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From: Brian Jepson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 17:12:53 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: [Boston.pm] YAPC 2002? To: "Bradley M. Kuhn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sun, 2 Dec 2001, Bradley M. Kuhn wrote: > > On Tue, 27 Nov 2001, Dan Sugalski wrote: > > > > > A few months ago there was talk of hosting YAPC 2002 in Boston. This ever > > > go anywhere, or has it pretty much fizzled out? > > srl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It went as far as lots of people expressing interest, and no one > > > A guy named Brian Jepson had done some first steps about hosting YAPC at > > URI, > > I recently went to URI to speak for the FSF, and I found it to be a nice > campus, and very close to Boston. In fact, it's completely feasible to > commute there each day from Boston if YAPC were hosted there. (The train > ride from South Station is only about 45 minutes.) > > So, I think it'd be a win for Boston if URI hosted YAPC. > Thanks - this question came up on yapc-plan, and a few people suggested that if it were held in RI, Providence might be better. There's not much in the way of dining and nightlife on the URI campus: it is effectively a dry campus - you can't buy any alcohol on campus. If you wanted that, you'd need to roam off-campus, and for that you'd need people to bring cars or we'd need to charter a shuttle for the evenings. Providence can be reached using public transportation - the train stops in the middle of downtown, and the airport is easy to get to (there is public transportation, shuttles, cabs). There is *plenty* to do and see in Providence after hours - you can get around town in these quaint trolleys they are running. I can help you arrange to have YAPC in either place - if you'd like to pursue having it at URI, I think we can make that happen. I can look into lining up entertainment for evening functions so that people without cars aren't stranded with nothing to do. Off-campus bars and restaurants are 5-15 minutes away by car. If you'd like to hold it in Providence, that's something I can help you pursue, too! Cheers, Brian Jepson http://www.jepstone.net/ http://www.oreillynet.com/weblogs/author/125
