[Brisbane-pm] coming to your town after SAGE-AU

[Sarah Smith]

On Tuesday 12 June 2007 09:19, David Bussenschutt wrote:
> Hi everyone!
>
> Firstly:
> /me unlurks too!
>
> Secondly:
> Randal, I'm in charge of about 14 perl programmers here at QM, and at least
> a few of them would like to meet you and hear what you've go to say !

We use Perl for a lot of peripheral stuff here, tho' our products are in C++.

> Thirdly:
> Sarah, If you don't have a problem with maybe a 1/2 dozen or so more perl
> programmers, I think I can get that many to come too.  I guess Wed 1st Aug
> sounds like it's the go - Time and place?  (If that number is a problem let
> me know! - I can sponsor pizza if it helps?)

Numbers are not a problem - we can accommodate about 40.

Chipping in for pizza could be good.  I can get our facilities mgr to buy in 
some extra drinks and make sure there's a data projector available.

I just have to do a sales job on my boss.  :-)

As soon as its definite will confirm - but yes Wed 1 August sounds good, 
probably 6pm start.

> Finally:
> Randal, don't underestimate Anthony's ability to "not explode" :-) 
> Background:  I occassionally teach a course I call "Intro to Perl" (ie 3
> times!), and am a senior perl resource at QM.   Anthony taught me just
> about everything I know about perl (starting in about 1999 I think!) ....
> and I think he's forgotten more than I ever knew! :-)  Bright!

I ran a Perl tutorial seminar here for our guys and had a full house, so I 
think there's interest here too.


>
>
> David Bussenschutt
> IT Business Systems Manager
> QM Technologies QLD
> work: David.Bussenschutt at qmtechnologies.com
> personal: davidbuzz at gmail.com
> ph: 07 3013 5043
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: brisbane-pm-bounces+david.bussenschutt=qmtechnologies.com at pm.org
> [mailto:brisbane-pm-bounces+david.bussenschutt=qmtechnologies.com at pm.org
> ]On Behalf Of Randal L. Schwartz
> Sent: Tuesday, 12 June 2007 7:05 AM
> To: Anthony Thyssen
> Cc: brisbane-pm at pm.org
> Subject: Re: [Brisbane-pm] coming to your town after SAGE-AU
>
> >>>>> "Anthony" == Anthony Thyssen <anthony at griffith.edu.au> writes:
>
> Anthony> Actually I have been offered to attend the tutorial, but am having
> Anthony> trouble finding what level it is aimed at.  Basic -- no,  Advanced
> - yes!
>
> One day llama, one day alpaca.  Take both days in a row, and your head
> explodes!

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Sarah Smith BSc MACS
Senior Software Engineer
Ph +61 7 321 999 06 x109
Trolltech (Australia) Pty Ltd