Hi everyone, Just a couple of thoughts about the planned Wikimedia Australia national gathering/meetup/conference/whatever. I raised these ideas with Brianna last week but repeating them here for all to see ...
Assuming the gathering is going to be (a) annual (b) roaming location wise, one option is aligning this with linux.conf.au (LCA) if possible. Linux Australia do this with their AGM - host it the day after LCA finishes. Pros: 1. Main reason - An overlap in our target audience (open content = open source). Many people travel for LCA, but have a limited travel budget/time allowance, and this would allow more to attend. 2. It takes the decision making out of our hands - less process/policy/bickering 3. If we go the full conference option - sharing publicity/resources with LCA 4. Benefits of that particular time of year - generally warm weather everywhere, and uni break means uni accommodation is available. Cons: 1. The LCA city is not always appropriate for a WM-AU meetup due to us being of a smaller size. eg. Hobart, Cairns, Darwin, NZ, possibly Perth. Workaround - we decide our own venue in those particular years. 2. I believe our AGM needs to be held between July-November. I'm not sure how Linux Australia gets away with holding theirs in January. They may be incorporated in a different state with different rules? Other notes: - Since the next LCA will be in Wellington, I suggest we don't change our plans for this year - continue on with the late '09 Canberra option as previously suggested. - Are we going to LCA Wellington next year (Jan 2010) anyway? We could assist WM-NZ with their formation. - Naturally if we were to host Wikimania it would not be influenced by this. Comments/ideas? Regards, Charles
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