The submissions system is now in full operation after Eldarion undid the damage I created by misinformed changes to the Symposion database. As long as this information is sufficiently widely distributed I believe there should be no need to extend the close date of the Call for Submissions. Sorry for the interruption in service. regards Steve -- Steve Holden steve@holdenweb.com, Holden Web, LLC http://holdenweb.com/ Python classes (and much more) through the web http://oreillyschool.com/ Conferences and technical event management at http://theopenbastion.com/ Next: Helping with ApacheCon EU (community edition) http://apachecon.eu/