Fudcon APAC

[Eugene Teo]

On 12/03/2010 12:01 PM, James Morris wrote:
> I heard that a Fudcon planning meeting / FAD was not accepted as a
> mini-conf at LCA next year and thus won't be happening.
>
> The feedback is that they don't do distro-specific miniconfs.  It would
> thus seem that an LCA co-located Fudcon is not on the cards.

That's quite unfortunate. I did organised a one-day Fedora miniconf at 
LCA two years ago, and it was quite successful. We had a few Red Hat 
speakers from the main LCA conference to speak too.

http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/LCA/Melbourne2008

If we were to organise a Fudcon to coincide with LCA, I don't think 
people will get distracted by other LCA activities as long as 1) we are 
near or at the LCA location, 2) do it during the miniconf days, and 3) 
have a strong line-up of talks and speakers which should not be a 
problem if we were to hold it in Australia.

> I feel it's important that we establish a Fudcon event to support and
> foster Fedora developers in the region.

Agree. I'm happy that you brought this up.

> Perhaps we could hold a Fudcon in Australia later in 2011?
>
> Or, aim to have one in 2012 just ahead of LCA, to allow people making the
> trip from overseas to consolidate travel?
>
> OTOH, LCA is usually held in the local travel high season, with flights
> and accommodation often 2x the low season cost.  It may also be better in
> terms of regional developer attendance to hold it mid-year, rather than
> during the local summer holiday season.
>
> Brisbane is very pleasant in winter -- perhaps aim to hold an initial
> Fudcon there in July/August 2011 ?
>
> (My personal preference would be Sydney, but I suspect we'd get more
> logistical support in Brisbane).
>
> I would volunteer to help organize the event, in any case.

I'm happy to help out too but do take note that I'm not physically 
located in Australia, so I am not sure if I will be able to get any 
funds for travel.

Thanks, Eugene