From robert at robertblackwell.com Fri May 1 10:38:59 2009 From: robert at robertblackwell.com (Robert Blackwell) Date: Fri, 01 May 2009 13:38:59 -0400 Subject: [yapc] YAPC|10 Courses Message-ID: <49FB33B3.7090000@robertblackwell.com> We already have a great list of courses you can take at YAPC|10. http://yapc10.org/yn2009/courses.html Sun June 21 Zero to Perl (Paul Grassie) $100.00 Special fast-paced course for programmers new to the Perl programming language. Introduction to Moose, a Modern OO System for Perl (Dave Rolsky) $120.00 Learn how to use Moose, a powerful, declarative, and extensible OO system for Perl. Thu June 25 Better Programming Through Testing (Michael G Schwern) $123.00 Learn how testing and other best practices fit together to make you a better, faster and bolder programmer. Introduction to RDBMS and SQL for the Totally Ignorant (Joe Celko) $150.00 Light introductions to RDBMS & SQL for programmers who know only file systems and procedural coding. Fri June 26 The New Stuff in SQL You Don't Know About (Joe Celko) $170.00 A look at features in Standard SQL that have been added after the core SQL-92 Standard. Have a course you want to offer? Check out the YAPC|10 Call for Courses. Catered food from Bistro To Go is included in the price of all YAPC|10 courses. From robert at robertblackwell.com Tue May 5 12:04:47 2009 From: robert at robertblackwell.com (Robert Blackwell) Date: Tue, 05 May 2009 15:04:47 -0400 Subject: [yapc] YAPC|10: Housing, Courses, Parrot Virtual Machine Workshop, twitter, and Talks Message-ID: <4A008DCF.9050604@robertblackwell.com> HOUSING The last date to reserve a hotel room at the Quality Inn using the YAPC rate will be May 23rd. As of now there are roughly 40 rooms remaining. For more information on hotel rooms, please see http://yapc10.org/yn2009/location.html. Dorm room reservations are expected to open up on May 7th. We encourage everybody to reserve their dorm rooms prior to May 19th. After that date, rooms will no longer be held exclusively for YAPC, and they may fill up. COURSES Some courses are posted and there is still room for more. http://yapc10.org/yn2009/call_for_courses.html http://yapc10.org/yn2009/courses.html PARROT VIRTUAL MACHINE WORKSHOP 40 seats left for pre-YAPC|10 Parrot Virtual Machine Workshop http://yapc10.org/yn2009/wiki?node=Parrot%20Virtual%20Machine%20Workshop%202009 TALKS As always the Perl Community had provided us with a great selection of talks. The list of accepted talks is coming very soon. TWITTER http://twitter.com/yapc10 From robert at robertblackwell.com Fri May 8 04:34:42 2009 From: robert at robertblackwell.com (Robert Blackwell) Date: Fri, 08 May 2009 07:34:42 -0400 Subject: [yapc] YAPC::NA - Housing, Schedule, Hackathons,... Message-ID: <4A0418D2.6070408@robertblackwell.com> YAPC::NA is in Pittsburgh, PA at Carnegie Mellon University June 22-24, 2009. HOUSING Book you room soon. The housing deadlines are fast approaching. Quality Inn YAPC|10 rate ends May 23rd. CMU Dorm hold ends May 19th. SCHEDULE http://yapc10.org/yn2009/schedule HACKATHONS http://yapc10.org/yn2009/wiki?node=Hackathon FOLLOW YAPC|10 ON TWITTER http://twitter.com/yapc10 From fluhmann at gmail.com Wed May 13 10:23:26 2009 From: fluhmann at gmail.com (Jeremy Fluhmann) Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 12:23:26 -0500 Subject: [yapc] YAPC::NA 2010 Call for Venue Message-ID: <7f7c2d5e0905131023h427dff50jf6100c3080a71bac@mail.gmail.com> It's that time again! Welcome to another Yet Another Perl Conference, North America Call for Venue. Do you want to bring hundreds of Perl geeks to your city? If so, then please consider submitting your bid for YAPC::NA 2010. Similar to last year, the deadline for submissions is June 10 and the winning bid will be announced at this year's conference in Pittsburgh . How do you get started? Please review the bidding detailsat yapc.org. While there, you'll also find links to the venue requirementsand the review criteria . Previous bids and announcements can be found with the 'yapc' tag at The Perl Foundation blog . When making your proposal, in addition to venue information and possible dates, please make sure to include details on airport locations, local public transit (as well as transit to the venue from the airport!), local cultural attractions, and accommodation information. The more information you provide, within reason, the better. Also, please include contact information for the members of your team. With a June 10 deadline, you don't have much time to get your bid completed and submitted to the Conferences Committee. Don't wait, get started now! Hosting YAPC is a rewarding experience and provides a great opportunity to give back to the Perl community. Good luck and we look forward to receiving your bid! Send any questions and completed bids to the TPF conferences group: tpf-conferences (at) perl (dot) org Thanks, Jeremy Fluhman Conferences Chair The Perl Foundation fluhmann at perlfoundation.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From robert at robertblackwell.com Thu May 14 03:47:23 2009 From: robert at robertblackwell.com (Robert Blackwell) Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 06:47:23 -0400 Subject: [yapc] Five days left to reserve your CMU dorm room for YAPC|10. Exclusive hold ends May 19th. Message-ID: <4A0BF6BB.8040704@robertblackwell.com> YAPC|10 is June 22-24, http://yapc10.org in Pittsburgh, PA. Where to Stay On-campus dormitories Reservations Please use the CMU Conference Services Registration Form, https://web.campusservices.cmu.edu/conferences/registration.taf?ID=YAPC2009, to reserve dorm rooms and parking permits. Rooms are being held exclusively for our event until May 19th. After that date, rooms will not be held for us exclusively and are more likely to be sold-out. Rooms 85 double-sized rooms, single occupancy. ($63.00/night) 20 double-sized rooms, double occupancy. ($36.00/night per person) 55 single-sized rooms, single occupancy. ($51.00/night) Linen service and housekeeping included with all rooms. Parking is available for about $12 per day. Quality Inn University Center (choicehotels.com) The YAPC|10 organizers recommend the Quality Inn for attendees. They offer free parking and provide free shuttle runs to CMU during the day. We have secured a block of 50 rooms at the Quality Inn at a reduced conference rate. Reservations 412-683-6100 (please use this number and mention you are attending the Yet Another Perl Conference to ensure conference rates) Reservations must be made by May 23rd in order to receive the event discount. Rooms Queen bed, double occupancy. ($104.99 + 14% tax) Two double beds, double occupancy. ($109.99 + 14% tax) $10 for each adult beyond two per room. From perrin at elem.com Thu May 14 11:54:42 2009 From: perrin at elem.com (Perrin Harkins) Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 14:54:42 -0400 Subject: [yapc] Five days left to reserve your CMU dorm room for YAPC|10. Exclusive hold ends May 19th. In-Reply-To: <4A0BF6BB.8040704@robertblackwell.com> References: <4A0BF6BB.8040704@robertblackwell.com> Message-ID: <66887a3d0905141154m4450461doa03612651ff35538@mail.gmail.com> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 6:47 AM, Robert Blackwell wrote: > On-campus dormitories > > Reservations > Please use the CMU Conference Services Registration Form, > https://web.campusservices.cmu.edu/conferences/registration.taf?ID=YAPC2009, > to reserve dorm rooms and parking permits. Rooms are being held exclusively > for our event until May 19th. After that date, rooms will not be held for us > exclusively and are more likely to be sold-out. Anyone else getting errors when trying to use this form? - Perrin From perrin at elem.com Thu May 14 12:05:26 2009 From: perrin at elem.com (Perrin Harkins) Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 15:05:26 -0400 Subject: [yapc] Five days left to reserve your CMU dorm room for YAPC|10. Exclusive hold ends May 19th. In-Reply-To: <66887a3d0905141154m4450461doa03612651ff35538@mail.gmail.com> References: <4A0BF6BB.8040704@robertblackwell.com> <66887a3d0905141154m4450461doa03612651ff35538@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <66887a3d0905141205l300e5d02wb4f904e87632736e@mail.gmail.com> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Perrin Harkins wrote: > On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 6:47 AM, Robert Blackwell > wrote: >> On-campus dormitories >> >> Reservations >> Please use the CMU Conference Services Registration Form, >> https://web.campusservices.cmu.edu/conferences/registration.taf?ID=YAPC2009, >> to reserve dorm rooms and parking permits. Rooms are being held exclusively >> for our event until May 19th. After that date, rooms will not be held for us >> exclusively and are more likely to be sold-out. > > Anyone else getting errors when trying to use this form? It worked this time. Maybe they were messing with it when I tried before. - Perrin From swartz at pobox.com Thu May 14 12:48:50 2009 From: swartz at pobox.com (Jonathan Swartz) Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 12:48:50 -0700 Subject: [yapc] Five days left to reserve your CMU dorm room for YAPC|10. Exclusive hold ends May 19th. In-Reply-To: <66887a3d0905141205l300e5d02wb4f904e87632736e@mail.gmail.com> References: <4A0BF6BB.8040704@robertblackwell.com> <66887a3d0905141154m4450461doa03612651ff35538@mail.gmail.com> <66887a3d0905141205l300e5d02wb4f904e87632736e@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: I got errors yesterday several times, then it worked. On May 14, 2009, at 12:05 PM, Perrin Harkins wrote: > On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Perrin Harkins > wrote: >> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 6:47 AM, Robert Blackwell >> wrote: >>> On-campus dormitories >>> >>> Reservations >>> Please use the CMU Conference Services Registration Form, >>> https://web.campusservices.cmu.edu/conferences/registration.taf?ID=YAPC2009 >>> , >>> to reserve dorm rooms and parking permits. Rooms are being held >>> exclusively >>> for our event until May 19th. After that date, rooms will not be >>> held for us >>> exclusively and are more likely to be sold-out. >> >> Anyone else getting errors when trying to use this form? > > It worked this time. Maybe they were messing with it when I tried > before. > > - Perrin > _______________________________________________ > yapc mailing list > yapc at pm.org > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/yapc From casey at geeknest.com Thu May 14 13:02:51 2009 From: casey at geeknest.com (Casey West) Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 16:02:51 -0400 Subject: [yapc] Five days left to reserve your CMU dorm room for YAPC|10. Exclusive hold ends May 19th. In-Reply-To: References: <4A0BF6BB.8040704@robertblackwell.com> <66887a3d0905141154m4450461doa03612651ff35538@mail.gmail.com> <66887a3d0905141205l300e5d02wb4f904e87632736e@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Thanks for the feedback folks. We'll take this up with Conference Services at CMU and see if we can get any information. Cheers, -- Casey West On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 3:48 PM, Jonathan Swartz wrote: > I got errors yesterday several times, then it worked. > > > On May 14, 2009, at 12:05 PM, Perrin Harkins wrote: > > On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Perrin Harkins wrote: >> >>> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 6:47 AM, Robert Blackwell >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On-campus dormitories >>>> >>>> Reservations >>>> Please use the CMU Conference Services Registration Form, >>>> >>>> https://web.campusservices.cmu.edu/conferences/registration.taf?ID=YAPC2009 >>>> , >>>> to reserve dorm rooms and parking permits. Rooms are being held >>>> exclusively >>>> for our event until May 19th. After that date, rooms will not be held >>>> for us >>>> exclusively and are more likely to be sold-out. >>>> >>> >>> Anyone else getting errors when trying to use this form? >>> >> >> It worked this time. Maybe they were messing with it when I tried before. >> >> - Perrin >> _______________________________________________ >> yapc mailing list >> yapc at pm.org >> http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/yapc >> > > _______________________________________________ > yapc mailing list > yapc at pm.org > http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/yapc > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From robert at robertblackwell.com Tue May 19 05:51:46 2009 From: robert at robertblackwell.com (Robert Blackwell) Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 08:51:46 -0400 Subject: [yapc] YAPC|10 - Dorm room hold ends today May 19th! Message-ID: <4A12AB62.8010403@robertblackwell.com> If you plan to stay in a dorm at CMU for YAPC|10 today, May 19th, is the last day of the room hold. It will still be possible to get a room after today but their will not be a block of rooms reserved for YAPC|10 after today. http://yapc10.org/yn2009/news/390 Thank You Robert Blackwell http://yapc10.org