From chrisjrn at gmail.com Fri Jul 4 16:52:50 2008 From: chrisjrn at gmail.com (Chris Neugebauer) Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:52:50 -0000 Subject: [melbourne-pug] linux.conf.au 2009 Call for presentations / Python Miniconf Message-ID: <70d969600807032052g4c5298bfida71118e1a0715e4@mail.gmail.com> Hello all, You may be aware that LCA09 is happening at the University of Tasmania's Hobart Campus in January. Well, the CFP opened today, and you can read the announcement at the conclusion of this post. I encourage everyone who has a relevant topic to discuss to submit a proposal for a presentation or tutorial, and if not, to at least pop down to Hobart to visit the conference. In related news, I am going to submit a proposal for a Python miniconf, so anyone who is at all interested in being involved should get in contact with me. --Chris Neugebauer. ------- Linux.conf.au - Hobart Conference 2009 Opens Call for Papers Linux.conf.au has announced the opening of the call for papers on Friday 4th July 2008, giving the open source software community the chance to present at one of the world's premier technical conferences. Hobart TAS, Australia-- (4th July 2008) ---- The call for papers will remain open for a month, after which the best papers will be selected by an expert panel. Ben Powell, President of the Tasmanian Linux Users Group, says the 10th annual Linux.conf.au is expected to attract influential speakers from the international and local technical Linux and Open Source communities. "This is the first time that the conference has been held in Hobart and given the unique location, and that it is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, we expect to see significant interest from local and international speakers and delegates," said Mr Powell. It is expected that over 100 speakers will be chosen to present at the Hobart conference from a large pool of international and local submissions. "The conference provides a unique opportunity for Tasmanians to discuss their ideas on an international stage, and for business to support IT innovation," said Mr Powell. "This year's Linux conference is expected to bring 700 delegates to the Tasmania to enjoy one of Australia's premiere technical conferences, with presentations by many of the leading experts in free and open source software. "The conference also provides an opportunity to showcase Tasmania to the world's technical community, with many delegates keen to take in Tasmania's famous food, wine and beautiful scenery during their stay. "Previous years' conferences have seen up to 100 influential international and national speakers from major IT companies and projects, with submissions for the opportunity to speak at Australia's internationally renowned event growing every year," said Mr Powell. The conference will also present the best of open source software with presentations, displays and hands-on demonstrations at the conference free public Open Day for the Tasmanian technical industry and general community. "We expect to see a number of our own local speakers feature in the lineup, so this will be a great opportunity for our own IT community to really shine on the international stage," said Mr Powell. Linux.conf.au, the National Linux Conference, will be held January 19-24 in Hobart at the University of Tasmania. More information about the paper submission process can be found at http://www.linux.conf.au. Businesses can support Linux.conf.au by visiting the website http://linux.conf.au/become_a_sponsor Media enquiries: Linux.conf.au on +61 432 996 932 or media at marchsouth.org -- --Christopher Neugebauer AIM: chrisjrn157 -- ICQ: 349538111 -- MSN: chrisjrn at gol.biz.ly -- Jabber: chrisjrn at gmail.com http://noogz.net -- --Christopher Neugebauer AIM: chrisjrn157 -- ICQ: 349538111 -- MSN: chrisjrn at gol.biz.ly -- Jabber: chrisjrn at gmail.com http://noogz.net From chrisjrn at gmail.com Wed Jul 16 09:06:28 2008 From: chrisjrn at gmail.com (Chris Neugebauer) Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:06:28 -0000 Subject: [melbourne-pug] LCA 2009: Python Miniconf proposal Message-ID: <70d969600807160006q74dc04aap6952446651d5ead@mail.gmail.com> Linux.conf.au 2009 is to be held at the University of Tasmania's Sandy Bay campus in Hobart, Tasmania over the week of January 19-24; and the call for presentations [1] and mini-confs [2] is now open. I am currently in the process of producing a proposal for a Python Miniconf to be held at LCA, so I thought I should detail my plans to a greater audience for the purpose of feedback/suggestions. The miniconf would be a single-day conference on the broad topic of Python programming. Broadly speaking, the topics I would like to see presented would range through: - Recent developments on Python core (presented to a more Python-oriented audience than may happen at LCA proper) - Frameworks and libraries (e.g. Django, which I believe is hitting 1.0 this year) - Techniques of Python programming (e.g. using advanced/new/etc features of Python effectively) - Discussions of Python use in the "real world" (e.g. Industry use, education, etc, etc, etc). - Anything else Python-related: please make suggestions! [3] The intention is that there would be 5 "organised" talks of ~45 minutes length (although if there is sufficient interest/free space, I could split blocks into 2x25 minute talks), with a 50-minute block of lightning talks to conclude the event, with the possibilty of some loosely-organised get-together of pythoners after the day's proceedings have finished. If you are interested in participating in the Python miniconf (which requires you to also be interested in attending Linux.conf.au), please e-mail me [3]. I would particularly like topics of talks that people would be able to give (vague/general is fine at this early stage in preparation), so that I can include them in the miniconf proposal (so the earlier I receive them the better!). Thanks in advance for any help that you may be able to offer me. -- Christopher Neugebauer P.S. if I have missed any user groups/potentially interested parties, could you please forward this message on -- I've already dealt with most relevant mailing lists in Australia, but international lists may also be interested, due to the nature of LCA as an international conference. [1] http://marchsouth.org/media/news/6 [2] http://marchsouth.org/media/news/15 [3] for the benefit of google groups users: chrisjrn [ a t ] gmail.com -- --Christopher Neugebauer AIM: chrisjrn157 -- ICQ: 349538111 -- MSN: chrisjrn at gol.biz.ly -- Jabber: chrisjrn at gmail.com http://noogz.net