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    From Gary McGath@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 24 12:17:11 2024
    The Brisbane in 2028 bid is considering changing its dates from August
    24-28 to July 27-31.

    https://bsky.app/profile/brisbanein28.bsky.social/post/3kxzq73m4pc2i

    The reason for this is a total solar eclipse which will happen over
    Australia on July 22. The change would make it more practical for
    visitors to Australia to witness the eclipse and attend the con.

    Brisbane is off the path of totality by several hundred kilometers. This
    means people will have to travel if they want to see the total eclipse,
    but it also means the area of the con shouldn't be too swamped by
    eclipse tourists.

    --
    Gary McGath http://www.mcgath.com

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  • From John Dallman@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 24 18:00:00 2024
    In article <v7r9eg$1qg81$[email protected]>, [email protected] (Gary McGath) wrote:

    The Brisbane in 2028 bid is considering changing its dates from
    August 24-28 to July 27-31.

    The reason for this is a total solar eclipse which will happen over
    Australia on July 22.

    I won't be going, but that seems like a good reason to change a date.

    --
    John Dallman
    "This isn't a supernova problem. It's a pointy-haired boss problem."

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  • From Kerr-Mudd, John@21:1/5 to John Dallman on Wed Jul 24 21:59:22 2024
    On Wed, 24 Jul 2024 18:00 +0100 (BST)
    [email protected] (John Dallman) wrote:

    In article <v7r9eg$1qg81$[email protected]>, [email protected] (Gary McGath) wrote:

    The Brisbane in 2028 bid is considering changing its dates from
    August 24-28 to July 27-31.

    The reason for this is a total solar eclipse which will happen over Australia on July 22.

    I won't be going, but that seems like a good reason to change a date.


    They're a bit slow; the eclipse has been forecast for ...,I dunno, ages.

    I started thinking about it in 1999.
    --
    Bah, and indeed Humbug.

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  • From Paul Dormer@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jul 25 12:35:00 2024
    In article <v7r9eg$1qg81$[email protected]>, [email protected] (Gary McGath) wrote:


    The reason for this is a total solar eclipse which will happen over
    Australia on July 22. The change would make it more practical for
    visitors to Australia to witness the eclipse and attend the con.

    That will be my 75th birthday, but I don't think I'll do any more flying.
    Too stressful.

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