<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">(Web version: <a href="http://www.composeconference.org/2016-melbourne/cfp/">http://www.composeconference.org/2016-melbourne/cfp/</a>)</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"># Call for Presentations</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Compose Melbourne - <a href="http://www.composeconference.org/">http://www.composeconference.org/</a> - is pleased to announce its call for presentations.</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Compose Melbourne is a new functional programming conference focused on developing the community and bringing typed functional programming to a wider audience. It is a 2-day event being held in Melbourne, Australia on the 29th and 30th of August 2016. The first day features a single track of presentations followed by a second day of workshops and an unconference. It is the new sister-conference of the NY based Compose Conference.</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Submit your presentation proposal here: <a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cmc2016">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cmc2016</a></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"># Important Dates</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">- CFP Launch Party - 19th May</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">- CFP Opens - 19th May</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">- CFP Closes - June 30th</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">- Notify Presenters - July 15th</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">- Conference Day 1: Presentations - Monday, 29-Aug-2016</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">- Conference Day 2: Unconference - Tuesday, 30-Aug-2016</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"># Talk and Workshop Submission</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">## Day 1 - Presentations</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Submit a Presentation Proposal via Easy Chair: <a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cmc2016">https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cmc2016</a>.</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">## Day 2 - Unconference and Workshops</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Contact us (<a href="mailto:composemel-admin@googlegroups.com">composemel-admin@googlegroups.com</a>) with your workshop proposals.</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"># Submission Guidelines</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Talk slots will be 30 minutes: 25 minute talk and 5 minutes for questions.</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Provide sufficient detail in your submission to enable the reviewers to understand your proposal and clearly identify what an attendee will gain from attending your session. You should include the following information in the submission system:</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">- Authors - The details of each of the presenters</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">- Title - Title of the presentation (please keep it brief and specific)</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">- Abstract - A 300-500 word description of your presentation, ideally including...</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">  - Description of the content</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">  - Goal</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">- Keywords - List any keywords that will help the program committee and attendees categorise your presentation. Also indicate the functional programming languages that you will be targeting.</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Nothing upsets an audience more than a speaker that stands on stage blatantly promoting his or her company, product or achievements.</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Please keep the content of your talk on-topic and do not use this speaking opportunity as a sales pitch.</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"># Feel</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">We want Compose Melbourne to be all about the community. We're aiming to help foster the growth of Functional Programming in Melbourne and unite all interested parties to spark a unified presence and a feeling of camaraderie amongst FP and Theory proponents in this wonderful city!</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"># Audience</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Functional-Programming and Programming-Language-Theory professionals and enthusiasts. Newcomers, experts, anyone from other disciplines of fields who is interested in what FP is or how it could help them with their work, or simply make life more enjoyable!</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"># Diversity</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Just like Compose-Conference, we would also like to put an emphasis on soliciting a diverse set of speakers - anything you can do to distribute information about this CFP and encourage submissions from under-represented groups would be greatly appreciated. We welcome *all* (new and established) contributions and encourage you to apply!</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"># Day One</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">All topics for proposals for presentations are invited, but not limited to explore the following topics:</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">## New Languages</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">The development of new and emerging Functional Languages, and the toolsets around them.</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">## Libraries and Tools</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Exploring the use and development of new and underrepresented tools and libraries.</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">## Production Systems</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">2016 has seen many previously undeployed languages and systems break through into production. We're looking for war-stories, success-stories and sob-stories!</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">## Theory</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Theory is the cutting edge of new functional programming. Show the world what is rising over the horizon.</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><br></div><div class="gma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