Red Hat has announced that the call for papers is now open for the ninth-annual Red Hat Summit, to be held June 10-14, 2013 in Boston.

The comprehensive agenda will include visionary keynotes along with a range of technical and business sessions, hands-on training and labs, demos, customer and partner panels, networking opportunities and partner showcases.

Red Hat is currently accepting speaking submissions in the following categories: Application and data integration, Application and platform infrastructure, Application development, Business and IT strategy alignment, Cloud readiness, Community and partner ecosystem, IT efficiency, Market perceptions and competition, The road ahead and Town hall.

The deadline to submit a speaking proposal is Jan. 4, 2013. Selected speakers will be notified in March 2013 and attendee registration will open in Feb. 2013.