On 1 September 2012 13:10, Alastair Johnson
On 8/30/2012 10:40 PM, Mark Foster wrote:
I point out that LCA 2013 (which has a reasonable crossover with several NZNOG players) is 28 Jan - 1 Feb. Does this mean it's going to conflict with NZNOG (again) ? Is it too hard to deconflict this?
LCA is free to move their dates if they want.
I'm pretty sure the date debate has been done to death.
LCA is a much larger conference, with a bigger operating budget, staff and organisational planning for dates and venues done well in advance of NZNOG by comparison. Suggesting they move their dates is; as I am sure you are aware - comical. Given the relatively small labour pool in NZ ICT/TELCO, there are bound to be individuals who are forced to attend one or the other and would rather not be faced with having to choose. Personally I am frustrated, that this has been a known re-occuring conflict for several years now, one which can easily be solved by moving the dates forward or back a week. So apart from preserving the status-quo of "Last usable week of January" what exactly does this accomplish? Apart from obviously decreasing the diversity of participation (and I would argue corollary the quality ) for the conference? -JoelW