General Acheivments

OLS/LCA Best speaker exchange

• Tridge has arranged with the Ottawa Linux Symposium for an exchange of best speakers. That is, the best speaker from OLS will be funded to come and speak at LCA, and the best speaker from LCA will be funded to go and talk at OLS. This should be great for both conferences!

Grants Scheme

• We've had four Grant Proposals since we started the scheme late April. Approved grants proposals so far include donations towards the GNOME project and linmagau. Don't feel shy to apply for your local OSS project!

Mailing Lists

• The LUG mailing list is set up so LUGs are now able to collaborate and discuss projects and issues on a committee level.
• Committee (813+ messages)
• Linux-aus (880+ messages)
• LUG list (new, and already 51+)
• Web-team (69+ messages)
• ALLIES Mailing list (est jan, 353+)

Web Site

• Our Usergroups listing has been updated.

Successful fortnightly Committee meetings

• Accelerated resolution of many issues
• Held by teleconference
• Teleconferencing is flexible enough to cope with odd weeks
• Sometimes supplemented with IRC

Fiscal responsibility

• Spent money purposefully (no stagnation, no squandering)
• Documented everything thoroughly
• Carefully limited exposure and risks throughout

Getting out there

• Several meetings throughout the year with government and vendor bodies about Linux in Australia.
• Individual members of the committee have been personally involved in advocacy as well as encouraging others to do so.

The proposed Constitution changes are up.

Timeline January - July 2003

January

• 21st-26th - Another successful linux.conf.au @ Perth. Many thanks to the Perth LCA team, an excellent conference, and a job well done!
• 23rd January - Current Committee elected to position.

February - March

• Development, planning, and website backend work by the team.

April

• 30th Grant Proposal Scheme announced.

May

• 17th-18th - Linux Australia Strategic Planning Weekend. The entire Committee came together for an intensive weekend of planning, and developing Linux Australia. A HUGE thanks to the entire Committee for their effort and time. We think you'll agree it was well worth it.
• 24th-25th - Trip to visit AUUG Board of Directors in Adelaide, and how could I miss seeing the LinuxSA crew. Thanks to both groups for your time and efforts.

June

• 17th-18th - linux.conf.au 'Past & Present' meeting - We had several of the past LCA organisers trek down to visit the Adelaide team. This has become a tradition to pass on the accumulated knowledge of linux.conf.au. We had reps from LA, LCA2001, LCA2002, LCA2003 and of course Rusty, the linux.conf.au grandfather. Everything looks set for an excellent LCA2004
• 25th - ALP forum on FOSS - Many thanks to the Linux Australia and SLUG members who attended, with special thanks to Mary for her report.

Coming up

• August 11th-13th - LPI Information Seminar