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Added some basic info
This is a first draft. Feel free to send me feedback and required changes. At this stage, I think it's better than nothing :)
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# callForPapers.github.io
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# cfp.help (callForPapers.github.io)
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Welcome to the CallForPapers (cfp.help) website where we aim to aggregate and display information about upcoming Call For Paper (CfPs) on technical conferences around the globe. In case you're wondering, a CfP is a call for speakers to submit their session proposals.
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The site is a community-driven and maintained effort so we rely on community contributions to add new CfPs to the list. All help is welcome :)
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###How to contribute
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1. Fork the repository to your local machine
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2. Open the `_data/conferences` directory
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3. Add a new *.json file. Replace * with the name of the conference
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4. Edit the following json to meet your needs:
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```
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{
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"name" : "ACCU",
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"conferenceStart" : "2016-04-19",
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"conferenceEnd" : "2016-04-23",
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"callForPapersEnd" : "2015-11-13",
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"url": "http://accu.org/index.php/conferences/accu_conference_2016/accu2016_call_for_sessions",
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"lang": "en",
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"location": "Bristol, United Kingdom",
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"tags": "programmin, testing, architecture and design, development process, analysis, patterns, project management"
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}
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```
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5. Save the file
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6. Commit your changes
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7. Push the changes to your repository
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8. Create a pull request either through the GUI, GitHub directory or tool of your choice
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9. Pat yourself on the back for a job well done
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10. Congratulations - you are now and Open Source contributor
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If any of this is unclear, give us a shout and we'll be more than happy to help you out.

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