Only 3 weeks left to submit talk and paper proposals for LISA 2015. This year's conference is in Washington D.C. on November 8-13.
This might be a good weekend to spend time writing your first draft!
https://www.usenix.org/conference/lisa15/call-for-participation
Don't be afraid to submit proposals early. Unsure of your topic? Contact the chairs and bounce ideas off of them.