Open Source Developers Conference --------------------------------- "Early bird" rates for the Open Source Developer's Conference is closing tomorrow! This conference, which will be held from November 14 to 18 at the Australian National University in Canberra, includes Senator Kate Lundy, Damian Conway, Brian Catto, Jonathon Oxer and Tony Beal as keynote speakers. Please see the following for schedule and ticket purchases http://osdc.com.au/schedule/ https://osdc2011.wufoo.com/forms/buy-tickets/ Drupal DownUnder ---------------- You wanted us to keep you posted on progress for Drupal Downunder. Well here's some news. The call for sessions is now open, and so is registration! We'll also be running pre-conference workshops and training on Friday 13th January - more on that soon. CALL FOR SESSIONS To submit a session proposal, you'll first need to sign up for a login on the Drupal Downunder website. http://drupaldownunder.org/user/register We're calling for sessions from the Drupal community, but also keen to hear from other web professionals with knowledge to share. We've identified the following topics to get you thinking: * Building Sites and Systems * Code, Core and Contrib * Government, Education & NFPs * Stories and Case Studies * Theming and Design * The Business of Drupal Once you've signed up - you can create a session proposal. http://drupaldownunder.org/node/add/session REGISTRATION Early Bird registration is open now for a limited time at $220.00 - full price will be $275.00 http://drupaldownunder.org/register SPONSORS We're hugely grateful for the support of our sponsors. PreviousNext, Boab Interactive and Google, as well as the in-kind support we're getting from Linux Australia, Xirrus and Internode. If you'd like to join this list, support the event and get your message to the Drupal community, we'd love to hear from you. http://drupaldownunder.org/sponsorship SPREAD THE WORD Thanks for showing your early interest in DDU2012 in Melbourne. We hope you might help us get the word out wide and far. Do you know someone with something to share? Get them to sign up and create a session proposal. Or perhaps you know someone who'd learn alot by attending? Encourage them to register while the early bird rate is available. Use #DDU2012 on Twitter to start the buzz and follow us @DrupalDownunder and @DDUMelbourne Linux Conference Australia -------------------------- Hi everyone, Just a brief courtesy note to advise that Volunteer Registrations for linux.conf.au 2012 - LCA Under the Stars Ballarat 16-20th Jan 2012 - are now open. Please see the info at; http://linux.conf.au/register/volunteer for more information. Volunteer opportunities would ideally suit enthusiastic people from Ballarat and surrounding areas. Questions can be directed to volunteers(a)lcaunderthestars.org.au Kind regards, Kathy -- Kathy Reid Team LCA2012 kathy(a)lcaunderthestars.org.au www.lcaunderthestars.org.au @linuxconfau on Twitter, Identi.ca