From lca-announce at lists.linux.org.au Mon Jul 2 12:35:18 2018 From: lca-announce at lists.linux.org.au (linux.conf.au Announcements) Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2018 14:35:18 +1200 Subject: [lca-announce] LCA 2019 Call for papers now open Message-ID: On behalf of the LCA2019 team we are pleased to announce that the Call for Proposals for linux.conf.au 2019 is now open! This Call for Proposals will close on July 30. linux.conf.au is one of the best-known community driven Free and Open Source Software conferences in the world. In 2019 we welcome you to join us in Christchurch, New Zealand on Monday 21 January through to Friday 25 January. For full details including those not covered by this announcement visit https://linux.conf.au/call-for-papers/ == IMPORTANT DATES == * Call for Proposals Opens: 2 July 2018 * Call for Proposals Closes: 30 July 2018 (no extensions) * Notifications from the programme committee: early-September 2018 * Conference Opens: 21st January 2019 == HOW TO SUBMIT == Create an account or login at https://linux.conf.au/dashboard/ and click the link to submit your proposal. == ABOUT LINUX.CONF.AU == linux.conf.au is a conference where people gather to learn about the entire world of Free and Open Source Software, directly from the people who contribute. Many of these contributors give scheduled presentations, but much interaction occurs in-between and after formal sessions between all attendees. Our aim is to create a deeply technical conference where we bring together industry leaders and experts on a wide range of subjects. linux.conf.au welcomes submissions from first-time and seasoned speakers, from all free and open technology communities, and all walks of life. We respect and encourage diversity at our conference. == CONFERENCE THEME == Our theme for linux.conf.au 2019 is "The Linux of Things". Building on the role that Linux plays in our everyday lives, we will address IoT-related opportunities and concerns from the purely technical through environmental, health, privacy, security and more. Please let this inspire you, but not restrict you - we will still have many talks about other interesting things in our community. For some suggestions to get you started with your proposal ideas please visit the CFP page on the linux.conf.au website. == PROPOSAL TYPES == We're accepting submissions for three different types of proposal: * Presentation (45 minutes): These are generally presented in lecture format and form the bulk of the available conference slots. * Tutorial (100 minutes): These are generally presented in a classroom format. They should be interactive or hands-on in nature. Tutorials are expected to have a specific learning outcome for attendees. * Miniconf (full-day): Single-track mini-conferences that run for the duration of a day on either Monday or Tuesday. We provide the room, and you provide the speakers. Together, you can explore a field in Free and Open Source software in depth. == PROPOSER RECOGNITION == In recognition of the value that presenters and miniconf organisers bring to our conference, once a proposal is accepted, one presenter or organiser per proposal is entitled to: * Free registration, which holds all of the benefits of a Professional Delegate Ticket * A complimentary ticket to the Speakers' Dinner, with additional tickets for significant others and children available for purchase. * 50% off the advertised price for sponsorship at the White-Flippered Blue Penguin tier. If your proposal includes more than one presenter or organiser, these additional people will be entitled to: * Professional or hobbyist registration at the Early Bird rate, regardless of whether the Early Bird rate is generally available * Speakers' dinner tickets available for purchase at cost Important Note for miniconf organisers: These discounts apply to the organisers only. All participants in your miniconf must arrange or purchase tickets for themselves via the regular ticket sales process or they may not be able to attend! As a volunteer-run non-profit conference, linux.conf.au does not pay speakers to present at the conference; but you may be eligible for financial assistance. == FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE == linux.conf.au is able to provide limited financial assistance for some speakers. Financial assistance may be provided to cover expenses that might otherwise prohibit a speaker from attending such as: * Cost of flight * Accommodation * Other accessibility related costs To be considered for assistance you can indicate this when making your proposal. We will try to accommodate as many requests for assistance as possible within our limited budget. == ACCESSIBILITY == linux.conf.au aims to be accommodating to everyone who wants to attend or present at the conference. We recognise that some people face accessibility challenges. If you have special accessibility requirements, you can provide that information when submitting your proposal so that we can plan to properly accommodate you. We recognise that childcare and meeting dietary requirements also fall under the general principle of making it possible for everyone to participate, and will be announcing our offering for these in the near future; if you have concerns or needs in these areas, or in any area that would impact your ability to participate, please let us when submitting your proposal. == CODE OF CONDUCT == By agreeing to present at or attend the conference you are agreeing to abide by the terms and conditions (https://linux.conf.au/attend/terms-and-conditions/). We require all speakers and delegates to have read, understood, and act according to the standards set forth in our Code of Conduct (https://linux.conf.au/attend/code-of-conduct/). == RECORDING == To increase the number of people that can view your presentation, linux.conf.au will record your talk and make it publicly available after the event. We plan to release recordings of every talk at the conference under a Creative Commons Share-Alike Licence. When submitting your proposal you may note that you do not wish to have your talk released, although we prefer and encourage all presentations to be recorded. == LICENSING == If the subject of your presentation is software, you must ensure the software has an Open Source Initiative-approved licence at the time of the close of our CFP. From lca-announce at lists.linux.org.au Thu Jul 26 08:22:33 2018 From: lca-announce at lists.linux.org.au (linux.conf.au Announcements) Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 22:22:33 -0000 Subject: [lca-announce] Farewell from LCA2018, Say hello to LCA2019 Message-ID: We hope each and every one of you enjoyed the conference and left with something of value to you. As the LCA2019 Christchurch team is ramping up preparations for next year?s conference, we would like to take the opportunity for a final wrap up and say a few thank yous.Videos All of the presentations, tutorials and miniconfs are now online! Linux Australia mirror (mp4 and webm): http://mirror.linux.org.au/pub/linux.conf.au/2018/ Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/linuxconfau2018/featured Raffle Charity - Code Club AU We raised a grand total of just over $9000 during the week for Code Club AU. We hope that you had a chance to talk to the Code Club AU team that were onsite during the week and get a feel for what they do around the country to try and introduce the next generation of people to building software. Carbon Offsets Due to your contributions we have offset a total of $925. This has been forwarded to 15Trees and will see around 215 trees being planted. Thank you to all the volunteers This conference would not be possible each year without a long list of people volunteering and contributing their time. From the core organising team to the room monitors and AV staff during the week, all of us have volunteered our time. This is what being a grassroots event is all about - we are not out to make a profit for ourselves, we do this together because we enjoy what we do and we want to make conferences like this happen. Sponsors The conference would not be possible to run at the price we do it for without our sponsors. IBM were once again a major sponsor, the only sponsor that has been around for every single LCA. LCA2018 would not have been possible without a huge amount of support from UTS. As well as covering the venue hire costs, their staff provided their time and expertise to help with everything from planning the logistics of the event to making sure the wifi worked without a hitch. This is the ITPA?s second year sponsoring the conference. As another volunteer run organisation we are glad that they could be part of the conference. The ITPA is offering free associate-level members for all LCA attendees. For more information visit https://www.itpa.org.au/membership-levels/ LCA2019 Enjoyed watching the talks at LCA2018? Now it's your chance! Head to https://linux.conf.au/call-for-papers/ to submit a proposal for a talk at next year's conference. Be quick - talks must be submitted by the 30th July! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: