[Chicago-talk] Planning a Chicago Perl Workshop - Interested?

[Doug Bell]

That's what I was afraid of!

The NA Perl Workshops/Conferences I can find are:

Pittsburg: Early October
DC/Baltimore: Mid-April
YAPC: June/July
Orlando: Mid-January
Frozen Perl: ?? February?

Are there any I'm missing?

There seems to be a big gap in August/September. Early Sept may be enough
time to plan the thing, but is it enough time to get the word out? There's
also a gap in March, and Frozen Perl may not be happening anymore, so we
could take Feb/Mar (even with the snow, we could call it Chicahguh Weather
Appreciation Day).

There's also Early November, except YAPC::Brazil is the 15/16th November,
so it'd have to be the 1st/2nd of November. After YAPC::Brazil, it's hard
to do anything in NA due to the holidays.

We're going to have a planning meeting the second week of August (which
probably puts September out of the running). If early next year it must be,
that's when we'll do it.

Something to note: It's hard to find a completely unreserved time period
for a brand-new workshop. This is a Good Problem To Have for Perl!

Doug Bell
madcityzen at gmail.com

On Jul 17, 2013, at 10:01 AM, Robert Blackwell <robert at robertblackwell.com>
wrote:

Woot! I love Chicago I am so excited to see you planning a workshop. I hope
I can make it.

Please note that Pittsburgh Perl Workshop is planned for the weekend of of
Oct 5 2013.

Robert




On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 10:47 AM, Doug Bell <madcityzen at gmail.com> wrote:

> That would be great! I've evaluated TechNexus from a regular meeting
> standpoint, but the low price they have has always been trumped by "I work
> in this building" and "It's free".
>
> But one of the main sticking points for this building and specifically the
> floor I can get for free is: No public internet. In fact, now that I think
> about it, that may be a deal-breaker.
>
> So yes, please let me know who to talk to (or talk to them yourself) about
> this!
>
> Doug Bell
> madcityzen at gmail.com
>
> On Jul 17, 2013, at 9:34 AM, Eric Sinclair <esinclai at pobox.com> wrote:
>
> For SecondConf in the first two years we got free weekend space from
> TechNexus. If interested I can look for our contact there, though I believe
> they are moving facilities soon...
>
> Last year and this we are paying for a space in the Sears Tower - better
> facilities and support on the weekends. But the price at TechNexus was
> definitely right!
>
> --
> esinclai at pobox.com (e)
> esinclai @ * (im)
> On Jul 16, 2013 6:16 PM, "Doug Bell" <madcityzen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Jul 16, 2013, at 5:28 PM, Andrew Rodland <andrew at cleverdomain.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Why Friday rather than Saturday? Just curious.
>>
>>
>> Saturday the building I work in is closed, which means no free conference
>> rooms. Free is a wonderful price, though now that you mention it, I should
>> check to see what the non-free price is and if it is allowed on Saturday.
>>
>> Doug Bell
>> madcityzen at gmail.com
>>
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