Hi Donald,
I thoroughly enjoyed last years Uniforum and intend going to the next one,
regardless of venue and, hopefully, cost.
Although the raw talent from Kiwi speakers is high (as we found out last
year), I would still look forward to attending some presentations by our
international peers. If the Hamilton location puts a shadow on this, perhaps
the Auckland venue should be given more consideration.
Tim
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From: Donald Neal [mailto:Donald.Neal(a)telecom.co.nz]
Sent: Thursday, 9 January 2003 11:43 a.m.
To: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz
Subject: NZNOG 2003
In July of last year I posted to this list asking people to express their
preferences between one of two different formats for an NZNOG gathering for
this year. As I described them then, the options were:
"1/ UniForum NZ
Roger De Salis has volunteered to act as convenor for next year's
UniForum NZ conference. In general terms, his intention is to stage a
conference similar in structure to this year's, though with Linux
content much more focussed toward a business audience, and in general a
stronger programme. NZNOG would be welcome to participate on more or
less the same basis as this year, though presumably making up a smaller
proportion of a larger conference. This would probably be at around the
same time of year and probably in Auckland.
2/ The University of Waikato
The University of Waikato have offered to host a NZNOG gathering, to be
held at their main campus in Hamilton. This would be a stand-alone
event, with the university providing administrative staff time for
registrations and the like. No decision has been made as to when this
would be. If held outside university terms, e.g. in February,
accommodation on campus would be available at a cost of approximately
$35 per night. There would be a cost for the venue, but this would be
well below the rate a hotel would charge.
The Hamilton option is likely to have a significantly lower cost. It is
possible that a university setting would discourage sponsors, who
provided a good number of overseas speakers this year. On the other
hand, the likely venue photographs well and we haven't asked them yet."
I received exactly one clear statement of a preference. A subsequent posting
by Tony McGregor confirmed that he was confident that a gathering at The
University of Waikato could keep its registration fee very low, possibly as
low as zero.
I know that Roger De Salis has continued to work on content for a UniForum
conference, and intends a Next-Generation Internet stream for that. I'd like
now to hear back from people who would actually plan to attend one or other
if it were offered a) whether they have a clear preference for one format or
the other, and b) whether they're in a position to do any work towards
making something happen. If you're making a general comment, by all means
send it to the list, but please send statements of personal preference just
to me.
I plan to summarise feedback more or less as I receive it.
- Donald Neal
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