BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Drupal//recurring_events_ical//2.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:42697cbe-a5e2-476c-9e54-4591054d4329@support.access-ci.org DTSTAMP:20240802T120102Z DTSTART:20241015T120000Z DTEND:20241016T190000Z SUMMARY:OpenInfra Days North America at IU DESCRIPTION:OpenInfra Days are organized and hosted annually by local User Groups and companies in the ecosystem and are often one or two-day events with keynotes, breakout sessions, and even workshops.This first OpenInfra Days North America, hosted by Indiana University, US, (https://go.iu.edu/o id-iu2024) is being jointly organized by participants from the United Stat es, Mexico, and Canada. We encourage involvement from users and companies from these countries and hope to have lively networking and community-buil ding from within North America.OpenInfra Days is a great opportunity to he ar directly from prominent open infrastructure leaders, learn from user st ories, network, and get plugged into your local community.---------------- ------------------------------------------------------Important dates:July 15 - Registration, Call for Proposals (CFP), and Call for Sponsors opensA ugust 12 - Call for Proposals dueAugust 22 - CFP notification of acceptanc eAugust 26 - Program announced, Early deadline for sponsorsSeptember 3 - E arly-bird registration closesSeptember 16 - Regular registration closes, h otel blocks releasedOctober 7 - Late registration closesOctober 11 - Final camera-ready presentations dueOctober 15-16 - OpenInfra Days at IU!------ ----------------------------------------------------------------Call for P roposalsThe community is invited to submit proposals to help us determine the final program. Presentations, demonstrations, and workshops will enric h the program.Proposed topics for the CFP include (but are not limited to) :Open Infrastructure and digital sovereigntyOpenStack and AIOpenStack at t he EdgeSecurity in Open InfrastructureOpenStack and KubernetesOpenStack cl oud architectures in productionMigrating to OpenStackUser stories about op erating and using OpenStackOpenStack Projects Updates (new features, devel opment topics, for example about Nova)Other Open Infrastructure related to pics such as Kata Containers, StarlingX, and ZuulPresentations will be cho sen based on topics of interest as identified by the program committee as well as space in the program.Presenters will be notified by August 22 of a cceptance. Final slides will be due by October 11 for final review and pos ting to the conference website (as well as formatting for the projector in the presentation rooms).All presentations will be posted in PDF format on October 14 and recorded for posting after OpenInfra Days NA at IU via You Tube.A short description is all that is required by the due date.You will also request a length of time for your session on the survey.The proposal submission site closes August 12, 2024.----------------------------------- -----------------------------------Registration options include early-bird , regular, late, sponsor (includes some complimentary registrations) and d iversity (also complimentary). Register now!Registration for OpenInfra Day s North America at Indiana University is NOW OPEN!Register before Septembe r 3 to receive early-bird pricing!---------------------------------------- ------------------------------OpenInfra Days sponsorships are available at various levels with a wide range of benefits. Sponsorship funding curbs h igh registration fees. This is stressed to participants before and during the event. Organizers also stress that sponsors are potential collaborator s who enable participants to do their research. See sponsor information.Th ree sponsorship levels are available and multiple opportunities, like rece ption, coffee hour, meals, and diversity registrations.  URL:https://support.access-ci.org/events/7522 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR