[H-GEN] Open Source Developers Conference - Do we want to host it?

[McBofh]

Andrae Muys wrote:

> The opportunity has presented itself for Brisbane to host this years 
> Open Source Developers Conference in December.  The previous OSDCs have 
> been held in Melbourne, but after several years and with an LCA to 
> organise, the OSDC organising committee have asked for another city to 
> host it this year.  Sydney have said that they are willing to host it if 
> no-one else can be found, however not surprisingly the committee would 
> like to find a city that wants to host it.
> 
> The conference is much smaller than LCA, generally 150-200 people.  I am 
> willing to help organise it, and several humbuggers who were at LCA have 
> also expressed interest and excitement at the prospect of hosting OSDC. 
> I will let those individuals speak for themselves; I felt it important 
> to start this discussion now we are back from LCA as the decision needs 
> to be made within the next couple of weeks.

Hi Andrae,
please count me in to help. I'll see what I can do by
way of sponsorship from my employer, too.


best regards,
James C. McPherson
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