Re: [Linux-aus] About a User Conference (was...)

[Bret Busby <bret@busby.net>]

On Wed, 23 Feb 2005, Michael Still wrote:

> Bear those in mind while you look at the following proposal I wrote up last 
> week. It's still in extreme draft mode...
>
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> Timing.
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> September. Enough after LCA for me to have a sleep. Not too close to AUUG 
> 2005 (a month away, but a different audience), not too close to LCA 2006 (and 
> again a different demographic). Open to negotiation though.

How does the timing relate to the academic year?

One of the aspects of the previous January timing of the ALC (Australian 
Linux Conference), was that January occurred before the start of the 
Australian academic year, so that it would both be when tertiary 
students would be available to attend, and, be when on-campus university 
accommodation was available between teaching weeks, for accommodating 
conference attendees.

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