Hi all You want to be there, and there are still tickets available! http://osdc.org.nz/ If you haven't been to an OSDC before... it's special. Run by developers, for developers, the low ticket price covers coffee/tea and lunch every day, and the conference dinner. That's right, it's all inclusive! If you're a student, there is an extra low ticket price awaiting you. It's a great community experience, and this year (like every year) has an awesome lineup of speakers and topics around the ever-interesting hallway track and social events. Yep after years in Australia, this year it's in Auckland. Great and friendly place to visit! It's not that expensive to get to, just check on http://wotflight.com to see what's available. Claire and I got return tickets for about $400 each, now since it's a bit later it might be a bit over $500 (last time I checked). Yes you will need a passport, it is another country ;-) Accomodation? Try https://www.yha.co.nz/hostels/north-island-hostels/yha-auckland-city/ which is just around the corner from OSDC's Langham Hotel. Youth Hostel you say? Sure why not, they have private rooms and everything. Anyway it's just one option. Check out http://wotif.com for hotels in the Auckland CBD area. If you know someone at Auckland Uni, it's very nearby. Register now and I'll see you there! http://osdc.org.nz/tickets/ Cheers, Arjen. -- Exec.Director @ Open Query (http://openquery.com) MariaDB/MySQL services Sane business strategy explorations at http://upstarta.com.au Personal blog at http://lentz.com.au/blog/