[LAU] Community Awards

Hi, It has been a wish of mine and several others for some time that we have an awards ceremony on a regular basis to acknowledge the hard work of the various contributors to Linux Audio Community. It makes sense to me that it be held at the Annual Linux Audio Conference. In my opinion the Consortium should take a central role in managing the awards process but it will be very nice if the whole community could contribute with votes or resources to help make it go as smoothly as possible. In essence we would need to decide on the type of awards that would be provided. Cash, plaques, trophies, merchandise, sponsorship, devices etc... I'm sure that with a little effort by certain members of the consortium we would be able to get some sponsorship from some Audio companies who would like the prestige of associating their Company names with the ceremony and there are also several companies that should feel a certain level of obligation to contribute as they are actively making money from Linux Audio. Several sound cards manufacturers spring to mind and a few other hardware companies too. It would also be nice if we could have a global fund setup to collect contributions from the public which can be used to cover basic costs such as printing or purchasing trophies, plaques, etc... There are enough of us who have run events that we should be able to find the resources to make our own awards ceremony a reality. I'm proposing that we aim to have it included at the next LAC as a proof of concept. I'm sure that within a few years it could become a very smoothly operated event. Cheers. -- Patrick Shirkey Boost Hardware Ltd.