[Brisbane-pm] [Melbourne-pm] Let's have a Perl conference in Oceania! Call for committee members

[Jason Lewis]

Hi Damian,

Welcome aboard! We are currently working out who will do what. Please
join our mailing list:

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/sydney-perl-conf-2017

Jason


Damian James wrote on 14/03/17 21:56:
> 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. 
> 
> On 13 March 2017 at 13:11, Jacinta Richardson
> <jacinta.richardson at gmail.com <mailto:jacinta.richardson at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     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.
> 
>     I fully support a YAPC::AU happening, or you running an OSDC. In
>     either case I'd love to help.
> 
>     J
> 
> 
>     On Mon, 13 Mar 2017 08:14 Martin Ryan <mryan50 at fastmail.fm
>     <mailto:mryan50 at fastmail.fm>> wrote:
> 
>         Hi Jason,
> 
>         Just a thought...
> 
>         Depending on what sort of response you go t to your call - if it was
>         substantial and things are underway you can ignore what I'm
>         saying here
>         - but if it was a bit lackluster , then maybe we should consider
>         running
>         a strong Perl track in an Australian OSDC for 2017.
> 
>         The OSDC is aimed at a much larger audience (obviously) and enjoys a
>         stellar reputation.  Sadly, AFAICT, 2016 was the first time in
>         the last
>         12 years that Australia didn't run an OSDC so, maybe that would
>         increase
>         interest in one late this year.
> 
>         Martin
> 
>         --
>           Martin Ryan
>           mryan50 at fastmail.fm <mailto:mryan50 at fastmail.fm>
> 
>         On Mon, Feb 13, 2017, at 02:39 PM, Jason Lewis wrote:
>         > Dear PM members,
>         >
>         > Some of us at the Sydney PM group and the #australia IRC
>         channel have
>         > been discussing holding an perl conference in Sydney in 2017.
>         >
>         > If this is something you are interested in attending or
>         organising,
>         > please get in touch.
>         >
>         > You can find us on #australia on irc.perl.org
>         <http://irc.perl.org> or Join our conference
>         > organising mailing list:
>         >
>         > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/sydney-perl-conf-2017
>         <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/sydney-perl-conf-2017>
>         >
>         > First thing we need to do is form an organising committee. Let
>         me know
>         > if you are interested to be a part of that?
>         >
>         > Looking forward to hearing from you.
>         >
>         > Jason
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>         > http://emacstragic.net
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