From bruce at lca2018.org Mon Jul 3 11:04:27 2017 From: bruce at lca2018.org (Bruce Crawley) Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2017 11:04:27 +1000 Subject: [Announce] Call for Proposals for linux.conf.au 2018 in Sydney are open! Message-ID: On behalf of the LCA2018 team we are pleased to announce that the Call for Proposals for linux.conf.au 2018 is now open! This Call for Proposals will close on August 6 with no extensions expected. linux.conf.au is one of the best-known community driven Free and Open Source Software conferences in the world. In 2018 we welcome you to join us in Sydney, New South Wales on Monday 22 January through to Friday 26 January. For full details including those not covered by this announcement visit https://linux.conf.au/proposals == IMPORTANT DATES == * Call for Proposals Opens: 3 July 2017 * Call for Proposals Closes: 6 August 2017 (no extensions) * Notifications from the programme committee: mid-September 2017 * Conference Opens: 22nd January 2018 == HOW TO SUBMIT == Create an account at https://login.linux.conf.au/manage/public/newuser Visit https://linux.conf.au/proposals and click the link to submit your proposal == ABOUT LINUX.CONF.AU == linux.conf.au is a conference where people gather to learn about the entire world of Free and Open Source Software, directly from the people who shape the projects and topics that they?re presenting on. Our aim is to create a deeply technical conference made up of industry leaders and experts on a wide range of subjects. linux.conf.au welcomes submissions first-time and seasoned speakers from all free and open technology communities and all walks of life. We respect and encourage diversity at our conference. == CONFERENCE THEME == The theme for linux.conf.au 2018 is ?A Little Bit Of History Repeating?. Building on last year?s theme of ?The Future of Open Source?, we intend to examine the future through the lens of the past. For some suggestions to get you started with your proposal ideas please visit the linux.conf.au website. == PROPOSAL TYPES == We?re accepting submissions for three different types of proposal: * Presentation (45 minutes): These are generally presented in lecture format and form the bulk of the available conference slots. * Tutorial (100 minutes): These are generally presented in a classroom format. They should be interactive or hands-on in nature. Tutorials are expected to have a specific learning outcome for attendees. * Miniconf (full-day): Single-track mini-conferences that run for the duration of a day on either Monday or Tuesday. We provide the room, and you provide the speakers. Together, you can explore a field in Free and Open Source software in depth. == PROPOSER RECOGNITION == In recognition of the value that presenters and organisers bring to our conference, once a proposal is accepted, one presenter or organiser per proposal is entitled to: * Free registration, which holds all of the benefits of a Professional Delegate Ticket * A complimentary ticket to the Speakers' Dinner for the speaker, with additional tickets for significant others and children of the speaker available for purchase. * Optionally, recognition as a Fairy Penguin Sponsor, available at 50% off the advertised price If your proposal includes more than one presenter or organiser, these additional people will be entitled to: * Professional or hobbyist registration at the Early Bird rate, regardless of whether the Early Bird rate is generally available * Speakers? dinner tickets available for purchase at cost Important Note for miniconf organisers: These discounts apply to the organisers only. All participants in your miniconf must arrange or purchase tickets for themselves via the regular ticket sales process or they may not be able to attend! As a volunteer-run non-profit conference, linux.conf.au does not pay speakers to present at the conference; but you may be eligible for financial assistance. == FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE == linux.conf.au is able to provide limited financial assistance for some speakers. Financial assistance may be provided to cover expenses that might otherwise prohibit a speaker from attending such as: Cost of flight Accommodation Other accessibility related costs To be considered for assistance you can indicate this when making your proposal. We will try to accommodate as many requests for assistance as possible within our limited budget. == ACCESSIBILITY == linux.conf.au aims to be accommodating to everyone who wants to attend or present at the conference. We recognise that some people face accessibility challenges. If you have special accessibility requirements, you can provide that information when submitting your proposal so that we can plan to properly accommodate you. == CODE OF CONDUCT == By agreeing to present at or attend the conference you are agreeing to abide by the terms and conditions (https://linux.conf.au/attend/terms-and-conditions/index.html). We require all speakers and delegates to have read, understood, and act according to the standards set forth in our Code of Conduct (https://linux.conf.au/attend/code-of-conduct/index.html). == RECORDING == To increase the number of people that can view your presentation, linux.conf.au will record your talk and make it publicly available after the event. We plan to release recordings of every talk at the conference under a Creative Commons Share-Alike Licence. When submitting your proposal you may note that you do not wish to have your talk released. == LICENSING == If the subject of your presentation is a software project, you must ensure the software has an Open Source Initiative-approved licence at the time of the close of our CFP. Bruce Crawley Conference Director & James Polley Conference Co-Director From president at linux.org.au Mon Jul 10 13:09:18 2017 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 13:09:18 +1000 Subject: [Announce] Linux Australia has signed the Secure the Internet petition Message-ID: <0b508008-002a-6e29-cf57-25beeaacd1b4@linux.org.au> Dear Colleagues, Hoping that this Monday finds you well, and your dashboards green. This is a courtesy note to advise that Linux Australia has signed the Secure the Internet petition: https://www.securetheinternet.org/ The petition calls on governments across the world to strengthen, not weaken, encryption and privacy controls, and strongly opposes the introduction of 'backdoors' into cryptographic systems. Weakening encryption is not an effective cyber-security counter-measure. Our read is that this is a non-contentious position for Linux Australia to take, given the strong technical understanding of our community. However as always if we've misjudged the position of our membership, your feedback and comments are always warmly welcomed. Kind regards, Kathy -- Kathy Reid President Linux Australia 0418 130 636 president at linux.org.au http://linux.org.au Linux Australia Inc GPO Box 4788 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia ABN 56 987 117 479 From president at linux.org.au Mon Jul 17 11:28:01 2017 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:28:01 +1000 Subject: [Announce] Update on Linux Australia Council activities July 2017 Message-ID: Hi everyone, Hoping that this note finds you and your loved ones well, and that the laws of mathematics still apply wherever you are ;-) We've got a jam-packed update for you today, covering a wide range of activities that the Linux Australia Council and Subcommittees are involved in. As always, your comments and feedback are warmly welcomed, and if you'd like to become more involved in any of these activities, please do make contact. Inaugural #VALATechCamp - 12th-14th July - https://www.vala.org.au/events/1116-vala-tech-camp Sae Ra Germaine (Secretary) and I represented Linux Australia at the inaugural #VALATechCamp last week, which saw nearly 120 library technologists come together to get hands-on learning about emerging technologies in the library space. Linux Australia sponsored the Diversity Scholarship for this event, which after a rigourous selection process was awarded to Nathan Sentance , a proud Wiradjuri man who works for the Australian Museum. Nathan will be able to share learnings from the event with his community. A big shout out to Gala Camacho and Noon van der Silk who delivered the double-length Introduction to Python workshop, providing an introduction to variables, functions and data types to budding new programmers. You can follow the Twitter discussion at #VALATechCamp or read my blog post about it. WordCamp Brisbane - 22nd-23rd July - https://2017.brisbane.wordcamp.org/ WordCamp BNE has SOLD OUT! Excellent job, Dion Hulse, Cameron Jones, Ricky Blacker, Hannah Malcolm, Robert Wilde and Peter Bui. You can follow all the Twitter action at @WordCampBNE , #WCBNE or on Facebook . In other WordPress / WordCamp news, we have finalised wording on a Memorandum of Understanding with WordCamp Central, and when this is signed a further update will be made. Huge thanks to Josepha Haden from Wordcamp Central and Dee Teal from the Australian WordPress community for their efforts here. GovHack 28th-30th July - https://govhack.org Spots are filling up for the CBD locations, if you want to go and haven't registered, do it quick. Oh, and we're a Gold Sponsor :D linux.conf.au CfP is open until 6th August - https://linux.conf.au/proposals/ CfP will NOT be extended this year. *In the voice of Mikal* Proposey proposey!! Big thanks to Michael Davies and Michael Still for chairing Papers Ctte again this year, and to Bruce Crawley and James Polley and the LCA2018 for their stellar efforts to date. Bids for linux.conf.au 2020 will open shortly. Pycon AU - 3rd-8th August - https://pycon-au.org/ Tickets are now on sale! Get yours! It will be awesome! Richard Jones and the team are doing a brilliant job - thank you. Follow Pycon-AU on Twitter , or Facebook . Joining the Dots data visualisation symposium 18th August - https://joiningthedots.github.io/ Linux Australia has sponsored the Joining the Dots data visualisation symposium at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, enabling costs to participants to be reduced, thus minimising barriers to entry. Run by Dr Fiona Tweedie (prev. GovHack Melbourne, Open Knowledge Foundation, and convener of RezBaz) and Dr Alan Rubin (prev Bioinformatics Miniconf Organiser at LCA2016), the one-day symposium will cover many aspects of data visualisation, including a range of open source tools, such as Python, d3.js and so on. CfP closes July 31. Council doing another Face to Face meeting in Melbourne 5th-6th August Council have resolved to do a second Face to Face meeting in Melbourne over 5th-6th August. F2F meetings are a key way that Council can work on key tasks, and do forward planning for the organisation. Given that most of Council this year is Victoria-based, the costs of running a F2F are lower than usual, and this has contributed to our decision to do a second F2F. Our key tasks will be preparing the 2017-2018 Linux Australia budget (financial year 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018), and planning the rebrand and platform refresh (MemberDB and website). Beyond 2020 Alliance - http://www.beyond2020.net.au The Beyond 2020 Alliance has met again, and resolved to work on a white paper outlining options and decision points for the future of Australia's digital infrastructure. You can follow the Alliance at @Beyond2020All on Twitter or on Facebook . Signatory to the Secure the Internet petition - https://www.securetheinternet.org/ Linux Australia has signed the Secure the Internet petition, calling on governments worldwide to uphold security, privacy and strong encryption. The laws of mathematics are universal. Rebranding activity - http://tobyansell.com.au/ After a competitive quote process, we have selected Toby Ansell, Graphic Designer, to work with Linux Australia on our rebrand. The rebrand work will be a foundation piece for platform refresh later in the year. Data Governance Code of Practice - http://datagovernanceaus.com.au/dga-code-of-practice/ Lastly, you may want to have a read of the recently released Data Governance Australia draft Code of Practice. We're still not sure what to make of Data Governance Australia, its independence and proposed code of practice, and your input and thoughts will help us in forming a position, and if required, responding to the draft code of practice. With kind regards, Kathy Reid, Cameron Tudball, Sae Ra Germaine, Russell Stuart, Josh Stewart, David Bell and Hugh Blemings - Council 2017 -- Kathy Reid President Linux Australia 0418 130 636 president at linux.org.au http://linux.org.au Linux Australia Inc GPO Box 4788 Sydney NSW 2001 Australia ABN 56 987 117 479 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: