> Well I gave it a month and got no responses to this. Is there really
> NOONE interested in helping with this?
> Everyone I've mentioned it to outside of Gold Coast thinks it's an
> awesome idea and are very encouraging, but as I said before, I won't
> do it on my own - so need YOU!

> Would a bid for Linux Conf get more attention??? That is really a much
> bigger undertaking and having never worked on one before, wouldn't
> feel comfortable leading it... happy to be a helper on that though.

> Anyway - last chance on the OSDC idea, if I don't hear anything, you
> won't hear me raise the subject ever again....

> Steve

> On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 7:48 AM, Steve Dalton <st...@refactor.com.au> wrote:
>> Hi Gold Coasters

>> Open Source Developers Conference (OSDC) is a annual conference for
>> developers who use, develop or leverage Open Source Software.

>> It started in Melbourne for the first few years - but it's also been
>> to Brisbane (twice) & Sydney. Some time ago I had this idea to do a
>> bid for the Gold Coast - but it's been sitting on the back burner for
>> a while. I went as far as contacting venues and gathering the
>> documentation from previous conferences, but that's about all I've
>> done so far.

>> Anyway - I'm going to start looking at this again, as it really is a
>> great conference and I think it would work well here.

>> I'm currently looking for nominations to join the core bid team and if
>> we win continue through to organising the conference to be held around
>> November 2011.

>> For the conference itself we should be able to get plenty of
>> volunteers from Unis/TAFE etc - but what I am asking for now is a core
>> group of about 5 Gold Coast people who can commit an hour or two a
>> week to be the core organisers. If I can't get some guaranteed help, I
>> won't be continuing with the bid as I don't want to do this as a lone
>> ranger.

>> For more info on http://osdc.com.au. If you want to nominate, please
>> email me back with your contact details and any particular skills you
>> have that might be useful. Some typical tasks are:

>> - Sponsorship (we have a good list of people - just need to get on the
>> phone and call them all)
>> - Venue search and liason once picked
>> - Network (ie. Internet for delegates during the conference)
>> - PR & Webmaster
>> - Financials

>> Thanks
>> Steve

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