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 seems very likely that we could keep the cost below $100. With a little extra sponsorship beyond what I can provide from the WAND group it might even be possible to make the conference itself free. For us (the Waikato crowd) the cost was a big problem this year so I'm guessing it would be with others as well. If people are interested in pursuing the idea I'll put a budget together next week. Tony - To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog