<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body><div>Hello everyone!</div><div><br></div><div>Firstly, we're aware of an issue with account management on the website. Thank you for bearing with us while this gets sorted. </div><div>Now onto the exciting news:</div><div><br></div><div><b>Early Bird Registrations Open</b></div><div><br></div><div>Everything Open tickets are now on sale for our return to Brisbane/Meanjin on 20-22 January 2027. </div><div>Early bird tickets are available at a discount, but they will sell out, so get yours now.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://2027.everythingopen.au/attend/tickets/">https://2027.everythingopen.au/attend/tickets/</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Call for Sessions Extended to September </b><b>20th </b><br></div><div><br></div><div><span class="color" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">You now have until September 20th to get your talk submissions in. Everything Open welcomes talks from seasoned speakers to new people. We are a very welcoming space and we want you to help us make EO the best conference it can be.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span class="color" style="color:rgb(33, 37, 41);">Our theme for this year is “Building the Future Together”, and the specialist tracks are:</span></div><div><span class="color" style="color:rgb(33, 37, 41);"> - </span>Kernel Development, hosted by Jeremy Kerr</div><div> - Operations and Security in Practice, hosted by Simon Lyall and Danishka Navin</div><div> - Opening the Public Sector, hosted by Sam Hames</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://2027.everythingopen.au/programme/proposals/">https://2027.everythingopen.au/programme/proposals/</a><br></div><div class="align-start" style="text-align:start;"><br></div><div class="align-start" style="text-align:start;"><b>Submission Workshops</b></div><div class="align-start" style="text-align:start;"><br></div><div class="align-start" style="text-align:start;"><span class="color" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you are unsure as to what to write or how to write it, Sae Ra from the Session Selection Committee will be running two workshops on putting together a submission, provide some insights as to what the SSC are looking for, and work through some rough drafts to get you started. The two workshops are at:</span></div><ul><li><span class="color" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thursday 10th of September at 12pm (Melbourne Time)</span></li><li><span class="color" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thursday 10th of September at 7pm (Melbourne Time)</span></li></ul><div class="align-start" style="text-align:start;"><span class="color" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you are interested in attending, please email <a href="mailto:eo_ssc@saeragermaine.au" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">eo_ssc@saeragermaine.au</a> with your preferred session and Sae Ra will send through a calendar invite with connection details. If there is enough interest there may be opportunities to run extra sessions the following week.</span></div><div class="align-start" style="text-align:start;"><br></div><div><b>Stay in the know</b></div><div><br></div><div>Follow us <span><span class="font"><span class="size">for the latest updates, speaker announcements, and exciting news. </span></span></span></div><div><br></div><div>- Mailing list <a href="https://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/eo-announce" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/eo-announce</a></div><div>- Mastodon <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@EverythingOpen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fosstodon.org/@EverythingOpen</a></div><div>- Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/everythingopen.au" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/everythingopen.au</a></div><div>- LinkedIn <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/everythingopen/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/everythingopen/</a></div><div>- Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EverythingOpenConference/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/EverythingOpenConference/</a></div><div>- Conference website <a href="https://2027.everythingopen.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://2027.everythingopen.au/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span><span class="font"><span class="size"><span><span class="font"><span class="size">If you have any questions or require further information, please reach out to our friendly team by replying to this email. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><br></div><div><span><span class="font"><span class="size">We can’t wait to see you in Brisbane!</span></span></span></div><div><br></div><div><span><span class="font"><span class="size">Charelle Collett<br></span></span></span>on behalf of the Everything Open 2027 organising team</div><div><br></div></body></html>