[ANNOUNCE] London Perl Workshop 2012: Announcement #1

[mascip]

Woops indeed, i didn't even notice that i was on the 2011 site. Sorry.


2012/5/23 Mark Keating <m.keating at shadowcat.co.uk>

> 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 <mascip at 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.keating at 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 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 be drinking your beer
> >> and food so expect cheering/noise)
> >>
> >> Marketing Sponsor (Sponsorship cost: tba, Minimum: 1 needed) as 'All
> >> Sponsors' plus:
> >> * Their Logo given prime position on the Conference banner (Larger and
> >> near the top)
> >> * Their logo on the front page of the conference booklet - as sponsor of
> >> the booklet
> >> * Principal promotion opportunities to be discussed with the sponsor
> >>
> >> As always if more than one companies wish to join together and have a
> >> room together 2*£250 minimum, they will both be allowed to brand the
> >> room with posters and the time slot will be shared. We are also open to
> >> discussing other ways to integrate your promotion and ideas into the
> >> conference. We would be delighted if you wish to attend or promote your
> >> company further, run job advertising/recruitment.
> >>
> >> If you wish to sponsor less than the "minimum" sponsorship we can
> >> discuss an appropriate package to suit your sponsorship. My intention is
> >> to begin promoting the event as soon as possible to maximise the
> >> exposure of the conference and of our sponsors.
> >>
> >> We will also accept small donations from the community and more
> >> information on this will follow in a later release.
> >>
> >> OUR SPONSORS
> >> We have several sponsors who have already joined us at this time:
> >>
> >> antibody MX
> >> Contributor towards the evening event (as always :) ).
> >> AntibodyMX provides a hosted antispam and antivirus email filtering
> >> service based entirely on a proven open source platform. Perl being one
> >> very important component. Users of the platform see a near-instant,
> >> near-total reduction in the amount of spam, phishing and malware content
> >> arriving at the mail server. AntibodyMX also provides onsite mail
> >> filtering, white-label filtering solutions to ISPs and will soon be
> >> launching CellMX, a filtering service for remote and mobile workers.
> >>
> >> Enlightened Perl Organisation
> >> The Enlightened Perl Organisation is dedicated to the promotion of Perl
> >> (in particular Raptor Perl or Perl 5) as a production language that is
> >> suited to an enterprise environment. The EPO will be providing banking
> >> and organisation facilities for the London Perl Workshop for the third
> >> year running.
> >>
> >> Magnum Solutions
> >> Magnum yearly run a free training course in the morning during the LPW.
> >> We are initially keeping this open to UoW students only, in order to
> >> help promote Perl to new audiences. For full information on Magnum's
> >> training courses please consult their website.
> >>
> >> Shadowcat Systems
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> University of Westminster
> >> As last year we are graciously being hosted by Department of Computer
> >> Science and Software Engineering (CSSE) at the University of
> >> Westminster. We cannot exaggerate how grateful we are for their support
> >> of Perl and Open Source in London.
> >>
> >> CONTACT
> >> Organisational contact: Mark at m.keating(at)shadowcat.co.uk
> >>
> >> Please email this text to any list you find appropriate.
> >>
> >> -mdk
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > mascip at gmail.com
> > http://lesrikikibians.fr
>
>


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