>>>>> "RJB" == Richard J Barbalace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> I'm a member of the Bostom.pm perl monger's user group. We were throwing >> around the idea of trying to get this years YAPC::NA (Yet Another Perl >> Conference: North America) in Boston. Previous years had conferences at >> Carnegie Mellon and McGill Univ in Montreal. More info at >> http://www.yapc.org/America/index.shtml . RJB> Is there a proposed set of dates for the 2002 YAPC::NA (assuming RJB> that's the one you meant)? Also, is there a schedule as to when RJB> various hosting decisions and accomodations would need to be made? yapc has so far (3 conferences) been around mid june. it is held for 3 days. i dunno a deadline but sooner is better of course. that is why it is being pushed forward now. the dates aren't set and will probably be flexible somewhat depending on the site's schedule restrictions. RJB> How much support would you be expecting from the SIPB, or other RJB> hosts? Does YAPC have enough staff/volunteers to run the RJB> conference mostly on their own? What more would you need from RJB> the hosts beyond arranging the reservations for facilities, RJB> catering, etc.? last year at mcgill, 2 industrious perl hackers almost ran the whole show by themselves. i doubt we could do that so any help would be useful. we could probably get the staff to run it but liasons and resource connections are desireable. net connections in the conference rooms would be cool. a terminal/net room just for connectivity (can laptops be plugged in?) is almost a requirement for this crowd. publicity on campus would be good. if enough mit students want to go, then it would be easier to get resources (read $$) from the tute or some groups/departments. RJB> Approximately how many participants are you expecting? (I've never RJB> been to a YAPC, but I'd be likely to attend if one were held in the RJB> Boston area.) the average attendance is around 300. it is very low key in many ways and a major goal is keeping costs and registration fees down. they have charged about $75-100 per attendee so far and dorm room rentals were around $20 or so a night. this conference is aimed at the grassroots and student community who can't afford to pay $1000 + $150 a day for the perl conference. RJB> Also, does boston.pm have a mailing list archive? i think so but i doubt there is much to glean from it. go to boston.pm.org to sign up on this list so we can communicate better. your posts have to be hand approved as you are not subscribed. thanx, uri -- Uri Guttman ------ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------- http://www.stemsystems.com -- Stem is an Open Source Network Development Toolkit and Application Suite - ----- Stem and Perl Development, Systems Architecture, Design and Coding ---- Search or Offer Perl Jobs ---------------------------- http://jobs.perl.org
