[Linux-aus] Astronomy Miniconf at Linux.conf.au 2015

[Simon Lyall]

The Linux.conf.au team are please to announce the Astronomy Miniconf will
be part of the Linux.conf.au 2015 conference to be held in Auckland, New
Zealand this coming January.

Linux and open source technologies are used extensively in large-scale
astronomy projects within Australia/New Zealand and throughout the world,
and to a lesser extent in amateur astronomy. The Astronomy Miniconf will be
a one-day stream at LCA2015, focused on the use of Linux and open source
technologies in astronomy. It will primarily focus on the technical aspects
of large-scale professional astronomy projects, but will include sessions
on topics of interest to amateur astronomers.

The Astronomy Miniconf programme will include presentations from New
Zealand professional astronomers on Linux/open source aspects of their
work, as well as from LCA2015 delegates who will present on their own open
source astronomy projects. Most of the more technical sessions will be of
interest to the full range of LCA2015 delegates, not just those with a
particular interest in astronomy.

Last year's inaugural Astronomy Miniconf was well attended and widely
considered successful by attendees and LCA2014 organisers. You can sample
videos of presentations from last year's miniconf on youtube
<http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmiuOcBMoxjdQkykyASYyul6uw5Am66PO>.

Jessica Smith is the 2015 Astronomy Miniconf organiser, and will be
coordinating the CFP (call for papers) for the miniconf. Details of the
Astronomy Miniconf CFP will be posted on the LCA2015 mailing list

Organiser: Jessica Smith
Twitter: @itgrrl

* Linux.conf.au <http://Linux.conf.au> *

linux.conf.au is one of the foremost open source conferences in the world,
and is considered the most prestigious in the Southern Hemisphere. The next
conference, LCA2015, will be held on 12 - 16 January 2015 at the University
of Auckland in Auckland, New Zealand.
Linux.conf.au Miniconfs

Miniconfs are one day miniature conferences, within the main LCA2015
conference, which are targeted towards specific communities of interest and
offer delegates an opportunity to network with other enthusiasts while
immersing themselves in a specific topic or project.

LCA2015 miniconfs will be run on Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th of January
2015. Each miniconf's schedule is organised by the miniconf's organiser and
will be published ahead of time, listing speakers and sessions for the day.
Linux.conf.au 2015 Date: 12 - 16 January 2015
Venue: Owen G Glenn Building, University of Auckland, Grafton Road,
Auckland.
City: Auckland, New Zealand
Web: http://linux.conf.au/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LCA2015
Twitter: @linuxconfau
Hashtag: #lca2015
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