[Announce] linux.conf.au 2014 Bid - Formal Request

[John Ferlito]

Howdy,

We have just come off the tail end of linux.conf.au 2012 and I'm very much
looking forwarded to linux.conf.au 2013 in Canberra next year. However it is
now time to look forwards to 2014.

We are a bit behind on the bid process this year, so we've dropped the
expressions of interest phase and are moving straight into the formal
bids phase.

The new timeline is outlined below:

 * Jan/Feb  - The council updates the bid process documentation.
 * 11th Apr - The council will formally request bids for LCA.
 * 15th Jun - Submission of formal bids closes.
 * Jun-Aug  - The council clarifies any questions regarding the bids and visits each bid team.
 * Sep      - The council decides on the winning city and informs the bidding teams.
 * Jan      - The winning bid is announced at the LCA closing ceremony.