[Southampton-pm] Fwd: [Hampshire] London Perl Workshop 2012

Mon Sep 24 15:25:55 PDT 2012

Hope to meet up with you if so :)

v

On 24 September 2012 22:36, Imran Chaudhry <ichaudhry at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm planning to go - anyone else from our .pm?
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Dr A. J. Trickett <adam.trickett at iredale.net>
> Date: 21 September 2012 11:04
> Subject: [Hampshire] London Perl Workshop 2012
> To: Hants LUG <hampshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>
>
> May be of interest to some.
>
>
> Subject: London Perl Workshop 2012
>
> The day of this year's London Perl Workshop (the United Kingdom's Perl
> Workshop) is fast approaching. It will be held on:
>
> Saturday 24th November 2012
> University of Westminster
> Cavendish Square Campus
>
> Now is the time to register for the event and sign up to hold a
> presentation or a workshop on a subject related to our theme which is
> '25 Years of Perl' - this should give you a lot of scope to work with.
>
> Last year we had a bumper event with a wide number of attendees and I
> am hoping we can replicate that this year, but it needs you to help
> out. Please forward this email and discuss the event now.
>
> As always the event is free, we have a number of sponsors who will be
> paying for the venue, coffee and cakes, food and even Beer. Mike
> Whitaker will be hosting a Job Faire and a number of sponsors will be
> interviewing and promoting at the event.
>
> ----
> FULL DETAILS:
>
> WHAT IS IT?
> The London Perl Workshop is a free one-day conference in central
> London, UK. LPW is the UK's Premier Perl Event and so is also known as
> the United Kingdom Perl Workshop (UKPW). In 2012
>
> HOW CAN I ATTEND, OR PRESENT A TALK?
> If you would like to come then please log in on the site and click
> that you will attend, this is an important step for us and our
> sponsors so we can judge numbers for the events and activities. If you
> are not already registered with Act you can do so on this site, it is
> free and easy to do. If you have attended a Perl event recently, with
> the exception of YAPC::NA::2012 who maintain their own database, you
> will probably already have a login with Act, otherwise you will need
> to create a new user first. You can do this by using the links in the
> navigation menu on the website which will soon be live
> onhttp://www.londonperlworkshop.org.uk.
>
> If you would like to speak then please submit your talk on the website
> as soon as possible - the earlier you submit, the better for the
> organisation of the event. If you want to check on specific
> requirements or have an idea for a type of talk or event then please
> contact the organisers.
>
> IS THERE A THEME?
> The theme for the London Perl Workshop will be 25 Years of Perl, and
> will focus on the manner in which Perl is used in the commercial world
> and the strength of Perl for development in an enterprise environment;
> we would also like to see talks on the usage of Perl in the past 25
> years and the evolution of the environment. You can use any aspect of
> Perl such as Camelia, Rakudo, Raptor, etc. Speakers are invited to
> talk on any subject that relates to this theme, though we will also
> accept talks on other subjects.
>
> WORKSHOPS?
> This year we hope to have access to three workshop rooms and would
> like to run as many workshops as possible to introduce new users to
> the world of Perl and to refresh the skills of those wishing to engage
> with the latest developments in the Perl world. If you wish to submit
> a workshop please use the same submission form as the talks, please
> note that workshops will typically be 60, 120 or 240 minutes in
> length.
>
> Proposal Deadline: Friday 19 October 2012
> Speaker Notification: Monday 22 October 2012
>
> There will be further announcements detailing the launch of the
> website, at which point the call for papers, login and further event
> details will be open.
>
>
> SPONSORSHIP
> Each year we are required to fund the conference rooms, lecture
> theatres and workshop rooms, as well as arrange and cover the costs
> for many other activities normally associated with the London Perl
> Workshop such as the famous sponsored beer after the conference. We
> will once again be hosted by the Department of Electronic,
> Communication and Software Engineering who have secured us a generous
> discount on the normal university room rates and who will hopefully
> play a greater part in the event this year with activities that
> coincide with the workshop.
>
> If you wish to sponsor the event we have several basic packages
> (others packages may be tailored to your specific needs), please
> forward this to all sponsors or persons you feel would be willing to
> help sponsor this event:
>
> All Sponsors (minimum sponsorship £250) will receive:
> * A page on the wiki;
> * Their logo on the website and in all related marketing;
> * A write-up by Mark in all advertising and related promotion;
> * A page in the Conference Booklet (A5);
> * Their logo in the back of the conference booklet;
> * Their logo on the Conference banner;
>
> If you wish to sponsor less than the "minimum" sponsorship we can
> discuss an appropriate package to suit your sponsorship. My intention
> is to begin promoting the event as soon as possible to maximise the
> exposure of the conference and of our sponsors. Further sponsorship
> packages and custom sponsorship is available, please contact Mark for
> more information.
>
> We will also accept small donations from the community and more
> information on this will follow in a later release.
>
>
> CONTACT
> Organisational contact: Mark at m.keating(at)shadowcat.co.uk
>
> Please email this text to any list you find appropriate.
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
>
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> Adam Trickett
> Overton, HANTS, UK
>
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Victor Churchill,
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