[DFW.pm] DFW Perl Workshop?

Stuart Johnston saj at thecommune.net
Wed Jul 20 11:42:11 PDT 2011


Does the Allen group have its own website or should I put the meeting 
information up on dfw.pm.org?


On 07/20/2011 01:35 PM, Nathan Dyck wrote:
>
>
> On 7/20/2011 1:00 PM, S Z wrote:
>> Can I claim stupidity ?
> Sure!
>> Sometimes that happens. Why, just this morning I woke up thinking it
>> is Friday and I have to mow the yard. Phewwww Two more days till that
>> beat down,
> My grass stopped growing weeks ago.
>> and a couple of weeks to figure out where Peets is :)
>
> Bethany
> Market Street
> Allen, TX 75013
>
>>
>> 2011/7/20 fREW Schmidt <frioux at gmail.com <mailto:frioux at gmail.com>>
>>
>>     Did you guys miss the email where I said we meet every second
>>     Tuesday at the peet's coffee on bethany and 75 in Allen? :)
>>
>>     On Jul 20, 2011 1:14 AM, "S Z" <zappepcs at gmail.com
>>     <mailto:zappepcs at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>     > I'm good with an Allen meetup spot... There are those new 'shops
>>     at Allen'
>>     > at 75/Stacey which have a few places to meet up.
>>     >
>>     > 2011/7/19 Jason H King <jhking at airmail.net
>>     <mailto:jhking at airmail.net>>
>>     >
>>     >> +1 for yearly conference.
>>     >> As a noob on the list, is there someplace I can find meeting
>>     places/times
>>     >> for DFW groups.
>>     >> I live in Flower Mound and work in Plano so depending on
>>     starting times
>>     >> either an Allen group or a Grapevine group could work for me.
>>     >>
>>     >> --- steven_novakovich at yahoo.com
>>     <mailto:steven_novakovich at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>     >>
>>     >> From: Steven Novakovich <steven_novakovich at yahoo.com
>>     <mailto:steven_novakovich at yahoo.com>>
>>     >> To: "dfw-pm at pm.org <mailto:dfw-pm at pm.org>" <dfw-pm at pm.org
>>     <mailto:dfw-pm at pm.org>>
>>     >> Subject: Re: [DFW.pm] DFW Perl Workshop? (was: Introduction)
>>     >> Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:42:36 -0700 (PDT)
>>     >>
>>     >> Sounds good to me, Patrick...
>>     >>
>>     >> ------------------------------
>>     >> *From:* Patrick R. Michaud <pmichaud at pobox.com
>>     <mailto:pmichaud at pobox.com>>
>>     >> *To:* dfw-pm at pm.org <mailto:dfw-pm at pm.org>
>>     >> *Sent:* Sunday, July 17, 2011 2:54 PM
>>     >> *Subject:* [DFW.pm] DFW Perl Workshop? (was: Introduction)
>>     >>
>>     >> On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 01:58:22PM -0500, Jason Switzer wrote:
>>     >> > 2011/7/17 Steven Novakovich <steven_novakovich at yahoo.com
>>     <mailto:steven_novakovich at yahoo.com>>
>>     >> >
>>     >> > > Hello Mr. Z,
>>     >> > >
>>     >> > > I'm Steven Novakovich in Grapevine, TX.
>>     >> > > I would think a logical meeting location would be the
>>     approximate
>>     >> > > geographical center of where all interested parties live/work.
>>     >> > > For me, that would be Grapevine & West Irving...
>>     >> >
>>     >> > We have about 10-ish members and our geographical center has
>>     been about
>>     >> > Allen near 75. DFW is simply too large for a single meeting
>>     and someone
>>     >> else
>>     >> > has proposed a meeting more in the Irving area in the past (I
>>     can't
>>     >> remember
>>     >> > who).
>>     >>
>>     >> Last year we decided that given the size of the DFW metroplex,
>>     DFW.pm would
>>     >>
>>     >> serve as an "umbrella" under which smaller groups could meet
>>     and coordinate
>>     >> events.
>>     >>
>>     >> Currently there's a group that meets regularly on the second
>>     Tuesday of
>>     >> each month in Allen. If anyone else can set up gatherings (regular,
>>     >> one-off,
>>     >> or other) in other locations at the DFW area, it would be very
>>     >> well-received and I will certainly make every effort to attend.
>>     >>
>>     >> Since there's no longer an "official monthly DFW.pm meeting",
>>     would there
>>     >> be any interest in putting together a yearly workshop or
>>     mini-conference
>>     >> for the metroplex? Traveling halfway across the metroplex is a
>>     bit too
>>     >> much to do monthly, but I suspect many people would make the
>>     effort for
>>     >> a once-a-year gathering.
>>     >>
>>     >> I'll be happy to do some research on organizing a "DFW Perl
>>     Workshop"
>>     >> (and to co-chair or chair the workshop, gather speakers and
>>     otherwise put
>>     >> it together). The main area where I might need some assistance
>>     is in
>>     >> procuring a venue where we could meet.
>>     >>
>>     >> If you like the idea of a yearly DFW Perl Workshop, let me know.
>>     >> If I don't hear many +1's, I'll assume the idea isn't really that
>>     >> interesting to people. :-)
>>     >>
>>     >> Pm


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