From michael at the-davies.net Mon Jul 2 18:13:57 2018 From: michael at the-davies.net (Michael Davies) Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2018 17:43:57 +0930 Subject: [Linux-aus] LCA 2019 Call for papers now open Message-ID: On behalf of the LCA2019 team we are pleased to announce that the Call for Proposals for linux.conf.au 2019 is now open! This Call for Proposals will close on July 30. linux.conf.au is one of the best-known community driven Free and Open Source Software conferences in the world. In 2019 we welcome you to join us in Christchurch, New Zealand on Monday 21 January through to Friday 25 January. For full details including those not covered by this announcement visit https://linux.conf.au/call-for-papers/ == IMPORTANT DATES == * Call for Proposals Opens: 2 July 2018 * Call for Proposals Closes: 30 July 2018 (no extensions) * Notifications from the programme committee: early-September 2018 * Conference Opens: 21st January 2019 == HOW TO SUBMIT == Create an account or login at https://linux.conf.au/dashboard/ 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 contribute. Many of these contributors give scheduled presentations, but much interaction occurs in-between and after formal sessions between all attendees. Our aim is to create a deeply technical conference where we bring together industry leaders and experts on a wide range of subjects. linux.conf.au welcomes submissions from 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 == Our theme for linux.conf.au 2019 is "The Linux of Things". Building on the role that Linux plays in our everyday lives, we will address IoT-related opportunities and concerns from the purely technical through environmental, health, privacy, security and more. Please let this inspire you, but not restrict you - we will still have many talks about other interesting things in our community. For some suggestions to get you started with your proposal ideas please visit the CFP page on 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 miniconf 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, with additional tickets for significant others and children available for purchase. * 50% off the advertised price for sponsorship at the White-Flippered Blue Penguin tier. 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. We recognise that childcare and meeting dietary requirements also fall under the general principle of making it possible for everyone to participate, and will be announcing our offering for these in the near future; if you have concerns or needs in these areas, or in any area that would impact your ability to participate, please let us when submitting your proposal. == 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/). 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/). == 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, although we prefer and encourage all presentations to be recorded. == LICENSING == If the subject of your presentation is software, you must ensure the software has an Open Source Initiative-approved licence at the time of the close of our CFP. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From president at linux.org.au Tue Jul 3 20:34:27 2018 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2018 20:34:27 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] Two Grant proposals currently before Linux Aus - feedback sought Message-ID: <5edca92c-a576-5835-245e-226662f4e141@linux.org.au> Hi everyone, A courtesy note to advise there are two Grant Requests before Linux Australia Council - and we'd like to ensure strong community feedback: [Grants] Grant request: Securing HealthHack's Digital Future http://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/grants/2018-June/000022.html Approximately $2k to help HealthHack pay for services; also a request to form as a Subcommittee of Linux Australia [Grants] Australian Internet Community Planning - Proposal for Linux Australia support http://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/grants/2018-June/000025.html Approximately $3.5k to help fund more diverse representation at the Australian Internet community planning forum in Canberra later this month. Full disclosure: Linux Aus is an invited party to this forum and I will be representing Linux Aus. If you would like to provide feedback into these Grant Requests, please do so on the Grants List: http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants 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 Thu Jul 5 19:10:40 2018 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2018 19:10:40 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] Announcement: Linux Australia joins Open Source Initiative Message-ID: <6df19466-546c-f6d2-83f0-ab1f49947f02@linux.org.au> Linux Australia joins Open Source Initiative Linux Australia, Inc - the organisation representing thousands of Linux and open source community members in Australia - was recently accepted as a member of the Open Source Initiative--the global non-profit working to promote and protect? open source software--further strengthening international relationships with partner organisations committed to free and open source software, hardware and culture. The Open Source Initiative is the steward of the Open Source Definition (OSD) and the community-recognised body for reviewing and approving licenses as OSD-conformant. The organisation?s members play an important role across the world in community building, education and public advocacy to promote the importance of non-proprietary software. In doing so they further international awareness of how open source technologies, licenses and models of development can provide economic and strategic advantage. President of Linux Australia, Kathy Reid, was delighted with the move. ??We?re incredibly proud to bring Linux Australia into the Open Source Initiative fold - joining a strong and active international community of practitioners, policy advocates and technologists committed to the benefits that open source technologies can provide. As the Open Source Initiative celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, we look forward to partnering with both OSI and other partners to continue to strengthen international open source communities of practice. As new developments such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, virtual reality and other emergent technologies come to the fore, the principles and ethos underpinning open source are more important than ever. ? Patrick Masson, General Manager of the Open Source Initiative, was equally positive. ? ?We?re honored to welcome Linux Australia as an OSI Affiliate Member. As a community-driven organization working to advance software freedom, Linux Australia serves as a model for open source collaboration, co-operation, and co-creation. Most already know of Linux Australia?s premier international conference, linux.conf.au, however Linux Australia?s efforts to advance? free and open source software are far broader: cultivating communities of practice, supporting projects to promote Linux, creating educational resources to further understanding and adoption. We look forward to working with Linux Australia and their membership--in all their activities--and thank them for their ongoing commitment and contributions to software freedom.? About Linux Australia Linux Australia is the peak body for Open Source communities in Australia. Linux Australia represents thousands of users and developers of Free Software and Open Technologies, and facilitates internationally-renowned events including linux.conf.au -- Australasia's grassroots Free and Open Source Software Conference.? Individuals who join Linux Australia directly participate in online discussions on mailing lists covering a range of topics and user communities. Members of Linux Australia participate in sub- committees and special interest groups, organise events or stand for election to the Linux Australia council. Linux Australia Members may submit applications for funding for projects relevant to or beneficial to the Australian FOSS community under the grants programme. Linux Australia membership is free and anyone can join. Media contact: Kathy Reid, President, Linux Australia president at linux.org.au About the Open Source Initiative Founded in 1998, the Open Source Initiative promotes and protects open source software, development and communities, championing software freedom in society through education, collaboration, and infrastructure, stewarding the Open Source Definition, and preventing abuse of the ideals and ethos inherent to the open source movement. The OSI Affiliate Program allows non-profit organizations to become OSI members--an ideal way to support the mission of the OSI and contribute to the continued awareness and adoption of open source software. Affiliate Membership A ?who?s who? of open source communities. For more information about the OSI, see https://opensource.org. Media Contact: Italo Vignoli, Director, Open Source Initiative italo at opensource.org From president at linux.org.au Fri Jul 6 19:35:48 2018 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2018 19:35:48 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] [Grants] Grant request: Securing HealthHack's Digital Future In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <565f48b3-a82a-11b9-1dee-ecd6a080b484@linux.org.au> Hi everyone, This request was considered in two parts at the Linux Australia Council meeting last night. HEALTHHACK GRANT FOR SERVICES We discussed several options related to this Grant Request, specifically around the issue that most of the services listed are not open source, and we want to encourage the use of open source technologies. We also noted that as a small operation, it is harder for HealthHack to use technologies that are open source - as they often require self-hosting. On balance we noted that HealthHack outcomes are open-source licensed and the general societal benefit of Health Hack. We approved this Grant Request to a value of approximately $2000, provided that a report on HealthHack outcomes is provided by end of December 2018. * MOTION BY Kathy Reid That Linux Australia Accepts the Grant Proposal from HealthHack submitted by HealthHack Australia + Seconded: Cameron + Motion: unanimously passed + If there are constraints to the motion passing (eg change in conditions, to the value of approximately $2,000, subject to HealthHack agreeing to submit a report on how the grant was used by 2018-12-31. HEALTHHACK BECOMING A SUBCOMMITEE OF LINUX AUSTRALIA Several aspects were discussed in relation to this Grant Request. We noted that HealthHack does not derive any financial return; that is, Linux Australia would be taking on the risk of the event without any return - unlike say Pycon AU or linux.conf.au where Linux Australia retains profits to provide seed funding and central services. We noted that the risk exposure of HealthHack will be low, as the event is only held in a small number of locations, and the financial exposure of the event is also low. We have approved this request, subject to the subcommittee being reviewed at appropriate intervals to ensure that the risk exposure of the event is not growing beyond what Linux Australia is comfortable with. + MOTION BY Kathy Read That Linux Australia invite HealthHack become subcommittee of LA: * Seconded: Cameron. * Motion passed unanimously * Conditions: HealthHack give us a yearly report after the event is run, and LA will review HeathHack status as a subcommittee, and a list of subcommittee members is received from HealthHack. ?This subcommittee is expected to revenue neutral. NEXT ACTIONS The next actions to move forward with this piece are; * Health Hack to provide a list of their Subcommittee members * Kathy and Russell to arrange financial induction for the Subcommittee members, after which Xero and Westpac access can be provided * Kathy and Russell to provide the Grant money into the bank account for HealthHack once induction complete * Kathy to flag with Admin Team in case there are any services we already provide that may be of use * HealthHack website footer to include phrasing to the effect 'HealthHack is run under the auspices of Linux Australia' with a link back to Linux Australia web site Kind regards, Kathy On 20/06/18 17:51, HealthHack Australia wrote: > > *Project name* > > > Securing HealthHack's Digital Future > > > *Aim of the project, including any key stages or milestones of the > project* > > > The one sentence summary of this project is: We need to start paying > for the things we rely on. The slightly longer description is as follows. > > > Who we are: > > > HealthHack brings motivated people from diverse research, technology, > business and educational backgrounds together to solve important > problems in health care and medical research. Since 2013 we have > successfully run 13 hackathons in five cities, helping to solve more > than 75 problems. > > > At the center of our work are our ?problem owners?; experts from the > health and medical research community who are searching for solutions > to technical challenges. Before each event, we work with the problem > owners to help them to refine one challenge into a well defined > ??problem? that can be worked on in a hackathon format. Each problem > owner introduces their problem at the start of the event while hackers > form teams to solve them based on their interests, passions or the > skills they can offer. For the remaining time, each problem owner > works closely with their group, combining their experience with the > team?s expertise to develop inspiring solutions to important problems. > > > HealthHack is free to attend and we welcome everyone to participate, > especially those who genuinely want to use technology to help improve > health and medical research outcomes. We?re strictly not-for-profit, > volunteer-run and 100% open source. All solutions are shared openly > and freely (as in speech AND beer). We ensure all code is released > under an OSI approved licence after each hack. More information about > who we are and what we do is available at healthhack.com.au > . > > > Our Challenges: > > > We?re a 100% volunteer run, digital first organisation. We rely > heavily on online tools and systems to run the event and to share > knowledge and lessons learned in the past. We always try to use tools > that have free versions but over time we?ve started moving to paid > subscriptions as we?ve outgrown the freely available functionality. > We?ve experimented with self hosting services using several open > source systems but our dependence on volunteers means that we?ve > periodically lost access to the skills needed to continue managing our > digital castle. We've had more success subscribing to externally > managed systems that require less technical expertise to maintain. The > lack of ?funding for paid services (our current subscriptions are > being paid out-of-pocket by our dedicated volunteers) means we aren?t > able to access all the services we require. > > > HealthHack has always been held as under the Open Knowledge Australia > banner and so OKAU have graciously provided a bank account for > sponsorship deposits and read only access to their Xero instance so we > can track our state. We are extremely grateful to OKAU for their > support in this area but we are also constrained by the limitations of > the current setup. Specifically, we cannot raise or pay invoices or > reimburse volunteers for event related expenses ourselves. Instead we > must communicate via email with a third party who has the ability to > do this for us. > > > We aim to: > > > - take over payment of any critical services currently carried by our > wonderful volunteers (such as domain name registration fees). > > > - move and centralise all of our documentation including standard > operating practices, tools / templates, marketing / branding / website > assets into one place on Google Drive with appropriate permissions for > organisers. We want to make as much information publicly accessible as > possible, while still respecting and protecting personal and sensitive > information and data. > > > - implement a reliable and secure email service for HealthHack > organisers so that communication history is not lost as volunteers > come and go. > > > - improve the way we manage our website. We need to make it easier for > our volunteers to keep it up to date with relevant content. > > > - start using an online, teams-based password management service. > > > - improve our ability to communicate with our audience by moving to a > paid version of Mailchimp with SurveyMonkey integration. > > > - better manage our own presence in Xero and have the ability to > generate invoices and pay expenses. > > > *How the success of the project will be measured* > > > If the grant is funded we?ll create a more detailed list of technical > goals and accompanying delivery dates and post it on the LA mailing > list. We?ll use this document to assess our position throughout the > project. > > > *Estimated cost breakdown of the project, including any materials, > projects or online services that are required to deliver the project. > The cost breakdown should include estimates of labour costs and/or > professional services* > > > The event itself usually costs around $10K per site which we?ve always > been able to fund using sponsorship but we?ve never had funding to pay > for the infrastructure that runs year round. Our long term plan is to > support all ongoing infrastructure costs by seeking increased > investment from our pool of sponsors. However, we also have an > immediate need to fund improvements to digital infrastructure as soon > as possible so that we can concentrate on delivering a successful > event in September. To make this happen we?re asking Linux Australia > to support us by providing $1,517.40 to pay for the following services > for the next two years: > > > Mailchimp: ?????????$200 (2 @ $100/yr) > > SurveyMonkey??? ???$116 (4 @ $29/mth) > > Squarespace: ???????$686.40 (24 @ $28.60/mth) > > Lastpass for teams: $232 (2 * 4 @ $29/user/yr) > > Gsuite: ????????????$240 (1 * 24 @ $10/user/mth) > > Domain hosting: ????$43 (2 @ $21.50/yr) > > > We would also like to become an official sub-committee of LA which > would give us the level of control over our bookkeeping we require. > > > We understand how scarce and valuable grant money is so we would like > to ask now that if LA is only able to fund part of the request we > would very much appreciate it if funding the entire suite of services > but for a shorter time could be considered. > > > * The project team, their credentials and professional capabilities, > especially their history of open source, open data, open hardware or > open culture contributions * > > > HealthHack has been around in various forms since 2013 and we have a > fairly large and diverse alumni scattered around Australia, however > there are four of us who have been involved with HealthHack for > several years and oversee the long-lived aspects of the group as a whole. > > > Dr Roisin McMahon > > > Roisin has a PhD in biochemistry, a passion for science, and more than > a decade of experience in biomedical research. She is a university > based research scientist who studies how bacteria cause disease and > searches for new drugs to treat them. Roisin is a versatile science > communicator and committed to championing better equity and diversity > in STEM. As a result,she was selected as a 2017 Science & Technology > Australia Superstar of STEM. She enjoys building and supporting > diverse and connected communities of scientists via roles as Deputy > Chair of the Australian Academy of Science?s Early and mid-Career > Researcher Forum Executive, convenor of the Brisbane node of the > STEMMinist Book Club and as an organiser for HealthHack. Roisin first > attended HealthHack in 2015; booked as a mentor for 4 hours, she > stayed for the whole weekend and has never looked back. In 2016-17, > she worked with problem owners to refine their projects. She co-led > the 2017 Brisbane event. ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? > > > Andrew Saul > > > Andrew is a data analyst for a large technology company that > specialises in machine monitoring. He has previously worked as a data > analyst in the video games and in digital advertising and app > development. Andrew has a passion for analytics and open data. As a > result he loves a good data heavy hackathon; the more open the better. > Andrew has led and participated in teams at previous GovHack and > HealthHack events. Andrew became an organiser of HealthHack Brisbane > in 2017 and is back again in 2018. He is an active member of data > community in Brisbane and has presented at a number of Meetups both > about his work and projects from hackathons his teams attended. ? > > > Dr Mike Imelfort > > > Mike has a PhD in Bioinformatics and works as a data scientist for a > biotech startup in the genome sequencing space. He's an open data and > Hackathon enthusiast and active member of the Brisbane tech community. > Mike is passionate about making technology available to diverse groups > of people. He?s produced a number of open source bioinformatics tools > (mainly GPL) which are available on github: > https://github.com/minillinim and https://github.com/ecogenomics. Mike > has been a local and national organiser for HealthHack > (http://healthhack.com.au) and served as the lead national organiser > for HealthHack 2016 which was held in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, > Perth and Canberra. Mike also contributes to the IWS-Hackathon > project, a sub-committee of Linux Australia, which is dedicated to > building open source STEM teaching resources based around an automated > garden watering platform. Mike recently stepped down as the President > of the the Kimberley Park P&C Association but is still managing the > digital services used by that organisation. > > > Gareth Moores > > > Gareth has been volunteering with HealthHack since 2015. Gareth become > technical lead for HealthHack in 2017 and has returned for 2018. > Gareth has worked as system administrator and lead developer for a > national radio station. Gareth has participated in teams at previous > HealthHack and GovHack events. Gareth also volunteers with the > Developers, Developers, Developersconference and with Rosies: Friends > on the Street. > > > Gareth Moores will be responsible for this project and will be > providing a detailed report on the outcomes of our infrastructure > regeneration project as well as how it helped (or hindered) us in > running the actual event this year. > > > We thank the committee and greater community for the opportunity to > make this request and we welcome anyand all feedback. > > Sincerely, > > The HealthHack org team. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Grants mailing list > Grants at lists.linux.org.au > http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants -- 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 president at linux.org.au Sun Jul 8 13:38:34 2018 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2018 13:38:34 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] National Data Advisory Council - EoI sought for Membership Message-ID: <6de3459a-85ce-3a71-b905-c145092c968d@linux.org.au> Hi everyone, This may be of interest to some of our members - the National Data Commissioner is seeking expressions of interest for Membership of the National Data Advisory Council. http://www.datacommissioner.gov.au/advisory-council Quoting from the website; "The National Data Advisory Council (NDAC) will advise the National Data Commissioner on ethical data use, community expectations, technical best practice, and industry and international developments. The National Data Advisory Council will help the National Data Commissioner to find the right balance between streamlining the sharing and release of data and ensuring the protection of privacy and confidentiality. During its first year, the Council will advise on the development of the new /Data Sharing and Release Act/." 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at healthhack.com.au Sat Jul 7 13:19:54 2018 From: info at healthhack.com.au (HealthHack Australia) Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2018 13:19:54 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] [Grants] Grant request: Securing HealthHack's Digital Future In-Reply-To: <565f48b3-a82a-11b9-1dee-ecd6a080b484@linux.org.au> References: <565f48b3-a82a-11b9-1dee-ecd6a080b484@linux.org.au> Message-ID: This is fantastic news. Thank-you from everyone on the HealthHack team! Gareth Moores On Fri, Jul 6, 2018 at 7:35 PM, Linux Australia President < president at linux.org.au> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > This request was considered in two parts at the Linux Australia Council > meeting last night. > > HEALTHHACK GRANT FOR SERVICES > > We discussed several options related to this Grant Request, specifically > around the issue that most of the services listed are not open source, and > we want to encourage the use of open source technologies. We also noted > that as a small operation, it is harder for HealthHack to use technologies > that are open source - as they often require self-hosting. On balance we > noted that HealthHack outcomes are open-source licensed and the general > societal benefit of Health Hack. > > We approved this Grant Request to a value of approximately $2000, provided > that a report on HealthHack outcomes is provided by end of December 2018. > > - > > MOTION BY Kathy Reid That Linux Australia Accepts the Grant Proposal > from HealthHack submitted by HealthHack Australia > - > > Seconded: Cameron > - > > Motion: unanimously passed > - > > If there are constraints to the motion passing (eg change in > conditions, to the value of approximately $2,000, subject to HealthHack > agreeing to submit a report on how the grant was used by 2018-12-31. > > > HEALTHHACK BECOMING A SUBCOMMITEE OF LINUX AUSTRALIA > > Several aspects were discussed in relation to this Grant Request. We noted > that HealthHack does not derive any financial return; that is, Linux > Australia would be taking on the risk of the event without any return - > unlike say Pycon AU or linux.conf.au where Linux Australia retains > profits to provide seed funding and central services. We noted that the > risk exposure of HealthHack will be low, as the event is only held in a > small number of locations, and the financial exposure of the event is also > low. > > We have approved this request, subject to the subcommittee being reviewed > at appropriate intervals to ensure that the risk exposure of the event is > not growing beyond what Linux Australia is comfortable with. > > > - > > MOTION BY Kathy Read That Linux Australia invite HealthHack > become subcommittee of LA: > - > > Seconded: Cameron. > - > > Motion passed unanimously > - > > Conditions: HealthHack give us a yearly report after the > event is run, and LA will review HeathHack status as a subcommittee, and a > list of subcommittee members is received from HealthHack. This > subcommittee is expected to revenue neutral. > > > NEXT ACTIONS > > The next actions to move forward with this piece are; > > - Health Hack to provide a list of their Subcommittee members > - Kathy and Russell to arrange financial induction for the > Subcommittee members, after which Xero and Westpac access can be provided > - Kathy and Russell to provide the Grant money into the bank account > for HealthHack once induction complete > - Kathy to flag with Admin Team in case there are any services we > already provide that may be of use > - HealthHack website footer to include phrasing to the effect > 'HealthHack is run under the auspices of Linux Australia' with a link back > to Linux Australia web site > > Kind regards, > > Kathy > > On 20/06/18 17:51, HealthHack Australia wrote: > > *Project name* > > Securing HealthHack's Digital Future > > *Aim of the project, including any key stages or milestones of the project* > > The one sentence summary of this project is: We need to start paying for > the things we rely on. The slightly longer description is as follows. > > Who we are: > > HealthHack brings motivated people from diverse research, technology, > business and educational backgrounds together to solve important problems > in health care and medical research. Since 2013 we have successfully run 13 > hackathons in five cities, helping to solve more than 75 problems. > > At the center of our work are our ?problem owners?; experts from the > health and medical research community who are searching for solutions to > technical challenges. Before each event, we work with the problem owners to > help them to refine one challenge into a well defined ?problem? that can > be worked on in a hackathon format. Each problem owner introduces their > problem at the start of the event while hackers form teams to solve them > based on their interests, passions or the skills they can offer. For the > remaining time, each problem owner works closely with their group, > combining their experience with the team?s expertise to develop inspiring > solutions to important problems. > > HealthHack is free to attend and we welcome everyone to participate, > especially those who genuinely want to use technology to help improve > health and medical research outcomes. We?re strictly not-for-profit, > volunteer-run and 100% open source. All solutions are shared openly and > freely (as in speech AND beer). We ensure all code is released under an OSI > approved licence after each hack. More information about who we are and > what we do is available at healthhack.com.au. > > Our Challenges: > > We?re a 100% volunteer run, digital first organisation. We rely heavily on > online tools and systems to run the event and to share knowledge and > lessons learned in the past. We always try to use tools that have free > versions but over time we?ve started moving to paid subscriptions as we?ve > outgrown the freely available functionality. We?ve experimented with self > hosting services using several open source systems but our dependence on > volunteers means that we?ve periodically lost access to the skills needed > to continue managing our digital castle. We've had more success subscribing > to externally managed systems that require less technical expertise to > maintain. The lack of funding for paid services (our current subscriptions > are being paid out-of-pocket by our dedicated volunteers) means we aren?t > able to access all the services we require. > > HealthHack has always been held as under the Open Knowledge Australia > banner and so OKAU have graciously provided a bank account for sponsorship > deposits and read only access to their Xero instance so we can track our > state. We are extremely grateful to OKAU for their support in this area but > we are also constrained by the limitations of the current setup. > Specifically, we cannot raise or pay invoices or reimburse volunteers for > event related expenses ourselves. Instead we must communicate via email > with a third party who has the ability to do this for us. > > We aim to: > > - take over payment of any critical services currently carried by our > wonderful volunteers (such as domain name registration fees). > > - move and centralise all of our documentation including standard > operating practices, tools / templates, marketing / branding / website > assets into one place on Google Drive with appropriate permissions for > organisers. We want to make as much information publicly accessible as > possible, while still respecting and protecting personal and sensitive > information and data. > > - implement a reliable and secure email service for HealthHack organisers > so that communication history is not lost as volunteers come and go. > > - improve the way we manage our website. We need to make it easier for our > volunteers to keep it up to date with relevant content. > > - start using an online, teams-based password management service. > > - improve our ability to communicate with our audience by moving to a paid > version of Mailchimp with SurveyMonkey integration. > > - better manage our own presence in Xero and have the ability to generate > invoices and pay expenses. > > *How the success of the project will be measured* > > If the grant is funded we?ll create a more detailed list of technical > goals and accompanying delivery dates and post it on the LA mailing list. > We?ll use this document to assess our position throughout the project. > > *Estimated cost breakdown of the project, including any materials, > projects or online services that are required to deliver the project. The > cost breakdown should include estimates of labour costs and/or professional > services* > > The event itself usually costs around $10K per site which we?ve always > been able to fund using sponsorship but we?ve never had funding to pay for > the infrastructure that runs year round. Our long term plan is to support > all ongoing infrastructure costs by seeking increased investment from our > pool of sponsors. However, we also have an immediate need to fund > improvements to digital infrastructure as soon as possible so that we can > concentrate on delivering a successful event in September. To make this > happen we?re asking Linux Australia to support us by providing $1,517.40 to > pay for the following services for the next two years: > > Mailchimp: $200 (2 @ $100/yr) > > SurveyMonkey $116 (4 @ $29/mth) > > Squarespace: $686.40 (24 @ $28.60/mth) > > Lastpass for teams: $232 (2 * 4 @ $29/user/yr) > > Gsuite: $240 (1 * 24 @ $10/user/mth) > > Domain hosting: $43 (2 @ $21.50/yr) > > We would also like to become an official sub-committee of LA which would > give us the level of control over our bookkeeping we require. > > We understand how scarce and valuable grant money is so we would like to > ask now that if LA is only able to fund part of the request we would very > much appreciate it if funding the entire suite of services but for a > shorter time could be considered. > > * The project team, their credentials and professional capabilities, > especially their history of open source, open data, open hardware or open > culture contributions * > > HealthHack has been around in various forms since 2013 and we have a > fairly large and diverse alumni scattered around Australia, however there > are four of us who have been involved with HealthHack for several years and > oversee the long-lived aspects of the group as a whole. > > Dr Roisin McMahon > > Roisin has a PhD in biochemistry, a passion for science, and more than a > decade of experience in biomedical research. She is a university based > research scientist who studies how bacteria cause disease and searches for > new drugs to treat them. Roisin is a versatile science communicator and > committed to championing better equity and diversity in STEM. As a > result,she was selected as a 2017 Science & Technology Australia Superstar > of STEM. She enjoys building and supporting diverse and connected > communities of scientists via roles as Deputy Chair of the Australian > Academy of Science?s Early and mid-Career Researcher Forum Executive, > convenor of the Brisbane node of the STEMMinist Book Club and as an > organiser for HealthHack. Roisin first attended HealthHack in 2015; booked > as a mentor for 4 hours, she stayed for the whole weekend and has never > looked back. In 2016-17, she worked with problem owners to refine their > projects. She co-led the 2017 Brisbane event. > > Andrew Saul > > Andrew is a data analyst for a large technology company that specialises > in machine monitoring. He has previously worked as a data analyst in the > video games and in digital advertising and app development. Andrew has a > passion for analytics and open data. As a result he loves a good data heavy > hackathon; the more open the better. Andrew has led and participated in > teams at previous GovHack and HealthHack events. Andrew became an organiser > of HealthHack Brisbane in 2017 and is back again in 2018. He is an active > member of data community in Brisbane and has presented at a number of > Meetups both about his work and projects from hackathons his teams > attended. > > Dr Mike Imelfort > > Mike has a PhD in Bioinformatics and works as a data scientist for a > biotech startup in the genome sequencing space. He's an open data and > Hackathon enthusiast and active member of the Brisbane tech community. Mike > is passionate about making technology available to diverse groups of > people. He?s produced a number of open source bioinformatics tools (mainly > GPL) which are available on github: https://github.com/minillinim and > https://github.com/ecogenomics. Mike has been a local and national > organiser for HealthHack (http://healthhack.com.au) and served as the > lead national organiser for HealthHack 2016 which was held in Brisbane, > Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Canberra. Mike also contributes to the > IWS-Hackathon project, a sub-committee of Linux Australia, which is > dedicated to building open source STEM teaching resources based around an > automated garden watering platform. Mike recently stepped down as the > President of the the Kimberley Park P&C Association but is still managing > the digital services used by that organisation. > > Gareth Moores > > Gareth has been volunteering with HealthHack since 2015. Gareth become > technical lead for HealthHack in 2017 and has returned for 2018. Gareth has > worked as system administrator and lead developer for a national radio > station. Gareth has participated in teams at previous HealthHack and > GovHack events. Gareth also volunteers with the Developers, Developers, > Developers conference and with Rosies: Friends on the Street. > > Gareth Moores will be responsible for this project and will be providing a > detailed report on the outcomes of our infrastructure regeneration project > as well as how it helped (or hindered) us in running the actual event this > year. > > We thank the committee and greater community for the opportunity to make > this request and we welcome any and all feedback. > > Sincerely, > > The HealthHack org team. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Grants mailing listGrants at lists.linux.org.auhttp://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants > > -- > Kathy Reid > President > Linux Australia > > 0418 130 636 > president at linux.org.auhttp://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... 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Humanity and Technology - creating fair communities in a digital world Next week I'm delighted to be hosting this casual, free, Q&A style event in Canberra with Lyndsey Jackson of EFA : Electronic Frontiers Australia , author Ellen Broad and Dr Amy McLennan of The Australian National University 's 3A Institute. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/humanity-technology-creating-fair-communities-in-a-digital-world-tickets-47985582168 Australian Internet Community - planning a way forward As you might be aware, the Australian Internet Governance Forum (auIGF) that ran for several years, was chosen by auDA not to be funded this year. Several organisations, including Internet Australia, EFA and others, are now working together along with a DFAT-appointed consultant, to investigate what sustainable multi-stakeholder models may be appropriate into the future. I'll be representing Linux Aus at a one-day workshop in Canberra next week, representing opensource community viewpoints. Linux Australia has approved a grant of about $3,500 to ensure that young IGF ambassadors are able to attend and have a voice. https://acig.com.au/governance-secretariat/australian-internet-community-planning-way-forward/ WordCamp Sydney 28th-29th July, UTS https://2018.sydney.wordcamp.org/ Preparation is in full swing for WordCamp Sydney - so do get your tix before they sell out! Follow along on Twitter at #wcsyd or @WordCampSyd. A huge shout out to Wil Brown and the team for their excellent work. Pycon AU Sydney 24th-28th August, International Convention Centre https://2018.pycon-au.org/ Pycon AU is almost here! Yay! The Call for Volunteers - https://2018.pycon-au.org/news/volunteer - has just gone out so please do consider helping to bring this event to life. Follow the Python action at #pyconau or @pyconau on Twitter. Massive ups to Katie McLaughlin, Katie Bell and the PyconAU team. HealthHack Brisbane, 16th-18th September, Thoughtworks https://www.healthhack.com.au/ Linux Australia recently decided to both provide a grant for Health Hack, and to provide an auspice so that HealthHack can operate within a legal framework. linux.conf.au 2019 Christchurch, New Zealand - CfP NOW OPEN https://linux.conf.au The Call for Proposals for linux.conf.au is now open! It closes on 30th July, so get in quick! Follow along @linuxconfau or #lca2019. Massive thanks to Steven Sykes, Lisa Sands and the team, and special shout out to Michael Davies and the Papers Committee for all the hard work they have coming up! DrupalSouth Canberra 2018 3rd-5th December, Hotel Realm https://drupalsouth.org/ DrupalSouth is back, and this year the event joins forces with DrupalGov. Massive well done to Chris Skene, Owen Lansbury and the team. Follow along at @DrupalSouth. Upcoming events - and bids opening for linux.conf.au 2021 We currently have events in planning for JoomlaDay Brisbane 2019 and WordCamp Brisbane 2019, and will shortly open the call for bids for linux.conf.au 2021 (can you believe it, 2021??!!). So if you've ever considered putting on linux.conf.au in your home town, time to start gathering your posse and figuring out why linux.conf.au in your home town/city would be awesome. Grants A reminder that Grant Requests and discussion now occurs on the Grants list - http://lists.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/grants Membership platform and voting system redevelopment - AgileWare Following several months (years?) of planning and scoping, we are about to formally engage AgileWare to implement CiviCRM to replace MemberDB. This will be built on top of WordPress and will include a custom voting module replicating the functionality currently in MemberDB. The implementation will force renewal of Linux Australia memberships, allowing us to "clean up" our membership data. CiviCRM will allow us to do better membership management - for example better targeting of information geographically or to a particular interest - ie why hear about WordPress when you're say a kernel developer? On a personal note, I'd like to give Justin Freeman from AgileWare a big shout out for all his patience as we've progressed to this point.? So, as you can see, there's quite a bit going on in Linux Aus land. As always, if you're interested in being involved, please do let us know. * Twitter - https://twitter.com/linuxaustralia * Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/LinuxAustralia * LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/linux-australia/ As always, your feedback and comments are warmly welcomed. 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The National Data Advisory Council will meet up to four times a year. Expressions of interest are invited from experts across data-driven organisations, civil society, academics and non-profit sectors and are open until *20 July 2018*. Members will ideally have: - A strong understanding of Australia's data landscape. - An active role within the data industry/engaging on data issues. - Experience with data related ethical or technical standards. - Professional authority and credibility with relevant private sector entities, research community and or interest groups. - An understanding of open data and open data standards. - An awareness of international developments in the data space. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From linux-aus at ewen.mcneill.gen.nz Sun Jul 22 12:53:45 2018 From: linux-aus at ewen.mcneill.gen.nz (Ewen McNeill) Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2018 14:53:45 +1200 Subject: [Linux-aus] The Internet of Houses seeks funding Message-ID: <4bc99834-825c-d98a-6bf9-81a3c602d530@mcneill.gen.nz> Some of you might remember the talk from LCA2017 in Hobart: https://lca2017.linux.org.au/schedule/presentation/100/index.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaRjThUGXLE about Whare Hauora, a project to create IoT devices to monitor the warmth and dampness of houses, over time, particularly the rental housing at the lower cost end of the housing market. The project: http://www.wharehauora.nz/ https://github.com/WhareHauora has made great progress, and is getting closer to deployment into the community. They currently have an active crowd funding campaign: https://www.pledgeme.co.nz/projects/5701-whare-sensors-that-tell-you-when-your-home-is-making-you-sick to help raise money for field trials in vulnerable communities, including a "buy one, give one" option if you want a sensor kit of your own. (This is a New Zealand based crowd funding platform; some funding options that solely donate money, with no tangible reward in return, qualify for a NZ tax credit, since Whare Hauora are a registered charity in New Zealand.) Ewen PS: I'm not connected to the project; just someone who has followed the progress of the project for several years, and is pleased they're getting to the point of doing field trials. I thought y'all might be interested in "where are they now". From president at linux.org.au Tue Jul 24 12:48:30 2018 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 12:48:30 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] Please change your Linux Australia-related passwords if you haven't for a while Message-ID: <40b1eb1b-df72-f194-6849-4eb232961dd3@linux.org.au> Dear Colleagues, You may recall back in 2015 there was a potential exposure of data from a Linux Australia server which had been compromised. In line with best practice, this was fully disclosed to our members. http://lists.linux.org.au/pipermail/linux-aus/2015-April/022049.html Yesterday we received credible feedback from a long-standing Linux Australia member who recently received a Bitcoin / ransomware threat email which included a password they were using circa 2015. Their analysis is that this information could only have come from one of two places - a large dump released in 2016 of data taken from LinkedIn, or the Linux Australia breach. While we assume that Linux Australia members have already acted to change any passwords involved and otherwise practice god password hygiene - not reusing passwords, using difficult to brute force passwords etc - we thought it wise to note there is at least the potential for this data to be misused some years later. 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 kathy at kathyreid.id.au Mon Jul 30 08:34:13 2018 From: kathy at kathyreid.id.au (Kathy Reid) Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2018 08:34:13 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] Linux Humble Bundle today Message-ID: <1b5de70d-57b4-3d9d-0f31-f975b2e8b53a@kathyreid.id.au> https://www.humblebundle.com/books/linux-geek-books?partner=itsfoss Best, Kathy From president at linux.org.au Tue Jul 31 15:53:02 2018 From: president at linux.org.au (Linux Australia President) Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 15:53:02 +1000 Subject: [Linux-aus] Re-invigorating Australia's internet governance community Message-ID: <1e811dea-9402-0058-c0e1-0a6b5ab8b075@linux.org.au> Hi everyone,? Around two weeks ago I was fortunate to be invited to a workshop in Canberra aimed at re-invigorating the nation's internet governance community - in the spirit of openness and transparency, please find my notes attached. Special thanks to Electronic Frontiers Australia (Lyndsey Jackson) and several Internet Australia members who made the day possible. Linux Australia funded the attendance of 3 Youth IGF ambassadors, ensuring a strong voice from the next generation. As always your feedback, questions and comments are 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 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: National forum on internet governance in Australia - write up.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 48834 bytes Desc: not available URL: