[clug] CLUG, ANU and COVID-19

[Steve Walsh]

Hi Folks

The ANU Campus is now closed until further notice, and as everyone is
probably aware, the limits on group gatherings are much, much more
serious than they were 17 days ago.

Please, take care, stay at home unless you really need to go out, and
check in on your friends and neighbours to make sure they're OK themselves.

Good luck with the projects, and once things settle down a bit we might
look at trying a virtual meeting in a few months time.

All the best and stay safe

Steve.

On 14/3/20 11:17 am, Steve Walsh via linux wrote:
> Hello Everyone.
>
> Yesterday ANU released the first version of their COVID-19 management
> plan. It's available at
> https://services.anu.edu.au/news-events/precautionary-measures-for-covid-19-on-anu-campuses
>
> Within this, they have a section on events, which includes this advice
> for staff;
>
> "As a precautionary measure and based upon the advice from our expert
> panel, we will cancel all public and social events from Monday 16 March
> until the end of semester one, Saturday 20 June. This is a precautionary
> measure that we know will be disappointing for many, but our aim is to
> reduce opportunities for the virus to spread by limiting activity on
> campus without disrupting our essential teaching and research activities. 
>
> Cancellation and postponement will extend to all discretionary events
> including ticketed and non-ticketed public events, public lectures and
> concerts."
>
>
> While I'm sure we all have our own feelings about the impact of the
> COVID-19 virus on our own lives, we must at time like this think about
> the people a step further out from us, our families, friends and
> neighbors. Our actions will directly impact on their health and
> wellbeing, doubly so for those with already compromised Immune systems.
>
> As such, the March 2020 CLUG meeting has be canceled, and the April
> meeting will be reviewed at the start of April, based on information
> from the ACT Health Directorate and any updates to the  ANU management plan.
>
> I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has
> prepared, or offered, a talk that would have been given in this time,
> and as we go forward, we might very well try some LUG meetings via video
> presentation, but for now, perhaps queue up some of the wonderful
> content available on the Linux.conf.au youtube channel, or take some
> time to complete your own personal projects, and maybe put some thought
> into the associated talk for when we're all back again ;)
>
> Many thanks for your understanding on this difficult decision
>
> Steve
>
> video
> https://www.youtube.com/user/linuxconfau2019/videos
>
> ACT Health
> https://health.act.gov.au/public-health-alert/updated-information-about-covid-19
>
> Federal Health
> https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert
>
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