From president at linux.org.au Mon Nov 6 13:06:29 2017 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 13:06:29 +1100 Subject: [Announce] [lca-announce] Official call for bids for linux.conf.au 2020 - LCA 2020 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <538f4965-e9ff-d71e-d09b-f3250c7070b0@linux.org.au> Hi everyone, A gentle reminder that the deadline for formal bids for linux.conf.au 2020 is the end of this week. We've had some informal expressions of interest, but as of right now we have not received any formal bids. Kind regards, Kathy On 04/10/17 12:35, linux.conf.au Announcements wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > 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 > https://linux.conf.au. 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. > > 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* ;-) > > The timeline for the LCA2020 bid? > > * Earlier this year: Council seeks Expressions of Interest in > running linux.conf.au 2020 > * October - formal Bids are requested to host linux.conf.au 2020 > * November 10th - Submission of formal bids closes > * December / January - Council clarifies any questions regarding the > bids and reviews them > * Quarter 1 2018 - Council conducts Site Inspections with > shortlisted Bid Teams > * Early 2018 - Council decides on the winning city and informs the > Bid Teams > * January 2019 - Winning bid is announced at linux.conf.au in > $CITY_FOR_LCA2019 > > 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. > > If you haven't already, the first thing to do is to send an email to > council at linux.org.au to let us know you are thinking of submitting a > bid. You should also CC linux-aus at linux.org.au, 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: > > * https://wiki.linux.org.au/Linux.conf.au_Bid_Guidelines > * https://wiki.linux.org.au/LCA_HOWTO > > 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. > > There is also a comprehensive Event Portal with lots of useful > information on how to run a successful event at: > > https://wiki.linux.org.au/Linux_Australia:Events_Portal > > 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. > > 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! > > Once you've finalised your bid document then please send to > Council at linux.org.au and linux-aus at linux.org.au. > > 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. > > Please do forward this on to anyone you think may be interested. > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > lca-announce mailing list > lca-announce at lists.linux.org.au > http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/lca-announce -- 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: From secretary at linux.org.au Mon Nov 27 22:19:40 2017 From: secretary at linux.org.au (Linux Australia Secretary) Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 22:19:40 +1100 Subject: [Announce] Declaration of Council Election and Call for Nominations Message-ID: Dear Linux Australia Community, Pursuant to clause (15) of the Linux Australia constitution [1] we hereby declare an election open and call for nominations to the Linux Australia Council for the term January 2018 to January 2019. All office bearer and ordinary committee member positions are open for election. ??* Nominations will open from 27 November 2017 until 24 December 2017 ??* Voting will open 25 December 2017 until 21 January 2018 ??* Results will be announced at the AGM in Sydney at linux.conf.au on or after 22nd January 2018 The election can be viewed here: https://linux.org.au/membership/index.php?page=view-election&id=24? *What do I need to do?* First of all, make sure your details are correct in MemberDB [2] If you wish to nominate, identify the positions you wish to nominate for and get an understanding of what they involve. Think about what you might bring to the role and prepare a short pitch. Then, accept the nomination you've been given by clicking the 'Accept nomination' link. If you wish to nominate another person for a position, you may wish to contact them first and have a chat to make sure they're happy being nominated. Then follow the 'Nominate' link to nominate them. Once voting is open, you will be able to vote for candidates. Results will be announced at the AGM at linux.conf.au. *Why should I nominate?* Being a member of Linux Australia Council is a fun way to meet new people, work on exciting projects and expand your skill base. It gives you excellent transferable skills to help build your career, and allows you to grow your professional network. It looks great on a CV, and is also a chance to give back to the vibrant Linux and open source ecosystem in Australia and globally. If you're passionate about Linux and open source, it's a great opportunity to help drive and steer Australia's contribution in this field. The roles do require a time commitment - a minimum of 2-3 hours per week for an Ordinary Council Member; for office bearers 8-12 hours per week - so please consider this with your nomination. *Why should I run?* Being a member of Linux Australia Council is a fun way to meet new people, work on exciting projects and expand your skill base. It gives you excellent transferable skills to help build your career, and allows you to grow your professional network. It looks great on a CV, and is also a chance to give back to the vibrant Linux and open source ecosystem in Australia and globally. If you're passionate about Linux and open source, it's a great opportunity to help drive and steer Australia's contribution in this field. If you are contemplating nominating for a role on Council, in addition to referring to the Position Descriptions provided [3], you are strongly encouraged to approach current and former council members for their perspective. ?You will find them, to a person, willing to discuss the roles and responsibilities in a more informal manner. The roles do require a time commitment so please consider this with your nomination. Each role has been documented for you as a position description [1]http://www.linux.org.au/constitution [2]http://www.linux.org.au/membership [3]https://github.com/linuxaustralia/position-descriptions As always, your feedback and questions are warmly welcomed. If you'd like to have a chat with anyone on Council around what it involves, please do make contact via council[at]linux.org.au With kind regards, Sae Ra -- Sae Ra Germaine Secretary Linux Australia secretary 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: