<div dir="ltr">So what weekend is LCA09?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 3:53 PM, Angela <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:beesley@gmail.com">beesley@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 3:55 PM, Brianna Laugher<br>
<<a href="mailto:brianna.laugher@gmail.com">brianna.laugher@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> I think it would be a great idea to do either a miniconf or co-locate<br>
> with LCA one year, but unfortunately with LCA09 in Hobart I don't<br>
> think it's a good idea.<br>
><br>
> I am pretty sure you cannot register for a miniconf only, and have to<br>
> register for the whole conference. Last year's prices:<br>
> Hobbyists $352.00<br>
> Students $154.00<br>
><br>
> Given those prices + the need for most people to travel to Tassie, I<br>
> don't think it's realistic.<br>
><br>
> I would like to organise our own event or events though. Maybe small<br>
> events in as many cities as possible, over the same weekend. Like a<br>
> distributed conference or something.<br>
><br>
> Disclaimer: I am intending to submit a miniconf proposal for LCA09,<br>
> with Adam Hyde ( <a href="http://en.flossmanuals.net" target="_blank">en.flossmanuals.net</a> ) called "Free as in Freedom"<br>
> (free software ethics, free culture, open access, open educational<br>
> resources etc). Naturally Wikimedia fits under this umbrella and I<br>
> would welcome any Wikimedian submissions if the miniconf is gets<br>
> accepted. :)<br>
<br>
</div>A Wikimedia mini-mini conf. :)<br>
<br>
Sounds good, since I'm attending anyway. Considering the price<br>
barriers, shall we set a different date for the "practice wikimania"?<br>
Small events that same weekend sound good, but that's not the same as<br>
working together on one event.<br>
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Angela<br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Cheers, <br><br>Daniel Bryant<br><<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Daniel">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Daniel</a>><br>
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