Preamble

Hello everyone,

At the urging of a number of previous committee members I have decided to accept my nomination to run for the Linux Australia President.

If elected to this position I have an agenda of changes I would like to make. These changes are based on many discussions with people in the community, including current and previous committees.

These are documented at the following locations;

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ddTn05kMzFD5EJJqhiOpW1J3Z4B5dZkDk3hxAqTvpNg/edit

and

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ddTn05kMzFD5EJJqhiOpW1J3Z4B5dZkDk3hxAqTvpNg/pub

I urge that if you disagree with these changes please run against me.

--Tim

Fixing the "Linux Australia" is not just Linux problem

• People have spoken, no changing the name, problem still exists however.
• Solution: Addition of an alternative trading name, the most popular other name "Open Source Australia". This is why trading names exist.

Extend the "Linux Australia runs awesome conferences" agenda

• Aim: Conference organizer stop worrying about recordings/streaming/anything.
  Solution: Create an video team which runs A/V recording/streaming/etc for all conferences. One of the biggest headache for organisers, no longer have to worry about. Separate budget from main conference.

• Aim: Conference organizers stop worrying about creating payment website, figuring out credit cards, etc.
  Solution: Fund and make official "conference website" AKA "Zookeeper team" team external to conference organisers. Give the team a budget.

• Aim: Make LA council main goal to create and promote Open Source community through awesome conferences.
• Solution: Continue Josh's creation of guidelines on accepting and running conferences. Continue John Ferlito's expansion to more the conferences. Look at trying to amalgamate with OSDC.

Making Linux.conf.au, "just another LA run conference"

• Move Linux.conf.au bidding and selection to same process as PyCon AU and Drupal Downunder.
• Make a Linux.conf.au committee built out of current LCA Ghosts.
• Change the bidding process to be in person at Linux.conf.au, no flights, no bid documents.
• Aim: Reduce and eliminate Linux.conf.au "conference organiser" burn out,
• Solutions:

• Stop the process of "one upping" the previous conference. Not every conference needs to add something new or do something different.
• Look at moving to a rolling two year process similar to PyCon US.
• Externalise the hard parts of running a conference such as running the A/V or creating a conference website under a similar scheme to the Linux Australia Paper's committee.
• Reduce or eliminate all SWAG, it's more environmentally friendly and no one needs yet another bag.