[ANNOUNCE] LPW - CFP extension
We have added an extra three days to the call for Papers for this year's London Perl Workshop. The new closing date is Monday, 27th October 2014 at 23:59. Please note that we will not be extending beyond that date and we will also be asking you to submit your lightning talks for then as well. Thanks. -mdk Chief Organiser
Re: Dear Dr Who experts...
Hi Nicholas, IIRC the hatch isn't in the Tardis ceiling, but in an underground chamber of Skaro. I think you might mean the episodes Destiny of the Daleks in Season 17: http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/destinydaleks/ Tom didn't do many Dalek stories, but he does climb up his scarf to escape the daleks and throw a one-liner quip at them. Regards Mark He calls down to them On 09/10/2014 01:28, Ben Evans wrote: Now there's a T-shirt waiting to happen. On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 8:03 PM, Dominic Humphries p...@oneandoneis2.com wrote: Real daleks don't climb stairs, they level the building :) On 8 October 2014 19:55:34 Gareth Harper spansh+lon...@gmail.com wrote: It's not just the more recent episodes (depending on your definition of recent), the Daleks could levitate during my childhood era (80s-90s). I'm sure I remember an episode from the Sylvester McCoy era where the Daleks were chasing him and to evade them he simply ran up some stairs and then the daleks levitated after him. A quick google shows that the episode was called remembrance of the daleks unfortunately I don't have the time to wade through the many youtube clips to try and view it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_of_the_Daleks In the cliffhanger to the first episode, a Dalek levitates up stairs. The sequence was intended to put to rest a joke about the inability of the monsters to do so. The BBC's website seems to imply it's always been that way. http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/remembrancedaleks/detail.shtml This story reveals for the first time that the Daleks are capable of ascending stairs. (Although this is the first time that a Dalek is actually seen to ascend a flight of stairs, there is a scene in season two's The Chase: Journey into Terror in which such an occurrence is clearly implied; and season twenty-two's Revelation of the Daleks shows that both the Daleks and Davros are capable of hovering above the ground.) According to wikipedia, season 2 was ~1965. I can't help you with the Tom Baker question though, it's a tiny bit before my time. -- Gareth On 8 October 2014 11:19, Nicholas Clark n...@ccl4.org wrote: Dear Dr Who experts (I'm sure that there are many here)... IIRC there's a scene in an episode of Dr Who (in Tom Baker's time) where the Doctor escapes by climbing up through a hatch in the TARDIS ceiling, calling down a one liner to the Daleks stuck below just before he closes it 1) Am I remembering this correctly? 2) If so, is a clip of this online somewhere, in an easily linkable form? * Further, my understanding is that in the more recent episodes, the Daleks have figured out how to overcome their previous inability to cope with stairs, ladders, etc, uttering levitate before doing exactly that. 3) Is there a representative clip of this online? Nicholas Clark * please don't post links to places that would make Auntie upset.
[ANNOUNCE] London Perl Workshop
In the heady enthusiasm of all the fun things we are doing at this year's London Perl Workshop I may have missed telling you all when the workshop will be London Perl Workshop: Saturday 7th November 09:00-18:30 - University of Westminster, Cavendish Campus. Also a few more details, once more, about the Arduino Workshop: Sponsored Arduino Workshop http://act.yapc.eu/lpw2014/news/1247 This year we will be presenting a Sponsored Arduino Workshop with part-sponsored equipment. Adrian McEwan and Hakim Cassimally will present a 4 hour workshop (split into two parts) focussing on the Arduino and Internet of Things. The workshop will divide into a structured introduction, and a free period, where you can play with more electronics or code depending on your interests. First half: Basics of Arduino and Electronics * connecting Arduino, basics of IDE, basics of C++ for Arduino * breadboard basics * wiring up a simple output (LED) * wiring up a simple input (button, potentiometer) * more complicated outputs - RGB LED * connecting to a simple internet app (basic PSGI) to change colour of LED Second half: Playtime! Collaborate with other attendees or work by yourself on, for example: * more electronics, wiring up a more complicated input/output from our goodie bag * more client code: play with C++ on the Arduino side * more server code: extend the basic PSGI you connected to earlier into a full featured Cat/Ox/Mojolicious app * more Perl interfacing: play with Device::Firmata, Device::Arduino::LCD, or Device::WebIO As part of this workshop all attendees will leave with an Arduino Uno, Ethernet Shield and various small components. The cost of these components is close to £60 per kit; but thanks to generous sponsorship the attendees who sign up to this will only be charged £25 per person. To sign up to this you must contact Mark Keating atm(dot)keating(at)shadowcat.co.uk mailto:m.keat...@shadowcat.co.ukor Claire Jacksonc.l.jackson(at)shadowcat.co.uk mailto:m.keat...@shadowcat.co.ukmailto:c.l.jack...@shadowcat.co.ukand confirm your participation. They will give you a link of how to pay. Payment *must* be in advance and numbers will be limited to 15 persons. We recommend you sign up soon as two thirds of the places are gone. The speakers have been generously sponsored by theEnlightened Perl Organisation. http://www.enlightenedperl.org/ Please feel free to share this news around. Remember that the submission of Talks/Workshops, submission of Sponsors and registration at the conference should be done as soon as possible. -mdk
[ANNOUNCE] London Perl Workshop: Update: Checkpoint Charlie
Good Day to you all. The London Perl Workshop is now just one month away and so it is time for the usual prods, kicks and pushes to be sent to those thinking of speaking, attending or sponsoring to get body parts into motion and change gear ratios or be left in a sea of shame and lost opportunity. Already confirmed for this event: A keynote by Hakim Cassimally and Adrian McEwan - authors of 'Designing the Internet of Things'. A workshop of using Arduino and the Internet of Things by the above. (see below) Dave Cross workshop/tutorial on Perl and the Internet of Things A workshop by Ian Norton on Learning Perl Together A workshop by Andrew Solomon on Web Development with Dancer2 The Hardware Toys to play with - bring a laptop and see if you can code on one of our toys to perform Free Morning Coffee Break with special snacks. Free Afternoon Coffee Break with cakes. Evening 'sponsored' Beer in our traditional LPW Social. (see below) Some important dates: 17th October Last date to sign up for the Internet of Things Arduino Workshop. A co-sponsored event that costs just £25 to attend (to help towards purchasing hardware). The actual cost of this event is far higher as both speakers have been generously sponsored and the Enlightened Perl Organisation will be picking up the extra £35 on each kit (the kit you will receive to take home contains both an Arduino and an Ethernet shield along with many other bits and pieces). This is a fantastic opportunity and the course is already half filled as there is a maximum number of places. 24th October Closing date for talk submissions but we will be starting the process of choosing talks this weekend, so this may change or a valuable chance lost as other talks whetted our appetites first. Time to submit people, even if it is a placeholder to make sure you are registering intent. 31st October Last date to register and ensure you are on the 'printed' list of attendees. Why does this matter? Well we base much of our decisions on room sizes and talk choices based on those that have registered, and this year due to us setting some of the scheduling early you will be able to pre-state what you want to attend a little earlier. It also helps us with the coffee breaks and beers in the evening. Anytime We are still looking for sponsors to help join in with the 'evening social', this year we have paid for a new element in a hardware workshop, sponsored kits and increased university charges. For this reason we have less available in the pot for the evening. If you want your company to be part of the social event now is the time to act. We are also still seeking sponsors to help cover the cost of venue hire and our special event! We are also looking for vendors who wish to sell hardware at the event, if you know of anyone who creates IoT hardware such as Arduinos, Raspberry Pis etc. and they want to come to the workshop and sell their wares then please have them contact the organisers. There are a greater number of workshops this year than we have ever held and this will be an unmissable chance to receive free training whether you are new to Perl or really keen to learn more about how to use Perl with hardware devices. If you know of any other list or interested parties please pass on the details of this mail. As always Mark is contactable as m(dot)keating(at)shadowcat.co.uk. Thanks -mdk
[ANNOUNCE] London Perl Workshop: Perl and the Arduino
==Arduino Workshop It is our pleasure to announce that this year we will be presenting a Sponsored Arduino Workshop with part-sponsored equipment. Adrian McEwan and Hakim Cassimally will present a 4 hour workshop (split into two parts) focussing on the Arduino and Internet of Things. The workshop will divide into a structured introduction, and a free period, where you can play with more electronics or code depending on your interests. First half: Basics of Arduino and Electronics connecting Arduino, basics of IDE, basics of C++ for Arduino breadboard basics wiring up a simple output (LED) wiring up a simple input (button, potentiometer) more complicated outputs - RGB LED connecting to a simple internet app (basic PSGI) to change colour of LED Second half: Playtime! Collaborate with other attendees or work by yourself on, for example: more electronics, wiring up a more complicated input/output from our goodie bag more client code: play with C++ on the Arduino side more server code: extend the basic PSGI you connected to earlier into a full featured Cat/Ox/Mojolicious app more Perl interfacing: play with Device::Firmata, Device::Arduino::LCD, or Device::WebIO As part of this workshop all attendees will leave with an Arduino Uno, Ethernet Shield and various small components. The cost of these components is close to £60 per kit; but thanks to generous sponsorship the attendees who sign up to this will only be charged £25 per person. To sign up to this you must contact Mark Keating at mailto:m.keat...@shadowcat.co.uk; or Claire Jackson mailto:c.l.jack...@shadowcat.co.uk and confirm your participation. They will give you a link of how to pay. Payment *must* be in advance and numbers will be limited to 15 persons. We recommend you sign up early. More details will be announced. The speakers have been generously sponsored by the Enlightened Perl Organisation. == Sponsors and Talks We are still seeking sponsors for this year's event and the Call for Papers is open and waiting for you to sign up with your best(est) Perl and Internet of Things talks, or other talks as you feel happy to submit. There is only a few weeks left to submit those talks. -mdk
Re: [ANNOUNCE] London PM Leadership Change
On 08/08/2014 14:55, Sue Spence wrote: Hello everyone, After two years of stellar service to the London Perl Mongers, Tom Hukins will be taking a break and has asked me to take over the reins for awhile. I am happy to oblige, and thank Tom and his predecessors for the work they've done for LPM over the years. I hope the organisation will continue to evolve in new ways over the coming months. I've been happy to see that social and technical meetings seem to attract a few new people every month. We have a couple more technical events in the works for the rest of the year and I'm interested in offers to arrange more of these, as well as social outings. Speaking of socials, last night's meeting featured 2 women and 0 Daves. This is an utter Dave failure and I am disappointed in you all. The pub was really good however, thanks to Michael Jemmeson for organising it for us. -sue The leader is dead, long live the leader ;) Hi Sue, Congrats on taking stewardship. Speaking of Daves vs Women what is the ratio for leadership/Reins holding?
[ANNOUNCE] Announcement 1: The 2014 London Perl Workshop: Perl and the Internet of Things
It is my great pleasure to announce the theme and date of this year's London Perl Workshop (the United Kingdom's Perl Workshop), which will be: Perl and the Internet of Things Saturday 8th November 2014 University of Westminster Cavendish Square Campus 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). HOW CAN I ATTEND, OR PRESENT A TALK? If you would like to come then please log in on the site at www.londonperlworkshop.org.uk 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 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. 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. This is a free event though we also allow people to purchase a ticket for a sum of money if they so wish All ticket money will go towards the running of the event in this and subsequent years so is greatly appreciated. However we are an inclusive community and do not set fiscal brevity as a barrier. if you wish to attend for free please select a £0 ticket. All attendees MUST select a ticket value. IS THERE A THEME? The theme for the London Perl Workshop will be Perl and the Internet of Things. It will focus on using Perl to control a wide variety of connected devices. We will consider a 'thing' to be a hardware item, a physical device, a virtual device or a service (especially if it is a service that remotely affects hardware). We have already confirmed that Hakim Cassimaly, co-author of Designing the Internet of Things will be attending the event and giving a special workshop on hardware connected devices powered using Perl. We hope also to have Adrian McEwan (the book's other author) attend. We welcome the submission of talks, discussions, presentations and workshops using other languages, or that have seperate technical or engineering objectives. The strength in developing is knowledge from a wide variety of sources. If you use another programming language or system to connect physical and virtual devices together and want to submit or attend the event then we would be honoured to welcome you. If you are connected to a UK Hackspace and wish to attend and display then please approach the organisers with ideas of your requirements. Speakers are invited to talk on any subject that relates to this theme, though we will also accept talks on other subjects. We will accept talks from people of any age, background or circumstance, the London Perl Workshop is an inclusive event and we would love to have you attend. The call for papers is officially opened and waiting. 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 connected devices, the literal 'Internet of Things'. We would also love to refresh the skills of those wishing to engage with the latest developments in the Perl and other languages. If you wish to submit a workshop please use the same submission form as the talks, please note that workshops will be 60, 120 or 240 minutes in length. Proposal Deadline: Friday 24th October 2014 Speaker Notification: Monday 27th October 2014 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; Lecture Room
Re: info on eligo
On 23/05/2014 08:17, Gareth Kirwan wrote: On 23/05/2014 04:27, Uri Guttman wrote: tell me what you know about eligo recruitment. what kind of rep do they have among this list? they regularly post UK jobs to the perl jobs list and i see some US postings as well. i am interested in contacting them to see if they would do some joint placement. if they are a large corp type they will likely not do it. they claim to be smallish with 20 or so people. I've hired maybe half a dozen through Eligo in the past. It's always gone smoothly, and they work quite well with us. I'd recommend them. I recommend you talk to Rick Deller at Eligo. He is keen to be as ethical a recruiter as possible, has a keen interest in the community and has sponsored a number of events to help enhance the community. He understands the importance of community and business as a relationship and I think you'll find him accommodating and productive. -mdk
[ANNOUNCE] Perl and Google Summer of Code 2014
Hello All. The Perl Foundation are (hopefully) participating as a mentor organization in GSoC 2014! Student applications may be submitted starting March 10th and are due by March 21st, but students should start getting involved with their communities and the TPF Summer of Code Students mailing list: (https://groups.google.com/group/tpf-gsoc-students) and start thinking about project ideas now. You can see a list of project ideas and add any organisation ideas here: http://wiki.enlightenedperl.org/gsoc2014/ideas - currently blank so we need action on this fast - please add your ideas as soon as you can (and that means today if possible). Mentors and community organizers: please join the admin list at: tpf-g...@googlegroups.com - https://groups.google.com/group/tpf-gsoc and help get the word out to students using whatever means you can. * TPF Admin: Jonathan Leto jonathan at leto dot net * TPF Admin: Mark Keating rafl at debian dot org If you have questions, please join us in #soc-help on irc.perl.org. The time is now, please spread the news as far as you can. -mdk
Re: [ANNOUNCE] [Dbix-class] Perl and Google Summer of Code 2014
On 04/02/2014 08:38, Mark Keating wrote: Hello All. The Perl Foundation are (hopefully) participating as a mentor organization in GSoC 2014! Student applications may be submitted starting March 10th and are due by March 21st, but students should start getting involved with their communities and the TPF Summer of Code Students mailing list: (https://groups.google.com/group/tpf-gsoc-students) and start thinking about project ideas now. You can see a list of project ideas and add any organisation ideas here: http://wiki.enlightenedperl.org/gsoc2014/ideas - currently blank so we need action on this fast - please add your ideas as soon as you can (and that means today if possible). Mentors and community organizers: please join the admin list at: tpf-g...@googlegroups.com - https://groups.google.com/group/tpf-gsoc and help get the word out to students using whatever means you can. * TPF Admin: Jonathan Leto jonathan at leto dot net * TPF Admin: Mark Keating rafl at debian dot org If you have questions, please join us in #soc-help on irc.perl.org. The time is now, please spread the news as far as you can. -mdk ___ List: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dbix-class IRC: irc.perl.org#dbix-class SVN: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/repos/bast/DBIx-Class/ Searchable Archive: http://www.grokbase.com/group/dbix-cl...@lists.scsys.co.uk Clearly that email should have been m.keat...@shadowcat.co.uk - I was just seeing who would notice! (Whistles and runs away quickly) -mdk
[ANNOUNCE] Challenging the word 'free'
Everyone should be aware by now that the London Perl Workshop is not just in its anniversary year but is the event that gives a lot to the notion of 'free'. We have: * Free presentations * Free training * Free coffee in the morning * Free coffee in the evening * Free drink at the social in the evening * Free food at the social * Free entry (though many donated and for that we are hugely grateful) However, we don't just stop there, and nor do our sponsors. This year we have a number of free gifts and prizes coming from sponsors: * Free gift for everyone who registered before 15th November from Bytemark * Free prize (to anyone) for getting a Perl question right - visit the Eligo stand for a chance to win * free chance to win one of 10 books from O'Reilly * two awards (kindles) from AntibodyMX as voted for by the attendees. So everyone visiting the event now has the chance to walk away with up to three gifts, and the speakers get to fight for the chance for a fourth. LPW, probably the best event in existence. See you on Saturday. -mdk -- Mark Keating, Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
[ANNOUNCE] London Perl Workshop: Call for papers
Dear all, This is the final week warning. The London Perl Workshop will officially close its 10th anniversary call for papers this week. Friday the 25th October at Midnight UK time will be the final submission deadline for all speakers. If you could also make this the final date for early Lightning Talks it would be greatly appreciated. We are seeking a Pub Czar to arrange the pre-event party. this has typically been the London.pm Czar but we do not wish to pressure them (unless they are willing) into seeking a location for this important task and placing it on the wiki. However if more than one person wishes to step up and be counted as Czar, then hurrah. If you would like to sponsor the event this is still possible and you should contact Mark at m.keat...@shadowcat.co.uk as soon as possible to discuss this. I look forward to a mad rush of submissions as per previous years. Please remember to spread the word about this event. When registering choose your ticket level (important) even if selecting a free ticket. Please feel free to use this text or your own words when spreading news. -mdk -- Mark Keating, Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
Re: Perl Doom and Gloom
On 26/09/2013 12:37, Kieren Diment wrote: I've noticed a couple of threads in here recently about how perl's situation is all doom and gloom. Just so you know, I've noticed a handful of new, very non-trivial perl projects to produce important infrastructure of international importance over the last few months. Kieren, could you private msg me a list of them please. I know someone with a secret community project who needs some info. Kind regards Mark -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
Re: Robot turtles
On 23/09/2013 13:22, Joel Bernstein wrote: On 23 September 2013 13:39, Nicholas Clark n...@ccl4.org wrote: Robot Turtles is a board game you play with your favorite 3-8 year old. It sneakily teaches programming fundamentals. I'm not aware of any 3-8 year olds in this group, am I missing the point? /joel Really, I can think of quite a few people whose behaviour clearly places them in that age bracket ;) But i agree with Nicholas, i have a 3 year old and I want him to be a rockstar-actor-programmer to look after me in my dotage, which is actually already here, so the younger he starts earning the better. -mdk -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
Re: [ANNOUNCE] London Perl Workshop: Call for Papers Deadline
On 20/09/2013 08:23, Hakim C wrote: From IRC, it looks like at least 2 of us thought the conference had been moved forward 6 weeks... osf' So that's two people who didn't read the sentence or read the title of the section. Awesome. At least I can be glad you read the announcement ;) Who was the 2nd nincompoop? -mdk On 19 September 2013 18:54, Mark Keating m.keat...@shadowcat.co.uk wrote: Dear All, *TALK DEADLINE* This is your countdown notice that lets you all know that the deadline for submitting a talk to the London Perl Workshop is rapidly approaching. This year the date of Friday the 25th October has been chosen. The theme for the London Perl Workshop will be Decadon: A Decade of the London Perl Workshop. It will focus on the past ten years of the London Perl Mongueurs and the London Perl Workshop, 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. 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 be 60, 120 or 240 minutes in length. *REGISTRATION* Once again I would like to inform you all that early registration is incredibly beneficial to the event. It allows us to judge numbers for the sponsored coffee, snacks and evening social event. Please sign up early and please help us spread the word. This year there is a second level to registration. We have tickets. All attendees need to state what ticket level they would like to have, this includes speakers. There is no barrier to entry and you should feel free to take the £0 ticket if you wish to do so. However, we also have 3 ticket levels above this (£25, £50 and £100) these voluntary ticket amounts wil contribute directly towards the hosting of this event and if we reach certain targets other special things in the coming year. Please make sure you select the ticket you want. We will also be collecting donations, as per last year, for a number of special Perl projects on the day. *SPONSORS* As always we would like to have as many sponsors as possible, not just for their valuable contribution to the holding of the event but as participants at the Workshop. If you know of anyone who wishes to sponsor the London Perl Workshop please have them contact Mark as soon as possible. As always we look forward to seeing you all at the Workshop on the 30th November. This is the 10th anniversary of the London Perl Workshop and we should mark this year with a special event. Regards Mark Keating (Overlord in Residence, LPW Organising team) -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
Re: [ANNOUNCE] London Perl Workshop: Call for Papers Deadline
On 20/09/2013 09:53, Hakim C wrote: I'll own up to my own misreading, not dob in anyone else (but you can check backlog if interested :-) Fair enough. That said, if two of us admit to nincompoopery, rather more people will silently have misread. This year the date of X has been chosen. is rather ambiguous compared to The deadline for talk submissions is X. So three of us can share in a little nincompoopery ;) Yes I could have worded it that way to be fair. ...and on the other side of fairness if I can try to address all shortcomings with itemisation: Talk Deadline: Friday, 25th October Talk Announcements: Monday, 29th October Conference Date: Saturday, 30th November Registration date desired: Saturday, 16th November Registration open until: Saturday 30th November Is that clearer? And easier for everyone to remember and to share (which is the important part)? Thanks for the feedback. Regards -mdk osf' On 20 September 2013 09:38, Mark Keating m.keat...@shadowcat.co.uk wrote: On 20/09/2013 08:23, Hakim C wrote: From IRC, it looks like at least 2 of us thought the conference had been moved forward 6 weeks... osf' So that's two people who didn't read the sentence or read the title of the section. Awesome. At least I can be glad you read the announcement ;) Who was the 2nd nincompoop? -mdk On 19 September 2013 18:54, Mark Keating m.keat...@shadowcat.co.uk wrote: Dear All, *TALK DEADLINE* This is your countdown notice that lets you all know that the deadline for submitting a talk to the London Perl Workshop is rapidly approaching. This year the date of Friday the 25th October has been chosen. The theme for the London Perl Workshop will be Decadon: A Decade of the London Perl Workshop. It will focus on the past ten years of the London Perl Mongueurs and the London Perl Workshop, 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. 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 be 60, 120 or 240 minutes in length. *REGISTRATION* Once again I would like to inform you all that early registration is incredibly beneficial to the event. It allows us to judge numbers for the sponsored coffee, snacks and evening social event. Please sign up early and please help us spread the word. This year there is a second level to registration. We have tickets. All attendees need to state what ticket level they would like to have, this includes speakers. There is no barrier to entry and you should feel free to take the £0 ticket if you wish to do so. However, we also have 3 ticket levels above this (£25, £50 and £100) these voluntary ticket amounts wil contribute directly towards the hosting of this event and if we reach certain targets other special things in the coming year. Please make sure you select the ticket you want. We will also be collecting donations, as per last year, for a number of special Perl projects on the day. *SPONSORS* As always we would like to have as many sponsors as possible, not just for their valuable contribution to the holding of the event but as participants at the Workshop. If you know of anyone who wishes to sponsor the London Perl Workshop please have them contact Mark as soon as possible. As always we look forward to seeing you all at the Workshop on the 30th November. This is the 10th anniversary of the London Perl Workshop and we should mark this year with a special event. Regards Mark Keating (Overlord in Residence, LPW Organising team) -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
[ANNOUNCE] London Perl Workshop: Call for Papers Deadline
Dear All, *TALK DEADLINE* This is your countdown notice that lets you all know that the deadline for submitting a talk to the London Perl Workshop is rapidly approaching. This year the date of Friday the 25th October has been chosen. The theme for the London Perl Workshop will be Decadon: A Decade of the London Perl Workshop. It will focus on the past ten years of the London Perl Mongueurs and the London Perl Workshop, 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. 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 be 60, 120 or 240 minutes in length. *REGISTRATION* Once again I would like to inform you all that early registration is incredibly beneficial to the event. It allows us to judge numbers for the sponsored coffee, snacks and evening social event. Please sign up early and please help us spread the word. This year there is a second level to registration. We have tickets. All attendees need to state what ticket level they would like to have, this includes speakers. There is no barrier to entry and you should feel free to take the £0 ticket if you wish to do so. However, we also have 3 ticket levels above this (£25, £50 and £100) these voluntary ticket amounts wil contribute directly towards the hosting of this event and if we reach certain targets other special things in the coming year. Please make sure you select the ticket you want. We will also be collecting donations, as per last year, for a number of special Perl projects on the day. *SPONSORS* As always we would like to have as many sponsors as possible, not just for their valuable contribution to the holding of the event but as participants at the Workshop. If you know of anyone who wishes to sponsor the London Perl Workshop please have them contact Mark as soon as possible. As always we look forward to seeing you all at the Workshop on the 30th November. This is the 10th anniversary of the London Perl Workshop and we should mark this year with a special event. Regards Mark Keating (Overlord in Residence, LPW Organising team)
[ANNOUNCE] Decadon :: #LPW2013 :: The 10th London Perl Workshop
1. Announce and Date, Time and Location 2. Theme 3. Register of Attendance (tickets) 4. Call for Papers 5. Call for Sponsors 6. New to Perl 1. Announce and Date, Time and Location The London Perl Workshop (LPW) is a free one-day conference in central London, UK. LPW is the UK's Premier Perl Event and is also known as the United Kingdom Perl Workshop (UKPW). In 2013 the London Perl Workshop will be held on Saturday, November 30th at the University of Westminster, Cavendish Campus. 2. Theme This is the 10th Anniversary of the London Perl Workshop and we have decided to call the event Decadon. We will be opening the field for you to hold a talk on any matter relating to Perl or the community from the last 25 years. We would especially love talks about the local London Perl scene over the last 10 years. 3. Register of Attendance (tickets) This year we have taken a departure from the norm and added pricing to the tickets, but let me pause you before your shock turns to ire. The LPW has always been, and will continue to be, a free event. We survive from the efforts of our volunteers and sponsors and long may that continue. however each year the event grows a little larger and we would like to do more things such as invite special speakers, put on special talks and continue those efforts throughout the year. For this we will need funds so we will be asking you to consider buying a ticket to the event. There are four ticket prices and the basic attendance ticket is €0 (EUR), this allows us to keep this event free to attend for those who cannot afford, or do not wish, to pay the ticket prices. In the Perl Community we have always believed that money is not a barrier to entry and never will. Tickets: 1. Attendee of the LPW - €0 2. Friend of the LPW - €25 3. Lover of the LPW - €25 4. Sponsor of the LPW - €100 If you are being sent by a company this is a way for them to help the community and to further the needs of the event, they could also consider taking one of our sponsorship packages. 4. Call for Papers The call for papers and talks is now open and the closing date for this is Friday, October 25th 2013, the successful papers will be announced on Monday, October 28th. Please submit early as exceptionally interesting talks will be selected early. 5. Call for Sponsors What can I sponsor? What have you got? Sponsorship of the LPW is a free choice. As is the manner of your sponsorship. For more ideas please talk to Mark Keating, email to m.keating(at)shadowcat.co.uk. We are always on the search for interesting, innovative or evolved sponsorship opportunities. We like to work with the sponsors to achieve a mutual beneficial aim, so please talk to us about your requirements and what we can offer. What do we offer? 1. Text and link on the sponsors page (you to supply); 2. Thank-you in the closing address; 3. Ten minute slot to discuss yourselves if you choose a premium sponsorship; 4. Full page on the workshop wiki to fill with whatever you like ; 5. The chance to promote yourselves as connected to the London (and wider) Perl community; 6. The option to create a unique sponsorship package; 7. A lot of love and respect from the organisers and attendees. As last year we are offering the chance to become a specific sponsor of one of the activities associated with the event. The current packages are: 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; Lecture Room Sponsors (Sponsorship cost: £500 each room, Minimum: 1 room) will receive all the above and: * The ability to brand the room with posters/banners advertising them; * A fifteen minute introductory spot in their room on any subject they wish (please confirm with the organisers if this is required); Workshop Room Sponsors (Sponsorship cost: £500 each room, Minimum: 3 rooms) will receive all the above and: * The ability to brand the room with posters/banners advertising them; * A fifteen minute introductory spot in their room on any subject they wish (please confirm with the organisers if this is required); Evening Sponsors (Principal Lunch Sponsorship cost: £1,000, Minimum: 1 event needed) as 'All Sponsors' plus: * Ability to brand the pub with posters/banners (needs to be negotiated for what will be allowed); * A 10 minute slot to address the crowd (they will be drinking your beer and food so expect cheering/noise); Media Sponsor (£1,000, Minimum: 1 event needed) as 'All Sponsors' plus: * Their name in principal position on the banner and booklet; * Your name on principal position on any media elements; * A 10 minute slot to address the crowd (they will be drinking your beer and food so expect cheering/noise); 6. New
[ANNOUNCE] Perl Memories
Further to my call for history about the last 25 years of Perl (if you missed the brief is: it I am seeking stories from the last 25 years of Perl - get them to me now people), and I want your personal stories here people I would also like any photos, including weird, the wonderful and the mundane. I desperately need you all to help, if your story is I have only done this for 6 weeks and been to one PM meeting with a terrible phone-camera image, want it and I want how you are to be credited. I will pay with a lot of karma and thanks, I am also open to bribes. You may include blackmail images :) Thanks in Advance -mdk -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
[ANNOUNCE] QA Hackathon Close of Applications
Applications Close: 3rd March, 2013: 23:59:59 GMT As many of you know, or by now you certainly should know, the Perl QA Hackathon will be held in Lancaster, United Kingdom, from 12th-14th April 2013. On Sunday, 3rd March, we will be closing the date where you can apply to join us at the event and taking the current list of attendees as our master list to attempt to sponsor/fund. If you wish to join us please make sure you head to the wiki and fill in the relevant attendees, expenses, catering and travel pages. This event is a great contribution to the lifeblood of the Perl language and the Perl community and as many events it relies on the generosity of sponsorship and donations to make it a success. Any contribution, large or small, makes a huge difference and we would like to encourage you to help us raise the necessary funds to host the event and to continue to hold it in the future. If you are unable to donate to the event you can still help by spreading the word and encouraging others to donate or sponsor. We would like to thank you in advance for your time and consideration. [perlqa]: http://2013.qa-hackathon.org/qa2013/ [wiki]: http://2013.qa-hackathon.org/qa2013/wiki [attend]: http://2013.qa-hackathon.org/qa2013/wiki?node=Attendees [expense]: http://2013.qa-hackathon.org/qa2013/wiki?node=Expenses [cater]: http://2013.qa-hackathon.org/qa2013/wiki?node=Catering [travel]: http://2013.qa-hackathon.org/qa2013/wiki?node=Travel [donate]: https://members.enlightenedperl.org/drupal/donate-perlqa?id=6 Thanks in Advance -mdk *Please submit this to any location you feel it needs promoting -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
Re: Perl School 4: Database Programming with Perl and DBIx::Class
On 06/02/2013 08:13, Dave Cross wrote: On 02/06/2013 07:48 AM, Hakim Cassimally wrote: Hello, On 6 February 2013 07:18, Dave Cross d...@dave.org.uk wrote: Perl School 4 is this Saturday (9th Feb). It's an introduction to DBIx::Class. It's a full-day course for £30 and it takes place at Google Campus in London. Golly, that looks almost absurdly reasonably priced! That's not just compared to the commercial training companies with small groups, dedicated building overheads, lunch, computer equipment etc which if I remember rightly would be maybe £500-1000 a day? But even assuming that Google Campus has a community, grassroots focus, and is therefore offering cheap/free room, that you have a larger classroom size, and save money by having them all bring their own laptops, £30 seems fairly competitive against similar courses run by Manchester MadLab's Omniversity. I *do* have absurdly low overheads :) But it's also about giving stuff back to the community. And trying to encourage people to come along and hear about the cool things that Perl has been doing in the last few years. Sign up at http://perlschool.co.uk/upcoming/ Dave... And for that you should be firmly, and warmly, encouraged and congratulated. -mdk -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
[ANNOUNCE] Perl QA Hackathon
It is my pleasure to announce that the Perl Quality Assurance website is now live and accessible and we are hoping a number of UK based Perl programmers would be willing to attend. The QA Hackathon will take place over three days between 12-14th April 2012 in the North West of England, yes there is a lot of England beyond the northern border to the M25. The closest airport is Manchester, though there are also airports that are nearby at Blackpool, Liverpool, Leeds/Bradford, Newcastle, Glasgow and Edinburgh. If you are coming via train, it is 2hrs 20mins from Euston to the city the venue will take place in. If you are planning to attend this years event then you will need to visit the wiki and fill in details on the Attendees page along with the Expenses, Catering and Travel pages. This year we are asking potential attendees to make a positive plan of what they hope to work on or achieve while at the event so that we can not only build a better Perl but promote the event appropriately and gain sufficient sponsorship to make it the best possible hackathon. If you would like to sponsor the event, or know of someone who would sponsor then please contact Mark or Ian at your earliest convenience. We will also be allowing people to make smaller donations or complete sponsorship through the EPO website using our internal donation system. We welcome any contribution towards making this event happen. I cannot stress the importance of sponsorship and donation enough and if you can encourage an employer to sponsor, or find it in your hearts/pockets to donate yourself then we would be extraordinarily grateful. Links for you to use: [perlqa]: http://2013.qa-hackathon.org/qa2013/ [wiki]: http://2013.qa-hackathon.org/qa2013/wiki [attend]: http://2013.qa-hackathon.org/qa2013/wiki?node=Attendees [expense]: http://2013.qa-hackathon.org/qa2013/wiki?node=Expenses [cater]: http://2013.qa-hackathon.org/qa2013/wiki?node=Catering [travel]: http://2013.qa-hackathon.org/qa2013/wiki?node=Travel [donate]: https://members.enlightenedperl.org/drupal/donate-perlqa?id=6 Thanks for your time and I look forward to seeing some of you in April. Regards -mdk -- Mark Keating, Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
Re: We get a dev-room at Fosdem after all. Emergency Call for Papers!
On 26/01/2013 12:41, Salve J Nilsen wrote: Duncan Garland said: Isn't this something TPF should get behind? Please, when asking about wether @organization can do something, be so kind to consider @organization == @people_who_already_volunteer_a_lot; # (apologies for the bad code) If you appreciate having a lively community of and for Perl amateurs and professionals, please consider helping the effort a little. Especially if you haven't already. Even small contributions of time make a big difference. - Salve (Oslo.pm volunteer going to FOSDEM, intending to help) Hi all, It is something tpf should get behind. No we aren't able to do much this year I have been speaking about this and will continue to do so with those people who control budgets, but I do appreciate all the comments and the support that I get from the community. Especially people such as Wendy, Leo and Duncan all who put in lots of their time and effort, it doesn't go unnoticed. I am hoping to get an increased marketing budget this year and wil then set aside some funds for FOSDEM 2014, as always i wil rely on the magnificent job Liz and Wendy are doing to make this year ace. So, we have 12 months, and obviously interested parties, and FOSDEM is shouting outside the echo chamber. Tell me some ideas that you have for what we should do for next year. Let's band together and make the effort since we all feel the importance. Thanks in advance -mdk * I apologise for next weighing in earlier, my wife has been in hospital for the last 5 days as she has pneumonia so i have been mostly ignoring emails. Tonight is the first night i have spare time as her parents have gone to visit and the kids went straight to bed. -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
Re: cpan you have to see
On 12/12/2012 21:42, Peter Sergeant wrote: On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 9:31 PM, Aaron Crane p...@aaroncrane.co.uk wrote: I agree. The talk I did at LPW and YAPC::EU this year covers this and some related issues Thanks Aaron. Someone told me about your talk, and it got me thinking about it in-depth a little while ago. Shame I missed it -P It's on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbP0AtEaxBU I uploaded it today :) -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
Re: Prepare for invasion.
On 12/12/2012 22:31, David H. Adler wrote: Assuming things go to plan, I shall be coming to London December 23rd to 30th. So I was wondering if anyone's going to be around? I'm actually coming over to go to the theatre, but I figure I can fit you guys in somewhere. :-) dha Son of bitch, wait I might be in the London area, with family and kids around that time, but probably not free for a meet which is a shame as it would be good to see you, oh well, which theatre? What shows? -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
Kindle Fire
I would like some informed opinion on the Kindle Fire, a friend is thinking of buying one as a gift for a partner, I could use the review sites but I don't know those people, I do know and like (hey LPW is still bubbling through my veins forgive the crush) you people. So, good idea, bad idea? Is there something better for the same-ish cost that isn't breaking the bank iPad mini level (I like the Nexus personally but don't own one). Your responses are thanked for in advance. -mdk -- Mark Keating, Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
Re: Send a newbie
On 28/11/2012 16:22, Ian Norton wrote: Is it dead? It seems to be 2011 right now. Which I don't mind, it was a pretty good year. Very much alive and well and looking for your cash! ;) http://members.enlightenedperl.org/drupal/donate-san http://www.send-a-newbie.enlightenedperl.org/applications.html Hmmm, that probably needs updating... Ian, It does need updating. /me adds it to the list and realises that he needs to show new EPO minion how to update that area of the site so it can be done :) Thanks for the notice guys. Dave please tell the developer that we will be running this once again, the call will go out in January for applications and yes they will need a visa and we can offer advice but they have to get that. The best we can do is present a letter explaining the initiative and the fact that it isn't a fake offer of work. That seemed to work for Umer who was a Pakistan national last year. Regards Mark -- Mark Keating, Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
[ANNOUNCE] London Perl Workshop: Volunteers
Hi all, As usual the London Perl Workshop is shouting out for volunteers to help us set up and run the days activities. In previous years I have received a lot of help from the community and i hope to persuade you to help again. We shall assemble between 08:00 and 08:15 on the morning of the conference to help with the moving of books, setting up of video cameras, placing of room signs, organising sponsors desks, packing bags etc. - Anyone who can be there all hands are welcome. martin Brooks of antibodyMX fame has offered a free breakfast if you turn up 07:15 at a local cafe - he will no doubt append details to this email. We will need three people to help maintain the rooms, sit in, hold up signs counting down the time and making sure the cameras are turned on and recording, We have L1 covered so i need 3 more. Léon will once again chaperone our Lightning Talks and I want to thank him in advance again for jumping into action. We will also need people to help tidy, pack and leave the rooms looking somewhat normal, so if you can aid us that would be most helpful. If anyone can bring along extensions that would be of great help, I need 3 for the cameras if they can be supplied. Thanks in advance, look forward to seeing you all on Saturday. Check out this post where I say thanks some more: http://bit.ly/UUJfAG Regards -mdk -- Mark Keating, Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
[ANNOUNCE] LPW Socials
Hey all, In previous year's the good folks of London.pm have come up with suggestions for the pre-LPW social and I was hoping this trend would continue, information would be provided, the wiki updated and then I will update the map and guide on the site. So, once again, if you would please do me the service of arranging a suitable venue close to the centre of London in the next seven days I would remain grateful. Your humble servant, -mdk Chief Overlord in Residence (#LPW2012) -- Mark Keating, Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
[ANNOUNCE] Google Code-In
Hi all, Sorry if you see this more than once as i hit a couple of different mailing lists. We are attempting to participate in the Google Code In this year and as always time is short. We need tasks added here: http://wiki.enlightenedperl.org/gci2012/tasks In the next 48 hours (and most definately before midnight Friday). More information can be found here: http://wiki.enlightenedperl.org/gci2012 Please could you forward this on to relevant people in your groups, projects and spread the word in other channels as soon as possible. Thanks in advance (sorry for the multiple posts to those on multiple lists). Kind regards Mark -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
Hotels for the LPW
Hi all, I have been asked by a couple of people for hotel recommendations in and around the LPW for this year. Traditionally we have always left people to their own devices and the sites like TripAdvisor and Booking.com, but since I have been asked and i know there is a vast wealth of knowledge and experience on this list i thought I might throw the question to the masses. I await, with anticipation, your gracious responses. -mdk -- Mark Keating, Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
[ANNOUNCE] Call for Papers Ends on Friday
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Re: Wanted: Speakers for London.pm Technical Meeting
On 16/10/2012 17:06, Pedro Figueiredo wrote: On 16 Oct 2012, at 16:39, Leon Brocard a...@astray.com wrote: On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 07:53:38PM +0100, Leon Brocard wrote: I'm trying to organise a technical meeting for the 2012-10-30 in Victoria London. I'm looking for a few speakers for 20 minute talks. Perhaps you might like to practice your London Perl Workshop talk? Could you email me offlist if you're interested? Pretty please? Well, I have 2 talks, one that I've written and presented last week at the Hive London Meetup, but is not Perl related at all: http://www.slideshare.net/pfig/my-life-as-a-beekeeper and another one I've been mulling and considering writing to submit to LPW, but I'm afraid it wouldn't warrant me many friends in the L.pm community, it's titled The problem with Perl and is basically me ranting about the nice things in Java and Python that we (as in, myself until I started doing serious Java and Python, and some other L.pm'ers I've talked with) just tend to shrug off or don't even think about, or think they're bad but they're actually not bad at all. The problem with the first talk is that it's target audience are people who already know Hive, and with the second the fact that I value my physical integrity :) Cheers! Pedro, Please submit this to LPW this year, I think that this is just the type of talk i would love to have presented, there is a large part of our community that values learning about the aspects of other programming languages we don't understand, relate to, or perhaps know. A workshop is an -ideal- place for that. Look forward to seeing the submission, this Friday is the closing date :) Regards Mark -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
[ANNOUNCE] London Perl Workshop: Call for Papers - ends in less than 19 days
Today is the first day of October which indicates that there are less than nineteen whole days until the final submission date for papers at this year's London Perl Workshop are left. If you are going to submit, and this includes submitting a lightning talk, then now is the time to do so. Don't leave it until the last moment, the longer we see papers submitted for the more fondly we think about them. I am hoping that some of you will consider submitting the much longer workshop style presentations. In particular it would be good to see beginning workshops in the many successful Perl projects such as Catalyst, DBIx::Class, Mojolicious, Rakudo and Dancer, as well as the other elements of Perl. If you would like to do a presentation/tutorial/training like this please contact Mark as soon as possible. Our aim at the workshop is to introduce as many new people to Perl and the community as possible and we particularly encourage people who are new to the language, and community, to come along and soak up the atmosphere. The London Perl Workshop (the United Kingdom's Perl Workshop) will be held on: Saturday 24th November 2012 - University of Westminster - Cavendish Square Campus. Our theme this year is '25 Years of Perl', now is also the time to register for the event so that we have a good idea of the number of attendees for the day. Please ensure you spread the message as far and as wide as possible, including sending this mail to any mailing lists or groups you believe may be interested. If you know of any news service, online resource or other source this news can be distributed to, please feel free to do so or to contact Mark with details. A large number of people have always expressed surprise that the event is on and the date, they are also unaware that the event is free to attend, with a host of other free initiatives including the training, and totally sponsor supported. Regards, mdk. -- Mark Keating, Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
[ANNOUNCE] Upcoming Training Courses in London
I am sure the majority of people on the lists will know about these but I would like to encourage everyone to promote these upcoming courses on mailing lists and social media accounts where possible. Perl is seeing a real need for new developers and the only way we are going to ensure that we get them is by courses like these. Also, for experienced developers the Conway courses are invaluable, Damian is a master of Regular Expressions and having the skills to present well in front in public are essential for many wishing to further themselves. Please share these: Perl School: Modern Perl for Non-Perl Programmers Sat, 6 October, 10:00 Campus London Tutor: Dave Cross An introduction to Perl for programmers who don't use Perl (or don't use much Perl). Perl has come a long way in the last ten years. It has web frameworks, a powerful ORM, a huge number of add-on libraries and one of the most flexible object systems you'll find in any language. And there are plenty of companies in London who use Perl and who are looking for Perl programmers. Come and see why so many companies rely so heavily on Perl. Find out what makes Perl programmers so productive. Perl author and trainer Dave Cross introduces Perl in a low cost training course that is tailored for people who have used other programming languages. Tickets from http://perlschool2.eventbrite.co.uk/ --- Regular Expressions Training Course - full day tutorial by Damian Conway Thursday 11th October 2012 Venue: Imperial Hotel, Russell Square, London WC1B 5BB Tutor: Damian Conway Description: This full day tutorial introduces beginner and intermediate programmers to the full functionality of Perl's regular expressions (and hence to the general behaviour of the Perl-compatible, or POSIX-ERE, regular expressions that are used in most other programming languages, editors, and developer tools as well). The morning sessions will focus on the underlying theory and the core features of Perl's pattern matching, thereby exploring the principles and mechanisms underlying all regular expressions. You'll see how the highly compact syntax of patterns actually programs a built-in “text-recognition engine”, and you'll learn how to design and construct regexes to drive that engine efficiently. By lunch time, regular expressions will no longer seem like a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in line-noise. In the afternoon we'll look at some of the newer and more powerful features of Perl regular expressions, such as code embedding, recursive matching, named subrules, and backtracking control. These high-end features are not well covered in most textbooks or classes, yet understanding and being able to apply them is essential when dealing with large, real world data sets. By the end of the day, you will no longer have to “cross your fingers” when using pattern matching, and will have gained the necessary understanding to start actively engineering regular expressions that are both correct and efficient. More Information: http://www.flossuk.org/Events/Regex2012 --- Presentation Skills Training Course - full day tutorial by Damian Conway Friday 12th October 2012 Venue: Imperial Hotel, Russell Square, London WC1B 5BB Tutor: Damian Conway Description: The best and most effective presentations capture the audience quickly, hold their interest effortlessly, educate and entertain them in equal measure, and sometimes even inspire them. This class explores simple and effective techniques for achieving those goals in any kind of presentation. The first half of the class focuses on preparation, content selection, visual design, delivery, handling questions and effective techniques for presenting various kinds of technical information (code, data, statistics, charts, structure diagrams etc.) The second half of the course is an in-depth tutorial on improving the 'look and feel' of presentation materials – especially Powerpoint/Keynote/Impress presentations. In particular, it demonstrates practical techniques for making your slides not suck! More Information: http://www.flossuk.org/Events/PresentationSkillsOct2012 --- Perl School: Object Oriented Programming with Perl and Moose Sat, 8 Dec, 10:00 - 17:00 Campus London Tutor: Dave Cross Moose is fast becoming the standard way to write object oriented code in Perl. Moose is powerful and flexible. It makes writing object oriented Perl far easier than it has ever been before. This low-cost, one-day training course explains what Moose is and how it will help you write better object oriented Perl. It is aimed at programmers who know Perl but who might not have kept up to date with some of the most recent Perl tools. By the end of the day, attendees will be understand the power of Moose and will be able to use it to build complex object systems. Tickets from http://perlschool3.eventbrite.co.uk/ -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat
Re: [ADMIN] Re: London Perl Workshop: 10th September Announcement
On 11/09/2012 20:35, Simon Wistow wrote: Just as an FYI to anyone who sends out announce emails - the london.pm is subscribed to london.pm-announce list so you only ever need to send a mail to -announce and it will automatically show up in the regular list (prefixed with [ANNOUNCE] since historically some people filter off that) Ah, okay thanks. I will attempt to not be so dim the next time around - thanks for the heads up Simon. Kind regards Mark -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
London Perl Workshop: 10th September Announcement
list you find appropriate. -mdk -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
London Perl Workshop 2012: Announcement #1
It is my great pleasure to announce the date of this year's London Perl Workshop (the United Kingdom's Perl Workshop), which will be held on: Saturday 24th November 2012 University of Westminster Cavendish Square Campus 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 on http://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; Lecture Room Sponsors (Sponsorship cost: £500 each room, Minimum: 1 room) will receive all the above and: * The ability to brand the room with posters/banners advertising them; * A fifteen minute introductory spot in their room on any subject they wish; Workshop Room Sponsors (Sponsorship cost: £500 each room, Minimum: 3 rooms) will receive all the above and: * The ability to brand the room with posters/banners advertising them; * A fifteen minute introductory spot in their room on any subject they wish; Lecture Hall Sponsors (Sponsorship cost: £1000 each room, Minimum: 2 lecture theatres) will receive all the above: * Their logo given prime position on the Conference banner (Larger and near the top) * Brand the lecture theatre with their promotional material; * A 20 minute slot at the conference (in a lecture theatre) on any subject they wish; Coffee Break Sponsor (Sponsorship cost: £500) * Ability to brand the coffee area with posters/banners (needs to be negotiated for what will be allowed) Evening Sponsors (Principal Evening Sponsorship cost: £1,000, Minimum: 1 event needed) as 'All Sponsors' plus: * Ability to brand the pub with posters/banners (needs to be negotiated for what will be allowed) * A 10 minute slot to address the crowd (they will
Re: [ANNOUNCE] London Perl Workshop 2012: Announcement #1
This year's website has not yet been launched. We are waiting for it to be spun onto the Internet, as soon as it has I will send appropriate links to the list. Sorry I this wasn't clear in the mail out. Sent from my iPhone On 23 May 2012, at 19:03, mascip mas...@gmail.com wrote: I don't find how to create a new account, to log in. Nor on this website, nor on the Act website. Did anybody manage to do so ? Thank you :o) pierre 2012/5/23 Mark Keating m.keat...@shadowcat.co.uk It is my great pleasure to announce the date of this year's London Perl Workshop (the United Kingdom's Perl Workshop), which will be held on: Saturday 24th November 2012 University of Westminster Cavendish Square Campus 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 on http://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; Lecture Room Sponsors (Sponsorship cost: £500 each room, Minimum: 1 room) will receive all the above and: * The ability to brand the room with posters/banners advertising them; * A fifteen minute introductory spot in their room on any subject they wish; Workshop Room Sponsors (Sponsorship cost: £500 each room, Minimum: 3 rooms) will receive all the above and: * The ability to brand the room with posters/banners advertising them; * A fifteen minute introductory spot in their room on any subject they wish; Lecture Hall Sponsors (Sponsorship cost: £1000 each room, Minimum: 2 lecture theatres) will receive all the above: * Their logo given prime position on the Conference
Re: Telecommuting
Leo Nails it. Working all the time with large distributed teams means that you create several virtual water coolersand use chat/query channels for the cup of tea/break discussions and laid back silliness we all need to keep us [in]sane. I add my 2 pence to your 2 cents making a grand total of 5.14 cents. -mdk On 9 Dec 2011, at 17:30, Leo Lapworth wrote: For a long while I thought telecommuting would be how I ended up working eventually. An interesting thing for me (as a Technical manager and developer) is that over time I've come to think that this would only really work if the whole team/company was distributed. It's the passing comments and discussions (we go for a walk twice a day around the business park lake), the seeing something on someones screen, or being able to get a quick bit of feedback when you see someone getting up to make a cup of tea (not to mention being able to ask for a cup of tea as they do so) that make working with a group of people onsite so valuable to me. If you don't have everyone remote then these comments happen... at the physical water cooler, if everyone is remote then you can create your virtual water cooler (IRC or what ever). I think it really does depend on the type of business and projects, and probably the types of people working on the project. Just my 2 cents :) Leo Mark Keating BA (Hons): Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder More about me type - mdk.me - into your address bar
Re: [ANNOUNCE] LPW Tripods and extensions
Dear all, thanks for all the offers. It seems I have: Avi - once again bringing extension leads, a couple of metres -should- be fine though we may need one longer one. Ranguard, Dorward Castaway - thanks for the offers of tripods, you three should be enough. Thanks to everyone else who offered to bring theirs along that was very kind. Looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday - note that the cameras need to be set up before the conference starts at 9.20 so if the tripods could be there for 9 p.m. that'd be excellent. Kind regards Mark On 8 Nov 2011, at 19:40, Avi Greenbury wrote: Mark Keating wrote: Hellow all, as last year I will be bringing 3 video cameras but ti would be good if someone could supply tripods and extensions to plug them in and support them. I have the promise of one tripod and am looking for 2 more (which will save me lugging them down from Lancaster - I am already bringing banners and a small child so the less I carry the better :) I was just wondering about tracking down my stash of extension leads and 4-way adaptors. I should be able to bring at least one decent length extension lead (though perhaps you only need a couple of metres?) and several 4-way adaptors (how are the workshop rooms fitted out for the laptop chargers?), but I'm not in London to make sure until Thursday night. -- Avi Mark Keating BA (Hons): Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder More about me type - mdk.me - into your address bar
Re: [ANNOUNCE] LPW Tripods and extensions
Hi Abigail, Simply have someone switch the camera off if that is your wish, it is your choice. Though also can we ensure it is turned back on for the next person. Thanks Mark On 10 Nov 2011, at 12:07, Abigail wrote: On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 10:44:41AM +, Mark Keating wrote: Looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday - note that the cameras need to be set up before the conference starts at 9.20 so if the tripods could be there for 9 p.m. that'd be excellent. *Not* having my talk recorded should not be a problem, I presume? Regards, Abigail Mark Keating BA (Hons): Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder More about me type - mdk.me - into your address bar
[ANNOUNCE] LPW2011::Special Announcement::Lightning Talks
Each year I force people to submit lightning talks before the event (in contrast to some events) with the premise that I need to time things, which is true. Each year people try to squeeze an extra talk in and I either refuse them or find the time. This year is no different, wait, this year is different. There are 4 (four) open Lightning Talk slots that can be grabbed on the day, they will be on the whim of Léon Bocard which gets accepted as he is Master of Lightning Talks, and they will only be available from 13:10 onwards (lunch and beyond). -mdk -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
Re: Pre LPW social?
Hiya Gabor, Ilmari is going to try and book a location tonight and then it will be up on the site. I think there are a few others who will be in London on the Thursday so maybe you can all meet up on Thursday night. Perhaps check on london.pm mailing list. I arrive on the Friday so will be looking forward to a pre-conference meet myself ;). I will post the pub location just as soon as t0m or Ilmari let me know where they have booked. Kind regards Mark On 8 Nov 2011, at 15:36, Gabor Szabo wrote: Hi, I am arriving in London on Thursday 12:30, unfortunately missing the Sichuan TianFu lunch. I wonder if there is going to be a pre-conf social gathering? I might have missed it but I have not seen anything mentioned on the LPW website. You advice is appreciated. regards Gabor http://szabgab.com/ Mark Keating BA (Hons): Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder More about me type - mdk.me - into your address bar
Re: Pre LPW social?
On 08/11/2011 16:48, Piers Cawley wrote: On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 4:38 PM, Abigailabig...@abigail.be wrote: On Tue, Nov 08, 2011 at 05:36:21PM +0200, Gabor Szabo wrote: Hi, I am arriving in London on Thursday 12:30, unfortunately missing the Sichuan TianFu lunch. I wonder if there is going to be a pre-conf social gathering? I'll the in The Fat Duck, somewhat west of London (Maidenhead). Bray. And I'm only slightly jealous. You'll have a fabulous meal. You're only slightly jealous...I am massively jealous and see it as the clinching proof that Abigail doesn't love me as he isn't taking me there :'( -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
[ANNOUNCE] LPW Tripods and extensions
Hellow all, as last year I will be bringing 3 video cameras but ti would be good if someone could supply tripods and extensions to plug them in and support them. I have the promise of one tripod and am looking for 2 more (which will save me lugging them down from Lancaster - I am already bringing banners and a small child so the less I carry the better :) Please respond at your soonest, thanks in advance. -mdk -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
[ANNOUNCE] NWE.pm Hackday 19th November
Hello all you jolly people! Event Wax Sign-up:http://nwe.eventwax.com/hackday-2011 The North West England Perl Mongers will once again be holding a hackday in the month of November (Saturday 19th) and we invite all and sundry (or all and sundried) to attend either in person or via virtual presence using the aether and our channel. The event will start at 10.30-11.00 a.m. (GMT) in the physical location, but may start at any time in the aether. The event will once agin be hosted in a physical location at the Shadowcat Systems offices in Lancaster (UK) and all who attend that event will have access to a range of free snacks, beer and pizza. If you can only attend in a virtual manner we invite you to our chat chnanel, northwestengland.pm, on irc.perl.org where you will be warmly greeted. This year we'll be working on two projects! Presenting Perl [1] aims to make presentations from global Perl events available in one place, it's kinda like YouTube for Perl presentations IronMan [2] is intended to serve as a blog agregation service for all things Perl related providing a window into the Perl community and it's activities. Both projects have big and small tasks that are accessible to varying levels of experience, so don't feel that you can't contribute something! We're looking at design, documentation and code, any area needing work. If you are interested in attending in person, or wish to attend virtually then please use the Event Wax sign-up linked to at the top of this discourse. We hope that as many people as possible will join in on this day so that we can burn the code trails. Please contact Mark (mdk) or Ian (idn) for more information and I hope to talk to you in channel and see you, either physically or meta-physically on the day. Please feel free to distribute this information to as wide an audience as possible. This can include, mailing lists, groups or other interested parties. Thanks for your help. Other useful links: http://northwestengland.pm.org/ North West England Perl Mongers Homepage http://northwestengland.pm.org/meetings/2011/nov.html Meeting Information http://www.nwewiki.markkeating.me.uk/index.php?title=Main_Page NWE.PM Wiki [1]http://www.nwewiki.markkeating.me.uk/index.php?title=Projects/PresentingPerl/2011-hackday [2]http://www.nwewiki.markkeating.me.uk/index.php?title=Projects/IronMan/2011-hackday Ian (idn) Mark (mdk).
Re: [ANNOUNCE] [REMINDER/UPDATE] London Perl M[ou]ngers November Social - 2011-11-03 - The Edgar Wallace, Strand, WC2R_3JF
Ilmari/others... Sorry to kidnap the thread... Who will be arranging the pre-LPW public house? It is normally one of you kind souls from this list who finds an acceptable place for speakers and attendees to meet up in London. Somewhere close to the venue-ish that serves food would be lovely. And soon so people can schedule it would be super also :) Kind regards Mark On 03/11/2011 10:02, Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker wrote: Hi again! This today! There's also a slight change: we'll be in the upstairs room at the pub, the party that had that booked when I called has apparently cancelled. See you all there! ilm...@ilmari.org (Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsåker) writes: Hi all, The November London.pm Sociall will be this Thursday, November 3rd, at The Edgar Wallace in Aldwych/Strand. They serve tasty pub food and have a large and ever-changing selection of lovely ales. We've got tables reserved on the ground floor for a change, from 18:30 onwards. See you there! The Edgar Wallace 40-41 Essex Street London WC2R 3JF http://london.randomness.org.uk/wiki.cgi?Edgar_Wallace,_WC2R_3JF Standard blurb: Social meets are a chance for the various members of the group to meet up face to face and chat with each other about things - both Perl and (mostly) non-Perl - and newcomers are more than welcome. The monthly meets tend to be bigger than the other ad hoc meetings that take place at other times, and we make sure that they're in easy to get to locations and the pub serves food (meaning that people can eat in the bar if they want to). They normally start around 6.30pm (or whenever people get there after work) and a group tends to be left come closing time. If you're a newcomer or other first timer (even if you've been lurking on the mailing list or on IRC) then please seek our Glorious Leader Leo out - we have a tradition that the leader of this motley crew buys the new people a drink and introduces them to people.
[ANNOUNCE] London Perl Workshop: Newsletter 4
) and food at the social event after the conference. We would also like to welcome those of you taking your first steps into the higher languages and to programming, come along to a conference that embraces newbies, be prepared for spirited debate and to have your understanding stretched, but in a friendly way with a beer and a cake of choice . The reason we would especially like to welcome you this year (you are welcome any time) is that there is a glut of companies in the Perlverse seeking new programmers, some of these companies seek experienced Perl personnel, but many of them also seek experienced polyglot programmers as experience of more than one language brings benefits and they have on the job training where you can use your existing skills while learning new ones, there are also companies seeking graduates and have graduate internship programs so this is the right time to brush up your skills in Perl and see what has changed, and trust me a lot has. So take the plunge, at the very least you can see some of the new things in a rival/new language and get a free drink. Visit: http://shadowc.at/pvDXop and register today . -mdk -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
[ANNOUNCE] London Perl Workshop 2011: Newsletter 3
caveats so I must speak with them beforehand (we will not be allowing recruitment agencies unless they sponsor - these must be legitimate companies) to ensure that the best experience can be achieved. If there are companies looking to hire graduates, or who are willing to take students as interns or on placement for experience then please contact me as soon as possible so that I can compile a list and place you in touch with Sean at the university who will be more than happy to talk to you. Current sponsors should speak to me immediately. 7. Volunteering on the day As always I will require a group of people to help me on the day. I already have some people but I need more. So please email me if you can help, I will need people to time talks, check videos and place leaflets and banners up before the conference and help manage the minutiae of organisation. At this time I have: Registration/Organisation: Steve Sexton, Chris Jackson and Leigh Keating doing shifts on Registration for the day Videos: Mike Whitaker (helping organise but he will also be speaking) - I have 3 video cameras and would like to have 2 more, preferably digital so I can grab the footage on the day or soon after - I would like to bring as few tripods as possible, who has the ability to provide more and will help Mike and I on the day. Setting up: Me at this moment, so who will join myself and Sean from 8-ish on the morning of the conference for the mad setup rush. Lightning Talks: I hate to volunteer him but I will be expecting the magnificent Leon to help with this again :) I look forward to hearing from you all -mdk -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
[ANNOUNCE] London Perl Workshop: Newsletter #2
that virulent and expansive social medium, so if you are a FB member please remember to like the page so that we can grab the name and spam you in another medium (though you can stop it doing this in the preferences IIRC). https://www.facebook.com/LondonPerlWorkshop 7. DuckDuckGo t-Shirts and DuckDuckgo logo on the day DuckDuckGo will be providing a free t-shirt to any speaker willing to wear it during their talk on the day, make sure you state if this is a preference for you and your t-shirt size somewhere in the body of your proposal/in your Act preferences, or by email directly to Mark. For the day we have had assurance from DuckDuckGo that they will exchange their site logo with a special LPW DDG logo, more info on what this will be given once the details are finalised. 8. Sponsors and Jobs We already have a full complement of sponsors for the London Perl Workshop for all our necessary sponsored events, but if you still wish your company to be involved then please contact Mark as soon as possible to discuss this. The closing date for Sponsors to be included in all printed media is 30th September, though some submissions will be allowed later than that date. We are also seeking Sponsors to come along and present themselves if they are seeking new employees or to promote a community specific service or resource, again please contact Mark at your earliest convenience to see what is available. The address to contact mark is m.keating(at)shadowcat.co.uk. Please feel free to forward this mail to any mailing list or forum that seems appropriate. Thanks and I look forward to the next newsletter when we will confirm some more of the details of the day. -mdk -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
Heretics Meeting with a Shadowcat guest(s) appearance
If I understand the metrics correctly the 1st September is a heretics meeting for London.pm, which is auspicious if true for Matt S. Trout (mst) and Mark Keating (mdk) will be staying at the Strand in London on that night and will wander to this meeting. There is also the slim chance we may persuade Greg to wander with us which Dave Cross may begin laughing about now (it was Greg's idea we come on a london.pm social night and then suggested start of September, history students will enjoy the joke). Can someone confirm location, and do we count as a special london.pm social case as well/instead of? -mdk -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
[ANNOUNCE] London Perl Workshop 2011 (UKPW): Industrial Strength Perl (#1)
Systems Sponsors Mark Keating (Organisation), Evening Sponsorship (Beer and Food) Without Shadowcat I would not have the time and funds to manage the organisational task that is the LPW, they are my constant guide to support, promote and aid me if anything goes awry and they love the community (we really do, PIMC). Shadowcat Systems is a developer, sponsor of, and contributor to open source software projects including Catalyst, the elegant web framework, and DBIx::Class, an object-orientated database abstraction library. Shadowcat provides consultancy, training and support for these projects; systems management and automation; the design and implementation of network architecture; the development of proprietary and open source custom web applications; and offers Perl refactoring and project crisis management. Shadowcat Systems are based in the United Kingdom but we deliver solutions to a global community of clients via onsite supervision along with traditional and internet based communications. SureVOIP Room 1 (With UK2) SureVoip are a business focused VOIP service with a strong dedication to providing Open Telecoms for Business. This is the first time they have sponsored the LPW directly though they were involved with us last year and we welcome them as they sponsor room 1 with UK2. UK2.Net Room 1 (with SureVoip), Training Room, Evening Sponsorship (Beer and Food) Another new sponsor to the London Perl Workshop this year is UK2.net, and like Moonfruit they decided to give us a generous fund to start their association with our event. Sponsoring the training room, a room with SureVoip and contributing funds towards the evenings food and drink (which I believe will now match the wonderful event we had last year). It is great to welcome them on board for this year. UK2.net likes Perl, our entire platform is based on it, helping us to service hundreds of thousands of customers enjoying some of the best pricing for domains, web hosting and dedicated servers out there. We've been one of the largest players in the industry since 1998 and we've just launched a new VPS service allowing you to buy resources and launch as many smaller VPS as you wish on our cloud. These have auto failover, root access, an external console and loads more goodies for just £8.95 a month. No need to tell you this is ideal for dev environments where you need to kill and redeploy your server in an instant. The platform even allows you to create your own virtual machine templates or choose from one of our instantly deployable stacks. Not bad for less than a tenner. University of Westminster Hosts, Sean Tohill (Organisation) It is a complex and evolutionary time for UK Universities and one in which the boundaries of their operational existence must change. it is unfortunate that this means we have to find more sponsorship to cover room costs (though this was benefited by us attracting some awesome sponsors), however we were still given a generous discount. Then there is Sean who has supported us for many years and gives his time and effort into securing appropriate dates, rooms and running as an interface buffer between us and the university. Again, for me Sean is a staple part of the LPW buffet and one that I look forward to each year. This year will be no different I am sure. That is all for this inaugural newsletter, more information can be found on the conference website and you will be kept up to date in future newsletters. Regards -- mdk -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
Re: Perl 5 core maintenance fund drive
On 5 Jul 2011, at 10:09, GARLAND DUNCAN wrote: Note that 2 days after the announcement of the fund, both Booking.com and cPanel donated $10,000, which makes for a total of $30,000 (with the matching $10,000 from Vienna.pm), not counting any individual donations. How did you know that? This fund isn't listed on the Fund Drive Status page: https://donate.perlfoundation.org/index.pl?node=Fund%20Drive%20Status That page is quite dated and is scheduled to be changed. There is a new donation page where you can donate: https://secure.donor.com/pf012/give /me makes note to prod someone about updating the donations pages (note that the links to the donate site have been updated in the sidebar of the site). Mark Keating BA (Hons): Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder More about me type - mdk.me - into your address bar
[ANNOUNCE] Dynamic Languages Conference 2011
The Dynamic Languages Conference has officially opened its website to registrations at http://www.dynamiclanguages.co.uk. The Dynamic Languages Conference (26th-27th August) is a new, free of charge, event held in Edinburgh to coincide with the parent festival, the Turing Festival (http://www.turingfestival.com, 26th-28th August) which is the European Festival of Digital Culture and Technology (EFDCT), an official part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the world's greatest cultural and artistic event. Dynamic Languages Conference has been sponsored by a number of organisations. The conference is aimed at bringing the Open Source Dynamic Languages together at one event where they can discuss in an open forum and compare the various methods they employ to achieve similar goals. We welcome people from any of the Dynamic Languages such as Perl, Ruby (including the Rails community), Python, PhP, Javascript etc., our goal is inclusion and sharing of experience and approach. This year we are seeking speakers to talk on one of two subjects: Dynamic Language and Application Development for the Internet which will be the Friday track; Dynamic Languages and System Administration which is the Saturday Track. This event, Dynamic Languages, is free though you will need to register to obtain a ticket to the whole of the event. The parent festival (Turing Festival) which runs over the same period has also launched its site and invites people to attend for a modest fee. We are seeking speakers to attend the festival and they can also register and submit talks through our website at http://www.dynamiclanguages.co.uk. There will be guest speakers talking at both the Dynamic Languages and Turing Festival. We are pleased to announce that the well known Richard Stallman will be our guest of honour and will speak at both the Dynamic Languages and the Turing Festival event. If you do not have an Act account already please use the new user link to register for this event, Act only keeps your details for conference registration with other Act events it is not used for any other purpose or passed to a third party, you can then submit a talk or make your conference schedule when we publish. The closing date for talks is Friday 29th July and the Schedule will be released on Monday 8th August. The Dynamic Languages event will be held in the magnificent Surgeon's Hall on the Friday (26th August), and the Informatics Building on the Saturday (27th August). The Dynamic Languages event has been originally organised by members of the Glasgow and NorthWestEngland Perl Mongers groups though we are seeking help/support from any other open source language group, if you are a member of such a group, or a leader then we would be happy to hear from you and to work with you to invite your community to this event. We are still seeking keynote speakers who may be able to gain sponsorship to the event. Please submit this to all mailing lists, user groups or message boards that you know of or to any interested parties. If you have an idea for a small event to be run in conjunction to this event, such as a hackathon or BoF then please contact Mark or Marco who will be happy to try and work with you to achieve this. More information about The Turing Festival Creative Destruction Digital Technology And The Death And Rebirth Of Culture And Society Edinburgh in August is where the cream of European technical and digital talent will come together with the world’s largest Arts Festival to thrash out the issues at the heart of our cultural and economic future. The world is being remade in front of our eyes – this is your chance to take part in that struggle. The Turing Festival brings together a wealth of knowledge, talent and ideas to capitalise on the opportunities posed by the internet and look at what the future holds for the creative, digital and cultural sectors. This festival is for entrepreneurs, developers, managers, creative thinkers, geeks, technologists and evangelists to discuss, debate, learn and predict the future of the web. Running alongside the world renowned Edinburgh International Festival and Guardian Media Festival, the Turing Festival offers a weekend of interactive gatherings and conferences with industry leading professionals who will challenge your business ideas and leave you wanting more! Organised by Interactive Scotland, Edinburgh City Council and Edinburgh Science Triangle, the Turing Festival has been developed to raise the international awareness of Scotland’s indigenous talent in developing and designing software, hardware, mobile, computing, gaming, music, film, TV and internet services, content applications or platforms. -- Mark Keating BA (Hons), Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder. Managing Director: http://www.shadow.cat For more that I do visit: http://www.mdk.me
Re: Cool/useful short examples of Perl?
On 31/05/2011 04:52, Gabor Szabo wrote: Gabor ps. My spell checker wants me to write 'learned' there. I wonder which one of us is right and how many people out there know the difference. Gabor, your spell checker is a moron, thankfully you are not, it is 'learnt', but spell checkers also hate dreamt as being archaic but keep slept, wept and meant! ps2. Your language is confusing. Let's program in Hungarian. Our language is confusing :) It is a slut who will sleep with anyone and steal from everywhere, on that note it is pps etc. (post scriptum, post post scriptum, ad infinitum). Sorry for going OT -mdk -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation Marketing Chair| The Perl Foundation Marketing Committee Marketing and PR | TPF Steering Committee co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers Organiser | London Perl Workshop (UKPW) co-Organiser | Dynamic Languages Conference http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating http://www.enlightenedperl.org | http://www.perlfoundation.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://www.flavors.me/mdk
Re: Any active Perl podcasts?
On 22/05/2011 13:16, Steve Mynott wrote: Are there any active Perl podcasts at all? Even just a RSS feed of conference talks audio would be cool. Something like http://yapc.tv/podcast/en/ only actively updated? A quick google search suggests http://www.presentingperl.org/ has taken over from yapc.tv. They aren't podcasts but videos. Do you know of any software that can auto-create the podcats from the flv files? Something that could be run on the server and then we could just automate a podcast for that site? -mdk -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation Marketing Chair| The Perl Foundation Marketing Committee Marketing and PR | TPF Steering Committee co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers Organiser | London Perl Workshop (UKPW) co-Organiser | Dynamic Languages Conference http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating http://www.enlightenedperl.org | http://www.perlfoundation.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://www.flavors.me/mdk
[ANNOUNCE] Google Summer of Code: Students and Members needed
Hi All, [1] As you all know the Google Summer of Code gives students the chance to involve themselves with an open source project and this year the efforts on behalf of The Perl Foundation (TPF) are being run by Florian Ragwitz (Rafl). The first stage of this process (the accepting of the mentoring organisation) has passed and the TPF have been accepted. You can now visit http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/org/show/google/gsoc2011/tpf to view more details. I am now asking for your help in spreading the message about the TPF and in looking for students to join in with this year's event. If you could pass this message on to any mailing list you are on, or share it with appropriate locations so that we can make this year the most successful year for Perl ever it would be much appreciated. The main site for the Google Summer of Code is: http://www.google-melange.com/, a timeline for participation can be found at http://www.google-melange.com/document/show/gsoc_program/google/gsoc2011/timeline. As you can see the student participation period opens on 28th March, so we have just one week to get the word around. Some prospective project ideas for this year can be found at: http://epo.means.no/gsoc2011/ideas, though i must stress that a student can suggest any idea they wish to the mentoring org. If anyone wishes to join in and be a mentor for this year then please contact Rafl a.s.a.p. Thanks -Mark [1] I apologise for the cross posting that anyone receives, I am simply trying to get as broad an audience as possible. -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
Re: Webcasting the tech meets?
On 11/03/2011 08:17, Leo Lapworth wrote: On 11 March 2011 00:55, Dave Hodgkinsondaveh...@gmail.com wrote: Is this a logistical nightmare? I've had a few people say they wished they could have made tonight... If you wish to get the presenters written permission, and check if the venu is ok for each technical meeting, then actually video the talks and upload them I'm sure http://www.presentingperl.org/ would host them. PresentingPerl would host them and would offer login details (for trusted individuals) to upload them without any need to ask permission afterwards. Process is very simple and I will be happy to explain it to anyone who is interested in uploading. But a live webcast would be asking too much of the venues. So great idea if you/several people have the time. Leo -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
[ANNOUNCE] Speakers at a conference
**Firstly let me apologise in advance if you see multiple copies of this email as it is posted to more than one list** I am seeking to poll the collective geekverse with this question: If you could see one speaker at a dynamic languages conference who would it be? The speaker can be from any dynamic language (such as Perl/Python/Ruby/PhP and even languages such as Lisp/OCaml/Haskell/Erlang) and doesn't have to be the language creator (for instance you may choose Audrey instead of Larry Wall for Perl) and you can answer your favourite for more than one language if you wish. Just reply to m.keating(at)shadowcat.co.uk with your answer stating: language, name of speaker Thanks in advance. -Mark (mdk) -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
Re: [ANNOUNCE] LPW2010: Newsletter #8: Thoughts for the Day
On 01/12/2010 17:22, Avi Greenbury wrote: Mark Keating wrote: If anyone has an extension they can bring on the day (I will need 3) to help with the placing of cameras then that would be great, please respond in this email. At the risk of asking a stupid question, what needs extending, and how far? If it's mains electricity, I can bring extension leads and/or 4-way adaptors. Hi Avi, it is just mains leads, and since we have a venue change I cannot say how far but I assume with the video cables being quite long that 3/5metre extions will be fine. Kind regards Mark -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
[ANNOUNCE] LPW2010: Newsletter #8: Thoughts for the Day
In this Newsletter: 1. The New Venue 2. Helping with setting up 3. Video Equipment 4. Laptop Loans 5. Talk timing 1. The New Venue In case it has skipped your notice, or if you haven't yet been informed the venue for the conference on Saturday has been moved from the Universities Cavendish Campus to the Marylebone Campus: University of Westminster Marylebone Campus 35 Marylebone Road London NW1 5LS If you could make sure that this information is spread as broadly as possible so that we have no lost speakers/attendees on Saturday I would be most grateful. 2. Helping with setting up As last year a certain level of preparation is required for the conference, most of which is done on the morning of the event and as in every other year this is done entirely by volunteers. If you are able to be at either Cavendish Square from 8 a.m. or Marylebone from 8.20 a.m. to help with moving sponsorship items/setting up rooms and equipment then your help would be gratefully appreciated. 3. Video Equipment This year Shadowcat Systems will be videoing all three of the rooms for the conference. If you sit near/in front of this video equipment could you please follow some common sense steps during the presentation: a. try not to talk too loudly near/in front of the equipment; b. refrain from touching the equipment unless asked to by the organisers; c. do not wave large pieces of paper or sponsorship items in front of the lens; d. don't perform mime during the presentation in front of the lens; e. if you must do karaoke please do so during the breaks, where song and dance routines will also be appreciated. If anyone has an extension they can bring on the day (I will need 3) to help with the placing of cameras then that would be great, please respond in this email. 4. Laptop Loans Two of our presenters have requested a loan of a laptop for their talk on the day. Their requirements are: 1. Any laptop (el Penguin) with any OS to present on, he will make a pdf of his talk if necessary. 2. An Ubuntu install 10.4 if possible with Perl installed and some CPAN modules. This can be a virtual instance running under a different OS if possible. If any speakers/attendees can help in this then your immediate response is required. 5. Talk timing In each room there will be three numbered sheets (10 minutes, 5 minutes, 1 minute) if you see these sheets and feel that you wish to help the speaker then could you please time the talk and use them at the appropriate point (last 10/5/1 minute). This will hopefully keep us on schedule. Remember that you are being videoed so don't wave them gleefully in the air. If no one volunteers could the speakers please volunteer someone from their captive audience for the task ;). As always I would like to thank you all in advance for any/all the cooperation you give and look forward to seeing you all on the day. Kind regards Your-evil-overlord-organiser -Mark (mdk) -- The conference will be held on Saturday 4th December at the University of Westminster's Marylebone Campus. Please visit the website below for more information and don't forget to log in/register for the conference: Conference Website: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/ Location: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/location.html Registration Log in: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/main New User Log in: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/register For all information, queries, please contact m.keating(at)shadowcat.co.uk. -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
[ANNOUNCE] IMPORTANT: London Perl Workshop: Venue Change
Dear All, I have been informed by the university that there will be a change of venue on the 4th December, there has not been a full explanation at this time except to say there will be no power in the Cavendish Campus. We will therefore be moving location to: University of Westminster Marylebone Campus 35 Marylebone Road London NW1 5LS The venue is across the road from Baker Street Tube Station and opposite Madame Tussauds. It is a short (10 minute) walk from the previous location. My thanks go to Sean at the University who has been invaluable in securing us a new location and organising the rooms at the venue. Please could you spread this information to as many people as possible so that everyone is aware of the changes. Because material for the conference must be stored at the Cavendish Campus I will be seeking someone who can either: a. provide a car b. hire a small van (refunded/paid for by the organisers) c. Organise enough taxis (paid for by the organisers) And to drive it/help organise the move of material on the day between the two venues. If more than one individual can help that would be amazing. Could all sponsors sending material please send them to the original agreed locations, the material will be moved for your usage/distribution on the day. Kind regards Your-evil-overlord-organiser-with-a-sudden-headache -Mark (mdk) -- The conference will be held on Saturday 4th December at the University of Westminster's Marleybone Campus. Please visit the website below for more information and don't forget to log in/register for the conference: Conference Website: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/ Location: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/location.html Registration Log in: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/main New User Log in: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/register This year's theme is Perl Flavours. Unlike previous years the keynote will be decided from the most appropriate 40 minute talk that best fits this theme. The proposal deadline is 12th November and speakers will be informed on the 15th November. See: Submissions: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/newtalk For all information, queries, please contact m.keating(at)shadowcat.co.uk. -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
[ANNOUNCE] LPW2010: Newsletter #7: Presentations and Merchandise
The hustings are over and all the votes are cast...wait, sorry wrong newsletter. Greetings fellow watchers of all things LPW2010'ey' in this Newsletter: 1. Presentations 2. Merchandise 1. Presentations. The speakers who submitted talks for LPW2010 have all now been informed of their talks acceptance, thanks to those of you who have submitted the quality as always was high and the choice of which talks to accept was made pleasurable by the good range of subjects offered. If you have had a talk accepted then please make sure you accept this on the website, their will be a schedule made this weekend so if all those who have received a confirmation email could respond that would be fantastic. If you have submitted a talk and received no email whatsoever (as to whether the talk was accepted or rejected) then please contact Mark immediately. 2. Merchandise As mentioned in a previous email there is a superb range of items for sale at: http://shadowcat.spreadshirt.co.uk/lpw2010-C171223 I urge you to order soon to avoid the disappointment of the order arriving long after the event has finished. Please note that there are three pages of items and the colours can be customised to suit ones mood. The London Perl Workshop is a free event supported entirely by the sponsorship of the Perl community so we do not supply a conference t-shirt except through this method of buy-your-own-and-get-the-colour-and-size-you-like promotion. The items will be available for a limited time after the event and then consigned to the lost bucket of time, so don't miss this chance to own some singular apparel.[1] That's all for this rather brief newsletter, until next time -Mark (mdk) - extreme-overlord-of-organising [1] Those of you not in one of these magnificent items of apparel will surely feel disappointed on the day when you are out-dressed by a small child :). The conference will be held on Saturday 4th December at the University of Westminster's New Cavendish Campus. Please visit the website below for more information and don't forget to log in/register for the conference: Conference Website: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/ Location: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/location.html Registration Log in: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/main New User Log in: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/register This year's theme is Perl Flavours. Unlike previous years the keynote will be decided from the most appropriate 40 minute talk that best fits this theme. The proposal deadline is 12th November and speakers will be informed on the 15th November. See: Submissions: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/newtalk For all information, queries, please contact m.keating(at)shadowcat.co.uk. -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
[ANNOUNCE] Newsletter #6: Talk Submission Deadline
Greetings one and all, As you all know the talk submission deadline is this evening at midnight, but I notice that we still have very few lightening talks submitted, so in order for you all to get your Lightening-Talk boots on (and of course to give others a chance to submit longer talks) I urge you to submit soon, I will extend the talk deadline until midnight on Monday 15th November. the field is still wide open for the coveted *Keynote Slot* so try to think on our theme - it could be your talk that makes the cut. As you may also be aware from previous newsletters there is a Lightening Talk Bingo being run at the same time as the talks and that presenters are banned from participating, but fear not if this is putting you off from participation in the talks as there is a similar valued prize being awarded for best lightening talk as judged by the audience. So you will not be left out of the prizes. I might also remind all potential submitters that the kind chaps at Nestoria will be handing out prizes once again this year that are extra to the ones I have just mentioned above. Please note that there will be no room for submitting talks after this deadline. Prizes, a free conference, free beer, free food, our sponsors love you, love them back. I look forward to reading the flood of submissions. The conference will be held on Saturday 4th December at the University of Westminster's New Cavendish Campus. Please visit the website below for more information and don't forget to log in/register for the conference: Conference Website: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/ Location: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/location.html Registration Log in: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/main New User Log in: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/register This year's theme is Perl Flavours. Unlike previous years the keynote will be decided from the most appropriate 40 minute talk that best fits this theme. The proposal deadline is 12th November and speakers will be informed on the 15th November. See: Submissions: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/newtalk For all information, queries, please contact m.keating(at)shadowcat.co.uk. -Mark (mdk) - extreme-overlord-of-organising -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
[ANNOUNCE] LPW2010: Newsletter #5: Talk Submissions and a Caution
In this Newsletter: 1. Talk Submissions 2. A Caution 1. Talk Submissions This is to remind you all that the deadline for Talk Submissions is rapidly approaching (12th November) so if you want to submit a talk, including a lightning talk then you had best to get your skates on and submit right now. 2. A Caution It was brought to my attention that one (and possibly more but this could all be fruitless hearsay) person last year didn't attend the conference just the social afterwards, perhaps hoping to capitalise on the free beer and food. Personally I cannot believe this would happen, but to prevent tittle-tattle and to exercise my rights as extreme-overlord-of-organising I shall declare that this year a drink or food shall only be given to those persons with a conference badge. This will satisfy two main aims: a. It will get you all to register. b. It will cause SlayerXP more overhead as he will have to do the checking of the badges. c. We'll be able to recognise others, and ourselves, by the name tags on our necks. d. It may stop the tittle-tattle. e. We'll look like a bunch of tourists. f. I just like thinking up lists of things. g. The lanyards can be used to lasso a kebab at three in the morning. h. There is no h. (Please pick your own two main aims) The conference will be held on Saturday 4th December at the University of Westminster's New Cavendish Campus. Please visit the website below for more information and don't forget to log in/register for the conference: Conference Website: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/ Location: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/location.html Registration Log in: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/main New User Log in: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/register This year's theme is Perl Flavours. Unlike previous years the keynote will be decided from the most appropriate 40 minute talk that best fits this theme. The proposal deadline is 12th November and speakers will be informed on the 15th November. See: Submissions: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/newtalk For all information, queries, please contact m.keating(at)shadowcat.co.uk. -Mark (mdk) - extreme-overlord-of-organising -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
[ANNOUNCE] LPW2010: Newsletter 3: Hack and Train (formerly known as Slash)
In this newsletter: 1. LPW2010 Hackathon 2. Training: Modern Web Programming in Perl 1. LPW 2010 Hackathon Tom Doran, known to many of you as the Catalyst release manager and t0m on many IRC channels, has decided to run a hackathon on the Sunday following the conference. You can find more details and how to register here: http://lpw2010hackathon.eventbrite.com/ Please look at the bottom of this newsletter for more information taken from the eventbrite site. If anyone else wishes to host a hackathon (i.e. if the places fill up on this event) then please let me know. Tom has decided that it will be an open event where people can hack on any project they wish. 2. Training: Modern Web Programming in Perl Once again the magnificent Dave Cross, under the guise of his Training Company Magnum Solutions (http://mag-sol.com/) will be conducting a training session at the Workshop. The places will be initially offered to students of the university but there will no doubt be room for other attendees as in previous years. The subject this year is Modern Web Programming in Perl, Dave has indicated that a good percentage will be based around Plack. If you are new to Perl and web programming or new to Plack and Modern Perl development and deployment this class will be a must-see. The biggest draw is Dave Cross himself an experienced Perl programmer and excellent tutor who commands good rates for his training courses. Once again this year we are presenting a free class for attendees. The class will take 120-180 minutes on the day, more details to be announced. -Mark (mdk) London hackspace: On Sunday 6th December, London Hackspace will be pleased to hold a hackathon for any perl hackers who would like to get together and work on projects or continue socialising on the day after the conference. This hackathon doesn't have a specific topic, so anyone working on anything is welcome. Power, Wifi and space will be graciously hosted by the London hackspace, a non-profit hacker space in central London. This event is free (but *very limited capacity*), but if you attend, please make a donation to the space for what you think it is worth. http://london.hackspace.org.uk/ Hope to see some of you there! Cheers Tomas (t0m) Doran (Unfortunate volunteer for organising this) The conference will be held on Saturday 4th December at the University of Westminster's New Cavendish Campus. Please visit the website below for more information and don't forget to log in/register for the conference: Conference Website: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/ Location: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/location.html Registration Log in: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/main New User Log in: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/register This year's theme is Perl Flavours. Unlike previous years the keynote will be decided from the most appropriate 40 minute talk that best fits this theme. The proposal deadline is 12th November and speakers will be informed on the 15th November. See: Submissions: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/newtalk For all information, queries, please contact m.keating(at)shadowcat.co.uk. -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
[ANNOUNCE] LPW2010 Newsletter 2: Give a Perler a home for Xmas
Welcome to the 2nd Newsletter for the London Perl Workshop. In this newsletter: 1. Give a Perler a Home 1. Give a Perler a Home As I have spoken about before it would be really nice this year if we could offer crash space[1] to people who wish to attend the conference from overseas or distant locales in the UK and who cannot afford both travel and accommodation. I feel that many more people will be able to attend and also this would forge new and interesting relationships between people who only know each other by reputation or by nickname on irc/mailing lists. Two such people, Ribasushi and Getty, are looking for crash space for a couple of nights (night before and night of the conference I believe) in/near London so they can attend the conference. If you can put these stirling chaps up for a night or two then please add your names to the LPW wiki or use a mailing list to coordinate, I am happy to act as go-between for those of you who wish to offer in private. Ribasushi and Getty can be split and are both toilet trained. Thanks in advance. -Mark (mdk) [1] There doesn't literally have to have been a crash at the location they are to stay. Beds would be nice, comfy sofas are just as appreciated, washing lines are probably a little too satirical. --- The conference will be held on Saturday 4th December at the University of Westminster's New Cavendish Campus. Please visit the website below for more information and don't forget to log in/register for the conference: Conference Website: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/ Location: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/location.html Registration Log in: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/main New User Log in: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/register This year's theme is Perl Flavours. Unlike previous years the keynote will be decided from the most appropriate 40 minute talk that best fits this theme. The proposal deadline is 12th November and speakers will be informed on the 15th November. See: Submissions: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/newtalk For all information, queries, please contact m.keating(at)shadowcat.co.uk. -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
[ANNOUNCE] Newsletter #1b - The Missing Links
This is not a reference to anyone...honest... So it appears that I failed to give out some reference material in the last Newsletter[1] . Thanks to all those kind souls who pointed this out in a positive manner[2]. In this newsletter: 1. Date of the conference and location 2. Call for papers - date and schedule 1. Date of the Conference The conference will be held on Saturday 4th December at the University of Westminster's New Cavendish Campus. Please visit the website below for more information and don't forget to log in/register for the conference: Conference Website: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/ Location: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/location.html Registration Log in: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/main New User Log in: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/register 2. Call for Papers This year's theme is Perl Flavours. Unlike previous years the keynote will be decided from the most appropriate 40 minute talk that best fits this theme[3]. The proposal deadline is 12th November and speakers will be informed on the 15th November. See: Submissions: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/newtalk Registration will not close and the really late can register on the day, though this is not advised, for calculations on numbers attending please register as soon as possible[5]. [1] Though they were in the first announcement. [2] Rather than lambasting the lack of information across the internet. [3] Though there is also a despicable rumour that the organiser is open to bribes[4]. [4] Especially iPad shaped bribes that are in fact a 64gb iPad. [5] Anybody registering later than Sunday 28th November will have a handwritten conference badge ;). -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
[ANNOUNCE] LPW Newsletter #1
London Perl Workshop In this letter: 1. A List of sponsors: We take a quick look at all the sponsors who will be participating in the conference. A full thanks will be given in a later letter/blog roll. 2. A call for new sponsors. 3. A call for the Job fair. 4. Merchandise. 5. Lightening Talk Bingo. 6. Volunteers. 1. A list of sponsors. So far we have attracted the usual quick-announce sponsors for the Workshop. AntibodyMX http://www.antibodymx.net/ Bytemark http://www.bytemark.co.uk/index Enlightened Perl Organisation http://www.enlightenedperl.org Magnum Solutions http://mag-sol.com/ Nestoria http://www.nestoria.com/ Shadowcat Systems http://www.shadowcat.co.uk/ University of Westminster Venda http://www.venda.com/ 2. New Sponsors. The London Perl Workshop is looking for new sponsors to join with us, this can range from companies who wish to contribute towards the event and the community to companies who merely wish to show their support of the premier event in the UK Perl Community calendar or may wish to hand out promotional material. If you know a company that would like to be involved with the event then please do not hesitate in contacting Mark. 3. Job Fair. This year we are hoping to host a job fair at the Workshop that is suitable for companies looking to hire new developers or for those companies who are thinking of running internships/apprenticeships and wish to meet up with the students and future developers who may attend. If you know of a company seeking developers or wishing to promote their internships/apprenticeships then please contact Mark. 4. Mechandise. As always we try to keep the spirit of a free conference when we think of the London Perl Workshop, which is why, once again there is a range of merchandise available from Spreadshirt.net at this address for you to purchase prior to attending or in a mad bid afterward to show you were there: http://shadowcat.spreadshirt.co.uk/lpw2010-C171223 (Note: there is more than one page of merchandise, at this time there are three). If you are thinking of attending the conference then what better way of showing your participation and allegiance than in a snazzy custom item of clothing or merchandise. If you think of an item you would like to see us make available in the shops then make your suggestions and we will see what we can do to accommodate you. Attending the event while not robed in an item from this fantastic collection will forever mark you and you may carry that stigma to your grave. 5. Lightening Talk Bingo. That incredible man, Edmund von der Burg, has this year decided to run a special Bingo event during the Lightening Talks, there will be at least one prize from one of our sponsors, more details will become available at a later date. Participation will be free except for organisers and speakers who will be banned from participation (unless they let me in on any betting scandals they have going ;) ). 6. Volunteers. As always I am seeking help from volunteers on the day. If you think you would be willing to help set up the event, carry items, shuttle speakers to talks or time them to prevent the inevitable 'running-over', or operate video capture devices, then please contact Mark. Also this year my wonderful wife will be sat on registration, but as an added bonus she will be also be attending to our son, Benjamin, if you would be willing to sit at the registration desk and cover for the occasional period in the day then please contact mark. Don't forget to register for the conference and submit your talk. The competition for most appropriate 40 minute talk that will be the keynote is still wide open. Until next time, your organiser, -Mark (mdk) -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
[ANNOUNCE] LPW2010: Amendment
The website, once it is live, for this year should be: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2010/ Not 2009 as previously stated. Thanks to Dave Cross for his eagle eyes. -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
[ANNOUNCE] London Perl Workshop 2010
It is my pleasure and joy to announce the London Perl Workshop for 2010. *When and Where:* The London Perl Workshop will once again be held at the University of London's Cavendish Campus on Saturday 4th December 2010. I would like to thank Sean Tohill at the University for all of his efforts in securing us the venue. *Theme:* This years theme is Perl Flavours. We would like to accept talks and workshops that centre around the notion of a variety of Perl languages and implementations such as Camelia, Rakudo and Raptor. As always speakers can submit talks on any subject, but talks that focus on our theme will be given a higher priority during any selection process. *Website:* The website will be live very soon on http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2009/ ! * Keynote:* In addition to the fun of submitting a talk, one of the speakers, submitting a talk of 40 minutes, may be selected to give this years Keynote speech. To add a little excitement the talk that best fits this years theme (potentially given by a known experienced speaker, but that is not a condition) will be chosen for the honoured place as the keynote. If you have any questions or queries then please do not hesitate to ask. * Volunteers:* As always we would appreciate a number of volunteers to help with a variety of tasks during the day. If you think you can help and would like to be one of these brave souls then please let Mark know as soon as possible. Some of the volunteers will be needed for: /*Setting up:*/ Making sure the venue is set up in the early morning (around 8-8.30) and helping with the placing of signs, tables, and the arrangment of sponsorship items and registration. /*Talks:*/ A volunteer is needed in each room to time the talk and hold up an appropriate sign warning the speaker of how long they have left, this can be composed from a list of people who are definitely attending a talk (as opposed to an all day volunteer) once the schedule goes up. An alternate idea is to get the speakers in each room to nominate a member of the audience as the timer - this will be used if people believe it is the best option. /*Video:*/ There will be video cameras in each of the lecture halls and suitable volunteers are needed to control the cameras, make sure the talks are recorded and give harsh looks to anyone making a noise near the cameras microphone (the use of non-harmful projectile weaponry is being considered ;) ). This year we will be asking all presenters to provide their slides as: Presentation (Open Office or Keynote) Bitmap image, jpeg, gif png etc. SVG Screencast Video format (mpeg etc., - must be timed to fit the presentation though!) Slides will be added to the video of the speakers in post production to provide the best possible experience. Once again contact mdk if you have any questions or queries. All speakers will be asked to sign a Creative Commons Licence for the usage of their presentations. This usage will simply be to promote the conference, Perl community and the Perl language, the videos will be available on sites such as PresentingPerl.org and if possible YAPC.tv. *Sponsors:* As with each year the London Perl Workshop aims to be a 'free' event for those people who attend it. With that in mind we seek each year for a range of sponsors to help support us. If you work for a company that is using Perl who you believe would benefit from the exposure they would gain from being a sponsor of this event then please contact Mark immediately. We are looking for new sponsors each year and new ways in which to enhance their profile and further our event. So please do not hesitate to contact us with a sponsorship idea. As always a group of sponsors have already come forward to set up the sponsored 'free' beer at the after-venue event. We will let you know of the details in a future email. *Accommodation:* Each year there is a spur to find cheap rooms in London and with some it is a matter of being given a spare bed/sofa from the local Mongers living in and around London. If you have a spare bed or can put up a fellow Perler for a couple of nights around the conference place yourself on the wiki once it is launched and lets see if we can lessen the cost and broaden the uptake for our conference. If you are looking to try and get to the conference and the barrier is accommodation place your name on the same page and we can hope that someone will offer you a place to rest your weary head. *Announce:* Please forward this mail to any appropriate list that it does not appear on. As always any communication concerning the workshop can be sent to Mark Keating (m.keating(at)shadowcat.co.uk). Your cooperation and participation is, as always, greatly appreciated. -mdk -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl
[ANNOUNCE] send-a-newbie scheme for YAPC::EU 2010
This is just a reminder to say that anyone contemplating attending the next YAPC::EU on this list who would benefit from extra funds from the send-a-newbie scheme should apply as soon as possible to the address listed at: http://www.send-a-newbie.enlightenedperl.org/applications.html Make sure to answer all the questions. The offer is open to everyone so don't hesitate. Also make sure you re-post to all and every list the two emails I sent out previously, the text and details can be found at: http://mdk.per.ly/2010/05/06/send-a-newbie-2/ I am relying on you all to take notice and do some action on this. Thanks and regards Mark Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
[ANNOUNCE] Send-A-Newbie, requests for donations
Last year many individuals and companies donated money to the send-a-newbie initiative run by Edmund von der Burg. It was a great success. At the end of last year Edmund approached the EPO with the task of organising a similar event this year as he was unable to because of other commitments. Therefore I come to you all to ask you to donate once again to this excellent project, please make a donation at send-a-newbie.enlightenedperl.org (or send your donation to send-a-new...@paypal.com). If you made a donation last year, I thank you and would gratefully ask for you to do so once more.[1] If you are new to this idea allow me a few moments to describe it. The send-a-newbie scheme will allow people to attend a Perl conference (YAPC::EU for us, and this year YAPC::NA will have a scheme organised by the Perl Foundation) if: a. they have never attended a YAPC/Major Perl event previously; b. they are financially unable to do so; c. they work in/study/use Perl. The only changes we have made to the terms of entry this year is to broaden the scope. The Enlightened Perl Organisation members voted that we manage this initiative on the sole condition that it was open to all people regardless of age or circumstance (there were some minor restrictions in the previous year that did not reflect our requirements). This year we will be listing our sponsors on the website to express our thanks[2] and because we believe in openess of information. A list of names will appear that people can admire and give respect[3]. If you would like to/do donate and don't want your name listed then please contact Mark or Rosellyne and let them know and they will ensure that you are not listed. Thanks for your consideration, and thanks-in-advance to those who are considering donating. Kind regards Mark Secretary to the EPO p.s. If you know of any list, forum where this information might be posted then I would kindly ask that you repeat it there. p.p.s Sorry if this is a repost for some of you (or you see multiple copies of it) - please do not let you stop from donating. [1] Please, please, pretty please on bended knees :) [2] An almost exact opposite of name and shame. [3] Also they can perhaps feel sickened that they were too jaded to support such a great idea.
[ANNOUNCE] Send-A-Newbie, notice to apply for funding
The application process for the Send-a-Newbie initiative to allow participation at YAPC::EU::2010, which allows applicants to attend who would otherwise be unable due to financial constraints, is now open. Please go to: http://www.send-a-newbie.enlightenedperl.org/applications.html for more information on how to apply. Please note that the only condition is that you have not attended a YAPC or major Perl Workshop previously. No constraint on age, experience etc., is made. If you know of any mailing list that this notice may be displayed then please forward the contents/repeat the information there. If you wish to donate to this initiative then please visit: send-a-newbie.enlightenedperl.org (or send your donation to send-a-new...@paypal.com). Kind regards Mark Keating Secretary to the EPO
[ANNOUNCE] Donations to send-a-newbie for YAPC::EU::2010
Last year many individuals and companies donated money to the send-a-newbie initiative run by Edmund von der Burg. It was a great success. At the end of last year Edmund approached the EPO with the task of organising a similar event this year as he was unable to because of other commitments. Therefore I come to you all to ask you to donate once again to this excellent project, please make a donation at send-a-newbie.enlightenedperl.org (or send your donation to send-a-new...@paypal.com (if you wish to make a donation in some other manner then please contact Mark at m.keating(at)shadowcat.co.uk)). If you made a donation last year, I thank you and would gratefully ask for you to do so once more.[1] If you are new to this idea allow me a few moments to describe it. The send-a-newbie scheme will allow people to attend a Perl conference (YAPC::EU for us, and this year YAPC::NA will have a scheme organised by the Perl Foundation) if: a. they have never attended a YAPC/Major Perl event previously; b. they are financially unable to do so; c. they work in/study/use Perl. The only changes we have made to the terms of entry this year is to broaden the scope. The Enlightened Perl Organisation members voted that we manage this initiative on the sole condition that it was open to all people regardless of age or circumstance (there were some minor restrictions in the previous year that did not reflect our requirements). This year we will be listing our sponsors on the website to express our thanks[2] and because we believe in openess of information. A list of names will appear that people can admire and give respect[3]. If you would like to/do donate and don't want your name listed then please contact Mark or Rosellyne and let them know and they will ensure that you are not listed. Thanks for your consideration, and thanks-in-advance to those who are considering donating. Kind regards Mark p.s. If you know of any list, forum where this information might be posted then I would kindly ask that you repeat it there. [1] Please, please, pretty please on bended knees :) [2] An almost exact opposite of name and shame. [3] Also they can perhaps feel sickened that they were too jaded to support such a great idea [hint, hint]. -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
Re: Fwd: Sponsoring your Perl site
Léon Brocard wrote: Know anyone who might be interested in organising a perl workshop and need sponsorship? ;-) Cool. Looks like I will have to add them to the list of people to approach for this year's LPW. Wonder if they will offer cheap hotel rooms as well -- Forwarded message -- From: Iiris Maaniemi iiris.maani...@booking.com Date: 8 April 2010 13:59 Subject: Sponsoring your Perl site To: Iiris Maaniemi iiris.maani...@booking.com Hi! I'm writing to you from Amsterdam where the Booking.com headquarters are located. I'm working in the recruitment team of the company, and I'm currently working with my colleagues on finding new Developers to join our company. Our company is growing and thus we are looking for several Developers (preferably Perl Developers). I am contacting you because I would like to see if it's possible to sponsor your Perl site and in exchange put a banner (with a link to our career site) on your site? We have the banner ready already, so you would just need to put it up in your site, in exchange to a monetary compensation of course. Please let me know if this is something you are interested in! I can be reached by email and also by phone. Kind regards, Iiris -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
Re: Pre-LPW drinks
Peter Corlett wrote: On 26 Nov 2009, at 12:38, Tomas Doran wrote: James Laver wrote: If there aren't too many people coming: 1. Jerusalem Tavern, Britton Street. Lovely place, a little short on space Yeah, that's _so_ not going to work on Friday night. They've quite happily allowed me to book the big table for an ASRLon on a Friday night, without a deposit or charge. 2. Ye Olde Mitre, oldest pub in London, off Hatton Garden. Horrible toilets and a little short on space That'd work for me, but it'll be crammed (less so than the JT, but still).. That must be *the* most packed pub in London! [I know nothing about the Calthorpe.] 2. The Gunmakers (Eyre st. Hill). A suggestion that ought to surprise nobody. That's already the plan for Saturday though, right? Has this actually been booked and paid for yet? They won't open on a Saturday without somebody stumping up £250. If you read the LPW updates that I announced you would know that once again there is drinks paid for and a very large buffet (much grander than last year). --mark -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
Re: Help me become a Londoner!
Peter Corlett wrote: On 24 Nov 2009, at 14:29, Luis Motta Campos wrote: [...] Of course, my opinion might be slightly biased by the fact that most of my life I've used public transport in third world countries, where, I can assure you, everybody prefers to have a car and handle the maintenance burden and the parking hassle than to rely on public transport... That's pretty much what Britain's public transport is like outside of London. Nope that's just because you came from Yorkshire which is the third world. -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
[ANNOUNCE] Update Five[1]
Greeting one and all. In this update: 1. All about food, 2. there will be prizes... 3. and free goodies 4. for 140 of those that register 5. and in the evening... 1. All about food Due to the very generous nature of our sponsors this year's London Perl Workshop will have a wonderful buffet in the evening. This should make previous year's simple fare pale into the background as a veritable cornucopia of delights are paraded for hungry workshoppers to feast upon. Coupled with the almost obligatory free ales, as also supplied by our sponsors, should see us well catered for in almost every regard. 2. there will be prizes... Once again the wonderful chaps from Nestoria will be awarding prizes on the day for the 'Best Of' workshop events. If you were with us last year you will recall that these will most likely be some quality book or other grand item. Prizes will be awarded after the lightning talks are finished. 3. and free goodies But fear not if you do not get a prize as there will be a raft of free goodies at this year's event. Once again we have managed to procure fun items for you to take home as keepsakes, though there is one small catch 4. for 140 of those that register The conference bags of goodies will be limited to the first 140 people who attend and are signed up beforehand to the event. There will be a spare few items over that number that will be free for all to take, but the pre-made bags are restricted to signed-up people only. 5. and in the evening... Don't forget to register on the wiki for the evening so we can judge numbers please. Also, in order to prevent random people wandering into the pub and taking drinks/food, we may have to evict people who do not have an official workshop badge (not Perl people of course but Lardy London Layabouts), so do please sign up. And that wraps it up for this Update. The Schedule is now online and fixed so sign up to your favourite talks. Don't forget to buy a t-shirt soon as they take 4-6 days to deliver (business days) and I look forward to seeing you all in London on the 3rd or the 5th. --Mark [1] Normally this should have been update four but I was counting in the Fibonacci sequence -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
[ANNOUNCE] London Perl Workshop: Call for Papers
Hi All, Just to remind you all that there is less than 35 hours to submit presentations to the London Perl Workshop, so if you are planning on presenting now is the time to get your abstracts into: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2009/newtalk If you are in a rush, submit a short abstract that you can flesh out later. Also, I feel compelled to remind you all that Spreadshirt use the Royal Mail to post their parcels so with the current and future planned postal disruptions and the oncoming silly season of Amazonmas (TM) if you wish to have a t-shirt for LPW I would advise that you order early. That's all. --Mark -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
Workshop Update #2
Hi all. In this update you will find: 1. A reminder of the submission dates 2. A call for assistance 1. Submission Dates The date for submissions of Papers/Articles/Presentations/Rants for the London Perl Workshop is rapidly approaching. A talk/presentation may be 5, 20 or 40 minutes in length and ideally should be on Begining Perl, but as always we accept articles on any aspect of Perl. This year we are also allowing people to submit suggestions for workshops if they wish. There will also be a panel (currently starring Ed Freyfogle, Dave Cross) seeking to answer questions on skills in the workplace and what employers want from a programmer. If you would like to sit on this panel please let Mark know as soon as possible. We hope to attract more students/new people to the workshop and this event will be aimed at them, but open to all. The closing date for submissions is 5th November so get your submissions ready. 2 A call for assistance As last year I am hoping to video as many of the talks/presentations/proceedings as possible. I will hopefully be able to capture all the information in the main room but am asking for assistance in videoing places I may miss. If you intend to bring a video camera/record events then please let me know as soon as you can so that between us we may be able to video as much of the Workshop as possible and then make it available on YAPC.tv. As always offers of assistance for the day are also gratefully accepted. Kind regards Mark Keating -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
London Perl Workshop - Update One
and organiser, Mark. -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
London Perl Workshop 2009
Dear All, It is with great pleasure, and with some tardiness and lack of expedience, that I announce the London Perl Workshop to be held on Saturday 5^th December at the University of Westminster's New Cavendish Campus.[1] The theme for this year is Beginning Perl, which can be taken as Perl for beginners if one so wishes, or aimed at people new to Perl who are fluent in another language, or in fact any variant theme that one can conjecture including beginning a CPAN module, projects that are fun/welcoming/reliant on beginners (and also we expect some of you to ignore this all together and submit as you feel). The call for papers is now open and the website should be live very soon (if someone grabs Monsieur Cholet and shouts into his ear it will be sooner). The closing date for submission will be Friday 6^th November (of this year obviously) and notification will arrive on Monday 16^th November. As always the London Perl Workshop is a totally free event solely supported by the efforts and goodwill of the community. If you would like to help in any manner or organise an event to coincide with this then please contact Mark Keating. There has already been an offer to find a venue for the public house for the customary workshop socialisation which will be handled by the erudite Mister Laver. But many other things can be done to help. The event will once again welcome Josette of O'Reilly who will bring a good range of books with her at the usual discounts, so bring lots of money and a small mule to carry home your purchases. Once again I would ask that if anyone has a video camera and intends to video an event we get together on the wiki and work out a possible coverage. If we then use the auspicious YAPC.TV website we may get the entire conference uploaded for the whole community to enjoy. Please feel free to use the wiki to start any organisation of this manner and ping mdk on irc or mail m.keat...@shadowcat.co.uk to let me know and I will attempt to find other volunteers to make this easier. So enter the date in your diary, sharpen your presenting wit or prepare to attend the best event in the calendar™.[3] [1] Though please note that part of the delay in this formal announcement is the negotiation for the venue with a new Dean. Sean as always is in our corner and with luck I will be able to confirm the venue. If not then I believe we will be holding it in Dave Cross' house where he has promised to hold a barbecue and roast a organiser or two.[2] [2] This may, or may not, be true. [3] Okay this one probably isn't true, but I would invite all detractors to first argue this with the proud and upstanding folk of London.pm, bring beer money you'll need it. Regards Mark Keating -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
[ANNOUNCE] London Perl Workshop 2009
Dear All, It is with great pleasure, and with some tardiness and lack of expedience, that I announce the London Perl Workshop to be held on Saturday 5th December at the University of Westminster's New Cavendish Campus.[1] The theme for this year is Beginning Perl, which can be taken as Perl for beginners if one so wishes, or aimed at people new to Perl who are fluent in another language, or in fact any variant theme that one can conjecture including beginning a CPAN module, projects that are fun/welcoming/reliant on beginners (and also we expect some of you to ignore this all together and submit as you feel). The call for papers is now open and the website should be live very soon (if someone grabs Monsieur Cholet and shouts into his ear it will be sooner). The closing date for submission will be Friday 6^th November (of this year obviously) and notification will arrive on Monday 16^th November. As always the London Perl Workshop is a totally free event solely supported by the efforts and goodwill of the community. If you would like to help in any manner or organise an event to coincide with this then please contact Mark Keating. There has already been an offer to find a venue for the public house for the customary workshop socialisation which will be handled by the erudite Mister Laver. But many other things can be done to help. The event will once again welcome Josette of O'Reilly who will bring a good range of books with her at the usual discounts, so bring lots of money and a small mule to carry home your purchases. Once again I would ask that if anyone has a video camera and intends to video an event we get together on the wiki and work out a possible coverage. If we then use the auspicious YAPC.TV website we may get the entire conference uploaded for the whole community to enjoy. Please feel free to use the wiki to start any organisation of this manner and ping mdk on irc or mail m.keat...@shadowcat.co.uk to let me know and I will attempt to find other volunteers to make this easier. So enter the date in your diary, sharpen your presenting wit or prepare to attend the best event in the calendar™.[3] [1] Though please note that part of the delay in this formal announcement was the negotiation for the venue with a new Dean. Sean as always is in our corner has confirmed the venue. Otherwise we would have held it in Dave Cross' house where he has promised to hold a barbecue and roast a organiser or two.[2] [2] This may, or may not, be true. [3] Okay this one probably isn't true, but I would invite all detractors to first argue this with the proud and upstanding folk of London.pm, bring beer money you'll need it. Regards Mark Keating -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
London Perl Workshop - update
Just after the last message was sent that enormously excellent chap Sean at New Cavendish campus managed to get confirmation from the Dean. The venue is booked, arms are appropriately twisted, beer is flowing into pipes and the rooms are being secured. Three cheers are in order I think :) 5th December, New Cavendish Campus, be there or be a deformed circle. Mark -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation co-Leader | North West England Perl Mongers http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://northwestengland.pm.org | http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
Re: Moose talks from LPW2008
Hey all, The first group of videos/talks for LPW have been uploaded to YAPCTV and should appear online in the next couple of days, they comprise all the talks from the Lecture One (so the first of Mike Whitaker's Moose talks). The remainder of the talks are being processed and I hope to have them online this month. Regards Mark Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat- Herder Managing Director| Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation http://www.shadowcat.co.uk| http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating | 'Sufficiently Advanced Technology' On 18 Jan 2009, at 18:45, Pedro Figueiredo wrote: Hi, Perhaps I'm a complete numbskull, but I can't find the Moose talks from LPW online. Are they? Cheers, Pedro -- http://pedrofigueiredo.org/ you don't code php. you merely edit it until it works. - merlyn
Re: LPW videos
On 6 Jan 2009, at 14:51, Aaron Trevena wrote: Hi, Hi there. Anybody know when the LPW videos will be available online ? Hopefully this month - though I am not sure where, I will most likely leave that decision to Leon :) Though some of them will be on the SC site (MST talks etc.) I have 2 talks on my own video camera, but that was perched on stationary or handheld rather than on a nice tripod in the middle of the room. If push comes to shove I can upload to youtube, or some other site - probably a total of about an hours footage, which is annoying for youtube. I was hoping to put up videos of slightly higher size/quality that youtube (.flv files still) A. Mark -- http://www.aarontrevena.co.uk LAMP System Integration, Development and Hosting
LPW 2008
Hello All, Well the event is over, the passions have finally quelled and the images that cannot be repeated in polite conversation have just started to drain from the retina to which they were burnt. I wanted to take a quick moment to say thanks once again to all those who helped out with LPW, our Sponsors, the university, the speakers, the chaps who sat and recorded hours of video (that I must now edit and compress) and finally to all of you. At the count on the website 183 people were registered for this year's event, and from our best-guess fugures we came close to seeing that many of you (we estimate circa 170-5). I hope you all had a great time. Now, All Hail the new Chief. I look forward to the coming year, and perhaps to even helping out with this august event once again. And now, to work, to organisation and (with more haste than people perhaps would like) to video. Thanks all. Mark -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating | 'Sufficiently Advanced Technology'
Workshop Registration
Hello fellow Mongers Perl, Registration for the London Perl Workshop will take place on the day of the venue (do I really have to remind you all it's this Saturday) at the venue itself and will start at 8.30 a.m.. I will be able to discuss your intention to come the day before but I will not have the Lanyards until the day so there will be no pre-signing. I would ask you all to sign up please as it is a requirement of the fire regulations and to my obsessive need to have a long list of names. Thanks :) Mark -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating | 'Sufficiently Advanced Technology'
London Perl Workshop
Hello to the many Mongers of Perl and their associates :0 The London Perl Workshop is now less than 6 days away and as the tension mounts, and my fingernails get short, I thought I'd write to you all with some last details. Technology: We will be attempting to record the talks this year so that they may be suitably displayed on the internets for all those unable to come. We have -just- about enough cameras but if anyone wants to share some of the load please let me know asap and we can add you in (cameras, volunteer camera operators). Also if you have a tripod for a camera (but not a video recorder) we may need your help (if you happen to have radio mikes, vcr and a production board that'd be lovely :) ). Let me know today/tommorow. Speakers: I will be putting a page on the Wiki for you to add links: http://conferences.yapceurope.org/lpw2008/wiki?node=SpeakersLinks Please fill this with links to your slides/presentations that you want people to look at before and after the conference, fill in your own name and details of presentation - try to do this in alphabetical order of last name please. Attendees: Could you all make sure that if you are going to attend you sign up to the event on the website by 12.00 Wednesday. I will be generating a list from this and will need it as: a. Part of the Fire regulations b. If I make childish kindergarden stickers with balloons and your names on them :) Stands: There (should/will/has)+(be/been) a stand from O'Reilly at the conference where we have been promised a 35% discount, so come prepared to go away with a plethora of dead tree trinkets. There will also be a stand representing ActionAid (who will also be giving a lightning talk). Investor Dynamics are graciously sponsoring a raffle, and for those of you who have not seen the news page there are some great prizes (Canon 1000D/Acer Aspire Netbook/Ipod Nano 16gb/10 fantastic SC T-shirts), you'll be able to buy tickets throughout the day and the raffle will be held in the evening. IDL will also match the first £600 we raise on the day. Beerage: As last year Venda are leading the way towards sponsoring an after-the-event drink by placing a sum of money behind the bar. If you work for a company who would also like to do the same and add to the 'pot', then let me know and I will arrange details. Looking forward to seeing you all there and now back to the minutae of my existence. Mark -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating | 'Sufficiently Advanced Technology'
[ANNOUNCE] LPW: Call for Volunteers: Technical Equipment
Hello All, With only two weeks to go I once again come profferring my begging cap to all and sundry regarding technical equipment/expertise for the 2008 LPW. It would be really great if we could video the three lecture rooms (be even better if we could rustle up people/equipment to live stream it - but that's a possibility for maybe other years), and to that case we will need video cameras - possibly microphones -radio mics especially- (or cameras that can connect into the university systems) - technical/photographically minded individuals (and if one of you works for a company that has a lot of this stuff and has a perchant for a kindly loan of equipment and even expertise that'd be perfect - surely somebody works at the BBC - can we not get J. Ross' people, they must be bored as he's on suspension). Anyway, enough of the pipe dream, we need equipment and people to help video the event so that we can share it with the wider community. Think not what your wrokshop can do for you, (you know the rest)... Responses to mdk -at- shadowcat.co.uk Thanks in advance. Regards Mark -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating | 'Sufficiently Advanced Technology'
[ANNOUNCE] LPW and Action Aid
Dear Perl Mo[u]nguers, One of the sponsors for the LPW, Investor Dynamics Limited, has decided to promote and provide as their sponsorship a raffle on behalf of Action Aid: http://www.actionaid.org.uk/. In this capacity they are putting forward a first prize of a Canon 1000D Camera with 18-55 IS lens, there will be other prizes (to be announced in due course), IDL has also kindly offered to match the first £600 pounds raised for the charity. If anyone would like to buy tickets before the event, or would like to buy tickets because they are not attending, they may do so. I will accept cheques made payable to Action Aid for this regard and will assign numbers to a person based on this. A list of pre-bought tickets will be published (with initials to protect identity) before and during the event and a list of winning numbers printed afterwards in this manner: http://www.markkeating.me.uk/lpw2008/raffle/raffle.html The address to send cheques to is: Mark Keating Shadowcat Systems Limited The Barracks South Road Lancaster LA1 4XQ A receipt can be made out upon request. All correspondence will be available for monitoring by Action Aid. Action Aid will be at the Workshop to draw the tickets. Thanks all. Regards Mark -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating | 'Sufficiently Advanced Technology'
LPW2008: Call for Volunteers
Dear Perl Mo[u]nguers, This London Perl Workshop, like so many previos years Perl Workshops relies upon a healthy team of volunteers, both tall and short, wide and thin, up and down and in and out, with no exception. Therefore if you would like to participate in this magnificent event by profferring a little of your time it would be much appreciated. The basic requirement is a willingness to be subjected to totaliatrian rule with little reward...I mean of course to fun, laughter, skiing in Kloisters and bathing in Monaco...tbh it will mostly involving herding speakers and helping them to set up - so some people with technical experience of computers ( \o/ ) would be appreciated (which is all of you, I think). Please contact mdk(a)shadowcat.co.uk if you'd like to help, in fact even if you wouldn't like to help lets go for it anyway. On a secondary note, it would be nice if we could video as many of the talks as possible for YAPC TV, I am sure that amongst us we know enough budding Luc Besson's who have a passion for video-ing. If this just means we get enough 'loans' of video recorders and people willing to spend a few hours capturing/compressing and getting it to the YAPC TVers then that'd be excellent. Again email me at the above address and I will attempt to sort out what levels of equipment we have and division the labour amongst the many, many of you who will volunteer. Regards Mark -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating | 'Sufficiently Advanced Technology'
Ye Olde Perl[e] Mo[u]ngeurs Of Londinium Worshoppe Schedule of Events
Hear ye. Hear ye. To all Mo[u]guers Perl[e], to my Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, to all denziens throughout the lands of faire Albion, upon whose shores waves of grace are blessed, I give thee pause to taketh note. At this location, upon this time, and at a place well suited to thee for communication oft, and with, internets blessed, thou canst find the [proposed] Schedule of Events, for the Workshoppe of Londinium to be held on Saturday, the twenty-ninth day of November in this year of our Lord two thousand and eight. Thy attention is turneth to: http://www.markkeating.me.uk/lpw2008/Schedule.pdf If thou wisheth to raise a concern then at thy pleasure, though perhaps to some otherwise non dream't of consternation, address they words to mdk(at)shadowcat.co.uk, where no doubt they shall be read upon, remarketh upon and then shredded and fed to a cat.[1] If thou seeketh to complain then simply follow these three steps: First: writeth thy complaint on finest Egyptium Vellum using a quill from the Scottish Sea eagle in thine own blood, affixing a seal made from gristle of your own flesh. Second: Assign one of thy lesser servants to tarry to Lord Gregory (head of l.pm)[2] and seeketh from him the secret addresses wherein the dark masters who control the secret writings of Perl[e] dwell. Third: Stuff they complaint down the throat of a freshly slaughtered goat and cast it upon the sacrificial pyre while recounting sixteen of thy favourite memes backwards into a mirror. Thy complaint shouldst then reach the correct Seraphim who shalt wing it to its rightful home. Thy thanks as always shower me with much greatness. Mark [1] I will of course read them and do all I can to aid, and/or assist your query. [2] Please don't really bother Greg, well not until the day of the conference at least, and then only after he has quaffed at least five fine ales. -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating | 'Sufficiently Advanced Technology'
[ANNOUNCE] LPW: Call for Papers
So it is just before 16:00 on Friday 10th October and I should be warning you all that you only have 8hrs remaining to put in your submissions for papers... But In usual conference style (and in memory of all those fake curtain calls so beloved by bands the world over), here is the fake encore. You have until Midnight (GMT) on Monday 13th October to submit a proposal. you guessed it might happen and it did, so go away, feel smug, don't feel smug, as long as you come up with a proposal and submit it. Lightning talks are especially welcome. Kind regards Mark -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating | 'Sufficiently Advanced Technology'
[ANNOUNCE] On ye subjecte principal to the submission of talkies
Dearest Perle Mo[u]ngers of Londinium incl. surrounding acclimes, It is my auspicious honour, yet alwith dubious in fortuity, to announce the final week in the first part for the submission of, and pertaining to, talks of quality variable in length for the occassion of the Londinium Perle Workshoppe of Two Thousand and Eight. Your participation is assumed and forthwith hounds shall be gathered for the bones of dissenters and absentees to be cast unto. I thank you for your kind attention. Mark -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating | 'Sufficiently Advanced Technology'
LPW 2008::Call for Sponsors
To all the great and good in the land... The 2008 London Perl Workshop, to be held on the 29th November at Westminster University's New Cavendish Campus, is once more calling for sponsors. Why Sponsor? The London Perl Workshop is a free event in which members of the Perl community can come together and enjoy a great selection of talks, a cacophony of advice from various luminaries and an atmosphere of tranquility(1) for gentle, and often bearded, folk. This is your chance to show yourselves to that captive audience(2), to embrace them(3), or just to remind them that you continue in your support of this wide and diverse community. What can I sponsor? What have you got? Sponsorship of the LPW is a free choice. As is the manner of your sponsorship. For more ideas please talk to Mark Keating, email to m.keating(at)shadowcat.co.uk What do we offer? 1. Text and link on the sponsors page (you to supply); 2. Thank-you in the closing address; 3. Ten minute slot to discuss yourselves if wanted (tbc); 4. Full page on the workshop wiki to fill with whatever you like :) ; 5. The chance to promote yourselves as connected to the London (and wider) Perl community; 6. A lot of love and respect from the organisers and attendees. Thanks for reading. Mark Keating (Workshop Organiser) (1) Okay maybe not tranquility, in fact definitely not tranquility as there are too many Daves per square mile for that. (2) Cages can be supplied. (3) No physical contact required, though this can be arranged if requested with a suitably lubricated Greg. -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating | 'Sufficiently Advanced Technology'
LPW::Call for Proposals
Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye, My Lords, Ladies, Gentlemen, and Daves of Olde Londinium Towne. Once more it is my pleasure, nay even my delight, to call to ye for lectures, presentations, discussions or even trivia and hyperbole upon the language known to thee as Perl[e] and the subject of Perl[e] 10 (ten or tenth, thine owne choice). So, good people, attend thineself with hasteless persipacity to the matter of submissions of proposals, good and proper, being of length already described. The closing date of the tenth day of October in the year of our Lord two thousand and eight, looms forever closer, and the black waters of despair to late entrants denied draws richer. I thank ye for thy attentive soul. Mark -- Mark Keating BA (Hons) | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder Managing Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited Director/Secretary | Enlightened Perl Organisation http://www.shadowcat.co.uk | http://www.enlightenedperl.org http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating | 'Sufficiently Advanced Technology'
