LibreOffice Conference 2013 Call for Papers Announced

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Berlin, July 5, 2013 - LibreOffice Conference will be held in Milan,
Italy, on September 25-27, 2013, at the Department of Computer Science
of Milan State University. The Document Foundation invites members and
volunteers to submit proposals for papers. Whether you are a seasoned
presenter, or have never stood up in public before, if you have
something interesting to share about LibreOffice we want to hear from you.

The Call for Paper page is available at the following address:
http://conference.libreoffice.org/2013/en/call-for-papers.
Proposals should be filed by August 4, 2013, in order to guarantee that
they will be considered for inclusion in the conference program.
Detailed instructions on how to file proposals are available at the
following address (and should be followed carefully):
http://conference.libreoffice.org/2012/archive/support-information.

The conference program will be based on the following tracks:
a) Open Document Format (ODF) Track
b) Interoperability
c) LibreOffice - Development and the future: Technology, API, Extensions
d) Community-Track: Localization, Documentation, etc.
e) Best Practice and Migration: Certification and Support
f) Migrating to LibreOffice in governments and enterprises
g) Building a successful business around LibreOffice

Presentations, case studies and technical talks will discuss a subject
in depth, and will last either 45 or 30 minutes (including Q&A).
Lightning talks will cover a specific topic and will last 20 minutes
(including Q&A). Workshops and panels will last longer (but they should
not exceed 90 minutes), and will discuss a topic or an issue. Session
will be streamed live and recorded for download.