[AusNOG] Flooding in Rockhampton - What can AUSNOG do?

[Steve Lisson]

Hi,

I totally agree with the sentiment, unfortunately I can not think of
much AUSNOG can do to assist in this situation, but can see places and
ways we can help, if AUSNOG keeps turning a profit possibly donating a
percentage of profits to projects that help the community or start up
our own projects if it becomes viable with the amount of funding we have
available.

With Ausnog only being a yearly event I feel it is only still quite
young, I would first like to see it expanded to have a few training days
prior to the conference like NZNog does and possibly local chapters that
meet more regularly (1/2 yearly opposite main conference?).

I know there are local people who could definitely use and would be
appreciative of the free or subsidised training.

(just a off the top of my head direct ideas)

I can totally understand why you felt compelled to throw the idea out
there with coming from the area, I would have likely done similar in the
same situation, I actually felt bad about being negative towards the
idea.

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Bevan Slattery [mailto:Bevan.Slattery at nextdc.com] 
Sent: Friday, 7 January 2011 9:04 PM
To: Steve Lisson
Subject: RE: [AusNOG] Flooding in Rockhampton - What can AUSNOG do?

Steve,

I completely understand and cringingly agree.  I just felt compelled to
throw it out there...

[b]



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Lisson [mailto:SteveL at dedicatedservers.net.au]
> Sent: Friday, 7 January 2011 9:00 PM
> To: Bevan Slattery; ausnog at ausnog.net
> Subject: RE: [AusNOG] Flooding in Rockhampton - What can AUSNOG do?
>
> Hi,
>
> While I think it is a nice idea I would be worried what it would do to
> Ausnog in the future if it resulted in lower numbers and that
negatively
> impacted its finances.
>
> Also, how much would it really help? Would most of what we spend go to
a
> national/multi-national corp for the event or actually help out the
> local population?
>
> Apologies for being negative, but I would not want to see Ausnog
trying
> to help a group of people and cause issues for the conference itself
or
> for the money spent to have little local impact, no matter how good
the
> intensions.
>
> Having said that I would like to go somewhere new, was thinking of
> asking if I could skip Ausnog this year and go to NZNog instead to
check
> out what's similar and what is different (along with maybe taking a
bit
> of a holiday to do some hiking)
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net
> [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Bevan Slattery
> Sent: Friday, 7 January 2011 8:39 PM
> To: 'ausnog at ausnog.net'
> Subject: [AusNOG] Flooding in Rockhampton - What can AUSNOG do?
>
> Hi Nogger's,
>
> Now this maybe an impractical request, but it's one I would like the
> Ausnog community to consider.  As some would know I am a Rocky old boy
> (and so is Steve Baxter).  In fact my first job was working at
> Rockhampton City Council.  The people of Central Queensland are doing
it
> tough at the moment and will do so for some time.  I still have a few
> friends in Council up there and I spoke to the Mayor yesterday and
> offered any support I could provide.
>
> One of the points the Mayor made was that everything is being done,
that
> can be done, but one thing he thought would really help is for
> Australian's to know that Rockhampton/CQ will get back on its feet and
> is open for business.  I couldn't help but feel that one thing that
> would be great is that if there was an "industry" event up in
> Rockhampton - and AUSNOG came to mind.  I really appreciate that
> Rockhampton is out of the way and that many people that go to Ausnog
do
> so locally from Sydney.
>
> But I want to ask, would AUSNOG be interested in hosting AUSNOG in
> Rockhampton this year?  If people were interested, I would be happy to
> see if we could get a semi-sponsored direct charter from Sydney to
> Rockhampton for a reduced fee, and I'd personally be happy to charter
a
> boat for a day trip to Great Keppel Island for attendees.  Maybe we
> could have it at Rydges resort at Yeppoon?  I'm sure the Mayor could
> give a presentation on disaster management and a few telco folks give
a
> run down on how telecommunications were affected and how it operated
> during the disaster and thereafter.
>
> I'm just reaching out with an idea and wondering if the friends of
> Rockhampton can come half way (commercially) would this industry be
able
> to do the same?  I understand there would be inconvenience and
> additional cost, but would Nogger's (and their bosses) be prepared to
do
> that for the greater good?
>
> Over to everyone...
>
> Cheers
>
> [b]
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