Media Release - Early bird registrations open for linux.conf.au - Ballarat, January 2012

Hi SLUG!

BALLARAT, 14 September 2011

Hot on the heels of releasing the events draft schedule, the 
linux.conf.au 2012 team is very excited to announce that early bird 
conference registrations are now open! Get in fast to receive 
significant discounts on conference registration, and to secure 
accommodation.
http://linux.conf.au/register/new

Early bird registrations will remain open until the end of October 2011 
or until sold out. If previous years are anything to go by, the early 
bird registrations will prove very popular and see significant demand, 
so attendees will need to get in early to avoid disappointment.

The schedule is shaping up to be one of the best ever offered - with 
several Miniconfs already announced, including Sysadmin, Browser, 
Haecksen/LinuxChix and Music and Multimedia, and more to come. The line 
up of speakers is also impressive, starring industry luminaries such as 
Rusty Russell, Bdale Garbee and Andrew Tridgell.
http://linux.conf.au/programme/schedule

Keynotes remain a closely guarded secret at this stage despite rumours 
doing the rounds on various platforms. Stay tuned though as we have some 
exciting announcements coming in the not too distant future!

We recognise that some attendees may have to convince their managers of 
the benefits of attending linux.conf.au and the team have put together 
some business case information to assist. If you have a success story - 
and you convinced your boss to send you, we'd love to hear about it!
http://linux.conf.au/register/business-case

In keeping with the general industry trend of greater environmental 
awareness, delegates will have the option of electing to offset their 
carbon emissions during registration, via an arrangement with Ballarat 
company 15 Trees.
http://linux.conf.au/register/environment

General Information

2012's linux.conf.au is heading to Ballarat, at the University of 
Ballarat, the first time that the conference has been held in a regional 
city. Organisers are going the extra mile to ensure that delegates are 
well catered for in terms of transport. Partners and children are also 
welcome, with the now familiar Partners Programme offering a range of 
uniquetours and activities.
http://linux.conf.au/programme/partners_programme

linux.conf.au will be held 16th-20th January 2012 - see 
http://lcaunderthestars.org.au and @linuxconfau on Twitter and Identica.

Media enquiries are welcomed to the linux.conf.au 2012 team at 
[email protected]. Images from previous linux.conf.au events 
licensed under Creative Commons can be found on Flickr at: 
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=LCA2011&l=comm&ss=0&ct=0&mt=all&w=all&adv=1


Kind regards,

Kathy Reid
On behalf of the linux.conf.au 2012 team

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Team LCA2012 - linux.conf.au under the stars
[email protected]
@linuxconfau on Twitter and identi.ca
#linux.conf.au on IRC (freenode)
http://linux.conf.au






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