I wish, the next conj is recorded and videos are shared, for those, who cannot be there.
On Nov 1, 1:05 am, David Cabana <drcab...@gmail.com> wrote: > I recently filled out a survey asking what I thought of various > aspects of the Conj. The last question was a request for suggestions. > Frankly, the Conj exceeded my expectations, and I didn't have a good > suggestion for improving on it. So I threw in a half serious one that > everyone (not just the presenter) have a beer during the last talk. > > The morning, after some serious sleep, I had a better idea. Most of > you already know that Chas Emerick and the Relevance team made it > possible for Anthony Simpson, aka Raynes, to attend the Conj. If you > don't know the story, read about it > athttp://cemerick.com/2010/09/10/a-clojure-scholarship-lets-send-raynes... > and athttp://blog.acidrayne.net/?p=12 > > That was a lovely and gracious thing to do. Chas and the Relevance > team gave Raynes a great opportunity. And they gave the rest of us an > opportunity too. We can admire this act of generosity as a nice, > one-time story. Or we can choose to turn it into a tradition. Each > year we could send some deserving person who could not otherwise > attend to the Conj. > > I missed the chance to donate this time. By the time I read about > Chas' idea, it was a done deal. I would like the chance to help out > next time. Traditions are a fine thing, and we have been handed the > chance to start a great one. > > Maybe there are some down sides that I'm not seeing, but I think it's > worth talking about. What do you think? > > David -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
