[Community] Fwd: SREcon22 Americas Call for Participation Now Available

Let's coordinate some talks, and see if we can do so with some organizational diversity too, i.e., two speakers for each talk from different organizations. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Liz Markel <liz.markel(a)usenix.org&gt; Date: Wed, Oct 20, 2021 at 10:00 AM Subject: SREcon22 Americas Call for Participation Now Available To: Veronica Cooley-Perry <vcooley(a)redhat.com&gt; Submissions are due November 17. [image: USENIX SREcon22 Americas] <https://s.usenix.org/acton/ct/2452/s-03de-2110/Bct/l-1998/l-1998:cd1/ct0_... Dear Veronica: SREcon22 Americas is scheduled to take place on March 14–16, 2022, in San Francisco, CA, USA. *The Call for Participation <https://s.usenix.org/acton/ct/2452/s-03de-2110/Bct/l-1998/l-1998:cd1/ct1_... is now open!* SREcon22 Americas <https://s.usenix.org/acton/ct/2452/s-03de-2110/Bct/l-1998/l-1998:cd1/ct2_... is the first of three global events in 2022, when we will finally have the chance to gather again in person in several regions worldwide. Our goal is to use this opportunity to come together and reflect on how scalable and reliable systems sustained our lives these past two years. Join us in showcasing how scaling expertise has paid off for teleconferencing, education, streaming entertainment, delivery services, telemedicine, and other unexpected demands. Talk topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Scaling with low or no physical presence - Telemedicine implementation, especially regulatory compliance - Remote education, especially around infrastructure - How changes in spending affected your ability to build out and maintain your systems - Impact on supply-chain systems View the Call for Participation <https://s.usenix.org/acton/ct/2452/s-03de-2110/Bct/l-1998/l-1998:cd1/ct1_... Submit a proposal for 15-minute talks, 30-minute talks, or panels by* Wednesday, November 17.* Please join us in creating an excellent program for SREcon22 Americas! We welcome and encourage participation from all individuals in any country, including people who are underrepresented in, or excluded from, technology, including but not limited to: people of all colors, women, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, neurodiverse participants, students, veterans, and others with unique characteristics. Similarly, we welcome participants from diverse professional roles and a wide variety of backgrounds: if you are a technologist who faces unique challenges and shares our areas of interest, we encourage you to be a part of SREcon22 Americas. In addition to making your own submission for this CFP, please pass along this opportunity to colleagues who have interesting experiences and valuable knowledge to share, and encourage them to submit a proposal! The SREcon community has a strong commitment to inclusion of diverse ideas, and is built on a foundation of respectful collaboration amongst all participants through critical thought, deep technical insights, continuous improvement, and innovation. The program co-chairs—Mohit Suley (Microsoft) and Heidi Waterhouse (LaunchDarkly)—look forward to receiving your proposals! [image: Liz Markel headshot] Cheers, *Liz Markel* Community Engagement Manager USENIX Association *Follow the @SREcon <https://s.usenix.org/acton/ct/2452/s-03de-2110/Bct/l-1998/l-1998:cd1/ct3_... Twitter feed and USENIX's LinkedIn <https://s.usenix.org/acton/ct/2452/s-03de-2110/Bct/l-1998/l-1998:cd1/ct4_... and Facebook <https://s.usenix.org/acton/ct/2452/s-03de-2110/Bct/l-1998/l-1998:cd1/ct5_... pages to stay up to date on what's happening in the SREcon community.* About this mailing list: USENIX <https://s.usenix.org/acton/ct/2452/s-03de-2110/Bct/l-1998/l-1998:cd1/ct6_... never shares, sells, rents, or exchanges email addresses of its members, conference attendees, and other constituents. Review our privacy policy <https://s.usenix.org/acton/ct/2452/s-03de-2110/Bct/l-1998/l-1998:cd1/ct7_... . We would like to continue sending you occasional email announcements like this one. However, if you no longer want to receive emails from USENIX, please click here <http://s.usenix.org/acton/rif/2452/s-03de-2110/-/l-1998:cd1/l-1998/zout?s... to opt out. If you have any questions about the mailing list, please email info(a)usenix.org <info(a)usenix.org?subj=mailing%20list%20question&gt;. We may also be reached via postal mail: USENIX Association 2443 Fillmore St, #380-25600, San Francisco, CA 94115-1814, USA -- Veronica Cooley-Perry, PMP She, Her, Hers Associate Manager, Global Event Strategy Red Hat <https://www.redhat.com/> 100 E. Davie Street Raleigh, NC 27601 vcooley(a)redhat.com M:+1 7742581064 <https://red.ht/sig> -- Karsten Wade [he/him/his] | Senior Community Architect | @quaid Red Hat Open Source Program Office (OSPO) : @redhatopen The Open Source Way : https://theopensourceway.org Operate First : https://operate-first.cloud