From lca-announce at lists.linux.org.au Wed Nov 11 19:53:15 2015 From: lca-announce at lists.linux.org.au (linux.conf.au Announcements) Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 19:53:15 +1100 Subject: [lca-announce] LCA2016 Optiver Diversity Programme Announced Message-ID: The organisers of linux.conf.au 2016, in partnership with Optiver, are very proud to announce our diversity programme for 2016! LCA2016 and Optiver are proud to be able to support diversity in our community. The Optiver Diversity Programme is intended to ensure that linux.conf.au continues to be a safe, open, and welcoming conference for everyone. Together with Optiver the programme has been developed to assist delegates from under-represented cohorts who contribute to the Open Source community but, without financial assistance, would not be able to attend LCA2016. For more information please see our Optiver Diversity Programme page: https://linux.conf.au/register/diversity Potential Delegates and Speakers are encouraged to remain up to date with conference news through one of the following channels; Website:http://lcabythebay.org.au Twitter: @linuxconfau, hashtag #lca2016 Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/lcabythebay Google+:https://www.google.com/+LcabythebayOrgAu Lanyrd:http://lanyrd.com/2016/linuxconfau/ IRC: #linux.conf.au on freenode.net Email: info at lcabythebay.org.au Announce mailing list:http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/lca-announce We warmly encourage you to forward this announcement to technical communities you may be involved in. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lca-announce at lists.linux.org.au Tue Nov 17 11:02:57 2015 From: lca-announce at lists.linux.org.au (linux.conf.au Announcements) Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 11:02:57 +1100 Subject: [lca-announce] Linux.conf.au 2016 Open Knowledge Miniconf: Call for Papers Message-ID: First Open Knowledge Australia Miniconf! ======================================== 2016 is the first time the Open Knowledge Australia Miniconf has been held at linux.conf.au. Its ongoing viability will be dependent upon its success this year - so it's a great reason to be part of the Miniconf. Submissions ----------- Please include the following information: * A working title * A brief abstract which specifies the area of open knowledge that you'd like to present on * Your preferred presentation format Submissions should be emailed to me, Matthew Cengia, via mattcen at gmail.com Dates and deadlines ------------------- The Call for Papers will close at 23:59 on Sunday 13 December 2015, and you will hear by 1 January 2016 whether or not your talk is accepted. Restrictions ------------ In order to present you must be a deletgate of LCA2016, or have a Miniconf day ticket. If cost is an issue for you, I have a very limited number of free Miniconf day tickets available. Presentation formats -------------------- This year, presenters have the following options: * A 20 minute presentation with 5 minutes for questions * A 45 minute presentation with 5 minutes for questions * 5 minute lightning talks Possible Topics --------------- Open Knowledge is a wide and varied topic. We are looking for presentations that demonstrate or promote open technologies and methods. Open software is a key area of interest, especially software that in itself promotes openness, such as CKAN, an open source platform that acts as a portal to open data. Other examples might include the OpenStreetMap software, which promotes crowd-sourced and open-licence mapping, and Authorea, which promotes open journals and research. We recognise that software is not the only tool for promoting openness, and we are also very keen to include talks on the values of open hardware, maker spaces, open government and open communities. New and emerging Speakers encouraged ------------------------------------ Open Knowledge Miniconf actively encourages new and emerging Speakers to submit a presentation. It's great experience, and great professional development. -- Regards, Matthew Cengia -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 966 bytes Desc: Digital signature URL: From lca-announce at lists.linux.org.au Tue Nov 24 20:03:20 2015 From: lca-announce at lists.linux.org.au (linux.conf.au Announcements) Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 20:03:20 +1100 Subject: [lca-announce] Conference favourite Bacon to keynote linux.conf.au 2016 Geelong - LCA By the Bay Message-ID: Crowd favourite Bacon to headline linux.conf.au Newly-appointed Director of Community at GitHub, Jono Bacon, will be one of four outstanding keynotes for linux.conf.au in February 2016. Bacon, formerly Community Manager at Canonical - the company behind Linux distribution Ubuntu, and author of the best-selling ?The Art of Community?, will deliver insights into building strong, effective, diverse and successful technical communities. Bacon shared his enthusiasm for keynoting linux.conf.au. ?I am absolutely delighted to be joining you all in Geelong in 2016. LCA is a cornerstone in the global Linux and Open Source movement and I am not only excited about speaking but also getting to know all the attendees at the event?, Bacon says. Conference Director, David Bell, was thrilled to announce Mr Bacon as Keynote Speaker. ?Our theme for linux.conf.au 2016 is ?Life is better with Linux? - and the strength of our Linux and open source communities contribute significantly to that aspiration. Robust, diverse, and inclusive communities happen by design, not accident, and Jono has done an enormous amount to shape that. It?s truly an honour to be able to host him in Geelong in February.? One of the most respected technical conferences in Australia, Linux Conference Australia (linux.conf.au) will make Geelong home between 1st-5th February 2016. The conference is expected to attract over 500 national and international professional and hobbyist developers, technicians and innovative hardware specialists, and will feature nearly 100 Speakers and presentations over five days. Deakin University?s stunning Waterfront Campus will host the conference, leveraging state of the art networking and audio visual facilities. The conference delivers Delegates a range of presentations and tutorials on topics such as open source hardware, open source operating systems and open source software, storage, containers and related issues such as patents, copyright and technical community development. Linux is a computer operating system, in the same way that MacOS, Windows, Android and iOS are operating systems. It can be used on desktop computers, servers, and increasingly on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Linux embodies the ?open source? paradigm of software development, which holds that source code ? the code that is used to give computers and mobile devices functionality ? should be ?open?. That is, the source code should be viewable, modifiable and shareable by the entire community. There are a number of benefits to the open source paradigm, including facilitating innovation, sharing and re-use. The ?open? paradigm is increasingly extending to other areas such as open government, open culture, open health and open education. Potential Delegates and Speakers are encouraged to remain up to date with conference news through one of the following channels; Website:http://lcabythebay.org.au Twitter: @linuxconfau, hashtag #lca2016 Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/lcabythebay Google+:https://www.google.com/+LcabythebayOrgAu Lanyrd:http://lanyrd.com/2016/linuxconfau/ IRC: #linux.conf.au on freenode.net Email: info at lcabythebay.org.au Announce mailing list:http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/lca-announce We warmly encourage you to forward this announcement to technical communities you may be involved in. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: