# Call for Contributions: BOB 2024, Berlin \[March 15, Deadline Nov 17\] **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** news\ **Created:** [October 10, 2023, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.fsharp.org/t/call-for-contributions-bob-2024-berlin-march-15-deadline-nov-17/3370 "2023-10-10T06:25:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sperber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@sperber](https://forums.fsharp.org/u/sperber)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.fsharp.org/t/call-for-contributions-bob-2024-berlin-march-15-deadline-nov-17/3370/1 "2023-10-10T06:25:15Z")
F#-related submissions are very welcome at BOB! Web version of the call is here: [http://bobkonf.de/2022/cfc.html](http://bobkonf.de/2022/cfc.html) ```auto ================================================================================ BOB Conference 2024 "What happens when we use what's best for a change?" https://bobkonf.de/2024/cfc.html Berlin, Mar 17 Call for Contributions Deadline: November 21, 2023 ================================================================================ You are actively engaged in advanced software engineering methods, solve ambitious problem with software and are open to cutting-edge innovation? Attend this conference, meet people that share your goals, and get to know the best software tools and technologies available today. We strive to offer a day full of new experiences and impressions that you can use to immediately improve your daily life as a software developer. If you share our vision and want to contribute, submit a proposal for a talk or tutorial! NOTE: The conference fee will be waived for presenters. Travel expenses will not be covered (for exceptions see "Speaker Grants"). Shepherding ----------- The program committee offers shepherding to all speakers. Shepherding provides speakers assistance with preparing their sessions. Specifically: - advice on structure and presentation - review of talk slides - assistance with recording - review of recording, if applicable Speaker Grants -------------- BOB has Speaker Grants available to support speakers from groups under-represented in technology. We specifically seek women speakers, speakers of color, and speakers who are not able to attend the conference for financial reasons. Topics ------ We are looking for talks about best-of-breed software technology, e.g.: - functional programming - persistent data structures and databases - event-based modelling and architecture - "fancy types" (dependent types, gradual typing, linear types, ...) - formal methods for correctness and robustness - abstractions for concurrency and parallelism - metaprogramming - probabilistic programming - math and programming - controlled side effects - program synthesis - next-generation IDEs - effective abstractions for data analytics - … everything really that isn’t mainstream, but you think should be - … includeing rough ideas worth discussing. Presenters should provide the audience with information that is practically useful for software developers. Challenges ---------- Furthermore, we seek contributions on successful approaches for solving hard problems, for example: - bias in machine-learning systems - digital transformation in difficult settings - accessibiltity - systems with critical reliability requirements - ecologically sustainable software development We're especially interested in experience reports. Other topics are also relevant, e.g.: - introductory talks on technical background - overviews of a given field - demos and how-tos Requirements ------------ We accept proposals for presentations of 45 minutes (40 minutes talk + 5 minutes questions), as well as 90 minute tutorials for beginners. The language of presentation should be either English or German. Your proposal should include (in your presentation language of choice): - An abstract of max. 1500 characters. - A short bio/cv - Contact information (including at least email address) - A list of 3-5 concrete ideas of how your work can be applied in a developer's daily life - additional material (websites, blogs, slides, videos of past presentations, …) Organisation ------------ - Direct questions to konferenz at bobkonf dot de - Proposal deadline: November 17, 2023 - Notification: December 5, 2023 - Program: December 12, 2023 Submit here: https://pretalx.com/bob-2024/submit/ Program Committee ----------------- (more information here: https://bobkonf.de/2024/programmkomitee.html) - Matthias Fischmann, Wire - Matthias Neubauer, SICK AG - Nicole Rauch, Softwareentwicklung und Entwicklungscoaching - Michael Sperber, Active Group - Stefan Wehr, Hochschule Offenburg Scientific Advisory Board - Annette Bieniusa, TU Kaiserslautern - Torsten Grust, Uni Tübingen - Peter Thiemann, Uni Freiburg ``` ---
**Author:** ![sperber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@sperber](https://forums.fsharp.org/u/sperber)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 9:50am UTC](https://forums.fsharp.org/t/call-for-contributions-bob-2024-berlin-march-15-deadline-nov-17/3370/2 "2023-11-03T09:50:17Z")
Deadline is in 2 weeks! ---
**Author:** ![sperber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@sperber](https://forums.fsharp.org/u/sperber)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.fsharp.org/t/call-for-contributions-bob-2024-berlin-march-15-deadline-nov-17/3370/3 "2023-11-14T08:41:42Z")
Deadline is on Friday - talk or tutorial submissions on F# would be most welcome! ---
**Author:** ![abelbraaksma](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.fsharp.org/abelbraaksma/32/1114_2.png) [@abelbraaksma](https://forums.fsharp.org/u/abelbraaksma)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.fsharp.org/t/call-for-contributions-bob-2024-berlin-march-15-deadline-nov-17/3370/4 "2023-11-17T12:15:33Z")
I missed this post before. Did you get any F# submissions? Since the deadline is today, it’s a little too tight for me to apply for anything myself, but I hope you got some F# stuff in 😊. ---
**Author:** ![sperber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@sperber](https://forums.fsharp.org/u/sperber)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://forums.fsharp.org/t/call-for-contributions-bob-2024-berlin-march-15-deadline-nov-17/3370/5 "2023-11-19T14:19:56Z")
We did, but sure would appreciate more next year!