Since this year the conference will go virtual and we expect a higher demand for new material we require our speakers to present original contents.

The CfP will be open from 13/07/2020 and will close on 16/08/2020.

We will accept the following kinds of talks:

• 40 minutes talks
• 3 hours training sessions

The structure of the talks and trainings this year, with the online conference, has been modified to facilitate the participation and attention of all.

Talks

A talk is a 40 minutes presentation, divided into two 20 minutes parts, with a small question and answer session at the end of each part. A talk is usually given with slides or some sort of live coding. During a talk, the audience is not expected to do anything besides listen and/or take notes.

Training Sessions

A training session is a more practical talk, where the speaker can involve the audience in a hands-on session about a topic/technology. The presenter may ask the attendees to prepare a setup (special equipment, tools, pre-installed programs, etc.) in advance.

The 3-hour speeches, will be divided into 3 mini-sessions of 45 minutes to perform the practical activities and 15 minutes of Q&A to see the solution and questions. To ensure a good interaction between mentor and participants, we suggest a participation of no more than 20 people.

Requirements

If your proposal is about a talk, we require the speaker to have a proper audio and video equipment suitable to pre-record the talk that will be streamed during the conference. Besides, we require the speaker to have a network connection suitable for the live Q&A session at the end of the streamed talk. If this can be a problem, please contact us to have more information.

Instead, for a training session, we require the mentor to have a proper audio and video equipment, alongside a good quality network connection to carry out the 3 hours live training session.

Topics

You can submit proposals on any subject among the following topics, or propose new ones related to the Rust programming language world for subjects which are not listed.

RustLab is open to any topic that is related to the Rust programming language, but for this edition we picked out four main areas that we consider of particular interest for the conference participants. The areas are Parallelism, Ecosystem, Devices and Practical Experiences. Proposals may be theoretical, or practical case studies. Cross-topic proposals are also welcome.

Here are the topics we have selected:

Parallelism

• and Rust Async

Ecosystem

• Compiler Parts
• Oxidizing
• Tooling & libraries
• Debugging & profiling

Devices

• Bare metal, embedded & mobile
• WASM (front-end too)
• Cybersecurity

Practical Experiences

• Case studies
• Best practices
• Rust contributions
• Tools & practices for remote work

Besides the usual talks, we would also like to offer:

Training Sessions

• Tutorials (step by step intros to something)
• Case studies (in-depth analysis of practical experiences)

If you work in these areas, you are an expert in a particular technology, or feel you can say something interesting on one or more of the topics listed above, go ahead: propose a talk!

If you’ve got a particularly interesting talk that doesn’t target one of the proposed topics, feel free to submit it anyway and we’ll be happy to consider it.

Send your proposal

In order to send the proposal, you need to fill in the online form with an abstract and the required data. Everything will be quickly reviewed by the staff and you will eventually receive feedbacks to ensure the best possible experience.

If you are a Rust maintainer or an active contributor you can contact us directly and we may organize something cool for the conference together.

Let’s make a great conference together!