[FOSS4G-Oceania] Motion: shift presentation deadline by 4 days

[John Bryant]

Hi all,

I realised a couple of days ago that this year's global FOSS4G 2018
<https://2018.foss4g.org> ends on 31 August, followed by a couple of days
of code sprints & community events. Our presentation submission deadline
(not the workshop deadline, which is tomorrow) is on 31 Aug.

It occurred to me that this isn't quite ideal for a couple of reasons.
First, some potential presenters from our region may be in attendance at
FOSS4G, and our deadline comes at a time when they'll be busy & distracted.
Second, there will be great content coming out of FOSS4G to inspire
potential presenters, and it would be nice to take advantage of this
inspiration.

*So, I propose:*

   - *We shift our presentation deadline from 31 Aug (Fri) to 4 Sep (Tues)*
   - *We begin our community vote on 5 Sep instead of 1 Sep, compressing
   the voting period from 14 days to 10 days*

This will also give people the advantage of having a weekend right before
the deadline to work on submissions.

Thoughts?
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