[pm-h] YAPC 2007

[Robert Boone]

Congratulations on your work!!!

On 9/1/06, Jeremy Fluhmann <jeremy at msc.tamu.edu> wrote:
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> Now that it's been announced at YAPC::EU this morning, I can safely send to
> the list and say that we won the bid!!  YAPC::NA 2007 will be in Houston!
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> The 'interim' home page has been posted at http://www.yapc.org/America.  The
> plan is that TPF will provide a hosted site running in ACT (A Conference
> Toolkit).  For more info on ACT, see here: http://act.mongueurs.net/
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> Please let me know if anyone has any questions.  I'm pretty excited about
> this (and a little nervous as well).  I'm not sure it has completely sunk in
> yet.  Wade, Will, and I have already started working on pulling things
> together and gathering more information as needed.  We will be working with
> TPF, Larry, and Damian to zero in on specific dates for YAPC.  We will also
> be working with both UH-central and UHD to choose a venue.  Information for
> UH-central was used in writing the bid.  I believe Jim Brandt (TPF
> Conference chair) is going to set up a listserv for yapc organizing.  This
> is probably where most of our organizing discussions will take place so as
> to not flood this list.  Once the hosted ACT site is setup, it will probably
> serve as our central resource for hosting yapc.
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> I hope everyone's getting excited about it.  We need to start (probably
> should have already started) compiling a list of possible sponsors or
> supporters and getting contact information for them.  We have the 'usual'
> sponsors that we will be contacting, but the more the merrier.  Also, note
> that the sponsors/supporters do not have to be in Houston.  Please feel free
> to offer ANY ideas.
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> We'll give an update a little later once the listserv and ACT site get
> setup.
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> Here's to an excited and busy 10 months!
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> Jeremy
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> Jeremy Fluhmann
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