From bruce at lca2018.org Mon Jan 15 20:44:09 2018 From: bruce at lca2018.org (Bruce Crawley) Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2018 20:44:09 +1100 Subject: [lca2018-announce] Confirmation of details - the conference is almost here! Message-ID: <363f18c8cffef99a1cb0f8092dd96f29@lca2018.org> Hi attendees! Boarding passes have started going out to everyone. If you haven?t got one yet, don?t fear - you can view it now at https://linux.conf.au/boardingpass. Please bring this with you to the conference to help ease the check-in process. Importantly, we need everyone to check that what we have on record for you is what you think you have ordered. You have 24 hours from now before we can no longer add more people to events like Penguin Dinner and PDNS! You can check this here: https://linux.conf.au/boardingpass If you have purchased a professional ticket make sure you have: * 1 Professional ticket * 1 Penguin Dinner Ticket (if you are attending!) * 1 PDNS Ticket (if you are attending) * 1 LCA Shirt (check your size as well) If you are a speaker make sure you have everything from the professional ticket plus: * Speakers Dinner Ticket (if you are attending!) If you have purchased a hobbyist ticket make sure you have: * 1 Hobbyist ticket * 1 LCA Shirt (check your size as well) If you have purchased a student ticket make sure you have: * 1 Student ticket * 1 LCA Shirt (check your size as well) If you want to purchase additional shirts or dinner tickets (e.g. for partners) make sure you do this by 8pm tomorrow (Tuesday 16th AEDT). After 8pm tomorrow (Tuesday 16th AEDT) you will no longer be able to add these items to your ticket. Regards Bruce Crawley, James Polley and the LCA2018 Team From bruce at lca2018.org Sun Jan 21 12:04:42 2018 From: bruce at lca2018.org (Bruce Crawley) Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 12:04:42 +1100 Subject: [lca2018-announce] Hello and welcome to linux.conf.au 2018! Message-ID: <8833ba33d82db3d251abcb21371fa653@lca2018.org> This is your welcome briefing with everything you need to know to arrive, register and kick off LCA 2018! As an attendee at LCA, we?ll be sending you a briefing email each day this week with important updates and announcements. We?ll also keep https://linux.conf.au/gday up to date with this info too! Along with your boarding pass, we?d recommend you store this email in a safe place for Monday morning. Location Registration and conference opening will be in UTS Tower Building 1 (CB01). You can follow campus signage to CB01 or use the following links: * Google - https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/UTS+Tower+(Building+1) * Openstreetmaps - http://www.openstreetmap.org/way/182489335 * UTS pdf map https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RC-iK8oib1Py3G6C4axX2GRQfuWNI7p1/view?usp=sharing On arrival to CB01, follow signage to the Great Hall on level 5 where you?ll see the registration desks. If you?ve arrived from the street front on Broadway, it?s immediately ahead of you and up one level via lifts or stairs. Finding your way UTS has a wayfinding site (http://wayfinding.uts.edu.au/) that you can use to find your way around campus. Here is a direct link to the Great Hall foyer for registration (http://wayfinding.uts.edu.au/uts/signs/0000/maps/building?destination_id=28595&icons_filter=&destination_level=05&destination_building=01). Registration Registration will be available: * Early registration: 3pm - 5pm Sunday * From 8am on Monday morning. By now you should have received a boarding pass email with a QR code for your ticket(s). Please save, bookmark or print this QR code so that you can show it at registration. We?ll be registering hundreds of attendees in a short space of time and your QR code will help keep registration flowing. Once registered please keep your lanyard on you at all times. Your lanyard is your key to building access etc. and its important that UTS security can see you wearing a LCA lanyard. Swag If you purchased a t-shirt or other inclusions these will be distributed throughout the week. Our wonderful team at registration will be focused on getting you registered and ready for conference opening by 9am. First time at LCA? If it?s your first time at LCA don?t panic! Our very own Hugh Blemings will be running a dedicated welcome session at 4pm on Sunday afternoon in the Great Hall. Don?t worry if you cannot make it to the welcome session - we will also include all the essentials that you need to know in the conference welcome on Monday. Announcements & notifications General announcements and news will be shared on the mailing list! If you haven?t already subscribed to the mailing list, head on over to http://lists.lca2018.linux.org.au and make sure you?re subscribed to lca-chat. A copy of each day?s announcements will also be available at https://linux.conf.au/gday. Call for session chairs! We?ve now opened up registration for session chairs! You can register as a session chair by going to the schedule and finding the ?Volunteer!? link next to each session. To find out more information you can visit the wiki - https://wiki.linux.conf.au/wiki/Session_Chairs_-_How_can_I_volunteer_to_help Where to get help There are plenty of ways to get help if you?re lost or need to clarify anything. We?re keeping an eye on #lca2018 on Twitter, #linux.conf.au on freenode (link to wiki) and of course the mailing list (http://lists.lca2018.linux.org.au). This is a welcoming, inclusive and safe conference! If you feel unsafe please reach out to the team via https://linux.conf.au/safety. Listed here are a number of ways to contact the team. If there is a major emergency you can dial 6 from a campus phone or call UTS Security on 1800 249 559. Most importantly, relax, smile and enjoy the week ahead! LCA is an iconic and memorable conference and we know you?re going to love it! Happy Conferencing! Linux.conf.au 2018 team From john at lca2018.org Tue Jan 23 16:20:13 2018 From: john at lca2018.org (John K) Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 16:20:13 +1100 Subject: [lca2018-announce] Penguin Dinner Message-ID: <6C0A0E16-94FA-463A-BEB6-DC7F7FD1DC00@lca2018.org> Hi, The main conference event, Penguin Dinner, brings together Speakers, Professional and Hobbyist delegates and their families for a memorable night of food, drink, conversation and relationships. Penguin Dinner tickets are included in the registration for Speakers and Professional Delegates, and Hobbyist Delegates are able to purchase Penguin Dinner tickets during registration. The Penguin Dinner will be held at The Australian National Maritime Museum in nearby Darling Harbour on Wednesday the 24th of January from 6:30pm - 8:30pm. The venue will close at 10pm. Travel: You will need to make your own way to the venue - it is approx 25 minute walk from UTS. If you don't know the way the conference team and volunteers will be leaving in groups from the back of CB01 on Alumni Green, carrying blue balloons. We'll be leaving progressively between 5:30 and 6pm. We recommend wearing comfortable walking shoes on Wednesday Accessibility: If you are unable to walk that distance, we've arranged alternative transport to the venue. A bus will leave from Alumni Green (corner Jones St and Thomas St) at 5:45pm. If you need additional arrangements then please reach out to the conference team via email to team at lca2018.org Public Transport: Sydney public transport can also help you get to the venue. Be mindful - it is peak hour. The 501 bus departs Thomas St behind UTS Multiple buses depart UTS on Broadway and can take you to Town Hall. It's a short downhill/flat walk to the venue. Sydney trains can take you to Town Hall. It's a short downhill/flat walk to the venue. Maps: Google Maps: https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Australian+National+Maritime+Museum OpenStreetMaps: https://osm.org/go/uN~RMLwB0- We look forward to seeing you there! All the best, LCA2018 Team