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+title: "Northeast Scala Symposium CFP"
+by: Brian Clapper
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+The [2019 Northeast Scala Symposium][NEScala]
+[Call for Papers][CFP] is open.
+
+We're looking for many different kinds of talks, at all levels of expertise,
+from rank novice to brain-bending expert. The community will vote on the
+talks, but the talks will be anonymized. We'll be voting on _topics_, not
+speakers.
+
+Be creative in your talk proposals. Propose a talk on _anything_ that might be
+of interest to the Scala community. Possible topics include, but aren't
+limited to:
+
+- the Scala language, ecosystem, or tooling
+- functional programming—in any language, not just Scala
+- big data and data science (even if you absolutely must use Python)
+
+In short, _anything_ you think might interest Scala programmers is fair game.
+
+For more details, see the [CFP][].
+
+This year, we’ve begun to work hard on diversity. We’ve engaged with the folks
+at [Bridgewater Associates](https://www.bridgewater.com/), who have experience 
+in that area. We’ve refined our code of conduct (a draft of which you can find
+on our [web site][NEScala]). We’re trying to reach out to groups beyond the
+usual demographics that dominate the Scala community and the industry at large.
+
+We’re specifically seeking a more diverse speaker pool, and we also want to
+make the conference a safe place for everyone. While we retain our
+community-focused “attendees vote on the talks” approach, we’re holding back
+some talk slots for speakers with more diverse backgrounds. We’re trying to
+set aside some funds to help defray travel costs for such speakers. We’re
+putting in place feedback and reporting mechanisms and well-defined escalation
+procedures to try to make the conference a safer space for all attendees.
+
+The [2019 Northeast Scala Symposium][NEScala] will be held in
+Philadelphia, Pennsylvana, US, along with the 
+[2019 Typelevel Summit Philadelphia](https://typelevel.org/event/2019-04-summit-philadelphia/),
+April 1 through April 3. Tickets will go on sale starting next week, at $75.
+
+Please consider joining us!
+
+[CFP]: https://www.papercall.io/ne-scala-2019
+[NEScala]: https://nescala.io