Roger De Salis sent this to the list:

Quoting Mark Foster <blakjak@blakjak.net>:

> I had intended this to go onto the list for discussion but missed the

> reply-all button...

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> >I'm not sure what Roger has in mind for Uniforum this year but

> >I'd definately like to continue to see NZNOG and Uniforum work

> >together in the interests of a single, good value conference,

> >as opposed to two smaller ones.

This is exactly what I had in mind, and IMHO, an individual smaller conference for Uniforum won't work. (This is my personal opinion!)

Since Donald has beaten me to the punch, my current thinking is I am trying to secure a speaker from the Seattle Gigapop, to talk about Internet 2 operations overseas. The conference was intended to maintain a very strong (or stronger) networking theme. I was about to send out a Call for Papers, and maybe this is an opportune time to ask if there are any speakers people would  dearly like to see.

Another speaker I had in mind was a notable from Australia, to talk about their side of the ditch.

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Practical stuff, I have an agreement for the Waipuna Lodge, on 10-11 and 12 July 2003, and it appears to me to be very similarly priced to the Centra last year, but it is quite a bit larger and offers opportunities for more flexibility with groups.

In conclusion, wot he said.

//shields on

Any comments, encouragement, opinions welcome

//shields off

Rgds Roger