[Aslug] LinuxConf Alice Springs?

[ninti at internode.on.net]

Just passing on some correspondence. I was in touch with the crowd who organise 
LUGs in Australia. Grant from SFLUG had the following food for thought, maybe we 
can discuss next meeting ... 
 
 
Also you may or may not be aware that Linux Australia is also taking tenders 
for LCA conferences from regional areas of Australia, it would be great if 
you guys from Alice could have a go at tendering for one of these 
conferences down the track in the not so distant future as it would bring 
some great revenue into your regional city, amongst some other great 
benefits. 
Alice also is quite easily accessable by Air, Coach & Rail from other cities 
here in Australia so logistically would work quite well. 
 
I'm actually the organiser of SFLUG (Southern Fleurieu Linux Users Group) 
which is a southern region about 80kms south of Adelaide, and includes towns 
like Victor Harbor, Goolwa, Middleton, Pt Elliot and other towns from the 
surrounding area. 
LCA would have issues for us down here as it would cause a logistical 
nightmare in finding a venue large enough to hold the event in, but might be 
worth us looking at the new TAFE building once is has been completed, this 
is still some time away yet. Please also feel free to check out our SFLUG 
website http://www.sflug.org, please also feel free to join our mailing list 
http://www.linuxsa.org.au/mailman/listinfo/sflug and connect with us online 
if you want. Our forum which was part of Forum SA is now out of action, due 
to Forum SA closing down, we are still working things out for this. 
I also have good connections with Linux SA & LSGA (Linux Supporters Group 
Adelaide) as well as LSCLUG (Limestone Coast LUG) which is based down in the 
SE part of SA about 430kms away from Adelaide. 
 
Also maybe if not LCA perhaps to do something combined on a smaller scale 
with you guys in the NT & our guys from SA?? 
 
 
Mike