Fwd: [Conferences] YAPC::EU::2009 Newsletter #1 - Theme, Dates, Venue and other useful information

[Greg McCarroll]

it's a start, but roll on issue #2 with the exact dates :-)

also, as a reminder LPW is just over a week away (Sat 29th).

G.

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> From: "José Castro" <cogurov at gmail.com>
> Date: 21 November 2008 14:15:08 GMT
> To: "Discussion about YAPC conferences" <conferences at yapceurope.org>
> Subject: [Conferences] YAPC::EU::2009 Newsletter #1 - Theme, Dates,  
> Venue and other useful information
> Reply-To: Discussion about YAPC conferences <conferences at yapceurope.org 
> >
>
> YAPC::EU::2009 Newsletter #1 - Theme, Dates, Venue and other useful  
> information
>
> Greetings, and welcome to the very first YAPC::EU::2009 newsletter.
>
> In this issue:
>
>  - Conference theme
>  - (Tentative) Dates and Venue
>  - The lookout for sponsors
>  - Communication means
>
> So let's get started:
>
>
>  - Conference theme: Corporate Perl
>
>     Next year's YAPC::EU theme is "Corporate Perl".
>
>     "Corporate Perl" is not about guys in suits showing off their  
> products (although suits are very welcomed, as they've always been).
>
>     "Corporate Perl" is about how and why Perl is being used in the  
> big companies.
>
>     How many of us have heard of Wall Street companies using Perl?
>
>     How many of us have heard of Perl-ran companies with teams of  
> hundreds of developers?
>
>     How many of us have heard of Perl systems making billions of  
> dollars every year?
>
>     How many of us have *heard* about this?
>
>     How many of us have *seen* it?
>
>     The time has come.
>
>     The time to show the world how well Perl is doing, how alive it  
> is, and how bright and shinny the community is thriving, has come.
>
>     Granted, we won't be able to bring in every single company using  
> Perl to the event, but if you consider that some of the people  
> working at these places already attend YAPCs, all we really need to  
> do is convince them to walk on stage and tell the world what they're  
> doing with Perl.
>
>     We can barely wait.
>
>
>
>  - (Tentative) Dates and Venue
>
>     We finally found the right venue.
>
>     There's been meetings, phone calls, SMSs, emails, and faxes  
> involved, but it seems we made it.
>
>     We're currently waiting for the official confirmation (we  
> already have the unofficial confirmation). We were waiting to get  
> the paperwork on our side to let the world know the details, but we  
> decided not to make you wait any longer.
>
>     The conference should be held from the 3rd to the 5th of August  
> 2009, at FCUL (Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon), and  
> as soon as we get the official papers, we'll share that information  
> with you.
>
>     Yes, we realize the conference will run from a Monday to a  
> Wednesday. Trust us on this one.
>
>     Yes, we realize the conference will be held on the first week of  
> August. There were a lot of issues that prevented us from selecting  
> different dates. As much work as we've put into this, it's always  
> hard to ensure we get everything we want.
>
>     Here's a short teaser of the venue: http://yapceurope2009.org/ye2009/ads.html#4 
> .
>
>     More on this subject in the near future.
>
>
>
>  - New website
>
>     We have a new and clean website, which we hope appeals more to  
> the theme of Corporate Perl.
>
>     You can browse what we have so far and pre-register at http://www.yapceurope2009.org/ 
> .
>
>     We'd like to call your attention to the logo of the conference,  
> which is a Perlish version of the Portuguese coat of arms (as  
> suggested by brian d foy at the last YAPC::EU and selected by the  
> attendees of that conference);
>
>
>
>  - On the lookout for sponsors
>
>     We need money.
>
>     Well, not us, the conference.
>
>     There's no way we can put up a conference like this without  
> money, and you can help us.
>
>     How?
>
>     Talk to your company. Put them in contact with us.
>
>     We'll be speaking to a lot of companies in the months to come  
> about sponsoring the event, but if you feel your company can help,  
> please let us know.
>
>     Sponsoring the event has several benefits, such as a number of  
> free entries to the conference, advertisement, and others.
>
>     Help us put together the best YAPC::EU possible.
>
>
>
>  - Communication means
>
>     We plan on being in touch with you (ir)regularly until the  
> conference takes place.
>
>     We'll be posting on the website, sending emails to the conferences at yapceurope.org 
>  mailing list, and posting small updates on our Twitter, Jaiku, and  
> Pownce accounts (we also have a FriendFeed account that receives  
> whatever we post on Twitter).
>
>     There's also a feed of videocasts available at http://vimeo.com/user947461/videos/rss 
> , where we'll post all the videos made by the organization.
>
>     Feel free to spread the word. We appreciate that.
>
>
>
> Feel free to contact us at organizers at yapceurope2009.org for  
> anything conference related.
>
>
> See you at the next newsletter,
>
> cog and ambs
>
>
> In our next newsletter:
>
>  - the confirmation of the dates (we hope; we're really working hard  
> on this one)
>  - our first sponsors
>  - some travel tips and information
>  - and more
>
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