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by | Fri 12 Jan 2007

I have just spent three days at [BETT](https://www.bettshow.com/) in which [OpenForum Europe](https://www.openforumeurope.org/) had invited Ubuntu onto their stand. BETT is an education show, and a bleedin’ massive one at that, and we have given out a lot of Edubuntu CDs there. Thanks to Stephen Aitkin for inviting us, and particular thanks to [Pete Savage](https://www.progbox.co.uk/wordpress/) for his excellent work on the booth. Pete also organised for a bunch of schoolkids to come down with t-shirts saying *I AM NOT SCARED OF OPEN SOURCE* and an Ubuntu and Edubuntu logo on the back. This worked a charm.

Tonight I fly out to Sydney. Feeling pretty tired right now after busy days and fun evenings, so I am hoping I will sleep on the plane. I have never been to Sydney before, but three or four people have told me to expect *brutal gang-jetlag*. Hmmm, thats going to be fun. Beard.

So, I will see a bunch of you in Sydney at LCA. The magic time is 2pm on Thursday Jan 18th for the very first, virgin showing of [How to Herd Cats and Influence People](https://lca2007.linux.org.au/talk/173). Be there or be square. Well, just be there… 🙂

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