[lca-announce] linux.conf.au 2022 - Ticket Sales and Financial Assistance Open

[linux.conf.au Announcements]

We are pleased to announce that ticket sales for linux.conf.au 2022 have 
now launched!

This year the conference is taking place online, worldwide, from Friday 
14 to Sunday 16 January.
As usual the conference will start with Miniconfs on Friday 14 January, 
followed by two days of main conference on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 
January.
For the Professional-level ticket holders, we will be having a special 
guest speaker present at our Professional Delegates Networking Session 
(PDNS) on the Saturday evening - keep an eye out for more details soon!

As with last year, the online format means we can offer tickets at a 
lower price. This does mean that there are no Early Bird tickets.
Jump onto your dashboard at https://lca2022.linux.org.au/dashboard/ to 
secure yours today.


## Ticket Prices

* Miniconf Only (Friday only pass): $25
* Student/Concession: $30
* Hobbyist: $70
* Professional: $125
* Contributor: $300

For full details and inclusions, take a look at the ticket overview at 
https://lca2022.linux.org.au/attend/tickets/.
All prices are AUD, including GST.


## Open Hardware Miniconf Kits

The Open Hardware Miniconf is again producing hardware kits that will be 
available for purchase through the conference website. Stocks are 
strictly limited, so we encourage you to get in early if you would like 
to secure a kit this year.
You can find out more about the hardware in their announcement at 
http://www.openhardwareconf.org/wiki/OHMC2022_Announcement.


## Financial Assistance

With the conference running online, we hope it is easier for more people 
to attend given the lower ticket price and no travel or accommodation 
costs.
However we understand that the past couple of years have been a 
challenge for many people financially and some may still struggle to 
find the means to join us.

Thanks to the support of our Outreach and Inclusion sponsor, Arm, we 
have funds set aside to provide financial assistance to linux.conf.au 
attendees who might need it. This program is part of our outreach and 
inclusion efforts for linux.conf.au.

To find out more about our financial assistance and how to apply, please 
see https://lca2022.linux.org.au/attend/assistance/.


## Pick your own LCA2022 branded merchandise

If you've attended linux.conf.au in the past you know we usually hand 
out branded t-shirts. Once again we are offering a wide range of branded 
merchandise through RedBubble. You can buy t-shirts, laptop cases, 
socks, tapestries and plenty more.

To make things more exciting, we have two different designs available 
this year. You can choose from the LCA2022 Sanitiser Tux 
(https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/94005855) or the linux.conf.au 2022 
Community (https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/94005406) designs.
We look forward to seeing you with your merchandise!


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Read this online at https://lca2022.linux.org.au/news/ticket-sales-open/