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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-weight:normal"><b>Israel Perl Workshop (ILPW) 2013.</b></p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-weight:normal">Dates: <b>Purim, February 24th - 25h, 2013</b>.</p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-weight:normal">
Last year (2012),
we held a Perl workshop to promote Perl and FOSS (Free and Open
Source Software) which included talks on various and guests from
around the world. It was deemed very successful and we decided to organize another one: a bigger one!</p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-weight:normal">
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</p><p style="margin-bottom:0in;font-weight:normal">This year's
workshop will have a few changes, the highlights being:</p><ul><li>
It will be <b>two days long</b>.<br></li><li>
A very special gust: <b>Larry Wall</b>!!112</li><li>Low attendance fee.</li><li>Wider crowd / more attendees</li></ul><p>
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</p><p style="margin-bottom:0in"><u><b>Two days?</b></u></p>Yes! Well, not
exactly. A day and a half.<br><br>We've been
satisfied with the amount of talks in the previous workshop, but the
scheduled was rather tight, and we had to forgo some plans we had,
such as tutorials and a hackathon. We attempt to rectify that in the
next workshop.<br><br>We have yet to finalize the schedule, but we hope to use the additional half a day to incorporate hacking sessions and longer talks like tutorials.<br><br><u><b>Special guest: Larry Wall</b></u><br>
In Perl-land, the mark of a highly-successful event is one that includes the very man in charge of creating this language we enjoy immensely: Larry Wall. Larry visits many events, provides a fun and casual atmosphere along with deep knowledge, understanding, and a handful of humor. While Gloria Wall will be visiting us, she will drag Larry along with her.<br>
<br>We are excited and delighted to have Gloria and Larry join us for this event.<br><br><u><b>(Low) attendance fee:</b></u><br>Our previous event was free of charge, which sounds good in theory but in practice created many problems for us. Our main problem was having an accurate measure of attendance, which proved difficult once it was a simple click to approve attendance without having any requirement to actually show up.<br>
<br>While the event was very well received and enjoyed a large number of participants, it was difficult for us to gage our requirements and expenses. Also, for a larger event our current funding budget is still somewhat lacking. Having a low attendance fee will allow us to know better the number of attending persons and will give us another financial kick to have a smooth event.<br>
<br>The attendance fee will have the usual options of Personal, Corporate and the Early Bird Special.<br><br><u><b>Wider crowd:</b></u><br>ILPW2012 had eighty (80) attendees which is a rather fine number. This time, however, we intend to reach out to 120-150 people. One of the ways we intend to do so is to make the event more facilitating to other technologies that intersect with Perl, such as Web, Databases, System Administration (and DevOps), Gaming, and more.<br>
<br>We hope to host talks on various subjects and reach out to other communities to participate in the event and enrich us in subjects not necessarily strictly Perl.<br><br><u><b>Sponsoring:</b></u><br><br>So far we've secured kickstart funding from HaMakor organization, which is much appreciated. This will help us get in gear. We thank HaMakor for sponsoring and helping promote such events.<br>
<br><u><b>We need your help!</b></u><br><br>We could <b>really</b> use your help. While we have big plans, we are short-handed and will greatly appreciate any help you may be able to provide. If you want this event to be everything you're hoping for, you can make that a reality by pitching in and lending your hand.<br>
<br><b>Sponsorship:</b> We're still looking for more sponsors. You can help contact companies, inquiring about sponsorship opportunities.<br><br><b>Talks:</b> We're low on talks. If you've never spoken at an event, you're suitable! If you've done something cool/interesting/useful, you're suitable! If you do Perl and have some wisdom to share, you're suitable! If you would like to showcase modules (yours or not), you're suitable! Please contact us to submit a talk. We've flexible on subjects.<br>
<br><b>Publicity:</b> In order to reach a wider audience, we will need to take this on the road. And by “on the road”, we actually mean “on the internet”. This means contacting other groups, contacting websites and related news outlets, writing press releases and so on. A great event isn't great if nobody knows about it.<br>
<br>Please contact either Gabor Szabo (gabor AT szabgab DOT com) or Sawyer X (xsawyer AT cpan DOT org) to coordinate any and all efforts. We will also see you at the upcoming Tel Aviv Perl Mongers meetings, where we could exchange ideas in person. And lastly, the official <a href="http://www.perl.org.il">Israel.pm</a> <a href="http://mail.perl.org.il/mailman/listinfo/perl/">mailing list</a> is also a suitable place to discuss ideas.<br>
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