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March 18, 2003 Call for Venue "YAPC::Europe::2004 Conference"

While the Paris mongers are organizing the YAPC::Europe::2003 conference with enthusiasm, the "YAPC::Europe Committee" is already looking for candidates for the YAPC::Europe conference in 2004.

Any dedicated crew interested in organizing the YAPC::Europe conference in 2004 should send an informal application, stating their interest, to:

For general information about the venue requirements, check the YAPC::Venue module on CPAN, and talk to the organizers of YAPCs past.

So far the Belfast group has expressed an interest for YAPC::Europe::2004.

Norbert Gruener
Chair "YAPC::Europe" Committee

March 06, 2003 YAPC::Israel::2003 Moved / Presentation list is online

Due to technical reasons the Conference has to be moved to another location and date. The new location is in Haifa University the date is 11th of May 2003, one day earlier than planned.
More details at: http://www.perl.org.il/YAPC/2003/

We also have a preliminary list of presentations available:
http://www.perl.org.il/YAPC/2003/presentations.pasp

February 20, 2003 YAPC::NA::2003 Registration Open

I am pleased to announce that this years YAPC::NA being held in Boca Raton, Florida, USA has begun registration. You can register online at http://yapc.org/America/register.shtml. The CFP is online and abstracts can be submitted until March 15! Registration will last until June 9. As usual, space is limited so register early if you can.

More information is available on the YAPC::America website. Check there for updates, news, changes and details.

January 09, 2003 YAPC::NA::2003 Call For Proposals

I am pleased to announce that this years YAPC::NA will be held in Boca Raton, Florida, USA. The CFP is online and we are ready to start getting your abstracts! Conference pre-registration will begin on Feb. 1 and last until June 9. As usual, space is limited so register early if you can.

More information is available on the YAPC::America website. Check there for updates, news, changes and details.

December 01, 2002 YAPC::Israel::2003 Call For Proposals

The first YAPC::Israel in 2003 "Perl (is) in Business" will be a one day event. It will be held on May 12, 2003 (Monday) in the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot. Registration is open, and is for a cost of 250 NIS (~$48USD). Space is limited to 250 people, so register early!

A Call for Proposals is also in effect until January 4, 2003. All current information is available on the YAPC::Israel::2003 website, and updates will be posted here.

November 11, 2002 YAPC::Asia::Taiwan, Pre-Announcement

Taiwan has a large community of of Perl, PHP and Python users; but unlike Java or .Net, there is little corporate support of the community. The community's advocacy efforts have to play a leading role in introducing these "scripting languages" to the programming public. Unfortunately, there haven't yet been any major conventions or parties between these communities. Now there is!

You can read the full text of this pre-announcement. More details coming soon.

September 21, 2002 Call for 2003 Venues!

If you are interested in hosting YAPC::America::North in 2003, get your proposals in! Don't forget to check the venue requirements, the YAPC::Venue module on CPAN, and talk to the organizers of YAPCs past. The Perl Foundation aims to announce the venue in November 2002.

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