[plug] Linux.conf.au, Sydney January 2001

[James Bromberger]

Dear PLUGgers.

		Skip this if you are not interested in the 
		Australian Linux Conference in Sydney in January 2001.



Linux.conf.au is coming up - the Australian Linux Conference. Many of you 
have probably already seen the web site: www.linux.conf.au. Have a look at 
it if you think this sounds interesting to you.

A few of us (Nick Bannon, Grahame Bowland, Mark Tearle, me, others) want 
to go, and are trying to organise a group.  In simplest terms, we get 
numbers, get payment, book travel, accomodation and attendance, and 
no more. This is not a commercial venture of any sort, and no one is 
getting any profit or a free ride: everyone pays their way evenly.

Some people want to drive, some want to fly. Some prefer accomodation 
in large rooms to group geek out, some want their own room. By getting 
this all together we are hoping to minimise the cost to each of us.

Now, I am not expecting hordes of people to want to come, but a few 
PLUG people may want to go, so why not all team up?

I have written a few pages detailing some of this and a register of the 
names and basic requirements of people at:
	http://www.ucc.asn.au/~james/2000/lca/

You can email those of us who are trying to get this organised (the 
above mentioned names) at linuxconf at ucc.asn.au.

At this stage, I am estimating flight + accomodation + conference 
for an individual will total up to around $1000. This does not include 
food or anything like that. If you want to fly over, we will book 
N * number of people all leaving on the same day and all returning on
the same day (unless you have specific requirements). You can bring others, 
even if theyr are not attending the conference: patrners, etc, who 
want to fly over with you/us, and stay with you. Just make it clear to us.

So, read the web page and follow the instructions, contact 
linuxconf at ucc.asn.au if you have any questions (or me james at rcpt.to, 
mobile 0417 77 22 86). And do this before November 23 because I'd like 
to get cheap flights.


Yours,
  James
-- 
 James Bromberger <james_AT_rcpt.to> www.rcpt.to/~james
   IT, Pelican Manufacturing - www.pelicanmanufacturing.com.au
   Snr Web Systems Admin, JDV - www.jdv.com  *  www.hartleypoynton.com.au

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