From tony at bakeyournoodle.com Fri Jul 3 14:36:50 2015 From: tony at bakeyournoodle.com (Tony Breeds) Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2015 14:36:50 +1000 Subject: [Announce] LCA2018 Call for Bids Message-ID: <20150703043649.GA44954@thor.bakeyournoodle.com> Hi there, Plans are coming along really well for linux.conf.au 2016 in Geelong. We're very much looking forward to seeing you all there, but in the meantime it's time to start thinking about plans for 2018[0]. I realise we're a bit behind schedule on the formal call for bids, so here is the revised timeline * July - Formal Bids are requested to host linux.conf.au 2018 (this email) - Council works with Bid Teams to help them prepare their bids, answering questions and providing guidance * August 14 - Submission of formal bids closes - Council clarifies any questions regarding the bids and reviews them * September - Council conducts Site Inspections with shortlisted Bid Teams * November - Council decides on the winning city and informs the Bid Teams * January - The winning bid is announced at linux.conf.au 2016 If you have ever sat in the back of a LUG meeting or an LCA talk and had an informal chat to someone about running an LCA now is the time to put that idea into action. If you were the person two seats back listening in, go bug that person to put in a bid! If you haven't already, the first thing to to do is to send an email to council at linux.org.au to let them know you are thinking of submitting a bid. You should also CC linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au, this might help you find other people keen on helping you out. Once you've done that here are two documents to help you get started: * http://wiki.linux.org.au/Linux.conf.au_Bid_Guidelines * http://wiki.linux.org.au/LCA_HOWTO The first outlines what is required for the bid process, while the second give a fairly detailed overview of the sorts of things you need to think about when preparing to run an LCA, and provide example bid documents. There is also a comprehensive Event Portal with lots of useful information on how to run a successful event at http://wiki.linux.org.au/Linux_Australia:Events_Portal So go out, get your team together, talk to some venues/vendors and start bidding to run the next awesome LCA! Armed with your amazing organising skills, this is your opportunity to show off your city, do what you always wanted to do at LCA, add something extra special to the conference and have a say in the programme of the conference. This is something you will remember for a lifetime and gain life-long friends, professional contacts and the experience looks amazing on a resume. Not to mention, it's great fun to run! Once you've finalised your bid document then please send to council at linux.org.au and linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au. If you are thinking of bidding, please put your hand up sooner rather than later so that the Council can make sure you get the support you need to prepare a high quality bid. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or need any help in preparing your bid. Cheers, Tony P.S. Please forward this announcement onto local LUG lists and anywhere else you think is relevant. 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Originally scheduled to be closed today, the papers committee has agreed to extend the deadline, just to give everyone a little extra time to have their voice heard. The linux.conf.au 2016 CfP will now close *midnight Sunday 2nd August 2015* (2015-08-02T23:59:59+1000). But that?s the absolute latest we?ll be taking proposals - we need to give our papers committee time to choose the best possible conference program! In addition to our time-honoured classic talks - the state of the Linux Kernel, advancements in architecture, storage, file systems and utilities - we?d like to see lots of talks from people who use Linux and F/LOSS to make our lives better. To make better people. And a better humanity. How do we develop for wearables and implantables? How do you do unit tests for an implantable wetware device? What happens when we see the first IoT murder? And who owns our data from wearable devices - us, or our insurance companies? Linux is now embedded in a raft of wearable, tiny devices - which present challenges and opportunities to be met and maximised. These are the questions we?d like to see answered. If you have been working on something interesting, now is the time to tell the world! Visit linux.conf.au/cfp, and submit your proposal today. Important Dates Call for proposals opens: 1 June 2015 Call for proposals now closes: 2 August 2015 Email notifications from conference organisers: by 7 September 2015 Early Bird registrations open: 14 September 2015 Conference dates: Monday 1 February to Friday 5 February 2016 How do I stay in touch? Potential Delegates and Speakers are encouraged to remain up to date with conference news through the following channels; *Website:* https://linux.conf.au *Twitter:* @linuxconfau, hashtag #lca2016 *Facebook:* https://www.facebook.com/lcabythebay *Google+:* https://www.google.com/+LcabythebayOrgAu *Lanyrd:* http://lanyrd.com/2016/linuxconfau/ *IRC:* #linux.conf.au on freenode.net *Email:* contact at lcabythebay.org.au *Announce mailing list:* http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/lca-announce We warmly encourage you to forward this announcement to technical communities you may be involved in. Thanks, David -- David Bell Conference Director linux.conf.au 2016 @linuxconfau contact at lcabythebay.org.au http://lcabythebay.org.au On 1 June 2015 at 06:52, David Bell wrote: > linux.conf.au 2016 Geelong - LCA By the Bay are delighted to announce > #CfP is now open > > We're delighted to announce that the Call for Presentations for the > conference, to be held *1st-5th February at Deakin University's > Waterfront Campus*, are now open. *CfP will remain open until 6th July.* > Given the recent advances in wearable technology, embedded platforms, and > fruitful marriages between open design and technology, open source software > and hardware is delivering a number of tangible and intangible benefits for > our daily lives. > > *Life is better with Linux.* > > And that?s exactly what our conference theme is. linux.conf.au 2016 will > focus on how Linux and open source technologies are improving lives - > through humanitarian projects, wearables that give us greater control and > choice over our health and habits, and which enrich our lives through > protecting our privacy and our ?digital health?. > > What types of presentations are being sought? > > - *Presentations* - the standard, time-tested format for most > linux.conf.au. A sage on the stage presents interesting and hopefully > informative and engaging content, with time for questions. Around 45 mins > total. > - *Tutorials* - double slots with a defined syllabus, where delegates > walk out with a key skill or ability. Some prep work is usually required. > - *Prototypes* - we?d like to do something different this year and > introduce 45 minute sessions called ?Prototypes? - where Makers, Hackers, > and Voiders are able to show and tell what they?ve made. It could be a > hardware prototype, a software prototype, or a ?wetware? prototype - where > technology is interacting with the biomedical field for things like > implantable NFC chips. > > What presentation topics are welcomed? > We?re still expecting to have our time-honoured classic talks - the state > of the Linux Kernel, advancements in architecture, storage, file systems > and utilities. > > But we?d also like to see lots of talks from people who use Linux and > F/LOSS to make our lives better. To make better people. And a better > humanity. > > How do we develop for wearables and implantables? How do you do unit tests > for an implantable wetware device? What happens when we see the first IoT > murder? And who owns our data from wearable devices - us, or our insurance > companies? Linux is now embedded in a raft of wearable, tiny devices - > which present challenges and opportunities to be met and maximised. > > These are the stories we would like to hear. > > What about Miniconfs? > Miniconference proposals are also now welcome. *Miniconf #CfP will close > on 6th July*. > > How do I submit to the #CfP? > > 1. Go to http://linux.conf.au > 2. Create an account > 3. Confirm your email address > 4. On the conference website, log in and choose 'Submit a Proposal' > from the left hand menu > 5. Fill out the required information - remember, the more info you > provide, the better informed Papers Committee will be. > > How do I stay in touch? > > Potential Delegates and Speakers are encouraged to remain up to date with > conference news through the following channels; > > *Website:* https://linux.conf.au > *Twitter:* @linuxconfau, hashtag #lca2016 > *Facebook:* https://www.facebook.com/lcabythebay > *Google+:* https://www.google.com/+LcabythebayOrgAu > *Lanyrd:* http://lanyrd.com/2016/linuxconfau/ > *IRC:* #linux.conf.au on freenode.net > *Email:* info at lcabythebay.org.au > *Announce mailing list:* > http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/lca-announce > > We warmly encourage you to forward this announcement to technical > communities you may be involved in. > > Kind regards, > David > -- > David Bell > Conference Director linux.conf.au 2016 > @linuxconfau > contact at lcabythebay.org.au > http://lcabythebay.org.au > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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