[pm-h] A potential "adventure" for the group

[Paul Archer]

I'm not sure we're up to it--but I think we might be, and I think it would 
be a great way to get more people in Houston involved with the Houston PM 
group.

For my part, I might be able to persuade Lincoln Stein (through an ex 
coworker who now works with him at Cold Spring Harbor) to put in a good word 
for us (assuming, of course, that he has any say or influence in the 
matter). He may be interested in having it in Houston so that he can visit 
us at HGSC while he's here.

Paul



Yesterday, G. Wade Johnson wrote:

> A couple of days ago, I received email from the leader of the bazosvalley.pm
> group asking if we would be interested in partnering on a big project. Jeremy
> suggested that we put in a proposal for bringing YAPC::NA (Yet Another Perl
> Conference: North America) to Houston in 2007.
>
> This year YAPC::NA is in Chicago. There is quite a bit of information about
> the bid process and Chicago's proposal on-line. If the group is interested,
> I'll post links and information on our website where everyone has access.
>
> This would be an opportunity to get some of the big names in Perl here where
> we can see them. It would also be an opportunity to go to one of these
> conferences without travel (for those who don't like to travel). It's also a
> way to try to increase interest in Perl around our city.
>
> All that being said, I don't think it is reasonable for one or two people to
> jump on this and try to make it happen. This should be a group effort. I'd
> hate to get YAPC::NA to come here and have the Perl community come to the
> conclusion that Houston doesn't have any people interested in the language.
>
> So the question for the group is:
>
> Are we ready and willing to take up the challenge?
>
> If so, we can ask for volunteers to handle different parts of the research. I
> know someone who has offered her writing skills to help us with a polished
> proposal (she can write, unlike many of us and has over a decade of experience
> with conferences). She's willing to provide anything from completely writing
> the proposal to editing a proposal that we author.
>
> What do you say, Houston.pm? Do we want to do this?
>
> G. Wade
> -- 
> Why do your people ask if someone's ready right before you are going to do
> something massively unwise?        -- Delenn - "The War without End"
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