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YAPC::Europe Talks Accepted
June 23, 2010 – 8:49 AM
The YAPC::Europe organisers said that they would tell speakers which talks had been accepted on July 1st. Well, it seems that the excitement was too much for them and they decided to do it a week earlier. Yesterday I got...
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YAPC::Europe Talks
June 11, 2010 – 4:05 PM
The Call for Papers for YAPC::Europe closes in four days. If you're thinking of giving a talk in Pisa then this weekend would be a very good time to give it some serious thought. I proposed four talks last night....
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Marketing Perl at FOSDEM
February 19, 2010 – 1:04 PM
It's two weeks since I went to FOSDEM and I promised to write an article about what happened there. Better do that before I forget everything.Some time ago, Gabor applied for a Perl stand at this year's FOSDEM. The idea...
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FOSDEM
February 1, 2010 – 12:52 PM
This weekend is the annual FOSDEM conference in Brussels. I really enjoy FOSDEM but, for reasons I don't really understand, this will be the first time I've been since 2005. It will also be one of the rare occasions where...
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The "M" Word
December 6, 2009 – 6:52 PM
Yesterday was the London Perl Workshop. As always it was a fabulous day packed full of great talks about Perl. Thanks to the organisers for all the work they put in.I gave the keynote speech first thing in the morning....
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London Perl Workshop
November 19, 2009 – 1:24 PM
The London Perl Workshop is getting closer. It's on Saturday 5th December at the University of Westminster's Cavendish Street Campus (the same place it's been for the last few years).The schedule was announced a couple of days ago and,...
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YAPC::Europe 2009
August 6, 2009 – 8:35 PM
Today I travelled home from YAPC::Europe 2009 which was held in Lisbon. Readers of my other blog will know that I almost didn't get there at all. The return journey was far less stressful.On the weekend before the conference I...
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Send-a-Newbie
July 5, 2009 – 5:22 PM
The Send-a-Newbie project is the Perl community at its best. People with a bit of spare money have donated to a fund to send people to YAPC::Europe. Edmund von der Burg and a team of trusted helpers have counted the...
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What I'm Doing At YAPC::Europe
May 22, 2009 – 8:30 AM
I think I've now worked out all of the things that I'm doing at YAPC::Europe this year. It's turned into quite a list.The big news is that I'm giving a "Introductory Perl" training course over the weekend before the...
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YAPC Travel Plans
May 19, 2009 – 8:34 AM
On the offchance that anyone wants to travel at the same time, here are my travel plans for YAPC::Europe.Flying from Heathrow to Lisbon on BA502 on Friday 31st July. Leaving at 15:05 and arriving at 17:45.Staying in the Hotel Alif...
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