be recorded prior to the event, and speakers' (virtual) attendance the
day of the event will allow for everyone to experience the talks together,
and for Q&A with attendees.

We welcome proposals for any kinds of talks related to ZFS, and we are
particularly interested in fostering a diverse group of speakers. In the
past, the most popular talks have featured internal details of new or
upcoming features in OpenZFS, and explanations of how existing subsystems
work. Mentorship is available to help make your presentation the best it
can be.

The deadlines are as follows:

*September 3, 2021 All abstracts/proposals submitted* to matt at mahrens.org
September 10, 2021 Proposal submitters notified
November 8-9, 2021 OpenZFS Developer Summit

The second day of the event will be a hackathon, time set aside to work
with OpenZFS developers, with the goal of having some progress to report at
the end of the day.

This event is only possible because of the efforts and contributions of the
community of developers and companies that sponsor the event.  Although our
costs are lower this year with an online conference, sponsorship
opportunities are available. Please see the website for details and send
email to victoria at vgfevents.com if you have any questions.

--matt
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