[Chat] Astronomy BoF

[Jessica Smith]

Hi all,

I've been in touch with UTAS about a tour of the observatory and attached
museum. They can accommodate us on the Thursday night for a tour from
6:00pm until 7:30pm. The total cost of the tour is $150 regardless of the
total number of guests - i.e. the more people, the cheaper the tour is per
person. We currently have 13 people who've expressed interest, and all have
so far indicated that they could attend an event on the Thursday night. So
it looks like this is a go.

I've looked into hire costs for mini busses or charter busses but the cost
isn't really viable. We'll need to arrange carpooling as we did in Perth at
LCA2014. I've updated the wiki page with a section for people to advise if
they have a car, and how many passengers they can take. Hopefully we'll be
able to get everyone there and back - but sharing taxis might be the
fallback if we don't have enough cars.

If you're not interested in attending the Astronomy BoF but are a local
with a car who would be willing to either loan your car for the evening (it
will need to be insured!) or act as chauffeur, please also add your details.

We'll need to confirm approximate numbers with the venue in the next day or
two, so please update your details to indicate if you're a definite or not.
If people express interest but then pull out on the night, it will mean
that those who remain will be out of pocket to cover the costs.

The wiki page is at
https://linux.conf.au/wiki/conference/birds_of_a_feather_sessions/astronomy_bof/


Thanks,

Jessica
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