[yapc] YAPC
Joshua McAdams
joshua.mcadams at gmail.com
Mon Jun 9 11:36:52 PDT 2008
$30 for the parking, $100 for M-W of the conference. If you want the
training courses on Thursday and Friday that's an additional fee.
Also, come early and stay late for the hack-a-thons.
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 12:20 PM, Darcy Whyte <darcy.whyte at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sounds like a lot of fun. I've decided to pop out from Ottawa, Ontario.
>
> I'm coming on my motorbike to save money and simplify logistics once I'm
> there. I'm assuming that if I register on the Web, the 100 covers the entire
> conference and the $20 covers all parking?
>
> I'm looking forward to meeting you all.
>
> If there is a conference like this for PHP that would be cool too!
>
> Darcy
>
> On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 9:01 AM, <yapc-request at pm.org> wrote:
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>> 1. Re: yapc Digest, Vol 34, Issue 11 (Elizabeth Cortell)
>> 2. Re: yapc Digest, Vol 34, Issue 11 (David Moreno)
>> 3. arrival dinner votes (Uri Guttman)
>> 4. Re: arrival dinner votes (Uri Guttman)
>> 5. Re: arrival dinner votes (Uri Guttman)
>> 6. Re: arrival dinner votes (Kent Cowgill)
>> 7. Re: yapc Digest, Vol 34, Issue 11 (Gabor Szabo)
>> 8. Dinner and/or Auction? (Walt Mankowski)
>> 9. Re: yapc Digest, Vol 34, Issue 11 (Jay Hannah)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:24:26 -0700
>> From: Elizabeth Cortell <zrusilla at mac.com>
>> Subject: Re: [yapc] yapc Digest, Vol 34, Issue 11
>> To: Perrin Harkins <perrin at elem.com>
>> Cc: Ingy dot Net <ingy at ttul.org>, yapc at pm.org
>> Message-ID: <0E882F06-C5BF-438A-834E-AB3485C26B61 at mac.com>
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>> >> True, it wasn't always $100. This is the 3rd year at that price.
>>
>> More than can be said for gasoline, that's for sure.
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2008 18:47:55 -0400
>> From: David Moreno <damogar at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [yapc] yapc Digest, Vol 34, Issue 11
>> To: Perrin Harkins <perrin at elem.com>
>> Cc: Ingy dot Net <ingy at ttul.org>, yapc at pm.org
>> Message-ID: <1212965275.4450.0.camel at puerca>
>> Content-Type: text/plain
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>> On Sun, 2008-06-08 at 18:15 -0400, Perrin Harkins wrote:
>> > On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 5:40 PM, Ingy dot Net <ingy at ttul.org> wrote:
>> > > It hasn't always been $100. I think it started around $40 and has
>> > > steadily gone up.
>> >
>> > True, it wasn't always $100. This is the 3rd year at that price.
>>
>> Or less, if paid in advance ;)
>>
>> --
>> David Moreno Garza <david at axiombox.com>
>> http://damog.net/
>> http://axiombox.com/
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>> ------------------------------
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>> Message: 3
>> Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:37:13 -0400
>> From: Uri Guttman <uri at stemsystems.com>
>> Subject: [yapc] arrival dinner votes
>> To: yapc at mail.pm.org
>> Message-ID: <x74p83gwpy.fsf at mail.sysarch.com>
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>>
>> hi all you hungry and thirsty yapc'ers,
>>
>> the votes are in and it looks like the arrival dinner will be:
>>
>> CRUNCHY CHICKEN SKEWERS Served with an Asian plum sauce (15 votes)
>>
>> MINI BBQ PULLED PORK SANDWICHES Slow roasted BBQ pulled pork covered
>> with Honkers Ale BBQ sauce (12 votes)
>>
>> there are 44 people signed up so i will order for 50 people (the minumum
>> to have the room) as i am sure at least 6 more will signup or walk-in.
>>
>> remember to BRING CASH. no diamonds, gold bars, secret chips, redmond
>> software coupons will be accepted. it will be $30/person.
>>
>> more obnoxious reminders will be forthcoming. set your spam filters on
>> stun.
>>
>> uri, the embezzler of yapc arrival dinner fees paid in gold bars.
>>
>> --
>> Uri Guttman ------ uri at stemsystems.com -------- http://www.sysarch.com
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>>
>> ------------------------------
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>> Message: 4
>> Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:46:51 -0400
>> From: Uri Guttman <uri at stemsystems.com>
>> Subject: Re: [yapc] arrival dinner votes
>> To: "David E. Wheeler" <david at kineticode.com>
>> Cc: yapc at mail.pm.org
>> Message-ID: <x7zlpve0d0.fsf at mail.sysarch.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>>
>> >>>>> "DEW" == David E Wheeler <david at kineticode.com> writes:
>>
>> DEW> On Jun 8, 2008, at 19:37, Uri Guttman wrote:
>> >> more obnoxious reminders will be forthcoming. set your spam filters on
>> >> stun.
>> >>
>> >> uri, the embezzler of yapc arrival dinner fees paid in gold bars.
>>
>> DEW> Hey Uri, thanks for organizing this. A quickquestion for you that
>> DEW> might be best answered on-list, if you think they're generic enough.
>>
>> yes, this is not a private matter and i am sure others know chicago much
>> better than i do.
>>
>> DEW> My flight arrives at 17:06. What's the best way for me to get to the
>> DEW> dinner? Should I take CTA somewhere directly from the airport, or
>> DEW> should I go to the conference center/dorm, get checked in, and then
>> DEW> get to the dinner? If the latter, how do I get there?
>>
>> good questions. i doubt you will get to the
>> dinner by the el in time for anything. between baggage claim and the
>> train it could be 90 minutes. correct me if i am off. if you can pay for
>> a cab or car service it would be fastest but not cheap. and i would go
>> to the dinner directly so as to not waste time at the dorms. i would bet
>> josh or someone could get you into your dorm after the dinner.
>>
>> anyone have better answers?
>>
>> uri, the yapc expert on chicago from my one visit at the last yapc
>> there.
>>
>> --
>> Uri Guttman ------ uri at stemsystems.com -------- http://www.sysarch.com
>> --
>> ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support
>> ------
>> --------- Free Perl Training --- http://perlhunter.com/college.html
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>> ---------
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 5
>> Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:01:05 -0400
>> From: Uri Guttman <uri at stemsystems.com>
>> Subject: Re: [yapc] arrival dinner votes
>> To: "Joshua McAdams" <joshua.mcadams at gmail.com>
>> Cc: yapc at mail.pm.org
>> Message-ID: <x7d4mrdzpa.fsf at mail.sysarch.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>>
>>
>> JM> On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 10:46 PM, Uri Guttman <uri at stemsystems.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>>>>>> "DEW" == David E Wheeler <david at kineticode.com> writes:
>> DEW> Hey Uri, thanks for organizing this. A quickquestion for you that
>> DEW> might be best answered on-list, if you think they're generic enough.
>> >>
>> >> yes, this is not a private matter and i am sure others know chicago
>> much
>> >> better than i do.
>> >>
>> DEW> My flight arrives at 17:06. What's the best way for me to get to the
>> DEW> dinner? Should I take CTA somewhere directly from the airport, or
>> DEW> should I go to the conference center/dorm, get checked in, and then
>> DEW> get to the dinner? If the latter, how do I get there?
>>
>> >>>>> "JM" == Joshua McAdams <joshua.mcadams at gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> JM> Assuming that you can get to the L by 18:00, you can theoretically
>> get
>> JM> to Goose Island Wrigleyville in about 50 minutes. The CTA trip
>> JM> planner [http://tripsweb.rtachicago.com] output for the trip is
>> JM> attached. Of course, a cab could probably do it in half the time for
>> JM> considerably more $$.
>>
>> see, i didn't know shit so why did you email me offlist?! :)
>>
>> and i even read your arrival military time incorrectly as 7pm. d'oh!!
>>
>> uri, who knows diddly about 24 vs 12 hour times.
>>
>> --
>> Uri Guttman ------ uri at stemsystems.com -------- http://www.sysarch.com
>> --
>> ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support
>> ------
>> --------- Free Perl Training --- http://perlhunter.com/college.html
>> ---------
>> --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com
>> ---------
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 6
>> Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 23:49:22 -0500
>> From: Kent Cowgill <kent at c2group.net>
>> Subject: Re: [yapc] arrival dinner votes
>> To: Uri Guttman <uri at stemsystems.com>
>> Cc: yapc at mail.pm.org
>> Message-ID: <D3FC571E-9E7E-422A-B92C-CCC6E954E42B at c2group.net>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes
>>
>>
>> On Jun 8, 2008, at 11:01 PM, Uri Guttman quoted Josh McAdams (JM):
>> >
>> > JM> Assuming that you can get to the L by 18:00, you can
>> > theoretically get
>> > JM> to Goose Island Wrigleyville in about 50 minutes. The CTA trip
>> > JM> planner [http://tripsweb.rtachicago.com] output for the trip is
>> > JM> attached. Of course, a cab could probably do it in half the
>> > time for
>> > JM> considerably more $$.
>>
>>
>> As a general rule, transferring from train to bus makes you stand
>> around for a while waiting for the bus, unless the bus route is an
>> exceptionally well-bused route.
>>
>> And trains and buses run less often on weekends, usually. But for
>> buses, traffic is generally lighter.
>>
>> What does all this mean?
>>
>> It means the 50 minutes as quoted by the CTA trip planner is likely a
>> bit optimistic.
>>
>> A cab from O'Hare to the Wrigleyville Goose Island (yes, there's
>> another one!) might set you back about $30, and take about 25 minutes.
>>
>> If you take the El from O'Hare to the Addison stop, and then take a
>> cab, the train will be $1.75 and the cab probably around $15, and take
>> maybe 35 minutes.
>>
>> Take the El and transfer to the bus costs a total of $2-$3, and will
>> probably take an hour or so, more if you have a lot of wait for the
>> bus. Or less if luck is on your side.
>>
>>
>> -Kent Cowgill
>>
>> C2 Group, Inc. kent at c2group.net
>> http://www.c2group.net
>> 312.804.0160
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 7
>> Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 11:16:18 +0300
>> From: "Gabor Szabo" <szabgab at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [yapc] yapc Digest, Vol 34, Issue 11
>> To: yapc at pm.org
>> Message-ID:
>> <d8a74af10806090116t688d6347p7ab88cb52a63e71b at mail.gmail.com>
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>> On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 12:29 AM, Perrin Harkins <perrin at elem.com> wrote:
>> > On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Walt Mankowski <waltman at pobox.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>> Just verifying that I understand as it's almost too good to be true!
>> >>
>> >> Yeah, that's pretty much the point of YAPC. :)
>> >
>> > Agreed, and the ability of the organizers to do this gets more
>> > impressive every year. But that does make me think: everything in the
>> > world is going up in price except YAPC. Maybe the $100 price is
>> > getting to be a bit arbitrary at this point. I know I wouldn't mind
>> > if the price went up a few dollars in order to ensure the best
>> > possible conference or take some pressure off the organizers. I
>> > wouldn't even mind if it just went up 4% or so every year to keep up
>> > with inflation on the price of coffee and air conditioning.
>> >
>>
>> While I am not familiar with the exact financial issues of YAPC::NA or
>> YAPC::EU, it seems they have all had profit.
>> At least in the recent 2-3 years.
>>
>> IMHO the greatest burden on the organizers is not the lack of money
>> but the time one needs to spend and the lack of helping hands.
>>
>> For example here is a page where people can sign up to volunteer to
>> some tasks:
>> http://conferences.mongueurs.net/yn2008/wiki?node=Volunteers
>>
>> A lot of the expenses are covered by sponsors - so getting sponsors is a
>> great way to help but I think it is mostly relevant for next year.
>> http://conferences.mongueurs.net/yn2008/sponsorship.html
>>
>> Another large chunk is received during the auction at the end of the
>> conference.
>> At least in YAPC::EU as I can see there is no auction on YAPC::NA :-(
>>
>>
>> regards
>> Gabor
>> --
>> Gabor Szabo http://szabgab.com/blog.html
>> Test Automation Tips http://szabgab.com/test_automation_tips.html
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 8
>> Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:13:56 -0400
>> From: Walt Mankowski <waltman at pobox.com>
>> Subject: [yapc] Dinner and/or Auction?
>> To: yapc at pm.org
>> Message-ID: <20080609121356.GR7958 at mawode.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 09, 2008 at 11:16:18AM +0300, Gabor Szabo wrote:
>> > Another large chunk is received during the auction at the end of the
>> > conference. At least in YAPC::EU as I can see there is no auction
>> > on YAPC::NA :-(
>>
>> In recent years there's traditionally been an auction after the
>> conference dinner on Tuesday night. But I don't see either the dinner
>> or the auction on the schedule. I was assuming there must be some
>> last-minute work going on behind the scenes on that, but I don't know.
>>
>> Is there anything planned for Tuesday night?
>>
>> Walt
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 9
>> Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:01:22 -0500
>> From: Jay Hannah <jay at jays.net>
>> Subject: Re: [yapc] yapc Digest, Vol 34, Issue 11
>> To: yapc at pm.org
>> Message-ID: <232EF524-B233-4653-94A7-A0A9A93DA208 at jays.net>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed
>>
>> On Jun 9, 2008, at 3:16 AM, Gabor Szabo wrote:
>> > For example here is a page where people can sign up to volunteer to
>> > some tasks:
>> > http://conferences.mongueurs.net/yn2008/wiki?node=Volunteers
>>
>> Cool. I've always wanted to be an auction runner. I volunteered. :)
>>
>> > Another large chunk is received during the auction at the end of
>> > the conference.
>> > At least in YAPC::EU as I can see there is no auction on YAPC::NA :-(
>>
>> ? That was the shortest auction running career ever. I'm still
>> putting it on my resume. :)
>>
>> j
>>
>>
>>
>>
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