Start: Dec 5 2017 18:30 End: Dec 5 2017 20:30 Location: Mail Exchange Hotel, 688 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000 Link: http://mailexchangehotel.com.au/ PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION Lev Lafayette, ISC and TERATEC: A Tale of Two Conferences ========================================================= This year the International Supercomputing Conference and TERATEC were held in close proximity, the former in Frankfurt from June 17-21 and the latter in Paris from June 27-28. Whilst the two conferences differ greatly in scope (one international, one national) and language (one Anglophone, the other Francophone), the dominance of Linux as the operating system of choice at both was overwhelming. This presentation will provide an overview of the two conferences concentrating on the two items of particular focus. Firstly, the advances and use of Linux in the field of automated vehicles, which was prevalent at ISC, and secondly, health care data metrics, which was prevalent at the second. The presentation will also provide some reasons for how Linux has come to dominate in the field of research computing, and what threats and opportunities exist to its use. Mail Exchange Hotel, 688 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000 Food and drinks will be available on premises. LUV December 2017 end of year celebration: Meetup Mixup Melbourne ================================================================= Start: Dec 21 2017 18:00 Location: Loop Project Space and Bar, 23 Meyers Pl, Melbourne VIC 3000 Link: https://melbourne.meetupmixup.com/ There will be no December workshop, but there will be an end of year party in conjunction with other Melbourne groups including Buzzconf, Electronic Frontiers Australia, Hack for Privacy, the Melbourne PHP Users Group, Open Knowledge Australia, PyLadies Melbourne and R-Ladies Melbourne. Please note that there's a $8.80 cover fee, which includes a drink and nibbles, and bookings are essential as spaces are limited. Tickets are available at https://melbourne.meetupmixup.com/ Linux Users of Victoria is a subcommittee of Linux Australia.