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<p>Hi everyone, <br>
</p>
<p>As the very keen among us know, plans are coming along really
well for linux.conf.au 2018 in Sydney and tickets are now
available at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://linux.conf.au">https://linux.conf.au</a>. We're very much looking
forward to seeing you all there, and seeing all the hard work that
Bruce Crawley, James Polley and the Sydney team have been doing to
deliver a wonderful event. In the meantime, it's time to start
thinking about plans for 2020. We may already have informal
expressions of interest from two cities, but I can neither confirm
nor deny this.<br>
</p>
<p>Last year, Council assessed bids for LCA2019, and the winning
city will be announced at the close of LCA2018 in January next
year *cough, Antarctica* ;-) </p>
<p>The timeline for the LCA2020 bid </p>
<ul>
<li>Earlier this year: Council seeks Expressions of Interest in
running linux.conf.au 2020</li>
<li>October - formal Bids are requested to host linux.conf.au 2020</li>
<li>November 10th - Submission of formal bids closes</li>
<li>December / January - Council clarifies any questions regarding
the bids and reviews them <br>
</li>
<li>Quarter 1 2018 - Council conducts Site Inspections with
shortlisted Bid Teams</li>
<li>Early 2018 - Council decides on the winning city and informs
the Bid Teams</li>
<li>January 2019 - Winning bid is announced at linux.conf.au in
$CITY_FOR_LCA2019</li>
</ul>
<p>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. <br>
</p>
<p>If you haven't already, the first thing to do is to send an email
to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:council@linux.org.au">council@linux.org.au</a> to let us know you are thinking of
submitting a bid. You should also CC <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:linux-aus@linux.org.au">linux-aus@linux.org.au</a>, 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: <br>
</p>
<ul>
<li><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.linux.org.au/Linux.conf.au_Bid_Guidelines">https://wiki.linux.org.au/Linux.conf.au_Bid_Guidelines</a></li>
<li><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.linux.org.au/LCA_HOWTO">https://wiki.linux.org.au/LCA_HOWTO</a></li>
</ul>
<p>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. <br>
</p>
<p>There is also a comprehensive Event Portal with lots of useful
information on how to run a successful event at: <br>
</p>
<p><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wiki.linux.org.au/Linux_Australia:Events_Portal">https://wiki.linux.org.au/Linux_Australia:Events_Portal</a></p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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!</p>
<p>Once you've finalised your bid document then please send to
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Council@linux.org.au">Council@linux.org.au</a> and <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:linux-aus@linux.org.au">linux-aus@linux.org.au</a>.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Please do forward this on to anyone you think may be interested.
<br>
</p>
<p>Kind regards, <br>
</p>
<p>Kathy<br>
</p>
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Kathy Reid
President
Linux Australia
0418 130 636
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:president@linux.org.au">president@linux.org.au</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://linux.org.au">http://linux.org.au</a>
Linux Australia Inc
GPO Box 4788
Sydney NSW 2001
Australia
ABN 56 987 117 479 </pre>
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