[pm-h] April Meeting

[G. Wade Johnson]

On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 11:05:43 -0600
"Todd Rinaldo" <toddr at null.net> wrote:

> On that topic,  I suggest we discuss next month's meeting topic now.
> The meeting is April 10, 2007. As far as topics, I can't come up with
> anything specific.

It would be a good idea to think about topics a few months into the
future, not just next month. This allows someone to volunteer to
present even if they don't think they can prepare before the next
meeting.

> It does occur to me that most of the people attending our meetings
> seem to be highly skilled. Maybe we could try a mini-hackathon if
> anyone was interested. This would have to be RSVP to work. Maybe we
> could extend the hours and make it a longer meeting? Start earlier?
> If this'll work for you guys, then I networking and the room can be
> provided. 

We've talked about projects in the past, and even trying to help out
the Perl community. But, maybe a hackathon would be more successful.

> Of personal interest to me would be something perl6 related. I just
> got done listening to Uri Guttman, on perl cast
> http://www.perlcast.com/. And there was a mention of a "docathon" for
> perl6. Maybe we could contribute in this way? We could learn more
> about perl6 and help with the cause at the same time. 
> 
> I'm open to other suggestions. I think this could be fun. What do you
> guys think?

Sounds like a good set of ideas to me.

What does everyone else think?

G. Wade
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