From jwoithe at just42.net Mon Apr 10 16:46:46 2023 From: jwoithe at just42.net (Jonathan Woithe) Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 16:16:46 +0930 Subject: [Announce] Linux Australia's 2023 Grants Program is now open Message-ID: Hi everyone Linux Australia is pleased to announce that the 2023 Grants Program is now open. Applications are welcome from all members of Linux Australia. This year the Grant Program is divided into two categories. The grants offered by Linux Australia in previous years are now referred to as Project Grants. They provide funding for open source, open data, open government, open education, open hardware and open culture projects. The new Community Grants category offers funds to assist community groups rebuild and re-establish themselves following the interrupts of the last couple of years. We hope that the Community Grants enable groups within our community to revive past events or start something new that brings people together - in person, virtually, or both. Each category has a total grant pool of $10,000. Applications close on 30 Nov 2023 or when the grant pool has been exhausted (whichever is earlier). Full details are given on the Linux Australia Grants page[1], accessible in the Member Area after logging in to the Linux Australia website[2]. This includes grant guidelines and an outline of the application process. Members of the Linux Australia Council[3] are happy to discuss grant ideas, provide guidance in the preparation of an application, and answer any questions there may be about the program. The Linux Australia Council looks forward to receiving and evaluating grant applications from the community. Jonathan Woithe (on behalf of the Linux Australia Council) [1] https://linux.org.au/grants-program/ [2] https://linux.org.au/ [3] mailto:council at linux.org.au From linuxaus at joeladdison.com Thu Apr 27 22:39:36 2023 From: linuxaus at joeladdison.com (President, Linux Australia) Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 22:39:36 +1000 Subject: [Announce] Call for Expressions of Interest for Conferences in 2024 and beyond Message-ID: <1C3608E5-B9C9-4B43-8CF9-53BC35BA796E@linux.org.au> Dear community, It was wonderful to be able to bring the open technologies communities together in person at Everything Open 2023 in Naarm (Melbourne) after a few years of online events. We had a wide range of excellent presentations from our speakers, with the videos of these now available on the Linux Australia Mirror and YouTube for everyone to catch up on the sessions they missed. We would like to thank everyone who participated in Everything Open 2023. The conference would not have been possible without the generous support of our sponsors, including our Emperor Penguin sponsors Google and IBM, as well as the dedicated team who came together to put on the event in a relatively short amount of time. We would also like to thank the countless hours dedicated to the conference by our Speakers, Volunteers, and Organising Team. It is time to start planning the open technologies conference for 2024 and beyond. Linux Australia would like to hear from people who are interested in bringing the conference to their city, or being a part of the organising team for the conference. This is a little bit different to previous years where we have only asked for bids for the entire conference. These are still welcome and encouraged, however we recognise that forming a team and organising a bid is a large task, especially for those who have not been a part of a conference team before. We are seeking expressions of interest in submitting a bid or being a part of an organising team for the 2024 and/or 2025 conferences. As mentioned earlier, you do not have to have a complete bid prepared - it is more important to us that you register your interest now, then we can work with each of the interested parties in more detail. Please send through your interest to the Linux Australia Council at council at linux.org.au. We will be running a Conference Bid Information Session at 7:30pm AEST (UTC+10) on 8 May 2023. At this session Joel and Sae Ra will go through what is involved with running a conference, including what needs to be presented as part of a bid for a location. It is also an opportunity to see a bit more behind the scenes of what goes into planning and running a conference, drawing upon the experience Linux Australia has had over the past two decades. We invite anyone who is interested to register to attend the session at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrd-yprzwrH9Qnj-Ftc5s2pamZ2xibLKDM. Key Dates: * Conference Bid Information Session - 8 May 2023 * Expressions of Interest for 2024 Conference - Due 28 May 2023 * Expressions of Interest for 2025 Conference - Due 25 June 2023 If you have any further questions, please contact Council via email or our website form and we will help where we can. Kind regards, Linux Australia Council