Call for Presentations Linux.conf.au 2016 Systems Administration Miniconf There will be a one day mini conference on Linux Systems Administration at linux.conf.au 2016 . LCA2016 will be held in Geelong, Australia on 1 - 5 February 2016 The organisers of the Systems Administration Miniconf would like to invite proposals for presentations to be delivered at the Miniconf. Please forward this CFP to your colleagues, peers, social networks, and other relevant mailing lists. Please help by encouraging submissions from people you would like to hear from at this Miniconf This is our 10th Sysadmin Miniconf at Linux.conf.au. Previous presentations can be found at the website http://sysadmin.miniconf.org/. Presentation Topics =================== We welcome talks on best current practice, new developments in Systems Administration, cutting edge techniques and technologies, and ways to better manage Linux environments. Topics for presentations could include (but are not limited to): * Systems Administration Best Practice * Containers and orchestration * TLS everywhere * Monitoring and metrics. Collection, storage and presentation * Infrastructure/Platform/Software as a Service (IAAS) * Virtualisation and Cloud Computing * IPv6 * Software Defined Networking (SDN) * DevOps * Configuration Management * Bootstrapping systems, Lifecycle Management * Dealing with BYOD * Backups in a virtual/distributed world * Troubleshooting techniques * Buying Decisions * Web and Email management * Keeping legacy systems functioning * War stories from the "Real World" Presentations should be of a technical nature and speakers should assume that members of the audience have at least a couple of years experience in Unix/Linux administration. Format of Presentations ======================= We are now seeking proposals for presentations at the mini-conference. We have openings for: 45 minute double-length presentations 15-20 minute full presentations 5-10 minute "lightning talks" Please note, due to the single day available (and whole-LCA keynote before morning tea), we expect the majority of available timeslots to be 20 minutes or less. We have a general policy of accepting a high proportion of proposals but handing out relativly short timeslots. Please see previous years Miniconf schedules for examples. Submitting talks ================ Please note that in order to give a presentation or attend the Miniconf you must be registered (and paid up) for the main linux.conf.au conference. Presenting at the Miniconf does not entitle you to discounted or free registration at the main conference nor priority with registration. Unfortunately the Miniconf has no budget for sponsorship of speakers. Submissions should be made via: http://sysadmin.miniconf.org/proposal16.html Questions should be sent to: lca2016 @ sysadmin.miniconf.org Dates and Deadlines =================== To encourage early submissions priority (both of inclusion and scheduling) will be given to presentations submitted before the 8th of November 2015. Please indicate if you need an early confirmation to aid you in arranging time off work or travel. 2015-10-31 - Deadline for early submissions 2015-11-08 - Early submissions confirmation 2015-12-12 - Deadline for submissions 2015-12-19 - Confirmation of all presentations 2016-02-02 - Sysadmin Miniconf held. Contact and Questions ===================== Please see our website at http://sysadmin.miniconf.org for more information on the miniconf, past presentations and presenting at it. If you have any questions please feel free to email the organisers at: lca2016 @ sysadmin.miniconf.org