Just when we thought we might actually get to run this conference, COVID has struck again! Our venue (Bayside Eden) advised us late last week that they have been commandeered by the Victorian Government for COVID-related purposes for at least the next 6 months; commencing immediately. All bookings (including ours) have been cancelled until the venue is re-opened to the public.
To avoid having to reschedule again, we have made the decision not to fix new dates (or a venue) until these continual minor outbreaks occurring throughout Australia settle down. With the vaccine to be rolled out over the next few months, we hope this current instability will lessen and allow us to secure dates that we can actually proceed with. It is of the utmost importance to us that everyone in Australia (& hopefully even the rest of the world) can travel to our conference and feel safe together in an enclosed space. Registrations will be unavailable until the new dates are set.
With all going well we hope to be able to announce new dates and run the conference in Q4 2021. Most of our speakers have reconfirmed their commitment to present at the conference, and our sponsors are all on-board as well – which is fantastic.
To keep our Scrum Community stimulated in the interim, we will be offering virtual Lightning Talks from some of our presenters, aimed to give a taste of what will be on offer at the ultimate event. These will commence in April and will be conducted approximately every 6 weeks. More information on these will be released in the next month or so.
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