We are thinking about next places to go to, how about Australia in April? Please vote only if you would actually be able to attend, not just "love the idea"

I would defiantly go! But you should do it in New Zealand, would work out cheaper for you guys haha.

Sam

It should be held in Brisbane

Yep. Brisbane would be nice.

I'll come and I'll even do a presentation !

Sydney or Brisbane would be great.

What about Byron Bay? It's not far from Brisbane

I would come for sure!
should come visit Tasmania while your in the country Normis

I'd come even paying out of my own pocket, Happy to do some presentation's around v6 and MPLS in production setups

Anywhere apart from Perth or Broom would be great

Sydney
I'll be there.

Count me in....If you coming that far across the planet you will want to see sydney

Yes we would come, and at least 20 others I know from New Zealand.

Dale, it will be good to meet you !


Regards,



Andrew

If Brisbane then yes from me.

Yes for sure our gang from PortMoresby would be there also. Brisbane suits our skin shade and love of 30degree heat so that would get our vote for location.

Australia = Dry, snakes and spiders lol
New Zealand = green with no snakes and the spiders dont kill you

You should really ask the question NZ or Aus ?

I guess it is closer Europe

Brisbane or Sydney would be fine by me.

What about Byron Bay? It's not far from Brisbane

It's difficult for people from other capitals apart from Brisbane to commute to Byron.
It's about 2.5 hours driving distance from Brisbane.

Australia = Dry, snakes and spiders lol
New Zealand = green with no snakes and the spiders dont kill you

You should really ask the question NZ or Aus ?

I guess it is closer Europe

^ No.

I would certainly go; prefer Brisbane but can do Sydney.

Interesting that Byron Bay would be suggested, that'd suit us fine !!! We've built a wireless network with 40 + AP's and hundreds of rural clients all situated on the north coast, our office is in Byron Bay.

That being said we'd be more than happy to travel anywhere in Australia or New Zealand for a MUM.

New Zealand is a great country !! Im sure most others would agree.

Do Auckland, New Zealand, its a tourist destination, no snakes

snakes and spiders in conference rooms? niiice

if the guy from aus zoo brings his crocs i will come!

Brisbane for sure Put me down.

I'll go as long as it's not too hot like Scottsdale. And this time I'll fly.

What is the weather like there in April?

I've been to Sydney twice in the past. For those traveling from the US mainland, Hawaii makes a nice stop-over to break up the trip. Last time I did that (18 years ago), we were allowed a three day layover with no penalty.

Either NZ or AUS are fine with me.

Tom

Yeah i reckon we'd come along Anywhere in Aussie suits us - NZ would be better tho

as for me no problem i come , but i need invitation from the MUM presentation , hehehe that would be great

I'll be there too - looking forward to meeting fellow Mikrotik enthusiasts!

A big yes, will be there for sure, Brisbane or Byron Bay will be good..

Just thought I'd throw in a question: Should this event (if it goes ahead!) be called "MUM Australia" or "MUM ANZ"?

Perhaps we could alternate every couple of years or so between an AU and NZ city?

Cheers, Mike.

Don't really care where it's held, I'd certainly be attending.

Having it in Sydney would mean that we can send 4 techs to the conference.

Just thought I'd throw in a question: Should this event (if it goes ahead!) be called "MUM Australia" or "MUM ANZ"?

Perhaps we could alternate every couple of years or so between an AU and NZ city?

Cheers, Mike.

Couple of years? Its taken then 5? years to get down here once!

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To be fair, it takes some effort from the users ('us') to show enough interest to kick things off ;-)

Don't forget that even though support for Mikrotik product is growing in our region, we are still small compared to other countries. The more people we can encourage to support a first MUM in Australia, the more likley it will become a regular event! :-)

Cheers, Mike.

my vote is for New Zealand

Would definitely come if in Australia, New Zealand, or Indonesia (in English).
Went to MUM in Bali in 2008, the training has proved invaluable.

I'd love for it to be on the Sunshine Coast or Brisbane

If you guys did do AU, when would it be hosted? It sounds like a crazy flight, but I've got Australia on the bucket list!

If you guys did do AU, when would it be hosted? It sounds like a crazy flight, but I've got Australia on the bucket list!

April (if we decide to do it).

At least 2 techs from our company will attend, either Brisbane or Sydney would be best.

Id be there... as long as I can catch a flight to the city where it is located that is(Bris, Syd, Melb, Canberra, Adelaide... not to sure about Byron Bay).

If you guys did do AU, when would it be hosted? It sounds like a crazy flight, but I've got Australia on the bucket list!

you're right - the long haul from west coast USA to eastcoast AU is a killer (18 hours nonstop from Melbourne to LA!) but it's much more pleasant (and often cheaper) if you break it up by taking a domestic USA flight to Honolulu and then there are some discount AU airlines that do the run between Hawaii and one of the eastern AU capitals. :-)

Cheers!

Mike.

If you guys did do AU, when would it be hosted? It sounds like a crazy flight, but I've got Australia on the bucket list!

you're right - the long haul from west coast USA to eastcoast AU is a killer (18 hours nonstop from Melbourne to LA!) but it's much more pleasant (and often cheaper) if you break it up by taking a domestic USA flight to Honolulu and then there are some discount AU airlines that do the run between Hawaii and one of the eastern AU capitals.

Cheers!

Mike.

This seems like it might be a week long undertaking...

I would defiantly go! But you should do it in New Zealand, would work out cheaper for you guys haha.

Sam

Yeah New Zealand would be better!

Would go to Sydney for this

Dawin, Northern Territory?

If you want a MUM in Australia, you need to find more friends and get them to vote here

Yes will keep it on my calendar. But would be beter in a capital city, Australia isn't served very well to regional centres by air, for convenience.

Woo MUM Australia... ill be there.

Another vote for Brisbane - i'd be there

OZ sounds good, NZ sounds better

Cheers

Count me in if it is South East Queensland.

Count me in. I live in Brisbane so that's fantastic.

Count me and 4 other ppl in, but mabye not brisbane, as we live there too and a nice "business trip" is always good

New Zealand, Queenstown. I'll give everyone Internet Access.

Or, Aussie, but if it has to be Aussie, then Melbourne. I'd be a definately, maybe 2.

I'm a definate starter - I vote for Byron Bay

We would love it if you came to Australia, especially Brisbane. I know at least 6 other tech's using mikrotik who would be there if held in Brisbane.

If you want a MUM in Australia, you need to find more friends and get them to vote here

MT need to keep in mind that the cost of attending down here is quite high compared to operators attending say a EU or USA MUM. Flights alone booked today are $380USD and accommodation $80-120USD a night is to be expected so to count on a 4 day trip your looking at $700USD-$860USD for flights and somewhere to stay. Compare this with flying from UK to Prague and flights alone are only $180USD.

Its not going to be cheap for us to attend and you may not pack out a 200seat hall but MT has neglected Oceania for some time and there is a fair few users down here, Remeber AU and NZ is only 25.6 million people and the UK alone has 61 million

yeah thats fair enough, but also understand its the same costs, probably more for us to travel to the US, or more again to europe for a MUM, which is very prohibitive for alot of people here who want 2-3 people to go.

I think europe and the america's have had their fair share of MUM's recently.

The last one we were able to attend was in Singapore which was like 4 years ago now. Whilst there have been a few in asia the cost to attend is still quite high.

Yeah that's true but I was trying to make MT aware that it would be very costly for us to attend a AU MUM and they may not get the levels of attendance they are used to in EU/US

Bryron Bay preferred. I'd make it to Brisbane.

If you want a MUM in Australia, you need to find more friends and get them to vote here

MT need to keep in mind that the cost of attending down here is quite high compared to operators attending say a EU or USA MUM. Flights alone booked today are $380USD and accommodation $80-120USD a night is to be expected so to count on a 4 day trip your looking at $700USD-$860USD for flights and somewhere to stay. Compare this with flying from UK to Prague and flights alone are only $180USD.

Its not going to be cheap for us to attend and you may not pack out a 200seat hall but MT has neglected Oceania for some time and there is a fair few users down here, Remeber AU and NZ is only 25.6 million people and the UK alone has 61 million

Using this population logic, to an outsider it looks like Sydney would be the natural choice. It is the largest city at 3.6 million. It seems to be the most common Airport destination from outside OZ. It is within reasonable driving distance of three other large populated cities... Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide. Also close to Newcastle and Canberra. The only large city left out is Perth but I am guessing that there are reasonable flights between the two cities.

New Zealand looks to be straight across the Tasman Sea from Sydney so I am betting it has a reasonable choice for flights.

I don't know what how lodging and resorts compare in Sydney but I am guessing they are plentiful.

Tom

Brisbane

just came to mind

When Tim and I to Brisbane went

for sure,,,I'll be there - Perth,,great pubs and beaches,,,Did some other training over there and loved it....

If you want a MUM in Australia, you need to find more friends and get them to vote here

MT need to keep in mind that the cost of attending down here is quite high compared to operators attending say a EU or USA MUM. Flights alone booked today are $380USD and accommodation $80-120USD a night is to be expected so to count on a 4 day trip your looking at $700USD-$860USD for flights and somewhere to stay. Compare this with flying from UK to Prague and flights alone are only $180USD.

Its not going to be cheap for us to attend and you may not pack out a 200seat hall but MT has neglected Oceania for some time and there is a fair few users down here, Remeber AU and NZ is only 25.6 million people and the UK alone has 61 million

Using this population logic, to an outsider it looks like Sydney would be the natural choice. It is the largest city at 3.6 million. It seems to be the most common Airport destination from outside OZ. It is within reasonable driving distance of three other large populated cities... Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide. Also close to Newcastle and Canberra. The only large city left out is Perth but I am guessing that there are reasonable flights between the two cities.

New Zealand looks to be straight across the Tasman Sea from Sydney so I am betting it has a reasonable choice for flights.

I don't know what how lodging and resorts compare in Sydney but I am guessing they are plentiful.

Tom

I wasnt using population for the venue just responding to MT saying they need more people to vote YES and that attendance might be lower than what they are used to but is still a needed MUM

Brisbane, Gold Coast or Byron Bay preferred, but love Sydney.

FYI - LA to Brisbane direct is 13.5 Hours

Mark

(Damn.. I should frequent the forums more often, and not just when I have a problem. )

Would definitely attend MUM in Australia. Am in QLD, but anywhere should be fine.

I will be there for sure

I would definitely turn up. Would prefer Brisbane before Sydney, but just want one in AU to go to.

Definitely!

And I'd LOVE to speak

Alex

Sydney for sure!!!

Travel will be a challenge but I would certainly consider coming

Yes! Finally somewhere around the corner Will be there! Preference Sydney. Still 18 hours travel ;-o


BTW: what about Auckland, New Zealand? Surely having cheaper accommodation and NZ is a nice place to visit anyway...

Matt
HiTech Limited
Rarotonga
Cook Islands

I will definately come, Brisbane would be best. The more notice the better and keep it away from the Easter Break.

Plus if you do another one in Singapore we would send someone to that and the associated training too.

We will have MUM in Brisbane in April 15. Information will be posted shortly.

Hi Normis,

Will there be training before the MUM ? I want to get more certs!

Damn, was hoping for MTCRE at a minimum

Damn, was hoping for MTCRE at a minimum

If there is enough interest...
I am sure a plan can be made

Does anyone else want to do MTCRE ?

I am ultra keen to knock it off the list.

We have committed to OZ-MUM. April 15th is our US tax day so this will be a good escape.

I am looking forward to the show. I'll be the guy in the roc-noc T-Shirt. Stop by and say hello.

We have some free MUM vouchers available for the asking. Free L4 license and free food.

You must attend to receive the goodies.

Send an email to tom at roc-noc.com with your request and I'll be happy to pass them on.

Tom

We have committed to OZ-MUM. April 15th is our US tax day so this will be a good escape.

I am looking forward to the show. I'll be the guy in the roc-noc T-Shirt. Stop by and say hello.

We have some free MUM vouchers available for the asking. Free L4 license and free food.

You must attend to receive the goodies.

Send an email to tom at roc-noc.com with your request and I'll be happy to pass them on.

Tom

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Does anyone else want to do MTCRE ?

I am ultra keen to knock it off the list.

Would be but dont have the prerequisite sadly.

I assume your heading over for the MUM?
So am i by the looks of it

Cheers

Hi Justin,

MT should change the pre-requisite to "MTCNA or relevant experience".... There are a lot of people who MTCNA would be a waste of time for, but would find MTCRE useful.

Yes, i'm going, it sounds like there is going to be a decent Kiwi contingent there.

Hi Justin,

MT should change the pre-requisite to "MTCNA or relevant experience".... There are a lot of people who MTCNA would be a waste of time for, but would find MTCRE useful.

Yes, i'm going, it sounds like there is going to be a decent Kiwi contingent there.

I have seen many RouterOS "experts" who can't pass the MTCNA test, but are running large RouterOS networks. You would be surprised what interesting things you can learn in MTCNA

@Normis, I'm in Perth Australia and although I would love to attend the Brisbane MUM I doubt I will be able to make it(opposite side of the Country).
Are there any online courses I can do for the MTCNA?

@Normis, I'm in Perth Australia and although I would love to attend the Brisbane MUM I doubt I will be able to make it(opposite side of the Country).
Are there any online courses I can do for the MTCNA?

we don't offer online courses, sorry.

but just so you know, there will be people from USA and Europe coming to the MUM The training will be lead by David from South Africa.

Hi Justin,

MT should change the pre-requisite to "MTCNA or relevant experience".... There are a lot of people who MTCNA would be a waste of time for, but would find MTCRE useful.

I don't necessarily agree here. I think people mistakenly think the MTCNA is a "basic" course. It is the baseline MikroTik course, that is true, but is by no means a basic course. I have had many experienced users come on the course just to get the certification, but inevitably afterwards they tell me that it was very interesting and they learnt a lot of new information. (I considered myself one of those with "not much to learn", and I was surprised at the amount of information delivered in what I considered a basic course)

The course is about more than just knowledge transfer, it is a chance to mix with your peers and a great opportunity to try out the features that you may have read about but never had time to deploy in the field.

I have trained many hundreds of delegates and never once has someone come back to me to say that they have not learned anything new or that it was a waste of time. In addition most who come on the more advanced courses without doing MTCNA struggle to catch up to the rest of the class.

@Normis, I'm in Perth Australia and although I would love to attend the Brisbane MUM I doubt I will be able to make it(opposite side of the Country).
Are there any online courses I can do for the MTCNA?

we don't offer online courses, sorry.

but just so you know, there will be people from USA and Europe coming to the MUM The training will be lead by David from South Africa.

I promise you wont regret flying across... I am looking at 23 hours worth of flying myself!

Let's hope you don't regret it yourself So, let's all go to the MUM! Where are all the Aussies? There is not so much activity on this thread. We need to make this the biggest event of the region. Come on!

Where is everyone who voted in the poll above? Why haven't you registered yet ?

click here:

http://mum.mikrotik.com/register.php?section=27

I wasnt trying to put down the MTCNA.

I did it at the Dallas MUM and found it was excellent, it filled in a lot of product specific knowledge gaps. I find after the course, a lot of the "why have Mikrotik done it this way" now makes sense.

I was just pointing out, there are a large number of people who have been using RouterOS for a very long time, that would get more value out of the MTCRE than the MTCNA.

Normis,

I, for one, have already registered for MUM and MTCNA training in Brisbane.

Hope to be able to recoup my investment with knowledge from training by David Savage.



Cheers

I just registered. I am looking forward to a a few days of vacation and relaxation on the Gold Coast and topping off the week at Brisbane MUM on Friday.

See you all there. Stop by our table to say hello and pick up a free roc-noc T-Shirt.

Tom

PS We still have some free show vouchers available for the asking.

I found MTCNA excellent, also additionally the feedback from the trainers of all the other questions you need answers on is invaluable. I have opted to go to Jakarta and do some traffic control training (even though the Gold Coast is great this time of year).

5 of us from our workplace coming along

make sure that you register on the mum webpage, so we get correct statistics on who is coming! we need to reserve shirts, food etc.

How many we got coming so far?

Around 150 have registered, which is very good for a first MUM in the region. Please spread the word so we can gather more people, and make this event a great one!

Yikes! Good news for your guys bad news for anyone who hasn't publicly spoken in front of that many people before (Me!)

I am so looking forward to this

Around 150 have registered, which is very good for a first MUM in the region. Please spread the word so we can gather more people, and make this event a great one!

Awesome! We are leaving tomorrow. Look forward to seeing you all there.

Tom

Looking forward to it, training has been quite interesting so far (as well as the discussions in between ).

Lol I havnt even had time to think about the MUM even though I fly out tomorrow.

Now I'm excited, look forward to meeting everyone.

Same here, 4am start to get over tho is going to be a killer

MUM Australia 2011 is now history. It was awesome meeting everyone. A big thanks to Duxtel (www.duxtel.com.au) for your incredible generosity and hospitality. Thanks Mikrotik as always.

You aussie guys complaining about travel times are a bunch of wimps.

I am leaving for the Airport in a few minutes. Should be back home in about 26 hours.

Tom

So what did you think of our city?

It was great to put names to faces on Friday, Much was learnt!

Cheers

Cameron

Great city, Very friendly. The event was awesome, I managed to fine tune some of my MPLS skills and designs and the feedback I got from my v6 talk was great - It seems to have made many people there look at how they are going to deploy it and push forward with it

Yes, I really enjoyed it too.

Thanks for the IPv6 presentation, there were many good points covered that I have not seen anywhere else. Your slide explaining the IPv6 prefixes was excellent.
The presentation by Dainen on their WISP was really interesting too.

I look forward to the next event.

Thank you all for contributing, I think the presentations were excellent. It was great meeting you all. Let's make the next one even better How about Sydney in 2013?

a few photos: http://mum.mikrotik.com/gallery

How about Melbourne 2012 If you guys timed it right with the next SE Asia one you wouldn't be stuck with 26 hour flights home

Hi All,

the MUM was definitely a big success by my assessment! I had a great time meeting and talking to everyone, and even learned a few new things :-)

Sydney 2013 sounds pretty good to me - an even in Melbourne means commuting every day! :-D

But really, anywhere in Australia or NZ - I'll be there!

Cheers! Mike.

IPv6 presentation, there were many good points covered that I have not seen anywhere else. Your slide explaining the IPv6 prefixes was excellent.

any chance to see it in Wiki?.. Normis?

There wasn't much to see on the slides, Check out the video when it's online

There wasn't much to see on the slides, Check out the video when it's online

But still, please send us the PDF. We will add it next to the video.