[pm-h] A potential "adventure" for the group

[Mike Flannigan]

"G. Wade Johnson" wrote:

> A couple of days ago, I received email from the leader of the bazosvalley.pm
> group asking if we would be interested in partnering on a big project. Jeremy
> suggested that we put in a proposal for bringing YAPC::NA (Yet Another Perl
> Conference: North America) to Houston in 2007.
>
> This year YAPC::NA is in Chicago. There is quite a bit of information about
> the bid process and Chicago's proposal on-line. If the group is interested,
> I'll post links and information on our website where everyone has access.
>
> This would be an opportunity to get some of the big names in Perl here where
> we can see them. It would also be an opportunity to go to one of these
> conferences without travel (for those who don't like to travel). It's also a
> way to try to increase interest in Perl around our city.
>
> All that being said, I don't think it is reasonable for one or two people to
> jump on this and try to make it happen. This should be a group effort. I'd
> hate to get YAPC::NA to come here and have the Perl community come to the
> conclusion that Houston doesn't have any people interested in the language.
>
> So the question for the group is:
>
> Are we ready and willing to take up the challenge?
>
> If so, we can ask for volunteers to handle different parts of the research. I
> know someone who has offered her writing skills to help us with a polished
> proposal (she can write, unlike many of us and has over a decade of experience
> with conferences). She's willing to provide anything from completely writing
> the proposal to editing a proposal that we author.
>
> What do you say, Houston.pm? Do we want to do this?

I think it is a great idea.  I can't say I'm going to help with
the effort much, but I hope it happens.  Wouldn't we need
to amass some funds to accomplish this?  Where is that
going to come from?


Mike