From smueller at cpan.org Thu Jul 3 04:10:18 2014 From: smueller at cpan.org (Steffen Mueller) Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 13:10:18 +0200 Subject: [AmsterdamX-pm] [Venue] AmsterdamX.pm Wants to Organize YAPC::EU 2015 In-Reply-To: <20140630150301.GM11902@heechee.tobez.org> References: <5325D56C.4040500@cpan.org> <20140318105250.GA54228@heechee.tobez.org> <20140630150301.GM11902@heechee.tobez.org> Message-ID: <53B53A1A.5050307@cpan.org> Hi Anton, all, On 06/30/2014 05:03 PM, Anton Berezin wrote: > On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 11:52:50AM +0100, Anton Berezin wrote: >> On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 05:46:36PM +0100, Steffen Mueller wrote: >> >>> on behalf of the AmsterdamX Perl Mongers group, I am very proud to >>> announce that we intend to organize YAPC::EU 2015. >> >> This is to let you know that we have received your letter of intent. > > Remember that the deadline for submitting your proposal to host YAPC::Europe > 2015, the 7th of July 2014, is in one week. Thanks for the reminder. We've been very busy in the past weeks. Alas, there will be no proposal for hosting YAPC in Amsterdam in 2015. As you can imagine, hosting YAPC in Amsterdam is expensive. Amsterdam is not only a major tourist destination, but also in the top-5 of the world's convention location. We (particularly Theo and Giel) have done a lot of legwork to find an affordable and awesome venue. Our early hope laid with the universities, which were slow to respond and ultimately less than helpful. The end result is that we have a lot of good leads on awesome venues, but we simply ran out of time. We could manage to offer in time a lackluster proposal now, but instead, we'd rather withdraw (knowing that there are other excellent proposals to fall back on) and get a very long head-start to have an amazing proposal for the 2016 bid that will drop jaws. Apologies for backing out. Do look forward to our proposal for next year! Best regards, Theo, Steffen, Sawyer, Philippe, Nick, Marco, Giel, and Abigail From tobez at tobez.org Thu Jul 3 04:53:39 2014 From: tobez at tobez.org (Anton Berezin) Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2014 13:53:39 +0200 Subject: [AmsterdamX-pm] [Venue] AmsterdamX.pm Wants to Organize YAPC::EU 2015 In-Reply-To: <53B53A1A.5050307@cpan.org> References: <5325D56C.4040500@cpan.org> <20140318105250.GA54228@heechee.tobez.org> <20140630150301.GM11902@heechee.tobez.org> <53B53A1A.5050307@cpan.org> Message-ID: <20140703115339.GY11902@heechee.tobez.org> Steffen, folks, On Thu, Jul 03, 2014 at 01:10:18PM +0200, Steffen Mueller wrote: > Alas, there will be no proposal for hosting YAPC in Amsterdam in 2015. > get a very long head-start to have an amazing proposal for the 2016 bid > that will drop jaws. > > Apologies for backing out. Do look forward to our proposal for next year! We understand and are looking forward to your proposal next year! \Anton. -- Our society can survive even a large amount of irrational regulation. -- John McCarthy From xsawyerx at gmail.com Mon Jul 7 06:54:14 2014 From: xsawyerx at gmail.com (sawyer x) Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2014 15:54:14 +0200 Subject: [AmsterdamX-pm] Meeting July 29th Message-ID: Hi everyone, even though we're not submitting a proposal for YAPC::EU this year, we still have our monthly meetings. Our next meeting will be on July 29th. It should be amazing. I'm wrapping up the speakers, and will send an official announcement. Please reserve the time: July 29th! See you there! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From xsawyerx at gmail.com Tue Jul 15 08:05:07 2014 From: xsawyerx at gmail.com (sawyer x) Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 17:05:07 +0200 Subject: [AmsterdamX-pm] Amsterdam eXpats Perl Mongers July meeting (July 29th, 18:30) Message-ID: This July our AmsterdamX.pm meeting is all about Perl core, by two core developers! I'm pretty damned excited about that! *In a nutshell:* Date: Tuesday, July 29th. Time: 18:30 - 20:30 (theoretically). Location: Booking.com, Herengracht 597, Amsterdam room on 2nd floor. *Talks:* *Yves Orton (demerphq) - Breaking Perls Old Hash Function* Yves will talk about the hash randomization in the perl core, or phrased differently: Key Discovery Attack on Bob Jenkins One-At-A-Time Hash (as used in earlier perls). Yves will explain the mechanism, the weakness, and how it was solved in modern versions of the perl interpreter. *Abigail - Releasing perl* For many years, perl releases were infrequent, with a single person (the "pumpking") responsible for several subsequent releases. This has changed in the last years, and perl is released on a frequent schedule, with many people ("release managers") taking turns and making a release of perl. In this talk, we will look at what it takes to make a perl release, and show that "everyone" is able to become a release manager. Abigail can speak from personal experiences, having released perl twice before. Abigail is also the acting release manager, and will do a release at the end of July 2014. *Unabridged:* You've probably heard of the Perl Mongers meetings, where fellow Perl (and non-Perl) programmers can get together to "talk shop", make fun of everything (including Perl), and have a good time. These meetings often have a few technical talks (which are usually light-hearted, and not necessarily - but likely - involve Perl). There are already Amsterdam.pm meetings. This is not about those. This is about AmsterdamX.pm. The talks can be a 5 minute tidbit about a cool module, or a 40 minute tutorial about some cool new (or old) software. *AmsterdamX.pm?* AmsterdamX.pm (Amsterdam eXpats Perl Mongers) is a new Perl Mongers group whose purpose is to optimize for expats. The major differences are: * use English; We might speak more than 50 languages, but we commonly speak only one. * Meeting early: we meet at 18:30, so you can come straight from work instead of having a long buffer time to the meeting. * Held at Booking.com, where most Perl expats in Amsterdam already work. This isn't to replace Amsterdam.pm, but to provide an additional group. It is only meant to supplement. *Why should I attend?* Here are a few reasons which might appeal to you: * You will improve your knowledge of Perl (and most likely other technologies) through the knowledge and experience of others. It's like a free course, with snacks! * You could give a talk and share your knowledge and experience. If you're going to YAPC to give a talk, this is great practice. * It's a wonderful chance to socialize. *How many talks, and how long are they?* Usually there will be 2-3 talks, ranging between 5 minutes (lightning) and 40 minutes (tutorial). *Is it just for Booking.com?* No. This isn't Booking.pm, this is AmsterdamX.pm. (also, Sparta!) This means that everyone is invited! We suggest that people register so we could have a good estimate of the people arriving. This will help with various things like optimized snack distribution, making sure reception knows of people arriving that don't have keys, making sure we get a proper room, etc. *Now I'm interested, what's the next step?* Please let us know by return email if you will be attending as well as the names of anyone you plan on bringing from outside of Booking.com. Then mark the date, time and place, and show up! See you there! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From xsawyerx at gmail.com Wed Jul 23 00:33:58 2014 From: xsawyerx at gmail.com (sawyer x) Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 09:33:58 +0200 Subject: [AmsterdamX-pm] [REMINDER] July 29th AmsterdamX.pm - Perl core! Message-ID: Hey everyone, this is just a reminder that this Tuesday (July 29th) we're having an AmsterdamX.pm Perl Mongers meeting which will be focused on Perl core. We will have two talks by two core hackers. Don't miss it! *In a nutshell:* Date: Tuesday, July 29th. Time: 18:30 - 20:30 (theoretically). Location: Booking.com, Herengracht 597, Amsterdam room on 2nd floor. *Talks:* *Yves Orton (demerphq) - Breaking Perls Old Hash Function* Yves will talk about the hash randomization in the perl core, or phrased differently: Key Discovery Attack on Bob Jenkins One-At-A-Time Hash (as used in earlier perls). Yves will explain the mechanism, the weakness, and how it was solved in modern versions of the perl interpreter. *Abigail - Releasing perl* For many years, perl releases were infrequent, with a single person (the "pumpking") responsible for several subsequent releases. This has changed in the last years, and perl is released on a frequent schedule, with many people ("release managers") taking turns and making a release of perl. In this talk, we will look at what it takes to make a perl release, and show that "everyone" is able to become a release manager. Abigail can speak from personal experiences, having released perl twice before. 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Yves will explain the mechanism, the weakness, and how it was solved in modern versions of the perl interpreter. *Abigail - Releasing perl* For many years, perl releases were infrequent, with a single person (the "pumpking") responsible for several subsequent releases. This has changed in the last years, and perl is released on a frequent schedule, with many people ("release managers") taking turns and making a release of perl. In this talk, we will look at what it takes to make a perl release, and show that "everyone" is able to become a release manager. Abigail can speak from personal experiences, having released perl twice before. Abigail is also the acting release manager, and will do a release at the end of July 2014. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: