LCA 2011 will be happening

[Posted January 17, 2011 by corbet]

From:		"linux.conf.au Announcements" <lca-announce-AT-lists.linux.org.au>
To:		LCA2011 Delegates Chat <chat-AT-lca2011.linux.org.au>, lca-announce-AT-linux.org.au
Subject:		[lca-announce] lca2011 is Going Ahead!
Date:		Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:42:27 +1000
Message-ID:		<F5350A6C-AEF9-4A31-B5C4-B520438A09CD@lca2011.linux.org.au>
Cc:		team Team <team-AT-followtheflow.org>, volunteers-AT-followtheflow.org

Hi all

Some great news - the lca2011 team and Linux Australia have made a joint
decision that lca2011 will go ahead!

At this stage the venue location is still to be confirmed as are a number
of social events, though there are some backup plans in place.

We are aware that Urbanest is still without power but expect power to be
restored on Thursday.  Should Urbanest be unavailable - backup
accommodation has been confirmed at the residential colleges at the
University of Queensland (Near St Leo's).  Delegates who are not staying at
St Leo's or Urbanest should check with their accommodation provider on
availability, prior to travelling.

lca2011 Mythbuster #1 - Brisbane's water is fine and very very drinkable

lca2011 Mythbuster #2 - Brisbane has not run out of food (although some
restaurants will have a limited menu)

lca2011 Mythbuster #3 - public transport is operational (though some routes
are still affected).  Unfortunately, the Brisbane CityCat service is out of
action till further notice.

lca2011 Mythbuster #4 - lca2011 has not been cancelled 

The lca2011 team will keep you continually updated via email and the
website.  We expect to announce a confirmed venue by Wednesday evening -
but please remember we do have back up plans here and lca2011 is going
ahead.  There may be some changes in the schedule but it will be a great
conference nonetheless.

The team encourages everyone to still come to Brisbane and support local
business and the community - we need your support!

We understand the community wants to support the conference in as many ways
as possible.  Can you please fill out the form at:

https://conf.linux.org.au/wiki/Volunteer/People

NB: You will need to be registered and logged into the conference website
to be able to edit this page.

Cheers 
Shaun & the lca2011 team

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Dr Shaun Nykvist
lca2011 - director

Email: shaun@lca2011.linux.org.au 
Phone: +61 7 3103 7998
Mobile: +61 417767445
Postal: PO Box 2010, 557 Settlement Rd, Keperra QLD 4054, Australia

http://linux.conf.au/

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LCA 2011 will be happening

Posted Jan 17, 2011 17:20 UTC (Mon) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link] (2 responses)

They should use "Come hell or high water!" as their motto this time.

Or maybe: "The Linux philosophy is 'Laugh in the face of danger'"

LCA 2011 will be happening

Posted Jan 18, 2011 0:20 UTC (Tue) by AndreE (guest, #60148) [Link]

Please don't.

I know you are joking but it wouldn't go down very well.

LCA 2011 will be happening

Posted Jan 18, 2011 10:14 UTC (Tue) by pmilne (guest, #34533) [Link]

LCA2011 slogan 'Follow the Flow' is apt in more ways than one.

LCA 2011 will be happening

Posted Jan 17, 2011 23:42 UTC (Mon) by mrgoblin (guest, #44275) [Link]

Great news,

Keep up the good work LCA2011 team.

As a previous LCA organiser I know what a mammoth job it is to get one of these together even under normal circumstances.

Wishing you all the best for yet another successful LCA.

John