I already submitted to talks for the Cephalocon 2017 in Boston end of August this year but unfortunately - for the community - the conference was cancelled on Friday this week.
Here a quote from the cancellation statement:
The Ceph community has always been based on the principles of openness, inclusion, and a level playing field for all participants. We have worked hard to ensure that no matter what time zone you’re in, who you are, or how technically knowledgeable you are there is always a way for you to participate and contribute to the Ceph community.
It is our sincere hope that the people of the United States will course-correct their leadership to conform to the principles that the country was founded on, and has served so well throughout history. In the meantime, we wont be hosting any events that require members of our community to travel to the U.S. and potentially suffer harassment, digital privacy violations, or rejection at the border.
For the full statement please check this page.
Though these are `SAD` news for the community, I fully support the decision and the statement. I'm looking forward for a new date for a Cephalocon, propably in Canada, Mexico or around the next OpenStack Summit in Sydney end of this year. It would be really good if the full Ceph community - including the developers - could get together at least once in a while.