Re: NPW 2010 proposal

Hola,

My point was that:

- NPW is aimed at local community, users and sponsors

So we can have a NPW in Baltikum no problem, it is simply a matter of =20=

JFID.

But at the same time I want to emphasize that it is just a workshop =20
and any other party can organize a NPW in 2010 in addition if the =20
local user base and potential organizers feel like it, so perhaps it =20
is time to remove the year identifier from the name and refer to: NPW =20=

<city>.

I am afraid that we are creating a new YAPC, which was never the idea. =20=

Workshop used to be the general label for these non-YAPC mini =20
conferences.

The annual scheduling has been good at helping us to keep continuity, =20=

but expending the area, so we now look at: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, =20
Finland, Iceland and Baltikum - will give us at hard time building a =20
foundation for continuity for local groups and users. So perhaps the =20
NPW tag should just be set free and anybody can organize a NPW.

We could also stick to the annual round-robin scheme and then =20
organizers would have to wait their turn or local organizers should =20
organize something else, like hackathons etc.

NPW is becoming a good brand and we just need to keep the brand alive =20=

- also locally.

jonasbn

On 15/05/2009, at 13.00, Salve J Nilsen wrote:

> Jonas Br=F8ms=F8 Nielsen said:
>> I am actually more keen on the idea of a Baltic Perl Workshop, =20
>> traveling between the 3 countries. I am not saying that we will not =20=

>> promote it and a lot of people will probably attend.
>
> I'd love to see NPW include the Baltic states.
>
> I got the impression that the Baltics are quite interested in moving =20=

> closer to the nordic countries, and with the long history they have =20=

> with especially Finland, Sweden and Denmark, I think it would be =20
> nice to let them arrange a Nordic Perl Workshop. Let's welcome them =20=

> into the community with open arms. :)
>
> Of course, if the locals (should we find someone willing) rather =20
> would call it a Baltic Perl Workshop, I think that's fine too. But =20
> saying they can't call it NPW because of some old history or notion =20=

> of what's "Nordic" just reeks old-school (cold war) politics, IMO.
>
> But in the end, the locals who organize such an event should make =20
> the decision themselves, and if they would like to use the NPW name, =20=

> we should allow it.
>
> We made a rule that NPW should be in the Nordic countries, and we =20
> can change this rule just as easy as we can make it.
>
>
> - Salve
>
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> is near! :)