linux.conf.au 2011 is now over and its time to catch up on a few hundred hours of sleep (after a little packing up and cleaning). It is amazing how much work still has to be done after the conference has finished, but I am hopeful (perhaps skeptical) that I will have most of it out [...]
Feb 052011
For most people they will know that there is only 2 more sleeps till an awesome linux.conf.au (lca2011) in Brisbane, at the Qld. University of Technology – Kelvin Grove Campus. As most people will know from identi.ca, twitter, email and website updates – the lead up to the conference has been fraught with many challenges, [...]
A long time ago the lca2011 team decided to have a small competition to capture the ideas of what people wanted at the next linux.conf.au. We received a lot of responses to this including some very very special requests for things like stickers and cup cakes. However, while we all wanted to have a conference [...]
Nov 072010
With just over 24hrs to go till registrations close for lca2011 we only have a few early bird registrations left to sell which means it is very likely that they could close before midnight on the 8th November. If you are keen to grab one of these discounted registrations then please make sure you visit [...]
The early bird tickets for linux.conf.au 2011 are selling quickly with over half of them sold. It really looks as though they will sell out before the 8/11/2010 so if you are keen to take advantage of these discounted prices I would suggest that you act on this as soon as possible. The conference is [...]
Some great news – Dr Vint Cerf is to be a keynote speaker at lca2011 – http://linux.conf.au. Widely known as one of the “Fathers of the Internet,” Cerf is the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet. For more information please see the oficial announcement on the lca2011 web site – [...]
yippee! lca2011 registrations are now open – here is a direct link to the prices http://lca2011.linux.org.au/register/prices. Please note that there have been a few changes to things this year, though we have tried to keep prices as low as possible for a the 5 day conference. There is also a new miniconf this year which [...]
Wow – what a week! I often forget just how much work is involved in organising a conference and how important it is to have a dedicated and committed organising team to make things happen. As the lead organiser for linux.conf.au 2011 I am very lucky to have such a great team that will work [...]
The third confirmed keynote speaker for lca2011 is the Chief Scientist at the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), the Regional Internet Registry serving the Asia Pacific region. He is an author and researcher who has been closely involved with the development of the Internet for many years, particularly in Australia, where he is known [...]
The second confirmed keynote speaker for lca2011 is the original author of Sendmail, co-founder and Chief Scientist of Sendmail, Inc., and co-author of Sendmail, published by O’Reilly and Associates. lca2011 gives a hearty welcome to Eric Allman. We know that his work has had a profound effect on how people across the globe have communicated [...]
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