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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 15/1/25 23:02, Andrew Ruthven via
linux-aus wrote:<br>
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On Thu, 2025-01-16 at 00:26 +1300, Simon Lyall via linux-aus wrote:
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<pre wrap="" class="moz-quote-pre"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://linux.org.au/about-us/annual-reports/">https://linux.org.au/about-us/annual-reports/</a>
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Treasurer’s Report:
"Looking forward to next year, I expect the conferences will adjust to the
new sponsorship conditions and return to making a profit. I hope the
number of conferences we run will at least run steady, but at this stage I
am not
expecting EO/LCA will be run again. That's a shame as I've attended other
developer conferences, and without a doubt LA's flagship is both the
strongest technically and the cheapest to attend. There is no lack of
speakers, or
volunteers, or venues, or money. What we can't find is a team to run it"
Thoughts?
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<p>A pity, but I feel not necessarily a surprise given how most
every community group I talk to is struggling these days.<br>
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<pre wrap="" class="moz-quote-pre">Certainly disappointing, and concerning. I first saw a comment about this on
the Fediverse today/yesterday. I'm surprised this hasn't been raised
earlier.
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<p>I might be misremembering but I seem to recall several LCAs only
had one bid (Can anyone confirm or is my memory faulty?). IF that
is the case it would suggest this problem has existed for some
time. <br>
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<pre wrap="" class="moz-quote-pre">Looking back in the mail archives for linux-aus@ and announce@ I see nothing
that indicates there is a lack of teams submitting proposals. But, I'm also
surprised that the only call for proposals for running these conferences is
from April 2023[0]. And that was asking for proposals for the '24 and '25
conferences, no mention of '26.
Surely some follow ups, prompts, etc, would be in order?
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<p>++<br>
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[0] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/announce/2023-April/000355.html">https://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/announce/2023-April/000355.html</a>
Hoping folks have a good in-person conference next week, sadly I won't be
there,
Andrew
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<p>Pity you couldn't make it - we'll all have to catch you another
time o/</p>
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<p>thanks,</p>
<p>kk</p>
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