From secretary at linux.org.au Thu Jan 4 21:04:42 2018 From: secretary at linux.org.au (Linux Australia Secretary) Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2018 21:04:42 +1100 Subject: [Announce] Notice of Annual General Meeting, Monday 22nd January 2017 1800hrs, UTS, Sydney Message-ID: Dear Linux Australia Members, Pursuant to Clause (24) of the Linux Australia Constitution [1], I hereby give notice that the Annual General Meeting of the organisation will be held Monday 22nd January 2018 at University of Technology Sydney, NSW, Australia at 1800hrs (or as advised closer to the date), as part of linux.conf.au 2018. Specific room will be advised closer to the date. The meeting will: confirm the minutes of the last preceding Annual General Meeting (to be forthcoming when the Agenda is advised) and of any Special General Meeting held since that meeting (nil SGM held), receive from the Council reports on the activities of the association during the last preceding financial year elect office-bearers of the association and ordinary committee members, or to announce the results of a ballot held prior to the Annual General Meeting under clause 15(5) - see [2] receive and consider any financial statement or report required to be submitted to members under the Act A formal Agenda, including reports from office-bearers, will be compiled and distributed in due course. I also hereby call for any agenda items to be tabled for discussion at the Annual General Meeting. With kind regards, Sae Ra [1] http://www.linux.org.au/constitution? [2]?https://linux.org.au/membership/index.php?page=view-election&id=24 -- Sae Ra Germaine Secretary Linux Australia secretary at linux.org.au http://linux.org.au Linux Australia Inc GPO Box 4788 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia ABN 56 987 117 479 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From secretary at linux.org.au Sun Jan 7 20:26:15 2018 From: secretary at linux.org.au (Linux Australia Secretary) Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2018 20:26:15 +1100 Subject: [Announce] Agenda for Linux Australia Annual General Meeting 22nd January 2018 1730hrs Message-ID: Dear all, Please find below the draft agenda for the?Linux?Australia?AGM?to be held on 22nd January 2018 at?linux.conf.au. Please advise me at secretary[at]linux.org.au asap if you wish to be marked as an apology or if there are agenda items you wish to be tabled. Kind Regards Sae Ra ---- Sae Ra Germaine Secretary Linux Australia secretary at linux.org.au http://linux.org.au Linux Australia Inc GPO Box 4788 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia ABN 56 987 117 479 ---- Agenda of Linux Australia - Annual General Meeting 2018 University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Monday 22nd ?January 2017, 1730hrs in Great Hall, CB01.05.009 (location may change) 1. President?s welcome MS KATHY REID, President To note: attendees should fill in attendance slip for an accurate record in the minutes 2. Approval of the minutes from the previous - Annual General Meeting 2017 MOTION by MS KATHY REID that the minutes of the Annual General Meeting 2017 of Linux Australia be accepted as complete and accurate. The minutes are available at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xT_CA8WXpGiLsCAkVjpE5zboWxsMFOF3p01yFtY5A7k/edit?usp=sharing To be seconded and voted upon 3. To receive the REPORTS of activities of the preceding year from OFFICE BEARERS MS KATHY REID - President MR RUSSELL STUART - Treasurer Includes presentation of the Auditor?s Report MS SAE RA GERMAINE - Secretary Please refer to the Annual Report MOTION by {TBA} that the Auditor?s Report is a true statement of financial accounts MOTION by {TBA} that the Office Bearers? reports are correct MOTION by {TBA} that the actions of Council during 2017 are endorsed by the membership To be seconded and voted upon 4. To CONSIDER items tabled in the call for agenda items HEAR the results of the POLL on whether to change the name of Linux Australia, Inc to Open Source Australia, Inc http://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/linux-aus/2017-December/023288.html ? 5. DECLARATION of Election and WELCOME of incoming Council by the Returning Officer 6. NOMINATION and ELECTION of Members to Vacant Council Positions Insufficient nominations were put forward for Ordinary Council Member. Nominees to be brought forward during the AGM. Please note that nominees must be a current member of Linux Australia and must be nominated and seconded by a current member of Linux Australia 7. To HEAR and RESPOND to questions from the floor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From president at linux.org.au Wed Jan 17 14:04:55 2018 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 14:04:55 +1100 Subject: [Announce] REMINDER: Linux Australia Council elections and Rename vote | AGM Message-ID: <7c27c4b0-7953-3dc2-b46d-8b9069b534fe@linux.org.au> Hi everyone, A friendly reminder that Linux Australia Council elections are open until midnight on Sunday; https://linux.org.au/membership/index.php?page=view-election&id=24 There remain open OCM vacancies, as the nominations do not match or exceed vacancies. Nominations will be called for from the floor at the AGM to fill the vacancies. and that the Vote on a Rename is also open until midnight on Sunday; https://linux.org.au/membership/index.php?page=view-election&id=25 Depending on the outcome of the Rename vote, a separate Special Resolution may be put forward for the name change. A friendly reminder also that the Linux Australia AGM will be held Monday 22nd January (next Monday) at linux.conf.au at UTS, Great Hall, CB01.05.009 (location may change) Agenda is at: http://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/linux-aus/2018-January/023337.html Safe travels to SYD and looking forward to being able to see those of you able to make it to linux.conf.au 2018 next week. Yes, it will be awesome. Kind regards, Kathy -- Kathy Reid President Linux Australia 0418 130 636 president at linux.org.au http://linux.org.au Linux Australia Inc GPO Box 4788 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia ABN 56 987 117 479 From president at linux.org.au Sat Jan 20 22:12:13 2018 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2018 22:12:13 +1100 Subject: [Announce] Linux Australia Annual Report, including President's, Secretary's and Treasurer's reports Message-ID: <9c042444-6268-d2f3-f0a9-d9fcf8fb817b@linux.org.au> Hi everyone, Hoping that this note finds you all well in the new year and that those of you traveling to Sydney for linux.conf.au have a safe journey. Prior to our AGM [0] on Monday evening, I'd like to provide the Council's annual report for the year gone. This includes all our audited financial statements. This year's report includes reports from all Office Bearers for easier reading. Low res version: http://mirror.linux.org.au/pub/linux-aus/annual-report-2016-2017-combined-lores.pdf (6Mb) Hi res version: http://mirror.linux.org.au/pub/linux-aus/annual-report-2016-2017-combined.pdf (270 Mb) Both: http://mirror.linux.org.au/pub/linux-aus/ [0] http://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/linux-aus/2018-January/023336.html Kind regards, Kathy, Cameron, Sae Ra, Russell, Josh, David and Hugh -- Kathy Reid President Linux Australia 0418 130 636 president at linux.org.au http://linux.org.au Linux Australia Inc GPO Box 4788 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia ABN 56 987 117 479 From president at linux.org.au Sun Jan 21 22:47:30 2018 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 22:47:30 +1100 Subject: [Announce] [LACTTE] Agenda for Linux Australia Annual General Meeting 22nd January 2018 1730hrs In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi everyone, please be advised that the AGM for Linux Australia will be held at 5.30pm tomorrow afternoon in Building 11, Level 4 room 405. Or B11.04.405 if you like numbers. Voting in the two elections - one for Council members and one for name change - ends in about 1 hour so hurry if you haven't voted yet. https://www.linux.org.au/membership/index.php?page=elections See previous post for the Annual Report: http://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/linux-aus/2018-January/023344.html Kind regards, Kathy On 07/01/18 20:26, Linux Australia Secretary wrote: > Dear all, > > Please find below the draft agenda for the?Linux?Australia?AGM?to be > held on 22nd January 2018 at?linux.conf.au . > > Please advise me at secretary[at]linux.org.au > asap if you wish to be marked as an apology or if there are agenda > items you wish to be tabled. > > Kind Regards > > Sae Ra > > ---- > > Sae Ra Germaine > Secretary > Linux Australia > > secretary at linux.org.au > http://linux.org.au > > Linux Australia Inc > GPO Box 4788 > Sydney NSW 2001 > Australia > > ABN 56 987 117 479 > ---- > > > Agenda of Linux Australia - Annual General Meeting 2018 > > University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia > > Monday 22nd ?January 2017, 1730hrs in Great Hall, CB01.05.009 > (location may change) > > > 1. President?s welcome > > MS KATHY REID, President > > /To note: attendees should fill in attendance slip for an accurate > record in the minutes/ > > > 2. Approval of the minutes from the previous - Annual General > Meeting 2017 > > MOTION by MS KATHY REID that the minutes of the Annual General Meeting > 2017 of Linux Australia be accepted as complete and accurate. The > minutes are available > at:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xT_CA8WXpGiLsCAkVjpE5zboWxsMFOF3p01yFtY5A7k/edit?usp=sharing/To > be seconded and voted upon/ > > > 3. To receive the REPORTS of activities of the preceding year from > OFFICE BEARERS > > * > > MS KATHY REID - President > > * > > MR RUSSELL STUART - TreasurerIncludes presentation of the > Auditor?s Report > > * > > MS SAE RA GERMAINE - Secretary > > /Please refer to the Annual Report / > > MOTION by {TBA} that the Auditor?s Report is a true statement of > financial accounts > > MOTION by {TBA} that the Office Bearers? reports are correct > > MOTION by {TBA} that the actions of Council during 2017 are endorsed > by the membership > > /To be seconded and voted upon/ > > > 4. To CONSIDER items tabled in the call for agenda items > > * > > HEAR the results of the POLL on whether to change the name of > Linux Australia, Inc to Open Source Australia, > Inchttp://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/linux-aus/2017-December/023288.html? > > > 5. DECLARATION of Election and WELCOME of incoming Council by the > Returning Officer > > > 6. NOMINATION and ELECTION of Members to Vacant Council Positions > > /Insufficient nominations were put forward for Ordinary Council > Member. Nominees to be brought forward during the AGM. Please note > that nominees must be a current member of Linux Australia and must be > nominated and seconded by a current member of Linux Australia/ > > > 7. To HEAR and RESPOND to questions from the floor > > > > _______________________________________________ > committee mailing list > committee at lists.linux.org.au > http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/committee > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to > committee-unsubscribe at lists.linux.org.au -- Kathy Reid President Linux Australia 0418 130 636 president at linux.org.au http://linux.org.au Linux Australia Inc GPO Box 4788 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia ABN 56 987 117 479 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Cheers, Josh On 20/01/18 22:12, Linux Australia President via linux-aus wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Hoping that this note finds you all well in the new year and that those > of you traveling to Sydney for linux.conf.au have a safe journey. > > Prior to our AGM [0] on Monday evening, I'd like to provide the > Council's annual report for the year gone. This includes all our audited > financial statements. > > This year's report includes reports from all Office Bearers for easier > reading. > > Low res version: > http://mirror.linux.org.au/pub/linux-aus/annual-report-2016-2017-combined-lores.pdf > (6Mb) > Hi res version: > http://mirror.linux.org.au/pub/linux-aus/annual-report-2016-2017-combined.pdf > (270 Mb) > Both: http://mirror.linux.org.au/pub/linux-aus/ > > [0] http://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/linux-aus/2018-January/023336.html > > Kind regards, > > Kathy, Cameron, Sae Ra, Russell, Josh, David and Hugh > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 833 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: From president at linux.org.au Wed Jan 31 12:37:02 2018 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 12:37:02 +1100 Subject: [Announce] January update from Linux Australia Message-ID: <847a8742-2c5c-fd34-ca1d-ade441f5b92a@linux.org.au> Hi everyone, First of all, we hope that this note finds you all safely back into the swing of things after the summer break, and for those of you who joined us at linux.conf.au in Sydney, we hope that you had a pleasant journey home. Here's a first installment of our regular communication for the year. linux.conf.au linux.conf.au 2018 Sydney - A little bit of history repeating - was an outstanding success, due to the efforts of Bruce Crawley, James Polley, their incredible team of organisers, a dedicated volunteer crew, Speakers, Safety team, delegates and sponsors. A special shout out to fabulous MC, Jack Skinner, for his engaging and energetic flair. We helped both OSI and LWN.net celebrate their 20th birthdays, and heard engaging keynotes from Karen Sandler, Professor Matthew Todd, Jess Frazelle and Hugh Blemings. The videos by Next Day Video are all online and you can see them at: https://www.youtube.com/user/linuxconfau2018 and on the Linux Australia mirror at: http://mirror.linux.org.au/pub/linux.conf.au/2018/ We also raised over $AUD 9k for this year's Charity, Code Club Australia, including dollar-for-dollar matching by Linux Australia. In 2019, linux.conf.au heads to the renewed City of Christchurch, led ably by Steven Sykes and Lisa Sands. Sign up to stay updated. http://lca2019.linux.org.au/ Calls for bids for linux.conf.au 2020 have closed and Council is arranging site visits to the candidate locations. Antarctica!!! Calls for bids for linux.conf.au 2021 will open around mid-year this year. If you have an idea for a talk you'd like to see, tweet it out at #lcapapers https://twitter.com/search?q=%23lcapapers&src=typd Linux Australia AGM, elections and new Council During the AGM at linux.conf.au, our Annual Report was presented and you can find it here: http://mirror.linux.org.au/pub/linux-aus/ During the AGM we also unveiled our new Brand, logo and associated brand assets, with thanks to graphic designer Toby Ansell. These will gradually be rolled out to all of our digital and other media properties during 2018. At the AGM, election results were announced. Due to there being fewer nominations than vacancies for the OCM position, nominations were called from the floor at the AGM, and using a ballot process, Cherie Ellis was elected to this vacancy. Please make the new Council welcome; * Kathy Reid - President (returning) * Cameron Tudball - Vice President (returning) * Sae Ra Germaine - Secretary (returning) * Russell Stuart - Treasurer (returning) * Hugh Blemings - OCM (returning) * James Polley - OCM (newly elected 2018, previous Council Member) * Cherie Ellis - OCM (newly elected 2018, previous Council Member) I also thank outgoing Council members, David Bell and Josh Stewart, for their dedicated and professional service. You can reach the Council at council at linux.org.au with feedback, suggestions, concerns and compliments. During the AGM, the vote to change the name of Linux Australia Inc to Open Australia Inc. was defeated 62-48. Therefore no Special Resolution to change the organisation's name was moved. Thanks especially to Jon Oxer for acting as the Returning Officer for the election. Discussions with OSIA Prior to the AGM several discussions were held on list about the possible impact of the proposed name change to OSIA, especially in light of the issues OSIA has encountered regarding its ongoing operations. During linux.conf.au, several members of the Council attended the OSIA Special General Meeting in observer capacity, where discussions were held on ways in which OSIA and LA can partner, and possible avenues should OSIA no longer be a viable independent entity. I thank Jack Burton and Ronald Skeoch and the broader OSIA community for this opportunity. OSIA have much to work through over the next few months to arrive at key decisions about their future; we wish OSIA well in whatever outcome their members determine is appropriate for the organisation. Grants Program We're going to run our Grants Program again this year, but want to tweak the review process and criteria slightly. Stay tuned for more. Pycon AU 2018, Sydney, call out for team members Pycon AU heads to Sydney in late August, and they're on the lookout for awesome. Are you awesome? Want to gain additional awesomeness skills? Reach out at http://2018.pycon-au.org/ WordCamp Sydney 2018 WordCamp Sydney is in the early planning stages. Stay tuned at : https://2018.sydney.wordcamp.org/ Do you know of an open source alternative to Storify? We've been using Storify to capture highlights from Linux Australia events. https://storify.com/linuxaustralia Storify is shutting down - know of any good open source alternatives? That's it for now, as always your comments and questions are warmly welcomed. Kind regards, Kathy -- Kathy Reid President Linux Australia 0418 130 636 president at linux.org.au http://linux.org.au Linux Australia Inc GPO Box 4788 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia ABN 56 987 117 479 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: