Re: Local Ubuntu conference [Was: Metrocracy vs democracy]

2010-06-10 Thread Daniel Sobey
On Thu, 2010-06-10 at 12:26 +1000, Jeff Waugh wrote: quote who=Paul Gear Sounds like we in the Brisbane team need to get cracking... :-) Another nice bonus when it comes to holding an event ahead of linux.conf.au: there are usually quite a few Canonical folk from overseas speaking or

Re: Local Ubuntu conference [Was: Metrocracy vs democracy]

2010-06-10 Thread bwright
Why do people find structure so critical to a community. We are a group of people interested in Ubuntu and the progression of Ubuntu in Australia. Do we need to hold conferences with minutes and boards? None of this is at all binding so how can you expect anyone who does not get their voted leader

Local Ubuntu conference [Was: Metrocracy vs democracy]

2010-06-09 Thread Jeff Waugh
quote who=colin mcdermott Personally, I think that we need a Ubuntu Confrence in Australia. This confrence should be conducted on a yearly/bi-yearly basis (perhaps inpart online/through a web hookup), we talk all things Ubuntu and we elect our leaders there accepting online votes from anyone

Re: Local Ubuntu conference [Was: Metrocracy vs democracy]

2010-06-09 Thread George Patterson
On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 11:04 AM, Jeff Waugh j...@bethesignal.org wrote: quote who=colin mcdermott Personally, I think that we need a Ubuntu Confrence in Australia. This confrence should be conducted on a yearly/bi-yearly basis (perhaps inpart online/through a web hookup), we talk all things

Re: Local Ubuntu conference [Was: Metrocracy vs democracy]

2010-06-09 Thread Jeff Waugh
quote who=George Patterson For those that are considering it without previous unconference/conference experience, do something smaller first. Try an BarCamp first of comparable length. Please don't be scared off by this but plan it fully. Concur. I ran GNOME.conf.au as a linux.conf.au

Re: Local Ubuntu conference [Was: Metrocracy vs democracy]

2010-06-09 Thread Paul Gear
On 10/06/10 11:45, Jeff Waugh wrote: quote who=George Patterson For those that are considering it without previous unconference/conference experience, do something smaller first. Try an BarCamp first of comparable length. Please don't be scared off by this but plan it fully.

Re: Local Ubuntu conference [Was: Metrocracy vs democracy]

2010-06-09 Thread Jeff Waugh
quote who=Paul Gear Sounds like we in the Brisbane team need to get cracking... :-) Another nice bonus when it comes to holding an event ahead of linux.conf.au: there are usually quite a few Canonical folk from overseas speaking or just attending. Though not crucial (we have awesome local