I just thought I would let y'all know that
nominations for DUFF close in a little over a week. The winning delegate gets to go to Illinois in August. Norman tells me that right now there isn't much competition (for very small values of "isn't much").
I was thinking about running for it myself, but a) I don't want to spend that much time on a plane (which in turn leads to deeper issues) and 2) it really should be an Aussie this time (although don't let that put any Kiwis off because it is just my opinion).
In any case the
DUFF info page is worth a read. It contains this gem of accurate exchange rate info: "
Ballots must be signed and accompanied by a donation of at least $4 US or $6 Australian or $8 New Zealand.". It also contains a rather strange FAQ - a virtual chocolate fish if you can figure out where Norman lifted it from.