12 May
2013
12 May
'13
12:45 a.m.
Hi everyone,
Hope this note finds you well and a happy Mothers' day to everyone.
It's been a little while since the last wrap-up, busy, but there's a
couple of things you might want to know about
GEELONG MAKERSPACE
With thanks to the efforts of George, Doug and the team, the Geelong
Makerspace is starting to take off. For more information, search for
'Geelong Hackerspace' on Google Groups.
Next meet: Saturday 23 May 1pm - 4pm at GARC, Storrer St Geelong -
Melway Map 402 L8
GEELONG HAS A linux.conf.au 2015 BID IN PROGRESS
With much kudos to David Bell, a formal linux.conf.au 2015 bid is in
progress. Meetings have been held with Business Events Geelong, and the
initial thoughts for the bid document have been made publicly available
for discussion and comment;
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Go-T2XmwXiNshqpMkL_DmlgUmfUtHpozj-JcXMD…
ICT GEELONG
ICT Geelong has been reinvigorated for 2013. If you'd like to keep in
the loop, visit http://www.ictgeelong.com.au/content.php?pid=13&Level=1
for more info.
CALL FOR NEWSLETTER ARTICLES FROM LINUX AUSTRALIA
Linux Australia recently launched a newsletter
(https://www.linux.org.au/news/community/linux-australia-autumn-newsletter)
and are seeking contributions for articles around open source, open
hardware, Linux and related topics for their next newsletter (due in
June). Contact media(a)linux.org.au for more information.
NEXT LINUX USERS VICTORIA MEET
Will be on Saturday 18th May where Lev Lafayette will be providing an
introduction to supercomputers.
More info at: http://luv.asn.au/2013/05/18
MELBOURNE WIRELESS - MORE GEELONG NODES
We now have a significant number of nodes in Geelong connected to
Melbourne Wireless;
http://melbourne.wireless.org.au/maps/area?id=52
Geelong's own Ryan Parker-Hill and Andrew van Slageren are heavily
involved and would love to hear from you if you're interested in knowing
more - just reply to this thread and we'll pass the message on.
GOVHACK 1-2 JUNE
This is a hack day organised to encourage government agencies to open up
their datasets - ie open government and open data.
There will be a GovHack in Melbourne, just near Southern Cross station -
so easy to get to for Geelong folks.
http://www.govhack.org/ or follow @govhackau on Twitter.
SOFTWARE FREEDOM DAY
Will be on Saturday September 15th. We're not sure if there will be a
Melbourne event, or whether there's enough interest to hold a Geelong event.
More info at: http://www.softwarefreedomday.org/
NEXT GEELONG OPEN SOURCE MEET
Sorry, haven't had time to organise one. If there's a lot of interest,
bug me and will get on to it :-)
Kind regards,
Kathy
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Kathy Reid
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XMPP: kathyreid(a)jabber.org.au
0418 130 636