On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 7:07 AM, The Dread Parrot <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:enobacon@gmail.com">enobacon@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi all,<br>
<br>
The early-bird registration deadline (March 31st) is fast approaching.<br>
User group members can get an extra $25 off of the early-bird rate by<br>
using the discount code “osb4228”. This will be an awesome 3-day<br>
conference at even $250, but you get it for $150!<br>
<br>
The Call for Proposals is still open. Many of you have something<br>
interesting to talk about, so do it.<br>
<br>
More info below.<br>
<br>
--Eric<br>
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Open Source Bridge<br>
<a href="http://opensourcebridge.org" target="_blank">http://opensourcebridge.org</a><br>
<br>
Open Source Bridge is a new conference for developers working with<br>
open source technologies. It will take place June 17-19 in Portland,<br>
OR, with five tracks connecting people across projects, languages and<br>
experience to explore how we do our work and why we participate in<br>
open source. The conference structure is designed to provide<br>
developers with an opportunity to learn from people they might not<br>
connect with at other events.<br>
<br>
Open Source Bridge is run entirely by volunteers who believe in the<br>
need for an open source conference that focuses on the culture of<br>
being an open source citizen, regardless of where in the stack you<br>
choose to code. All proceeds from conference registration and<br>
sponsorship go directly to the costs of the conference.<br>
<br>
Our sessions and events will share in-depth knowledge about using,<br>
creating and contributing to open source as citizens of a greater<br>
community. You’ll find relevant information whether you write web apps<br>
for the cloud, tinker with operating system internals, create<br>
hardware, run a startup, or blog about technology.<br>
<br>
We’re still seeking session proposals, so submit yours by the end of<br>
March 31st.<br>
<br>
Some examples of our proposals so far: Brian Aker on Drizzle, a reboot<br>
of MySQL designed “for the cloud”; Linux Kernel hacker Greg K-H about<br>
how Linux manages development; Ward Cunningham, inventor of the wiki,<br>
about what’s next in collaboration; Amber Case, an anthropologist<br>
living in both the physical and virtual worlds, about Cyborg<br>
Citizenship. (You can view all current proposals at<br>
<a href="http://opensourcebridge.org/proposals/" target="_blank">http://opensourcebridge.org/proposals/</a>)<br>
<br>
In addition to regular conference sessions, we will hold an<br>
unconference day for free-form sessions, and host a 24-hour dedicated<br>
“hacker lounge” at the top of the Portland Hilton. In addition to<br>
hosting the hacker lounge, the Hilton has offered Open Source Bridge<br>
attendees steeply discounted room rates, starting at $139/night.<br>
<br>
The city of Portland is a great place to visit. It has a thriving<br>
technical community, a love of all things open source and offers many<br>
attractions for visiting geeks, including Powell’s technical books,<br>
dozens of local brewpubs, and large greenspaces like Forest Park—all<br>
accessible by mass transit.<br>
<br>
Visit <a href="http://opensourcebridge.org/" target="_blank">http://opensourcebridge.org/</a> to learn more about the conference,<br>
see our session proposals, and register to attend.<br>
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--<br>
<br>
<a href="http://pdx.pm.org" target="_blank">http://pdx.pm.org</a><br>
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<br>What's the opinion of seeing a Catalyst talk up there? I'm happy to submit a talk if there is interest, but I'm a bit hesitant if it is going to be filled with the same Perl folks that attend <a href="http://pdx.pm">pdx.pm</a> (or other PM meetings)?<br>
<br>I'd like to get it out of the echo chamber and show non-Perl hackers how powerful of a tool it is, but it seems that a lot of these talks (at least at OSCON) end up being filled with Perl People.<br><br>The option I'm leaning towards is a sort of bait'n'switch: "Using RESTful techniques and YUI". It will just happen to use Catalyst as the medium.<br>
<br>Thoughts, opinions?<br><br>-J<br>