<p dir="ltr">Did I just entirely imagine that LCA was moving to a two-year model a la PyCon? Or maybe there was discussion about it that wasn't definitive?</p>
<p dir="ltr">Brianna</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On 18/05/2014 9:11 AM, "Chris Neugebauer" <<a href="mailto:chrisjrn@gmail.com">chrisjrn@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
No, 2016 has already been awarded to Geelong.<br>
<br>
On 7 May 2014 16:02, Dennis Gilmore <<a href="mailto:dennis@gilmore.net.au">dennis@gilmore.net.au</a>> wrote:<br>
> Do you mean 2016 and not 2017?<br>
><br>
> Dennis<br>
><br>
> On Thu, 24 Apr 2014 16:09:32 +1000<br>
> Joshua Hesketh <<a href="mailto:josh@nitrotech.org">josh@nitrotech.org</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Hello Again,<br>
>><br>
>> Just thought I'd reply to myself here to remind people that we're<br>
>> only 1 month away from calling for bids. We'd love to hear from<br>
>> anybody interested in running an LCA as early as possible so we can<br>
>> help guide you through the process and give you an idea of what to<br>
>> expect.<br>
>><br>
>> Cheers,<br>
>> Josh<br>
>><br>
>> On 13/03/14 21:55, Joshua Hesketh wrote:<br>
>> > Hello everybody!<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Cherie and the team for <a href="http://linux.conf.au" target="_blank">linux.conf.au</a> 2015 Auckland are doing a<br>
>> > great job in preparing for next years conference, and we?re very<br>
>> > much looking forward to seeing you all there. As per our previous<br>
>> > communications[0], Linux Australia has moved towards a two year<br>
>> > cycle for bidding to host <a href="http://linux.conf.au" target="_blank">linux.conf.au</a>.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > In order to provide enough time for possible bid teams to contruct<br>
>> > their bids for <a href="http://linux.conf.au" target="_blank">linux.conf.au</a> 2017, we are now formally calling for<br>
>> > Expressions of Interest from bid teams to host <a href="http://linux.conf.au" target="_blank">linux.conf.au</a> 2017.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > The timeline for this year is as follows:<br>
>> ><br>
>> > - March - Council seeks Expressions of Interest in running<br>
>> > <a href="http://linux.conf.au" target="_blank">linux.conf.au</a> 2017<br>
>> > - Late May - Formal Bids are requested to host <a href="http://linux.conf.au" target="_blank">linux.conf.au</a><br>
>> > 2017<br>
>> > - June - Council works with Bid Teams to help them prepare<br>
>> > their bids, answering questions and providing guidance<br>
>> > - 6th July - Submission of formal bids closes<br>
>> > - July/August - Council clarifies any questions regarding the bids<br>
>> > and reviews them<br>
>> > - September - Council conducts Site Inspections with shortlisted<br>
>> > Bid Teams<br>
>> > - October - Council decides on the winning city and informs<br>
>> > the Bid Teams<br>
>> > - January - The winning bid is announced at <a href="http://linux.conf.au" target="_blank">linux.conf.au</a> 2015<br>
>> ><br>
>> > So, if you've ever sat in the back of an open source meetup or user<br>
>> > group, or a <a href="http://linux.conf.au" target="_blank">linux.conf.au</a> talk, or had an informat chat with<br>
>> > someone about running a <a href="http://linux.conf.au" target="_blank">linux.conf.au</a>, now is the time to put that<br>
>> > idea into action!<br>
>> ><br>
>> > If you were the person two seats back listening, go bug that person<br>
>> > to put in a bid!<br>
>> ><br>
>> > What do I do next?<br>
>> > ===============<br>
>> ><br>
>> > The first thing to do is to send an email to <a href="mailto:council@linux.org.au">council@linux.org.au</a><br>
>> > to let us know you are submitting an Expression of Interest. You<br>
>> > should also CC <a href="mailto:linux-aus@linux.org.au">linux-aus@linux.org.au</a> so that you can identify<br>
>> > other people potentially willing to help your Bid Team out.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Once you've done that here are two documents to help you get<br>
>> > started:<br>
>> > * <a href="http://wiki.linux.org.au/Linux.conf.au_Bid_Guidelines" target="_blank">http://wiki.linux.org.au/Linux.conf.au_Bid_Guidelines</a><br>
>> > * <a href="http://wiki.linux.org.au/LCA_HOWTO" target="_blank">http://wiki.linux.org.au/LCA_HOWTO</a><br>
>> ><br>
>> > The first outlines what is required for the bid process, while the<br>
>> > second give a fairly detailed overview of the sorts of things you<br>
>> > need to think about when preparing to run an LCA, and provide<br>
>> > example bid documents.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > There is also a comprehensive Event Portal with lots of useful<br>
>> > information on how to run a successful event at<br>
>> > <a href="http://wiki.linux.org.au/Linux_Australia:Events_Portal" target="_blank">http://wiki.linux.org.au/Linux_Australia:Events_Portal</a><br>
>> ><br>
>> > So go out, get your team together, talk to some venues/vendors and<br>
>> > start bidding to run the next awesome <a href="http://linux.conf.au" target="_blank">linux.conf.au</a>!<br>
>> ><br>
>> > This is your opportunity to do what you wanted to do at<br>
>> > <a href="http://linux.conf.au" target="_blank">linux.conf.au</a>, to add something extra special to the conference, to<br>
>> > have a say in the programme of the conference and to show off your<br>
>> > city and amazing organising skills. This is something you will<br>
>> > remember for a lifetime and gain life-long friends, professional<br>
>> > contacts and the experience looks amazing on a resume.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Not to mention, it's great fun to run!<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Once you've finalised your bid document then please send to<br>
>> > <a href="mailto:council@linux.org.au">council@linux.org.au</a> and <a href="mailto:linux-aus@linux.org.au">linux-aus@linux.org.au</a>.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Warm Regards,<br>
>> > Joshua Hesketh<br>
>> ><br>
>> > [0]<br>
>> > <a href="http://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/linux-aus/2013-November/021212.html" target="_blank">http://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/linux-aus/2013-November/021212.html</a><br>
>> ><br>
>> > P.S. Please forward this announcement onto local LUG lists and<br>
>> > anywhere else you think is relevant.<br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>> ><br>
>><br>
>><br>
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