Events before and after the conference

From LCA2012

This is the page to list events, meetups and outings, etc (at least, ones you're willing to tell the conference about) before or after the official conference dates.

Pre-conference

Wed 11 January

• Melbourne Night Market, Melbourne

Fri 13 January

• Drupal Downunder, Melbourne
• Rails Camp, Adelaide

Sat 14 January

• AdaCamp Melbourne (registration now closed), Melbourne
• Drupal Downunder, Melbourne
• Girl Geek Dinner, Melbourne (women and their guests welcome, adult men may only attend as the guest of a woman, register by Jan 7)
• Lakeside Farmers Market, Ballarat - Windmill Drive (opposite Botanical Gardens)
• Mini Maker Faire, Melbourne
• Rails Camp, Adelaide

Sun 15 January

• Drupal Downunder, Melbourne
• Rails Camp Adelaide
• 2012 Midsumma Carnival, Birrarung Marr, Melbourne
• Wikipedia Day, 11th anniversary of Wikipedia, North Melbourne.

Mon 16 January (first day of conference)

• Rails Camp Adelaide (Finishes at around 11AM SA time)

During conference

See Events at the conference

Post-conference

Note: the Australian Open tennis is on in Melbourne during and after LCA. Accommodation availability will be low. If visiting Melbourne after the conference, book as soon as possible.

Ongoing

• 2012 Melbourne Midsumma Festival, Melbourne

Sat 21 January

• Ballarat Beer Festival, City Oval, Ballarat, $47.50 for entry and beer tasting
• Geeks Take the Goldfields, Sovereign Hill, Ballarat (semi-official LCA-organised social event)
• LUV Penguin Picnic, Lake Esmond Botanical Gardens, Ballarat. Linux Users Victoria's annual picnic.
• War On The Internet, Trades Hall Melbourne, 3-5PM. Jacob Appelbaum (Friday keynote LCA2012), Bernard Keane (writer on politics, media, and economics for independent online publication Crikey), Suelette Dreyfus (Research Fellow in Information Systems at the University of Melbourne), Senator Scott Ludlum (Greens Senator, Western Australia). Bernard Keane states that entry is free and there's no need to book.

Wed 25 January

• Melbourne Night Market, Melbourne
• Melbourne Linux Users Group

Tue 7 February

• Linux Users Victoria Intermediate/Advanced meeting, Melbourne

27-28 March 2012

• Multicore World 2012, Wellington