On Aug 4, 2012, X.Org released a Call for Proposals (CFP) for the X.Org Developers Conference 2012 (XDC2012). This CFP is meant to be complementary to the original XDC2012 announcement made on Mar 29[1].
The original announcement references the submission process for informal talks and presentations in which the submitter/presenter signs up for a slot on the X.Org wiki page[2]
The CFP is for more formal proposals and presentations such as academic or commercial research, or where the submitter is interested in the formal review and publication aspect. Papers submitted via the formal CFP have the option to be published (online) by the X.Org Foundation.
Proposals that have already been submitted do not need to be resubmitted. Their place on the event calendar is not affected by the CFP nor by any proposals received therefrom.
The CFP deadline only applies to proposals submitted via the CFP process. Informal talks and presentations will still be accepted after the CFP deadline until the Friday before the conference, Sept. 14.
For more information, please contact: board at foundation.x.org eich at suse.com
[1] http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel/2012-March/030164.html