[CREATE] LGM-Mini?

[Jon A. Cruz]

Hi,

We're in the final run-up to submitting an LGM mini-conference  
proposal for Linux Conf AU 2010.
http://www.lca2010.org.nz/
(The general call for miniconfs is at http://www.lca2010.org.nz/media/ 
news/47 )

Linux.conf.au has a rich history of miniconfs, and to me the format  
of a full day of a single track lends itself extremely well to giving  
attendees a good bit of the "LGM experience." To me this seems like  
it would be a much more appropriate "mini" than a track during the  
main conference, etc.

Some of the thinking is that the location can allow people who've not  
been able to attend the full LGMs to get a taste of the experience  
and perhaps even get inspired to make it to LGM5. This year  
linux.conf.au is being held in Wellington, New Zealand. I've been  
told that it is very accessible (distance, cost, etc.) for Oceana and  
probably much of the Pacific Rim. Also, my rough calculations place  
New Zealand as the closest piece of land to being on the exact far  
side of the globe from Brussels, and thus a very good balancing point.

There has been a lot of interest since I stated mentioning the  
possibility. In fact, Donna Benjamin was also working on the exact  
same thing so we decided to join forces on the proposal. I also see  
the potential in bringing in more users and artists, since a single  
day item is a bit easier to lure them away to rather than the full  
three-day, six-track, techie main conference.

So would it be appropriate to call this proposal "LGM-Mini" (or "LGM- 
Mini at linux.conf.au"), or should I try to use some different title for  
the miniconf? Additionally, are there any people interested in  
attending and/or speaking if it gets accepted?


Thanks.


Jon A. Cruz