<div dir="ltr">Well I for one would love to do a Perl conference. I haven't wielded it in a serious undertaking for years getting on to a decade, but I do use it on the command line almost daily and tend to "think in Perl" when writing in other languages (though I'm more likely to be writing specs for other people to code these days). I'd suggest getting SAGE-AU folks involved or at least informed, given SAGE-AU 2003 in Adelaide and Randal Schwartz as keynote speaker. Heck if you could do enough preliminary fundraising to fly Randal out there's no doubt he'd come. Also hit up namesake Damian Conway of Uni Melb. </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 13 March 2017 at 13:11, Jacinta Richardson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jacinta.richardson@gmail.com" target="_blank">jacinta.richardson@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">For those who don't know, OSDC was spun up out of Melbourne Perl Mongers' intent to run a YAPC::AU but responding to the requests of the PHP and Python folk to be included.  There is now pycon and has been at least one PHP con.<div><br></div><div>I fully support a YAPC::AU happening, or you running an OSDC. In either case I'd love to help.</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div></font></span><div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">J</font></span><div><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Mon, 13 Mar 2017 08:14 Martin Ryan <<a href="mailto:mryan50@fastmail.fm" target="_blank">mryan50@fastmail.fm</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Jason,<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
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Just a thought...<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
Depending on what sort of response you go t to your call - if it was<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
substantial and things are underway you can ignore what I'm saying here<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
- but if it was a bit lackluster , then maybe we should consider running<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
a strong Perl track in an Australian OSDC for 2017.<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
The OSDC is aimed at a much larger audience (obviously) and enjoys a<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
stellar reputation.  Sadly, AFAICT, 2016 was the first time in the last<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
12 years that Australia didn't run an OSDC so, maybe that would increase<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
interest in one late this year.<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
Martin<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
--<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
  Martin Ryan<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
  <a href="mailto:mryan50@fastmail.fm" class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg" target="_blank">mryan50@fastmail.fm</a><br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
On Mon, Feb 13, 2017, at 02:39 PM, Jason Lewis wrote:<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
> Dear PM members,<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
><br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
> Some of us at the Sydney PM group and the #australia IRC channel have<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
> been discussing holding an perl conference in Sydney in 2017.<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
><br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
> If this is something you are interested in attending or organising,<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
> please get in touch.<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
><br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
> You can find us on #australia on <a href="http://irc.perl.org" rel="noreferrer" class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg" target="_blank">irc.perl.org</a> or Join our conference<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
> organising mailing list:<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
><br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
> <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/sydney-perl-conf-2017" rel="noreferrer" class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg" target="_blank">https://groups.google.com/<wbr>forum/#!forum/sydney-perl-<wbr>conf-2017</a><br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
><br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
> First thing we need to do is form an organising committee. Let me know<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
> if you are interested to be a part of that?<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
><br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
> Looking forward to hearing from you.<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
><br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
> Jason<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
> --<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
> Jason Lewis<br class="m_2306006279314954116gmail_msg">
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