Re: NPW 2010 proposal

Hi Andrew,

IMHO you just need to remove the 2010 from the name (see my previous =20
mail). Then you are free to do whatever you want with the NPW concept. =20=

Meaning organize a Perl workshop in Baltikum whenever it pleases you =20
and feel free to use this list if you need assistance.

Any objections?

jonasbn

On 27/05/2009, at 13.24, Andrew Shitov wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Would you please let me ask if you have any standard procedure or such
> in terms of defining deadlines. I mean, I'd like to know when the
> proposal is marked as accepted or rejected.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Jonas Br=F8ms=F8 Nielsen
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 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 =20=

>> of 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 local =20
>> user base
>> and potential organizers feel like it, so perhaps it is time to =20
>> remove the
>> year identifier from the name and refer to: NPW <city>.
>>
>> I am afraid that we are creating a new YAPC, which was never the =20
>> idea.
>> 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 =20
>> continuity, 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 NPW tag =20
>> 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 organize =20
>> something
>> else, like hackathons etc.
>>
>> NPW is becoming a good brand and we just need to keep the brand =20
>> alive - 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 promote =20=

>>>> 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
>>> closer to the nordic countries, and with the long history they =20
>>> have with
>>> especially Finland, Sweden and Denmark, I think it would be nice =20
>>> to let them
>>> arrange a Nordic Perl Workshop. Let's welcome them into the =20
>>> 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 of what's =20=

>>> "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
>>>
>>> --
>>> #!/usr/bin/perl
>>> sub AUTOLOAD{$AUTOLOAD=3D~/.*::(\d+)/;seek(DATA,$1,0);print#  Salve =20=

>>> Joshua
>>> Nilsen
>>> getc DATA}$"=3D"'};&{'";@_=3Dunpack("C*",unpack("u*",':4@,$'.#
>>> <[email protected]>
>>> '2!--"5-(50P%$PL,!0X354UC-PP%/0\`'."\n"));eval "&{'@_'}";   =20
>>> __END__ is
>>> near! :)
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --=20
> Andrew Shitov
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