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* Kaio (pending approval) is located in Brisbane who only need AUD$375 for LCA ticket. | * Kaio (pending approval) is located in Brisbane who only need AUD$375 for LCA ticket. | ||
== | == OpenDay == | ||
The Open Day details are as follows: | |||
Date: Saturday, 29 January 2011 | |||
Time: 9am - 5pm (10am-4pm for attendees not stall holders) | |||
Venue: [http://www.theedge.slq.qld.gov.au/home/what The Edge, State Library of Queensland] | |||
* | * At the Fedora stall these are some of the planned activities: | ||
- One Laptop Per Child display: history, development, impact, etc | |||
- Live USB Creator: getting people to bring their USBs and installing Fedora 14 onto them | |||
' | - Fielding general questions about Fedora and Red Hat (possibly a small notice announcing that we're hiring) | ||
- Raffle draw/ quiz | |||
- | |||
- Handing out Fedora 14 CDs, RHEL and Fedora brochures | |||
* Interactive space (separate from the stall): | |||
- | - OLPC: letting people have a go on an XO running Sugar | ||
- | - Cheese: let people take pictures of themselves and add effects, email to themselves | ||
* Decoration for the stall: | |||
- | - Fedora pull-up banner | ||
- | - 'Red Hat is hiring' banner | ||
- Red Hat and Fedora table cloths | |||
- Your beautiful selves | |||
At this stage we haven't finalised all the details, and we're still welcoming suggestions for further activities. Please email suggestions to: asmartgoat@fedoraproject.org | |||
== Tasks == | |||
Pre-conference tasks | |||
'''Confirmed''' | |||
* Stall booking confirmed | |||
* List of volunteers | |||
* OLPCs procured (1 from Brisbane, 3 being shipped) | |||
* Red Hat swag procured (various Brochures on RHEL 6, Red Hat caps, mints, travel adaptors, pens, keyrings) | |||
'''In progress''' | |||
* Finalise activity list | |||
- USB creation station: At this point in time, USB sticks will not be included in LCA's swagbag. Red Hat has provided a handful of USB sticks. | |||
Idea #1: Put a [http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/mega-dvd-test/Fedora-14-Live-multi/ 'multi-spin'] version of Fedora onto these sticks, give them out. More info: link [http://spins.fedoraproject.org/about here] | |||
Idea #2: Spread the word for people to bring their USB sticks to Open Day. Spam avenues: during the conference, blogs, mailing lists, LCA event page, etc | |||
- | - Raffle draw: Suggestions for activities? Prizes? | ||
- [http://fedoraproject.org/en/using/tutorials/cheese.html Cheese]: Provide a laptop for the interactive area, equipped with webcam and Cheese. And wireless capability, ideally. | |||
- Talks during Open Day: please contact clinton.roy@gmail.com if you have a presentation which may inspire young people to get into open source. | |||
* Additional swag | |||
- | - Fedora 14 media: 200 being produced in Brisbane (tentative). Are the Fedora Ambassadors able to bring in any more? | ||
- Red Hat and Fedora | - Red Hat and Fedora cloths | ||
- | - Fedora flyers | ||
* Informal training session/ FAQ sheet for volunteers: Cheryn to arrange | |||
* Finalise volunteer schedule | |||
== FAD == | == FAD == | ||
Revision as of 06:24, 6 January 2011
This page provides all the information that people need regarding Fedora's presence at LinuxConf Australia 2011.
About
linux.conf.au is one of the world's best conferences for free and open source software.
When and Where
In 2011 LCA is going to be held in Brisbane, from the 24th - 29th January, at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) - Gardens Point Campus.
LinuxConf Personnel
Please add yourself to the list below if you want to attend.
| # | FAS Name & Full Name |
Conference | OpenDay | Arrival | Departure | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Martinez | No | yes | Friday Morning | Sunday Evening | Pending Sponsorship |
| 2 | Heherson Pagcaliwagan | Yes | yes | 23 Jan | 31 Jan | Plane tickets to be purchased by Max Spevack |
| 3 | Izhar Firdaus | Yes | yes | ?? | ?? | Pending |
| 4 | Caius 'kaio' Chance | yes | yes | local | local | |
| 5 | Dennis Gilmore | yes | No | 13 Jan | 28 Jan | Fedora Release Engineering |
For The Red Hat 
, we have:
| # | Full Name | Conference | OpenDay | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cheryn Tan | no | yes | |
| 2 |
Stephen Gordon | yes | yes | |
| 3 |
Lana Brindley | yes | yes | |
| 4 |
David Jorm | yes | yes | |
| 5 |
Fabio Dias da Cunha | no | yes | |
| 6 |
Alison Young | yes | yes | |
| 7 |
Tomas Dabasinskas | no | yes | |
| 8 |
Andrew Milestone | no | yes | |
| 9 |
Misha Husnain Ali | no | yes |
Volunteer Schedule (feel free to swap amongst yourselves)
| Time | Volunteer | Volunteer |
|---|---|---|
| 0900 | sgordon | |
| 1000 | sgordon | fdacunha |
| 1100 | Lana | Alison |
| 1200 | Alison | |
| 1300 | ||
| 1400 | ||
| 1500 | djorm | |
| 1600 | Misha |
Travel & Accommodation
- Luke is travelling from Adelaide to Brisbane with the following cost estimates: $130 adelaide to brisbane (apprx.) $120 brisbane to adelaide (apprx.) $150 two nights accommodation. A total of $400 for the event.
- Herson (pending approval) will be travelling from Manila to Brisbane with plane cost of $1025 (18Nov) and visa cost of $105. An LCA ticket costs an additional $375 bringing the total to $1505. Will probably need help with accomodation once approved but I've not planned that far ahead yet.
- Izhar (pending approval) will be travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Gold Coast with plane cost of AUD609(20Nov), and approximately AUD100 for Gold Coast to Brisbane on train. LCA ticket costs AUD375 which means a total of AUD1084. Probably need help with accommodation too, and fine with any place which comfortable enough to sleep in a sleeping bag.
- Kaio (pending approval) is located in Brisbane who only need AUD$375 for LCA ticket.
OpenDay
The Open Day details are as follows:
Date: Saturday, 29 January 2011
Time: 9am - 5pm (10am-4pm for attendees not stall holders)
Venue: The Edge, State Library of Queensland
- At the Fedora stall these are some of the planned activities:
- One Laptop Per Child display: history, development, impact, etc
- Live USB Creator: getting people to bring their USBs and installing Fedora 14 onto them
- Fielding general questions about Fedora and Red Hat (possibly a small notice announcing that we're hiring)
- Raffle draw/ quiz
- Handing out Fedora 14 CDs, RHEL and Fedora brochures
- Interactive space (separate from the stall):
- OLPC: letting people have a go on an XO running Sugar
- Cheese: let people take pictures of themselves and add effects, email to themselves
- Decoration for the stall:
- Fedora pull-up banner
- 'Red Hat is hiring' banner
- Red Hat and Fedora table cloths
- Your beautiful selves
At this stage we haven't finalised all the details, and we're still welcoming suggestions for further activities. Please email suggestions to: asmartgoat@fedoraproject.org
Tasks
Pre-conference tasks
Confirmed
- Stall booking confirmed
- List of volunteers
- OLPCs procured (1 from Brisbane, 3 being shipped)
- Red Hat swag procured (various Brochures on RHEL 6, Red Hat caps, mints, travel adaptors, pens, keyrings)
In progress
- Finalise activity list
- USB creation station: At this point in time, USB sticks will not be included in LCA's swagbag. Red Hat has provided a handful of USB sticks.
Idea #1: Put a 'multi-spin' version of Fedora onto these sticks, give them out. More info: link here
Idea #2: Spread the word for people to bring their USB sticks to Open Day. Spam avenues: during the conference, blogs, mailing lists, LCA event page, etc
- Raffle draw: Suggestions for activities? Prizes?
- Cheese: Provide a laptop for the interactive area, equipped with webcam and Cheese. And wireless capability, ideally.
- Talks during Open Day: please contact clinton.roy@gmail.com if you have a presentation which may inspire young people to get into open source.
- Additional swag
- Fedora 14 media: 200 being produced in Brisbane (tentative). Are the Fedora Ambassadors able to bring in any more?
- Red Hat and Fedora cloths
- Fedora flyers
- Informal training session/ FAQ sheet for volunteers: Cheryn to arrange
- Finalise volunteer schedule
FAD
There is interest among attendees in actually pursuing a FAD after the event. Check FAD @ Brisbane 2011 for details.