Fudcon APAC

[Paul Gampe]

On Fri, 3 Dec 2010 02:01:05 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.
> 
> I feel it's important that we establish a Fudcon event to support and
> foster Fedora developers in the region.
> 
> Perhaps we could hold a Fudcon in Australia later in 2011?

Late last year, Spot, Paul F. and I met with 'Brisbane Marketing' [1] to 
discuss a Fudcon in Brisbane. At the time they said that if we think we can 
get >100 attendees then they would be able to assist with logistics and 
potentially help us seek some funding from the Brisbane City Council.

We do a lot of work with one of the local universities (QUT) and they 
expressed interest in providing a venue and potentially some minor funding.

Paul

[1] http://www.meetinbrisbane.com.au/

> 
> 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.
> 
> Please share your thoughts!
> 
> 
> - James
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