I tend to agree with these points. It's a shame there's not so many options to get to Yulara (Uluášu) - it used to be a great option for meetings because it's central for everyone. But if you wanted to hold it there in the middle of school holidays I'd use it as an excuse for a road trip and bring the family. As to whether I can come - depends on how long I'm gone for and whether I'm needed to get the kids to school. If it's a Saturday, I could fly out Friday after dropping them off, get someone else to pick them up and be back on Sunday. Week days are more tricky but not impossible. -----Original Message----- From: Public <public-bounces@talk.mikrotik.com.au> On Behalf Of Karl Auer via Public Sent: Monday, March 25, 2024 2:59 PM To: MikroTik Australia Public List <public@talk.mikrotik.com.au> Cc: Karl Auer <kauer@nullarbor.com.au> Subject: Re: [MT-AU Public] MikroTik User Meeting (MUM) in Australia? On Mon, 2024-03-25 at 16:36 +1100, Mike Everest via Public wrote:
I'll happily report back here on a summary of responses :-}
There were heaps of places where I wanted to answer "it depends". For example the swag and the catering. If it's first-class catering I'm ready to pay for that, but if it's sausage rolls and tomato sauce, then not. Same for swag - if there is really good stuff on offer I'm not stupid enough to think it should be free, but if it's yet another ball- point pen and a notebook in a shoulder bag stuffed with brochures, then... Also, location. I'll go to Canberra (3.5 hours easy drive), but Sydney? 5 hours flying including intrusive security or 7-9 hours driving with super-expensive parking and accommodation when I get there; travel + accommodation double or triple the conference cost. Not a complaint; the advantages of capital cities are obvious. But they really do not serve everyone. And even their residents might quite like to get out of the big city for a while. There is interest value in being somewhere different. Regards, K. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Karl Auer (kauer@nullarbor.com.au, he/him) work +61 2 64957435 http://www.nullarbor.com.au mobile +61 428 957160 Please feel free to deal with this email during your own working hours. _______________________________________________ Public mailing list Public@talk.mikrotik.com.au http://talk.mikrotik.com.au/mailman/listinfo/public_talk.mikrotik.com.au