From robyn at robynspcs.com Fri Aug 3 10:51:02 2018 From: robyn at robynspcs.com (Robyn Willison) Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2018 10:21:02 +0930 Subject: [Linux-aus] Fwd: Home needed for amazing computer history In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8463eeed-7b8e-2007-d509-671ac5e0378d@robynspcs.com> -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Home needed for amazing computer history Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2018 08:03:21 +0930 From: Romana Challans To: LinuxSA https://www.itnews.com.au/news/australian-computer-museum-society-collection-faces-bulldozers-499452 Australian Computer Museum Society collection faces bulldozers Some of the Australian Computer Museum Society?s 50,000-item-strong collection may literally be bulldozed next week, because the warehouse it occupies is scheduled for demolition and the Museum can?t find alternative accommodation within its budget. They are?looking for housing for their any?of their collection?. 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Her accomplishments and contributions are too numerous to mention in detail; she served in several capacities with the Australian Computing Society for decades, furthering the professionalism of our industry and demanding higher standards from those who practice in it. She was a founding member of Open Source Industry Australia, and an active member of Linux Australia; in our private correspondence she provided guidance, wisdom and incisive wit. More recently she served as the President of the Australian Council of Professions and as Chair of the International Professional Practice Program of the International Federation of Information Processing. Above all, she served. She dedicated her life to making the practice and profession of computing well respected, well governed and well regarded. Her legacy will echo for generations. As a mark of respect, the Linux Australia web server `X-Clacks-Overhead` header has been updated to include her name. "A woman is not dead while her name is still spoken" - after Terry Pratchett. Respectfully, Kathy, Cameron, Sae Ra, Russell, Hugh, Cherie and James PS As I went searching for authoritative information to pen this note, I noticed Brenda does not have a Wikipedia page. I would like our community to address that if possible. -- Kathy Reid President Linux Australia 0418 130 636 president at linux.org.au http://linux.org.au Linux Australia Inc GPO Box 4788 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia ABN 56 987 117 479 From gareth20 at gmail.com Sat Aug 18 12:23:06 2018 From: gareth20 at gmail.com (Gareth Moores) Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2018 12:23:06 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] [Grants] Grant request: Securing HealthHack's Digital Future In-Reply-To: References: <565f48b3-a82a-11b9-1dee-ecd6a080b484@linux.org.au> Message-ID: Hi, I'd like to propose the following people as the sub-committee members for HealthHack Australia: Andrew Saul Dr R?is?n McMahon Michael Imelfort Maia Sauren Bas Gokcen Dr Nick Hamilton Liviu Constantinescu Liz Gilleran Melissa North Gareth Moores Thank-you, Gareth HealthHack Australia On Sat, 7 Jul 2018 at 13:29, HealthHack Australia wrote: > This is fantastic news. Thank-you from everyone on the HealthHack team! > > Gareth Moores > > On Fri, Jul 6, 2018 at 7:35 PM, Linux Australia President < > president at linux.org.au> wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> This request was considered in two parts at the Linux Australia Council >> meeting last night. >> >> HEALTHHACK GRANT FOR SERVICES >> >> We discussed several options related to this Grant Request, specifically >> around the issue that most of the services listed are not open source, and >> we want to encourage the use of open source technologies. We also noted >> that as a small operation, it is harder for HealthHack to use technologies >> that are open source - as they often require self-hosting. On balance we >> noted that HealthHack outcomes are open-source licensed and the general >> societal benefit of Health Hack. >> >> We approved this Grant Request to a value of approximately $2000, >> provided that a report on HealthHack outcomes is provided by end of >> December 2018. >> >> - >> >> MOTION BY Kathy Reid That Linux Australia Accepts the Grant Proposal >> from HealthHack submitted by HealthHack Australia >> - >> >> Seconded: Cameron >> - >> >> Motion: unanimously passed >> - >> >> If there are constraints to the motion passing (eg change in >> conditions, to the value of approximately $2,000, subject to HealthHack >> agreeing to submit a report on how the grant was used by 2018-12-31. >> >> >> HEALTHHACK BECOMING A SUBCOMMITEE OF LINUX AUSTRALIA >> >> Several aspects were discussed in relation to this Grant Request. We >> noted that HealthHack does not derive any financial return; that is, Linux >> Australia would be taking on the risk of the event without any return - >> unlike say Pycon AU or linux.conf.au where Linux Australia retains >> profits to provide seed funding and central services. We noted that the >> risk exposure of HealthHack will be low, as the event is only held in a >> small number of locations, and the financial exposure of the event is also >> low. >> >> We have approved this request, subject to the subcommittee being reviewed >> at appropriate intervals to ensure that the risk exposure of the event is >> not growing beyond what Linux Australia is comfortable with. >> >> >> - >> >> MOTION BY Kathy Read That Linux Australia invite HealthHack >> become subcommittee of LA: >> - >> >> Seconded: Cameron. >> - >> >> Motion passed unanimously >> - >> >> Conditions: HealthHack give us a yearly report after the >> event is run, and LA will review HeathHack status as a subcommittee, and a >> list of subcommittee members is received from HealthHack. This >> subcommittee is expected to revenue neutral. >> >> >> NEXT ACTIONS >> >> The next actions to move forward with this piece are; >> >> - Health Hack to provide a list of their Subcommittee members >> - Kathy and Russell to arrange financial induction for the >> Subcommittee members, after which Xero and Westpac access can be provided >> - Kathy and Russell to provide the Grant money into the bank account >> for HealthHack once induction complete >> - Kathy to flag with Admin Team in case there are any services we >> already provide that may be of use >> - HealthHack website footer to include phrasing to the effect >> 'HealthHack is run under the auspices of Linux Australia' with a link back >> to Linux Australia web site >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Kathy >> >> On 20/06/18 17:51, HealthHack Australia wrote: >> >> *Project name* >> >> Securing HealthHack's Digital Future >> >> *Aim of the project, including any key stages or milestones of the >> project* >> >> The one sentence summary of this project is: We need to start paying for >> the things we rely on. The slightly longer description is as follows. >> >> Who we are: >> >> HealthHack brings motivated people from diverse research, technology, >> business and educational backgrounds together to solve important problems >> in health care and medical research. Since 2013 we have successfully run 13 >> hackathons in five cities, helping to solve more than 75 problems. >> >> At the center of our work are our ?problem owners?; experts from the >> health and medical research community who are searching for solutions to >> technical challenges. Before each event, we work with the problem owners to >> help them to refine one challenge into a well defined ?problem? that can >> be worked on in a hackathon format. Each problem owner introduces their >> problem at the start of the event while hackers form teams to solve them >> based on their interests, passions or the skills they can offer. For the >> remaining time, each problem owner works closely with their group, >> combining their experience with the team?s expertise to develop inspiring >> solutions to important problems. >> >> HealthHack is free to attend and we welcome everyone to participate, >> especially those who genuinely want to use technology to help improve >> health and medical research outcomes. We?re strictly not-for-profit, >> volunteer-run and 100% open source. All solutions are shared openly and >> freely (as in speech AND beer). We ensure all code is released under an OSI >> approved licence after each hack. More information about who we are and >> what we do is available at healthhack.com.au. >> >> Our Challenges: >> >> We?re a 100% volunteer run, digital first organisation. We rely heavily >> on online tools and systems to run the event and to share knowledge and >> lessons learned in the past. We always try to use tools that have free >> versions but over time we?ve started moving to paid subscriptions as we?ve >> outgrown the freely available functionality. We?ve experimented with self >> hosting services using several open source systems but our dependence on >> volunteers means that we?ve periodically lost access to the skills needed >> to continue managing our digital castle. We've had more success subscribing >> to externally managed systems that require less technical expertise to >> maintain. The lack of funding for paid services (our current subscriptions >> are being paid out-of-pocket by our dedicated volunteers) means we aren?t >> able to access all the services we require. >> >> HealthHack has always been held as under the Open Knowledge Australia >> banner and so OKAU have graciously provided a bank account for sponsorship >> deposits and read only access to their Xero instance so we can track our >> state. We are extremely grateful to OKAU for their support in this area but >> we are also constrained by the limitations of the current setup. >> Specifically, we cannot raise or pay invoices or reimburse volunteers for >> event related expenses ourselves. Instead we must communicate via email >> with a third party who has the ability to do this for us. >> >> We aim to: >> >> - take over payment of any critical services currently carried by our >> wonderful volunteers (such as domain name registration fees). >> >> - move and centralise all of our documentation including standard >> operating practices, tools / templates, marketing / branding / website >> assets into one place on Google Drive with appropriate permissions for >> organisers. We want to make as much information publicly accessible as >> possible, while still respecting and protecting personal and sensitive >> information and data. >> >> - implement a reliable and secure email service for HealthHack organisers >> so that communication history is not lost as volunteers come and go. >> >> - improve the way we manage our website. We need to make it easier for >> our volunteers to keep it up to date with relevant content. >> >> - start using an online, teams-based password management service. >> >> - improve our ability to communicate with our audience by moving to a >> paid version of Mailchimp with SurveyMonkey integration. >> >> - better manage our own presence in Xero and have the ability to generate >> invoices and pay expenses. >> >> *How the success of the project will be measured* >> >> If the grant is funded we?ll create a more detailed list of technical >> goals and accompanying delivery dates and post it on the LA mailing list. >> We?ll use this document to assess our position throughout the project. >> >> *Estimated cost breakdown of the project, including any materials, >> projects or online services that are required to deliver the project. The >> cost breakdown should include estimates of labour costs and/or professional >> services* >> >> The event itself usually costs around $10K per site which we?ve always >> been able to fund using sponsorship but we?ve never had funding to pay for >> the infrastructure that runs year round. Our long term plan is to support >> all ongoing infrastructure costs by seeking increased investment from our >> pool of sponsors. However, we also have an immediate need to fund >> improvements to digital infrastructure as soon as possible so that we can >> concentrate on delivering a successful event in September. To make this >> happen we?re asking Linux Australia to support us by providing $1,517.40 to >> pay for the following services for the next two years: >> >> Mailchimp: $200 (2 @ $100/yr) >> >> SurveyMonkey $116 (4 @ $29/mth) >> >> Squarespace: $686.40 (24 @ $28.60/mth) >> >> Lastpass for teams: $232 (2 * 4 @ $29/user/yr) >> >> Gsuite: $240 (1 * 24 @ $10/user/mth) >> >> Domain hosting: $43 (2 @ $21.50/yr) >> >> We would also like to become an official sub-committee of LA which would >> give us the level of control over our bookkeeping we require. >> >> We understand how scarce and valuable grant money is so we would like to >> ask now that if LA is only able to fund part of the request we would very >> much appreciate it if funding the entire suite of services but for a >> shorter time could be considered. >> >> * The project team, their credentials and professional capabilities, >> especially their history of open source, open data, open hardware or open >> culture contributions * >> >> HealthHack has been around in various forms since 2013 and we have a >> fairly large and diverse alumni scattered around Australia, however there >> are four of us who have been involved with HealthHack for several years and >> oversee the long-lived aspects of the group as a whole. >> >> Dr Roisin McMahon >> >> Roisin has a PhD in biochemistry, a passion for science, and more than a >> decade of experience in biomedical research. She is a university based >> research scientist who studies how bacteria cause disease and searches for >> new drugs to treat them. Roisin is a versatile science communicator and >> committed to championing better equity and diversity in STEM. As a >> result,she was selected as a 2017 Science & Technology Australia Superstar >> of STEM. She enjoys building and supporting diverse and connected >> communities of scientists via roles as Deputy Chair of the Australian >> Academy of Science?s Early and mid-Career Researcher Forum Executive, >> convenor of the Brisbane node of the STEMMinist Book Club and as an >> organiser for HealthHack. Roisin first attended HealthHack in 2015; booked >> as a mentor for 4 hours, she stayed for the whole weekend and has never >> looked back. In 2016-17, she worked with problem owners to refine their >> projects. She co-led the 2017 Brisbane event. >> >> Andrew Saul >> >> Andrew is a data analyst for a large technology company that specialises >> in machine monitoring. He has previously worked as a data analyst in the >> video games and in digital advertising and app development. Andrew has a >> passion for analytics and open data. As a result he loves a good data heavy >> hackathon; the more open the better. Andrew has led and participated in >> teams at previous GovHack and HealthHack events. Andrew became an organiser >> of HealthHack Brisbane in 2017 and is back again in 2018. He is an active >> member of data community in Brisbane and has presented at a number of >> Meetups both about his work and projects from hackathons his teams >> attended. >> >> Dr Mike Imelfort >> >> Mike has a PhD in Bioinformatics and works as a data scientist for a >> biotech startup in the genome sequencing space. He's an open data and >> Hackathon enthusiast and active member of the Brisbane tech community. Mike >> is passionate about making technology available to diverse groups of >> people. He?s produced a number of open source bioinformatics tools (mainly >> GPL) which are available on github: https://github.com/minillinim and >> https://github.com/ecogenomics. Mike has been a local and national >> organiser for HealthHack (http://healthhack.com.au) and served as the >> lead national organiser for HealthHack 2016 which was held in Brisbane, >> Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Canberra. Mike also contributes to the >> IWS-Hackathon project, a sub-committee of Linux Australia, which is >> dedicated to building open source STEM teaching resources based around an >> automated garden watering platform. Mike recently stepped down as the >> President of the the Kimberley Park P&C Association but is still managing >> the digital services used by that organisation. >> >> Gareth Moores >> >> Gareth has been volunteering with HealthHack since 2015. Gareth become >> technical lead for HealthHack in 2017 and has returned for 2018. Gareth has >> worked as system administrator and lead developer for a national radio >> station. Gareth has participated in teams at previous HealthHack and >> GovHack events. Gareth also volunteers with the Developers, Developers, >> Developers conference and with Rosies: Friends on the Street. >> >> Gareth Moores will be responsible for this project and will be providing >> a detailed report on the outcomes of our infrastructure regeneration >> project as well as how it helped (or hindered) us in running the actual >> event this year. >> >> We thank the committee and greater community for the opportunity to make >> this request and we welcome any and all feedback. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> The HealthHack org team. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Grants mailing listGrants at lists.linux.org.auhttp://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants >> >> -- >> Kathy Reid >> President >> Linux Australia >> >> 0418 130 636 >> president at linux.org.auhttp://linux.org.au >> >> Linux Australia Inc >> GPO Box 4788 >> Sydney NSW 2001 >> Australia >> >> ABN 56 987 117 479 >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Grants mailing list > Grants at lists.linux.org.au > http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From secretary at linux.org.au Wed Aug 29 21:19:32 2018 From: secretary at linux.org.au (Linux Australia Secretary) Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 21:19:32 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] Official call for bids for linux.conf.au 2021 - LCA 2021 Message-ID: Hi everyone, ? As the very keen among us know, plans are coming along really well for linux.conf.au 2019 in Christchurch and more information is available at https://linux.conf.au. We're very much looking forward to seeing you all there. ? In the meantime, it's time to start thinking about plans for 2021. ? Last year, Council assessed bids for LCA2020, and the winning city will be announced at the close of LCA2019 in January next year *cough, Cairns* ;-) ? The timeline for the LCA2021 bid: Earlier this year: Council seeks Expressions of Interest in running linux.conf.au 2021 August - formal Bids are requested to host linux.conf.au 2021 October 27th - Submission of formal bids closes November / December - Council clarifies any questions regarding the bids and reviews them Quarter 1 2019 - Council conducts Site Inspections with shortlisted Bid Teams Early 2019 - Council decides on the winning city and informs the Bid Teams January 2020 - Winning bid is announced at linux.conf.au in $CITY_FOR_LCA2021 If you've ever sat in the back of a LUG meeting or an LCA talk, or had an informal chat to someone about running an LCA, now is the time to put that idea into action. If you were the person two seats back listening in, go bug that person to put in a bid. ? If you haven't already, the first thing to do is to send an email to council at linux.org.au to let us know you are thinking of submitting a bid. You should also CC linux-aus at linux.org.au, this might help you find other people keen on helping you out. Once you've done that here are two documents to help you get started: https://wiki.linux.org.au/Linux.conf.au_Bid_Guidelines https://wiki.linux.org.au/LCA_HOWTO ? The first outlines what is required for the bid process, while the second gives a fairly detailed overview of the sorts of things you need to think about when preparing to run an LCA, and provides example bid documents. We have more bid documents that aren't linked here which we can provide. There is also a comprehensive Event Portal with lots of useful information on how to run a successful event at: ? https://wiki.linux.org.au/Linux_Australia:Events_Portal ? So go out, get your team together, talk to some venues/vendors and start bidding to run the next awesome LCA! Armed with your amazing organising skills, this is your opportunity to show off your city, do what you always wanted to do at LCA, add something extra special to the conference and have a say in the programme of the conference. ? This is something you will remember for a lifetime and gain life-long friends, professional contacts and the experience looks amazing on a resume. Not to mention, it?s great fun to run! ? Once you've finalised your bid document then please send to council at linux.org.au and linux-aus at linux.org.au. ? If you are thinking of bidding, please put your hand up sooner rather than later so that the Council can make sure you get the support you need to prepare a high quality bid. Please don?t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or need any help in preparing your bid. ? Please do forward this onto anyone you think may be interested. ? Looking forward to seeing your bids! ? 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