>>>>> "TM" == Tom Metro <[email protected]> writes:
TM> Bill Ricker wrote: >> Two talks, two days, two months, two colleges. >> Harvard HCS 3/31 5:30 Science D >> MIT SIPB 4/1 4:30pm room 34-101 TM> I take it both talks are open to the public. i have no real info on either talk. i still can't get sipb (and i have talked/emailed to them) to post a stupid page about it. i wonder if it will be attended well at all with the lack of obvious promotion. TM> I was wondering if there was a group consensus as to which talk most TM> Boston.pm-ers will attend. It appears Uri is pushing for the MIT one, TM> and with the idea of promoting a YAPC at MIT, that makes sense. i am not pushing either, i just can only attend the mit one as i will be flying back that morning! and the yapc plug is a separate issue that i am trying to put in there. TM> I presume the content of both talks will be essentially the same. my guess is they are the same. this is the 'academic' tour to get perl more exposure in that world. i expect a lot of perl6 stuff and larry's trademark wit and wisdom. perl5 isn't academically sexy and perl6 is academic porn! :) TM> Federico said, "this is one of the largest amphitheater classes TM> Harvard has..." suggesting that it shouldn't be hard to get a TM> seat. Anyone know how the MIT venue compares? i know the room and it is decently sized. prolly a few hundred can fit (250+ i bet). but again, no promotion that i can find. TM> I suspect parking is going to be a pain at either location, given that TM> the talks fall in or near business hours. (I don't recall the switch TM> over time, but MIT lots probably aren't open to non-MIT people that TM> early in the day.) Any parking suggestions? Anyone have a parking TM> permit for either location or a business in the area and want to TM> carpool? good question and i have no answer. there are meters around there but they may only be 1 hour. TM> On a site note, should one of us mention these talks over on the BLU TM> list? There are some casual Perl followers over there that show up for TM> the more noteworthy talks. i would go for it. same with bblisa. uri -- Uri Guttman ------ [email protected] -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- Free Perl Training --- http://perlhunter.com/college.html --------- --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com --------- _______________________________________________ Boston-pm mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
