A couple of months ago Jono announced the dates for the Ubuntu Online Summit, June 10th – 12th, and those dates are almost upon us now. The schedule is opened, the track leads are on board, all we need now are sessions. And that’s where you come in.

Ubuntu Online Summit is a change for us, we’re trying to mix the previous online UDS events with our Open Week, Developer Week and User Days events, to try and bring people from every part of our community together to celebrate, educate, and improve Ubuntu. So in addition to the usual planning sessions we had at UDS, we’re also looking for presentations from our various community teams on the work they do, walk-throughs for new users learning how to use Ubuntu, as well as instructional sessions to help new distro developers, app developers, and cloud devops get the most out of it as a platform.

What we need from you are sessions. It’s open to anybody, on any topic, anyway you want to do it. The only requirement is that you can start and run a Google+ OnAir Hangout, since those are what provide the live video streaming and recording for the event. There are two ways you can propose a session: the first is to register a Blueprint in Launchpad, this is good for planning session that will result in work items, the second is to propose a session directly in Summit, which is good for any kind of session. Instructions for how to do both are available on the UDS Website.

There will be Track Leads available to help you get your session on the schedule, and provide some technical support if you have trouble getting your session’s hangout setup. When you propose your session (or create your Blueprint), try to pick the most appropriate track for it, that will help it get approved and scheduled faster.

Ubuntu Development

Many of the development-oriented tracks from UDS have been rolled into the Ubuntu Development track. So anything that would previously have been in Client, Core/Foundations or Cloud and Server will be in this one track now. The track leads come from all parts of Ubuntu development, so whatever you session’s topic there will be a lead there who will be familiar with it.

Track Leads:

Łukasz Zemczak

Steve Langasek

Leann Ogasawara

Antonio Rosales

Marc Deslaurs

Application Development

Introduced a few cycles back, the Application Development track will continue to have a focus on improving the Ubuntu SDK, tools and documentation we provide for app developers. We also want to introduce sessions focused on teaching app development using the SDK, the various platform services available, as well as taking a deeper dive into specifics parts of the Ubuntu UI Toolkit.

Track Leads:

Michael Hall

David Planella

Alan Pope

Zsombor Egri

Nekhelesh Ramananthan

Cloud DevOps

This is the counterpart of the Application Development track for those with an interest in the cloud. This track will have a dual focus on planning improvements to the DevOps tools like Juju, as well as bringing DevOps up to speed with how to use them in their own cloud deployments. Learn how to write charms, create bundles, and manage everything in a variety of public and private clouds.

Track Leads:

Jorge Castro

Marco Ceppi

Patricia Gaughen

Jose Antonio Rey

Community

The community track has been a stable of UDS for as long as I can remember, and it’s still here in the Ubuntu Online Summit. However, just like the other tracks, we’re looking beyond just planning ways to improve the community structure and processes. This time we also want to have sessions showing users how they can get involved in the Ubuntu community, what teams are available, and what tools they can use in the process.

Track Leads:

Daniel Holbach

Jose Antonio Rey

Laura Czajkowski

Svetlana Belkin

Pablo Rubianes

Users

This is a new track and one I’m very excited about. We are all users of Ubuntu, and whether we’ve been using it for a month or a decade, there are still things we can all learn about it. The focus of the Users track is to highlight ways to get the most out of Ubuntu, on your laptop, your phone or your server. From detailed how-to sessions, to tips and tricks, and more, this track can provide something for everybody, regardless of skill level.

Track Leads:

Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph

Nicholas Skaggs

Valorie Zimmerman

So once again, it’s time to get those sessions in. Visit this page to learn how, then start thinking of what you want to talk about during those three days. Help the track leads out by finding more people to propose more sessions, and let’s get that schedule filled out. I look forward to seeing you all at our first ever Ubuntu Online Summit.