From lca-announce at lists.linux.org.au Fri Jan 5 21:22:43 2018 From: lca-announce at lists.linux.org.au (linux.conf.au Announcements) Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2018 21:22:43 +1100 Subject: [lca-announce] Registrations are now open for the Open Hardware Miniconf Message-ID: The Open Hardware Miniconf is a 1-day event at LCA that provides a fun introduction to electronics and hardware hacking. It starts with an assembly session, where you will have the opportunity to learn how to solder while building your own little robot. Places for the assembly session are strictly limited, so registration is required. Even if you have your ticket for the conference already you still need to register for the miniconf separately if you wish to participate in the assembly session. Anyone else with a valid conference ticket who doesn't want to participate in the assembly session is more than welcome to come along for the talks though. The cost of the assembly session is $65, which includes all the parts required for you to build your own robot with Bluetooth and WiFi, running MicroPython on an ESP32 microcontroller. Some subsidised places are also available for those who can't afford to attend. See http://www.openhardwareconf.org/wiki/OHMC2018 for more information and to register for the assembly session. From lca-announce at lists.linux.org.au Mon Jan 8 07:21:15 2018 From: lca-announce at lists.linux.org.au (linux.conf.au Announcements) Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2018 07:21:15 +1100 Subject: [lca-announce] linux.conf.au 2018 final keynote announcement! Message-ID: On behalf of the LCA018 team I would like to announce that Hugh Blemings will be our fourth and final keynote at linux.conf.au 2018 being hosted at UTS in Sydney from 22-26. Currently working as Executive Director at the OpenPOWER Foundation, Hugh has also developed kernel and user space code, designed open hardware and managed some of the world?s best FOSS development teams. He has been involved in the community for a long time. In 2016 he led Linux Australia as President and has served on the Linux Foundation Technical Advisory board. We are very pleased and excited to have Hugh provide a keynote for us. If you haven?t secured your ticket yet, official ticket sales close in just over a week from now on the 15th of January - don?t miss out! Get yours here: https://linux.conf.au/attend/ Not only do we have 4 great keynotes lined up there are around 80 great talks, 8 tutorials, 12 mini-confs and a great community surrounding it. Bruce Crawley, James Polley and the linux.conf.au 2018 team From lca-announce at lists.linux.org.au Wed Jan 17 17:48:11 2018 From: lca-announce at lists.linux.org.au (linux.conf.au Announcements) Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 17:48:11 +1100 Subject: [lca-announce] Extended ticket sales for linux.conf.au 2018 Message-ID: Hi everyone! Regular ticket sales for the conference are now closed. "But", I hear you say, "I can still order a ticket on the website? What gives?" Well! We are now offering Extended, Conference Only ticket sales! What does that mean? It means that there are still tickets available to get you in to the conference so that you can hear enjoy the presentations - but we can no longer accept dinner/event bookings or shirt size requests as part of the purchase. Included in the extended, conference-only ticket: * Access to miniconfs * Access to talks * Access to tutorials Not included in the extended tickets: * Penguin Dinner * Shirts These restrictions apply across all ticket types including professional tickets. The event and shirt tickets are also no longer available for additional purchase. Late in the week of the conference, any remaining shirts will be made available for sale on a first come, first served basis. See you next week! Bruce Crawley, James Polley and the LCA2018 team