OpenZFS Developer Summit 2018



Our sixth annual OpenZFS Developer Summit will be held September 10-11 in San Francisco. As with previous years: 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. This 2-day event consists of a day of presentation and a 1-day hackathon.

The event will be live-streamed starting Monday at 9AM.

Reminder that the applies to online communications over the livestream as well.

We'll also record the sessions and post them on YouTube in the coming weeks.

We accept donations to cover our ongoing costs.

OpenZFS is an associated project of SPI (Software in the Public Interest). SPI is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization which handles our donations, finances, and legal holdings. You can donate through paypal using the link below:

    



Community Promotion
As we add diverse perspectives, our community becomes richer, and we're committed to creating an environment where all people feel welcome. To help foster more diversity and increase the size of the community, we are offering the following discounts for conference tickets:
 * Free ticket for any attendee from an under-represented group, and a 50% discount for the person who referred them.
 * 50% discount for first-time attendees, and a 50% discount for the person who referred them.
 * Free ticket for any attendee who refers a speaker from an under-represented group. (Speakers also receive a free ticket.) To refer a speaker, reach out to admin at open-zfs dot org.

Unless otherwise noted, you can select the ticket type that applies to you when you register for the event on EventBrite.

Register for tickets via EventBrite <
click to register == Please participate in the conference discussion on https://openzfs.slack.com. If you have questions during or about the conference, please join and post in #dev-summit.

Pre-conference
If you are in town Sunday evening, you are invited to meet up for dinner/drinks with Matt Ahrens and fellow attendees. We will be at Rosamunde Sausage Grill on Mission St starting at 6pm Sunday. Be sure you go to this location, next to the 24th & Mission BART stop. This event is optional and at your own expense. We don't have a reserved space, just look for folks wearing OpenZFS shirts.

Talks: Day 1
Registration and light breakfast will begin at 8:00AM on Monday. The first talk will begin at 9:00AM.

The location for Day 1 is the Childrens' Creativity Museum, located at 221 Fourth St, San Francisco, which is a 0.3 mile walk from the Powell St. BART/MUNI station.

Main talks, 20-50 minutes each.

Talks: Day 2
Light breakfast will begin at 8:30AM on Tuesday. The first talk will begin at 9:00AM, and the hackathon will start in the late morning.

The location for Day 2 is the Delphix SF Office, located at 343 Sansome St, 9th floor, San Francisco, which is a 0.2 mile walk from the Montgomery BART/MUNI station.

Shorter talks, around 10-20 minutes each.

Presentations
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@mahrens.org, including a 1-2 paragraph abstract. 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. If you're new to the OpenZFS community or just new to giving talks at conferences, mentorship is available to help make your presentation the best it can be.

Matt Ahrens has reviewed all of the submissions, selected talks that will be most interesting for the audience, and notified presenters. The registration fee will be waived for speakers.

Hackathon
Will be on Day 2 of the event (Sept 11, 2018) at the Delphix SF office.

Feel free to talk about hackathon-related topics in #hackathon at https://openzfs.slack.com

Sponsorship
Please reach out to kritter at delphix dot com for sponsorship opportunities

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Code of Conduct
OpenZFS Developer Summit is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of or microaggressions against conference participants in any form. This includes what is communicated using the live streaming chat and in other online forums. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any conference venue, including talks. Participants asked to stop inappropriate behavior are expected to comply immediately or be expelled from the conference at the discretion of the conference organizers.

To report a violation of the code of conduct, take one of the following actions:
 * Find someone with a “STAFF” badge
 * Call / Text Karyn at +1 415-702-0074
 * Post on https://openzfs.slack.com: @kritter or in #dev-summit (use /abot to post anonymously).

If you see a physically threatening situation, call 911.

For information about last year's event, see the OpenZFS Developer Summit 2017 page.

Our conference code of conduct is based on the Ada Initiative's code of conduct, and licensed under CC-BY-SA