Category Archives: Announcements

Scheduler Microconference Accepted into 2020 Linux Plumbers Conference

We are pleased to announce that the Scheduler Microconference has been accepted into the 2020 Linux Plumbers Conference! The scheduler is an important functionality of the Linux kernel as it decides what gets to run, when and for how long. With different topologies and workloads this is no easy task to give the user the […]

Containers and Checkpoint/Restore Microconference Accepted into 2020 Linux Plumbers Conference

We are pleased to announce that the Containers and Checkpoint/Restore Microconference has been accepted into the 2020 Linux Plumbers Conference! After another successful Containers Microconference last year , there’s still a lot more work to be done. Last year we discussed the intersection between the new mount api and containers, various new vfs features including […]

Linux Plumbers Conference 2020 Goes Virtual

As previously promised, we are announcing today that we have decided to hold the the Linux Plumbers Conference 2020 virtually instead of in person. We value the safety and health of our community and do not wish to expose anyone to unnecessary risks. We do appreciate that it is the in-person aspect of plumbers (the […]

Call for Microconferences and Refereed Talks track reopened

We are pleased to announce that we have reopened the call for both refereed talks and microconferences. Due to the current global situation with the Covid-19 pandemic we wanted to give everybody a longer time window to submit proposals. Submit your proposals here: https://www.linuxplumbersconf.org/event/7/abstracts/ Stay tuned for further upcoming communications and updates about Linux Plumbers […]

Update on the Plumbers Covid-19 Situation

We’re still planning to hold Plumbers, but adopting a wait and see attitude to the in-person component. As people have noticed, the global prospect for being able to travel to Halifax in August seems to be getting worse, so we’re posting this to give more transparency to what the Plumbers Conference decision points and options […]

LPC 2020 Call for Refereed-Track Proposals

Updated May 11th – Changed dates information. Submissions close: (TBD – open now) Speakers notified: (TBD) Slides due: (TBD) Note: We are still hoping to hold the conference as scheduled, but we are continually monitoring the pandemic situation. For current Covid-19 updates, please see our website https://www.linuxplumbersconf.org/#covid-19 We are pleased to announce the Call for […]

LPC 2020 Call for Microconference Proposals

Updated May 11th – Changed dates information. Submissions close: (TBD – open now) Speakers notified: (TBD) Note: We are still hoping to hold the conference as scheduled, but we are continually monitoring the pandemic situation. For current Covid-19 updates, please see our website https://www.linuxplumbersconf.org/#covid-19 We are pleased to announce the Call for Microconferences for the […]

Plumbers and Covid-19

This is our current Covid-19 Statement: Plumbers is currently taking place as planned; however, the LPC program committee is actively monitoring the situation with regard to Covid-19.  The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently making no projections for the situation at that date, but there is hope that the spread of the disease will slow […]

Videos for microconferences

The videos for all the talks in microconferences at the 2019 edition of Linux Plumbers are now linked to the schedule. Clicking on the link titled “video” will take you to the right spot in the microconference video. Hopefully, watching all of these talks will get you excited for the 2020 edition which we are […]

Welcome to the 2020 Linux Plumbers Conference blog

Planning for the 2020 Linux Plumbers Conference is well underway. The planning committee will be posting various informational blurbs here, including information on hotels, microconference acceptance, evening events, scheduling, and so on. Next up will be a “call for microconferences” that should appear soon. LPC this year will be held at the Marriott Harbourfront Hotel […]

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