Call for Participation: PackagingCon 2023, 26-28 October, Berlin & Virtual

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Hi All,

I thought this conference would be relevant to this list.

Cheers,
Dave C


PackagingCon 2023 <https://packaging-con.org/>

26-28th October

Berlin and online

*Submission deadline: 31st July*

Early registration ends: 8th September

PackagingCon 2023 <https://packaging-con.org/> will bring together
different software packaging ecosystems to share best practices and discuss
common challenges in software packaging. From Python=E2=80=99s pip to Rust=
=E2=80=99s cargo
to Perl's CPAN, from Debian apt over Nix to conda and mamba, and from vcpkg
to Spack. The 2021 conference drew 350+ participants and featured over 60
presentations <https://www.youtube.com/@packagingcon9302/videos>.

Call for Submissions

This conference is for developers of software package management tools, as
well as software packagers and communities. Package management helps tame
software complexity and establish and maintain software supply chain
security. This is a challenging domain that embraces a diverse set of
solutions. If you work in software package management then please share
your work <https://cfp.packaging-con.org/2023/cfp> at PackagingCon! The
call for submissions closes 31st July. Topics from the most focused
technical questions to community engagement isare welcome.


Register Now

Early registration <https://ti.to/packagingcon/packagingcon-2023> starts at
=E2=82=AC37.50 for virtual, and =E2=82=AC150 for in person. Significant dis=
counts are
available for early registration, students, and those paying out of their
own funds. Early registration ends 8th September.


Seeking Conference Sponsors

PackagingCon 2023 <https://packaging-con.org/> is a rare opportunity for
your organization to support and reach the core decision makers and power
users of software packaging across all languages and operating
systems. Multiple
sponsorship levels are available
<https://packaging-con.org/s/sponsorship_prospectus_packagingcon_2023.pdf>
to suit your budget and goals. Please join sponsors such as Quansight
<https://quansight.com/> and Anaconda <https://www.anaconda.com/> to help
make PackagingCon 2023 possible and affordable.


We hope to see you in October, and to see your presentation proposals
<https://cfp.packaging-con.org/2023/cfp> this month!

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div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Dave C</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><=
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nt-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">26-28th October</span></p><p =
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in-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;c=
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=3D"line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><s=
pan style=3D"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color=
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t-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><b style=3D"">Submissi=
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38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-=
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ansparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-v=
ariant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Early registration ends: =
8th September</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin=
-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href=3D"https://packaging-con.org/" style=3D=
"text-decoration-line:none"><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial=
,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numer=
ic:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;tex=
t-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">PackagingCon 2023</spa=
n></a><span style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(=
0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-varian=
t-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"=
> will </span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;co=
lor:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;f=
ont-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">bring together diffe=
rent software packaging ecosystems to share best practices and discuss comm=
on challenges in software packaging. From Python=E2=80=99s pip to Rust=E2=
=80=99s cargo to Perl&#39;s CPAN, from Debian apt over Nix to conda and mam=
ba, and from vcpkg to Spack. The 2021 conference drew 350+ participants and=
 </span><a href=3D"https://www.youtube.com/@packagingcon9302/videos" style=
=3D"text-decoration-line:none"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Ar=
ial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;f=
ont-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align=
:baseline">featured over 60 presentations</span></a><span style=3D"font-siz=
e:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:n=
ormal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertica=
l-align:baseline">.</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;=
margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family=
:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:nor=
mal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-=
align:baseline">Call for Submissions</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line=
-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:12p=
t;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal=
;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-ali=
gn:baseline">This conference is for developers of software package manageme=
nt tools, as well as software packagers and communities. Package management=
 helps tame software complexity and establish and maintain software supply =
chain security. This is a challenging domain that embraces a diverse set of=
 solutions. If you work in software package management then please </span><=
a href=3D"https://cfp.packaging-con.org/2023/cfp" style=3D"text-decoration-=
line:none"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-=
weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-=
variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:bas=
eline">share your work</span></a><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:=
Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-=
east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> =
at PackagingCon! </span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,san=
s-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-v=
ariant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:base=
line">The call for submissions closes 31st July. </span><span style=3D"font=
-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numer=
ic:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;ver=
tical-align:baseline">Topics from the most focused technical questions to c=
ommunity engagement </span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,=
sans-serif;color:rgb(0,121,107);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-ea=
st-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:line-th=
rough;vertical-align:baseline">is</span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-=
family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,121,107);font-variant-numeric:normal;fo=
nt-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:=
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rmal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> welcome.=C2=
=A0</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margi=
n-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0=
pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-=
serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-var=
iant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseli=
ne">Register Now</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-=
top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href=3D"https://ti.to/packagingcon/packagingc=
on-2023" style=3D"text-decoration-line:none"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;=
font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;fo=
nt-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration=
-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Early registration</span></a><span=
 style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font=
-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alterna=
tes:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> starts at =E2=82=AC37.50 for virtual, =
and =E2=82=AC150 for in person. Significant discounts are available for ear=
ly registration, students, and those paying out of their own funds.</span><=
span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);=
font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;=
font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> Early registration=
 ends 8th September.</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;mar=
gin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:=
1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-f=
amily:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-variant-numeri=
c:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vert=
ical-align:baseline">Seeking Conference Sponsors</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" s=
tyle=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href=3D"https=
://packaging-con.org/" style=3D"text-decoration-line:none"><span style=3D"f=
ont-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font=
-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-l=
ine:underline;vertical-align:baseline">PackagingCon 2023</span></a><span st=
yle=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-va=
riant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates=
:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> is a rare opportunity for your organizati=
on to support and reach the core decision makers and power users of softwar=
e packaging across all languages and operating systems. </span><a href=3D"h=
ttps://packaging-con.org/s/sponsorship_prospectus_packagingcon_2023.pdf" st=
yle=3D"text-decoration-line:none"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family=
:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:norma=
l;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-al=
ign:baseline">Multiple sponsorship levels are available</span></a><span sty=
le=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-var=
iant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:=
normal;vertical-align:baseline"> to suit your budget and goals. Please join=
 sponsors such as </span><a href=3D"https://quansight.com/" style=3D"text-d=
ecoration-line:none"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-s=
erif;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:no=
rmal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical=
-align:baseline">Quansight</span></a><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-fam=
ily:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-vari=
ant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baselin=
e"> and </span><a href=3D"https://www.anaconda.com/" style=3D"text-decorati=
on-line:none"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;fo=
nt-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;fo=
nt-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:=
baseline">Anaconda</span></a><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Aria=
l,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east=
-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> to h=
elp make PackagingCon 2023 possible </span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;fo=
nt-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;font-variant-=
numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:norma=
l;vertical-align:baseline">and</span><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-fam=
ily:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-vari=
ant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baselin=
e"> affordable.=C2=A0</span></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;ma=
rgin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height=
:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-=
family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-v=
ariant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:base=
line">We hope to see you in October, and to see your </span><a href=3D"http=
s://cfp.packaging-con.org/2023/cfp" style=3D"text-decoration-line:none"><sp=
an style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeri=
c:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text=
-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">presentation proposals<=
/span></a><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:=
rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-=
variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> this month!</span></p><=
/span></div></div>

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