Mark Keating
2018-06-08 10:06:04 UTC
*
*
**W*elcome to the first newsletter as we countdown to the Perl
Conference in Glasgow 2018
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/]. It is only 11 weeks
until the conference begins so if you are late in submitting a talk,
booking a hotel, arranging travel or securing your conference ticket
then it is probably time to do that.*
*
ABOUT
The conference will be held over five days between 13-17th August 2018
at the Studio in the centre of Glasgow
[http://studiovenues.co.uk/venues/glasgow/]. The first two days will be
taken up with workshops and training (detailed below) and then 3 days of
the main conference.
The call for workshops has closed and we have secured our speakers and
events. The call for talks (short, long and lightning) is still open
until 30th June so go and submit a talk proposal now. The organisers
have been accepting talks throughout the year and will continue to do so
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/newtalk].
The Perl Conference is a volunteer run event which means we rely on you
to help boost the collective experience. Please make sure to add details
to the wiki of when you are arriving and departing and staying (though
only if you wish to and you can alter and remove this data at any time)
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/wiki]. If you want to
help out at this yearâs event then please donât hesitate to contact Mark
or Rick as soon as possible (we are always looking for help). We would
particularly love people who have some spare time to help us with
promoting the event (including social media management and outreach) and
in organising talks and proposals and liaising with speakers.
The wiki also contains details of BoF sessions and some of the talks
alongside a growing collection of helpful advice of:
* places to stay
[https://www.visitscotland.com/destinations-maps/glasgow/accommodation/];
* travel [https://peoplemakeglasgow.com/visiting/getting-around -
https://www.scotrail.co.uk/plan-your-journey/timetables-and-routes]
* tourism
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/wiki?node=BeATourist].
Please note that there is a major sporting event the week before the
conference and an International Band Festival following so hotels in the
centre of Glasgow are starting to fill up. However there are a large
number of surrounding regions that are all within a short rail or bus
journey. Glasgow has an extensive public transport system so check out
the timetables and routes. If you are a keen camper the beautiful shores
of Loch Lomond at 30 minutes away by car or 45 minutes by train and metro.
KEYNOTE
Our first keynote speaker was announced as Ruth Holloway (GeekRuthie) In
her presentations, Ruth Holloway shows you her own life and heart with
humor and passion. With thirty years of experience in the technology
trade, she has developed her skills in many technologies, while becoming
a student of humanity.
Ruth epitomises the very essence of a community leader bringing
humility, understanding and insight with a range of technical skills and
social understanding. These are aspects that see her respected as a
speaker, writer and advocate of diversity and inclusion.
WORKSHOPS
Crash course - Using databases with DBIx::Class
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/talk/7408]
By Andrew Solomon (âillyâ)
Date: Monday, 13 August 2018 13:30
Duration: 240 minutes
Target audience: Intermediate
Language: English
DBIx::Class is a database framework (a.k.a "Object Relational Mapping"
or "ORM") which presents the data as objects and keeps SQL at
arm's-length. In this class I'll show you how to use DBIx::Class to make
your code easier (and more pleasant) to maintain.
For this course you should be comfortable writing Perl and SQL. As soon
as you sign-up for this course I'll give you a 3 month enrolment in
Geekuni's online Perl Essentials course so that you can be sure you're
on top of Perl and ready for class!
Crash course - Object Oriented Perl 5
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/talk/7407]
By Andrew Solomon (âillyâ)
Date: Monday, 13 August 2018 09:30
Duration: 240 minutes
Target audience: Intermediate
Language: English
Although Perl is famous for its powerful one-liners and quirky syntax,
there's also an extensive framework for fully-fledged OO programming.
In this half day class I'll introduce OO programming then take you from
the built-in 'bless' through to Moo and Moose frameworks together with
types, inheritance, roles and the object lifecycle.
The only requirement is that you're comfortable with non-OO Perl
programming. To make sure of that, as soon as you sign-up for this
course I'll give you a 3 month enrolment in Geekuni's online Perl
Essentials course which has everything you need to know for this class.
I don't want to be an asshole anymore.
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/talk/7353]
By Mark Prather (âTrg404â)
Date: Monday, 13 August 2018 09:30
Duration: 480 minutes
Target audience: Any
Language: English
A three-part course focused on getting your internal outlook correct,
how to approach dealing with others, and follow up to help solve
problems. I will condense a plethora of reading and give cited examples
on each process to help people understand where the message they are
trying to convey is getting lost and help them to better facilitate
their conversations with others.
With 4 years experience working with programmers in soft skills coaching
role I have seen these techniques work and want to pass them on to make
the community a better place to be in.
Web Site Tune-Up - Improve Your Googlejuice
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/talk/7237]
By Dave Cross (âdavorgâ)
Date: Tuesday, 14 August 2018 09:30
Duration: 240 minutes
Target audience: Any
Language: English
Warning: Perl Free Zone!
Most of us have web sites. And for most of those web sites, success
means getting more visitors visit it. And that means getting better
ranking in Google. And that means SEO.
You can spend hours poring over spreadsheets of keywords that you want
your web site to rank for. But there's another side to SEO. There are a
number of relatively simple tweaks you can make to your site in order to
make it more attractive to Google. Over the course of three hours, we
will cover some of these.
The Professional Programmer
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/talk/7241]
By Dave Cross (âdavorgâ)
Date: Tuesday, 14 August 2018 13:30
Duration: 240 minutes
Target audience: Any
Language: English
Being a successful professional programmer isn't just about being good
at programming. There are plenty of other skills that a programmer
should have and in this three-hour session, Dave Cross (who, despite
appearances to the contrary, has been doing this for thirty years) will
explain some of them to you.
Introduction to Perl 6
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/talk/7239]
By DrForr
Date: Tuesday, 14 August 2018 09:30
Duration: 480 minutes
Target audience: Any
Language: English
Starting from one-liners like 'Hello, world!' Jeffrey explores all of
the programming styles that Perl 6 has on offer, from basic procedural
programming to object-oriented style, aspect-oriented, functional
programming, and even logic programming. From the basics of sigils (the
signs that so many scratch their heads over) and context, you'll banish
lazy evaluation, march through infinite lists, and stalk the wild
hyperoperators. Jeffrey introduces simple variables and user I/O by way
of a guessing game.
You'll walk out of the tutorial with a solid grasp of the fundamentals
of Perl 6 and an exposure to what lies beyond the world of basic scripting.
SPONSORS
We have already secured a number of amazing sponsors who have joined us
for this yearâs event. However we would like to have more people
involved so that we can host even more events and bring a higher quality
conference for all attendees.
We have a sponsorship portfolio that is available to any sponsor who
wants to be involved with the event but today I would like to mention
the other ways you can sponsor. A good conference has fringe benefits,
the chance to share your projects and passions, the chance to promote
your business, project, group or organisation. The chance to become more
involved with the community.
This year we would love to see organisations connected to Perl, and also
not connected directly, come to our event and join in the fun. As a
technical community we are not defined by one passion and nor should we
constrain ourselves to it. Let us broaden our experience and let those
who wish to display breadth come along and join us.
So if you know a project, organisation or group who want to be involved
then point them at Rick or Mark. If you would like to sponsor the event
in some fashion then contact us as soon as possible so we can work it
out and get your idea into the public domain and move forwards.
Note that we also invite any Perl company or FOSS project to send us
their marketing material and promotional items for display and
distribution at the event. So if you are a member of, or connected to an
organisation seeking to further its presence get them in touch with us
as soon as possible.
Thatâs all from this introductory Newsletter, please keep a close eye on
the conference News Page for any latest developments and I will be
talking to you again soon. I hope to see you at the event in August.
Mark Keating
[The âDamned Foolâ who appears to be in charge of this!]
P.s. If you know of a mailing list or location this newsletter could be
posted to further its reach please help us by re-posting.
Thanks-in-advance [mdk].
COLLECTED LINKS
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/]: Main Site
[http://studiovenues.co.uk/venues/glasgow/]: The Venue
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/newtalk]: Submit a Talk
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/wiki]: View the Wiki
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/talk/7239]: Introduction
to Perl 6
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/talk/7241]: The
Professional Programmer
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/talk/7237]: Web Site
Tune-Up - Improve Your Googlejuice
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/talk/7353]: I don't want
to be an asshole anymore.
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/talk/7407]: Crash course
- Object Oriented Perl 5
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/wiki?node=Growing%20your%20Perl%20Team%20BOF]:
Growing your Perl Team
[https://peoplemakeglasgow.com/visiting/getting-around]: Getting Around
Glasgow
[https://www.scotrail.co.uk/plan-your-journey/timetables-and-routes]:
Scotrail Timetables
[https://www.visitscotland.com/destinations-maps/glasgow/accommodation/]:
Accommodation in and around Glasgow
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/wiki?node=Amanda%20Palmer%20BOF]:
Amanda Palmer BoF
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/wiki?node=BeATourist]:
Tourist Things
*
--
Mark Keating | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder
Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited
Enlightened Perl Organisation
Lancaster and Morecambe Makers
FLOSSUK (UKUUG Limited)
Community Contributor | The Perl Foundation
Enlightened Perl Organisation
Lancaster and Morecambe Makers
FLOSSUK
Digital Lancaster
Independent Lancaster
Lancaster Hour
Ethical Small Trader's Association
Social Links | http://shadow.cat/blog/mark-keating/
http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
@shadowcat_mdk
Shadowcat Systems Limited
Is a Company registered in England and Wales.
Company address: The Barracks, White Cross, South Road, Lancaster, LA1 4XQ.
Company Registration Number: 05420396.
Company VAT Number: 868 9313 71
Disclaimer
This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use
of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of
the author and do not necessarily represent those of Shadowcat Systems Limited.
If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based
upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you
have received this email in error immediately and do not disclose the contents to anyone or
make copies thereof.
*
**W*elcome to the first newsletter as we countdown to the Perl
Conference in Glasgow 2018
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/]. It is only 11 weeks
until the conference begins so if you are late in submitting a talk,
booking a hotel, arranging travel or securing your conference ticket
then it is probably time to do that.*
*
ABOUT
The conference will be held over five days between 13-17th August 2018
at the Studio in the centre of Glasgow
[http://studiovenues.co.uk/venues/glasgow/]. The first two days will be
taken up with workshops and training (detailed below) and then 3 days of
the main conference.
The call for workshops has closed and we have secured our speakers and
events. The call for talks (short, long and lightning) is still open
until 30th June so go and submit a talk proposal now. The organisers
have been accepting talks throughout the year and will continue to do so
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/newtalk].
The Perl Conference is a volunteer run event which means we rely on you
to help boost the collective experience. Please make sure to add details
to the wiki of when you are arriving and departing and staying (though
only if you wish to and you can alter and remove this data at any time)
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/wiki]. If you want to
help out at this yearâs event then please donât hesitate to contact Mark
or Rick as soon as possible (we are always looking for help). We would
particularly love people who have some spare time to help us with
promoting the event (including social media management and outreach) and
in organising talks and proposals and liaising with speakers.
The wiki also contains details of BoF sessions and some of the talks
alongside a growing collection of helpful advice of:
* places to stay
[https://www.visitscotland.com/destinations-maps/glasgow/accommodation/];
* travel [https://peoplemakeglasgow.com/visiting/getting-around -
https://www.scotrail.co.uk/plan-your-journey/timetables-and-routes]
* tourism
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/wiki?node=BeATourist].
Please note that there is a major sporting event the week before the
conference and an International Band Festival following so hotels in the
centre of Glasgow are starting to fill up. However there are a large
number of surrounding regions that are all within a short rail or bus
journey. Glasgow has an extensive public transport system so check out
the timetables and routes. If you are a keen camper the beautiful shores
of Loch Lomond at 30 minutes away by car or 45 minutes by train and metro.
KEYNOTE
Our first keynote speaker was announced as Ruth Holloway (GeekRuthie) In
her presentations, Ruth Holloway shows you her own life and heart with
humor and passion. With thirty years of experience in the technology
trade, she has developed her skills in many technologies, while becoming
a student of humanity.
Ruth epitomises the very essence of a community leader bringing
humility, understanding and insight with a range of technical skills and
social understanding. These are aspects that see her respected as a
speaker, writer and advocate of diversity and inclusion.
WORKSHOPS
Crash course - Using databases with DBIx::Class
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/talk/7408]
By Andrew Solomon (âillyâ)
Date: Monday, 13 August 2018 13:30
Duration: 240 minutes
Target audience: Intermediate
Language: English
DBIx::Class is a database framework (a.k.a "Object Relational Mapping"
or "ORM") which presents the data as objects and keeps SQL at
arm's-length. In this class I'll show you how to use DBIx::Class to make
your code easier (and more pleasant) to maintain.
For this course you should be comfortable writing Perl and SQL. As soon
as you sign-up for this course I'll give you a 3 month enrolment in
Geekuni's online Perl Essentials course so that you can be sure you're
on top of Perl and ready for class!
Crash course - Object Oriented Perl 5
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/talk/7407]
By Andrew Solomon (âillyâ)
Date: Monday, 13 August 2018 09:30
Duration: 240 minutes
Target audience: Intermediate
Language: English
Although Perl is famous for its powerful one-liners and quirky syntax,
there's also an extensive framework for fully-fledged OO programming.
In this half day class I'll introduce OO programming then take you from
the built-in 'bless' through to Moo and Moose frameworks together with
types, inheritance, roles and the object lifecycle.
The only requirement is that you're comfortable with non-OO Perl
programming. To make sure of that, as soon as you sign-up for this
course I'll give you a 3 month enrolment in Geekuni's online Perl
Essentials course which has everything you need to know for this class.
I don't want to be an asshole anymore.
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/talk/7353]
By Mark Prather (âTrg404â)
Date: Monday, 13 August 2018 09:30
Duration: 480 minutes
Target audience: Any
Language: English
A three-part course focused on getting your internal outlook correct,
how to approach dealing with others, and follow up to help solve
problems. I will condense a plethora of reading and give cited examples
on each process to help people understand where the message they are
trying to convey is getting lost and help them to better facilitate
their conversations with others.
With 4 years experience working with programmers in soft skills coaching
role I have seen these techniques work and want to pass them on to make
the community a better place to be in.
Web Site Tune-Up - Improve Your Googlejuice
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/talk/7237]
By Dave Cross (âdavorgâ)
Date: Tuesday, 14 August 2018 09:30
Duration: 240 minutes
Target audience: Any
Language: English
Warning: Perl Free Zone!
Most of us have web sites. And for most of those web sites, success
means getting more visitors visit it. And that means getting better
ranking in Google. And that means SEO.
You can spend hours poring over spreadsheets of keywords that you want
your web site to rank for. But there's another side to SEO. There are a
number of relatively simple tweaks you can make to your site in order to
make it more attractive to Google. Over the course of three hours, we
will cover some of these.
The Professional Programmer
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/talk/7241]
By Dave Cross (âdavorgâ)
Date: Tuesday, 14 August 2018 13:30
Duration: 240 minutes
Target audience: Any
Language: English
Being a successful professional programmer isn't just about being good
at programming. There are plenty of other skills that a programmer
should have and in this three-hour session, Dave Cross (who, despite
appearances to the contrary, has been doing this for thirty years) will
explain some of them to you.
Introduction to Perl 6
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/talk/7239]
By DrForr
Date: Tuesday, 14 August 2018 09:30
Duration: 480 minutes
Target audience: Any
Language: English
Starting from one-liners like 'Hello, world!' Jeffrey explores all of
the programming styles that Perl 6 has on offer, from basic procedural
programming to object-oriented style, aspect-oriented, functional
programming, and even logic programming. From the basics of sigils (the
signs that so many scratch their heads over) and context, you'll banish
lazy evaluation, march through infinite lists, and stalk the wild
hyperoperators. Jeffrey introduces simple variables and user I/O by way
of a guessing game.
You'll walk out of the tutorial with a solid grasp of the fundamentals
of Perl 6 and an exposure to what lies beyond the world of basic scripting.
SPONSORS
We have already secured a number of amazing sponsors who have joined us
for this yearâs event. However we would like to have more people
involved so that we can host even more events and bring a higher quality
conference for all attendees.
We have a sponsorship portfolio that is available to any sponsor who
wants to be involved with the event but today I would like to mention
the other ways you can sponsor. A good conference has fringe benefits,
the chance to share your projects and passions, the chance to promote
your business, project, group or organisation. The chance to become more
involved with the community.
This year we would love to see organisations connected to Perl, and also
not connected directly, come to our event and join in the fun. As a
technical community we are not defined by one passion and nor should we
constrain ourselves to it. Let us broaden our experience and let those
who wish to display breadth come along and join us.
So if you know a project, organisation or group who want to be involved
then point them at Rick or Mark. If you would like to sponsor the event
in some fashion then contact us as soon as possible so we can work it
out and get your idea into the public domain and move forwards.
Note that we also invite any Perl company or FOSS project to send us
their marketing material and promotional items for display and
distribution at the event. So if you are a member of, or connected to an
organisation seeking to further its presence get them in touch with us
as soon as possible.
Thatâs all from this introductory Newsletter, please keep a close eye on
the conference News Page for any latest developments and I will be
talking to you again soon. I hope to see you at the event in August.
Mark Keating
[The âDamned Foolâ who appears to be in charge of this!]
P.s. If you know of a mailing list or location this newsletter could be
posted to further its reach please help us by re-posting.
Thanks-in-advance [mdk].
COLLECTED LINKS
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/]: Main Site
[http://studiovenues.co.uk/venues/glasgow/]: The Venue
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/newtalk]: Submit a Talk
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/wiki]: View the Wiki
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/talk/7239]: Introduction
to Perl 6
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/talk/7241]: The
Professional Programmer
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/talk/7237]: Web Site
Tune-Up - Improve Your Googlejuice
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/talk/7353]: I don't want
to be an asshole anymore.
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/talk/7407]: Crash course
- Object Oriented Perl 5
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/wiki?node=Growing%20your%20Perl%20Team%20BOF]:
Growing your Perl Team
[https://peoplemakeglasgow.com/visiting/getting-around]: Getting Around
Glasgow
[https://www.scotrail.co.uk/plan-your-journey/timetables-and-routes]:
Scotrail Timetables
[https://www.visitscotland.com/destinations-maps/glasgow/accommodation/]:
Accommodation in and around Glasgow
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/wiki?node=Amanda%20Palmer%20BOF]:
Amanda Palmer BoF
[http://act.perlconference.org/tpc-2018-glasgow/wiki?node=BeATourist]:
Tourist Things
*
--
Mark Keating | Writer, Photographer, Cat-Herder
Director | Shadowcat Systems Limited
Enlightened Perl Organisation
Lancaster and Morecambe Makers
FLOSSUK (UKUUG Limited)
Community Contributor | The Perl Foundation
Enlightened Perl Organisation
Lancaster and Morecambe Makers
FLOSSUK
Digital Lancaster
Independent Lancaster
Lancaster Hour
Ethical Small Trader's Association
Social Links | http://shadow.cat/blog/mark-keating/
http://linkedin.com/in/markkeating
@shadowcat_mdk
Shadowcat Systems Limited
Is a Company registered in England and Wales.
Company address: The Barracks, White Cross, South Road, Lancaster, LA1 4XQ.
Company Registration Number: 05420396.
Company VAT Number: 868 9313 71
Disclaimer
This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended solely for the use
of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of
the author and do not necessarily represent those of Shadowcat Systems Limited.
If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based
upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you believe you
have received this email in error immediately and do not disclose the contents to anyone or
make copies thereof.