On Fri, Oct 5, 2018 at 1:43 AM Bill Ricker <bill.n1vux at gmail.com> wrote:
> Mark Fowler, "Perl Advent Calendar Redux" > > For the October 9 gathering of Boston Perl Mongers we'll be hosted by > MaxMind <http://www.maxmind.com/> in Waltham, instead of our usual MIT > location. Our speaker will be Mark Fowler. > > (Boston.PM is happy to accept this offer of hosting from MaxMind, and > would welcome hosting offers from other organizations in Eastern MA. It > gives those who live further West or otherwise are unable/unwilling to > travel to the city a chance to attend. > > We're also looking for presenters. You don't have to travel to Boston. > Remote presenters welcome. Have a module you want to promote, or a > conference talk you'd like to "beta test" or give again, see our presenter's > guide <https://boston.pm.org/wiki/Presenters_Guide>.) > About the talk: > > A resource for beginners and advanced Perl users alike, the Perl Advent > calendar features humorous stories featuring Santa's Elves and the fun they > have with Perl. This talk will talk about all the exciting things that > occurred in last year's calendar. Somewhat akin to twenty four two minute > lighting talks, it'll expose you to a wide range of topics. > > (Boston.pm's Jerrad Pierce was the first Perl Advent interregnum editor > after Mark's inaugural stint. We've not been involved in the 2nd > interregnum or the Restoration, so it will be very good to hear this!) > > Location details: > > 14 Spring St, Waltham, MA 02451 > > > <https://www.google.com/maps/place/42%C2%B022'36.3%22N+71%C2%B014'20.5%22W/@42.3765244,-71.2385105,17z/>Free > parking across the street. > (Sign on lot includes "MaxMind".) (Note: Building is not ADA modernized; 3rd floor by stairs. Apologies if this changes plans; our usual site at MIT is fully accessible next month.) It's accessible from the Express Bus / Bus network and short walk from > Commuter Rail (transit map > <https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=42.3767&mlon=-71.2390&zoom=17#map=17/42.37670/-71.23900&layers=T>), > or you can carpool with Bill from the city! > > General meeting info: > > Tech Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. > > Talk begins at 7:30. > > RSVP for count encouraged but not required, to bill.n1vux at gmail.com or > Boston-PM list <https://boston.pm.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists>, by 4pm Tuesday. > > About the Speaker > > Mark Fowler <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mfowler/> is a manager with > experience in running teams developing, maintaining, and improving > innovative internet based technologies, currently working for MaxMind > <http://www.maxmind.com/>, an industry-leading provider of IP > intelligence and online fraud detection tools.. He has a strong background > in programming and development, speaking at conferences, and writing > technical articles. Author/maintainer of 32 modules > <https://metacpan.org/author/MARKF> on CPAN. > > About Boston Perl Mongers > > Boston.pm <https://boston.pm.org/wiki/Main_Page> is the Boston chapter of > the international Perl Mongers <http://pm.org> collection of Perl > <http://www.perl.org> user groups, founded in 1998 > <https://boston.pm.org/wiki/BostonPMHistory>. The group welcomes anyone > to join our mailing list <https://boston.pm.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists> and > attend our meetings <https://boston.pm.org/wiki/Calendar>. We also > sometimes hang out in our IRC Room. <https://boston.pm.org/wiki/IRC_Room> > -- Bill Ricker RSVP to bill.n1vux at gmail.com call or email for ride from Boston/Cambridge if needed ... rides back should be no problem
