Get Ready for DConf '24!

[Mike Parker]

It's time to start thinking more seriously about that DConf talk 
you've been thinking about submitting: DConf '24 is tentatively 
scheduled for September 17 - 20. Symmetry Investments is again 
our host and primary sponsor. We'll be back for a third time at 
CodeNode, and we're working again with Brightspace Events to put 
it all together.

If you'd like to submit a talk but aren't sure you've got 
anything to talk about, just take a look at our past [DConf and 
DConf Online editions](https://dconf.org) for inspiration. If 
you're using D for anything right now, then you've almost 
certainly got content for a DConf talk. I'll quote Ali's words of 
wisdom once more:

> Coming up with an idea for a talk is as simple as the way you 
> use D. Just look at your code, and it makes a presentation...

Never spoken at DConf? Never spoken at a conference at all? No 
problem. We've had a higher than usual number of first-time 
speakers at the past two DConfs and are always open to more. The 
DConf audience is always a friendly one.

I plan to launch the website with the submission details in early 
March, with a deadline in late April. If you have something in 
mind and you'd like to send it in now, then please go right 
ahead. Here's the info we need:

* The title
* Duration (we're looking for talks of 30 - 45 minutes)
* The intended audience (Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced/All)
* The kind of presentation (talk/paper/panel)
* The abstract (a brief summary; the "elevator pitch"; this will 
go on the website if selected)
* The description (as much detail as you want to provide; some 
speakers have submitted outlines; portions of this may go on the 
website if selected)

**Send your submission in either plain text or Markdown** to 
social at dlang.org. Please, no PDF, word processor formats, etc.