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<p class="brush: text; plain-text">You're receiving this email as
you're a key stakeholder and/or interested party for linux.conf.au
2016 Geelong - LCA By the Bay. We'll be keeping you informed in
the lead up to the conference with key updates. <br>
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<h3 class="brush: text; plain-text">Call for Papers
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The conference #CfP opened in June, and we've had a fantastic
response! #CfP will be open until 2nd August, so please do
consider passing the link below to any colleagues who may be
interested in presented on open source or linux-related topics.
This year, we introduced a new presentation type - Prototypes -
aimed at showcasing near-to-market hardware and software ideas,
and bringing the intellectual capital of our community to bear on
them. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://linux.conf.au/cfp">http://linux.conf.au/cfp</a>
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<p class="brush: text; plain-text">Our seasoned and respected Papers
Committee, led by Michael Still and Michael Davies of Rackspace,
will review and select the Conference Programme in late August,
and Speakers will be notified in September. <br>
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<h3 class="brush: text; plain-text">Elastic signed as our first
Sponsor!<br>
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<p class="brush: text; plain-text">We're thrilled to announce that
Elastic are our first Sponsor! Elastic search was founded in 2012,
with a rich history in open source development thanks to founder
Shay Banon. It's software is used for providing fast and efficient
scalable search in all kinds of documents. The company has raised
over $100 Million in funding so far.
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://elastic.co">http://elastic.co</a>
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<p class="brush: text; plain-text">For more information about
Sponsorship opportunities with #lca2016 please email
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sponsorship@lcabythebay.org.au">sponsorship@lcabythebay.org.au</a>
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<h3 class="brush: text; plain-text">Video recording and streaming
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<p class="brush: text; plain-text">We've engaged the wonderful folks
at Next Day Video to manage our video recording. We're considering
whether we'll stream the conference, given the large overhead
involved. Our next actions here are to identify the AV equipment
in our conference venues and identify the best approach to video
recording. <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://nextdayvideo.com">http://nextdayvideo.com</a>
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<h3>Conference registration
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<p class="brush: text; plain-text">We use a system called ZooKeepr
(<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://zookeepr.org/">http://zookeepr.org/</a>) to manage registrations and ticket sales
for linux.conf.au, and we've been putting the finishing touches to
the system to prepare for opening ticket sales in September. You
can register on the site now. <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://linux.conf.au/">http://linux.conf.au/</a>
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Accommodation
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<p class="brush: text; plain-text">We're working with Deakin
Residences for accommodation and will keep you updated on
developments here. <br>
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<h3 class="brush: text; plain-text">Transport
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<p class="brush: text; plain-text">We're working with transport
providers in the Geelong region to ensure all Delegates can get
quickly and easily to and from the airport. Stay tuned for more. <br>
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<h3 class="brush: text; plain-text">How do I stay in touch?
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<p class="brush: text; plain-text">Potential Delegates and Speakers
are encouraged to remain up to date with conference news through
the following channels;
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<p class="brush: text; plain-text">Website: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://linux.conf.au">https://linux.conf.au</a>
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Twitter: @linuxconfau, hashtag #lca2016
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Facebook: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.facebook.com/lcabythebay">https://www.facebook.com/lcabythebay</a>
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Google+: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.google.com/+LcabythebayOrgAu">https://www.google.com/+LcabythebayOrgAu</a>
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Lanyrd: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lanyrd.com/2016/linuxconfau/">http://lanyrd.com/2016/linuxconfau/</a>
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IRC: #linux.conf.au on freenode.net
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Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:info@lcabythebay.org.au">info@lcabythebay.org.au</a>
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Announce mailing list:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/lca-announce">http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/lca-announce</a>
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<p class="brush: text; plain-text">We warmly encourage you to
forward this announcement to technical communities you may be
involved in.<br>
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<p class="brush: text; plain-text">With kind regards, <br>
David Bell and Kathy Reid<br>
linux.conf.au 2016 Geelong - LCA By the Bay<br>
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