We have been unable to get an organiser for the Xfest, so we have assessed that the demand for an Xfest is low to none. Therefore the committee has decided to drop the XFest that was intended to be held on 18th October. If someone is interested in taking responsibility for organisation, but is unsure what is involved, please volunteer and give it a go and the committee will give you what assistance/guidance it can. Remember the fests are for you - the users, so if you want a particular fest to happen, suggest it and volunteer to organise it. There will be times when more than one person is interested in organising the same fest; that's fine - the load will be shared amongst the volunteers. Just to outline what is usually involved: you book room, organise speakers, arrange demo if required or handson sessions, organise format, make announcements and turn up on the day unless an act of god detains you. Obviously varying degrees of assistance are available from the committee. Also the organiser can run the fests any way they wish as long as it doesn't veer from the topic too greatly. The next fest that we understand people are interested in is a Network/Security fest, to be held on the 21st November. If someone or group of individuals would like to volunteer to become organiser(s) please email me and I shall forward details of what we have in mind. Committee -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
