On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 1:43 AM, Charles F. Munat <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I'm pretty close to Portland. What do you have in mind? A presentation you could do: Lift for Rails developers I gave a presentation at UC Berkeley yesterday and they're using a lot of Rails for prototyping... they were blown away by Lift... then they asked, "what do we have to do to translate our Rails apps to Lift?" Having that as a resource would be great. > > > Chas. > > David Pollak wrote: > > Folks, > > > > It'd be great to see some Lift and/or Scala presentations at this > > conference. > > > > Thanks, > > > > David > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: *Keith Fahlgren* <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected] > >> > > Date: Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 6:06 AM > > Subject: [bayfp] Open Source Bridge Conference CFP (& Discount) > > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > > > > > Seems like this conference might be an interesting addition to OSCON, > > where Simon Peyton-Jones and Bryan O'Sullivan have given quite > > compelling FP talks the last couple of years... > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Reid Beels <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > > > > Open Source Bridge > > http://opensourcebridge.org > > > > Open Source Bridge is a new conference for developers working with > > open source technologies. It will take place June 17-19 in Portland, > > OR, with five tracks connecting people across projects, languages and > > experience to explore how we do our work and why we participate in > > open source. The conference structure is designed to provide > > developers with an opportunity to learn from people they might not > > connect with at other events. > > > > Open Source Bridge is run entirely by volunteers who believe in the > > need for an open source conference that focuses on the culture of > > being an open source citizen, regardless of where in the stack you > > choose to code. All proceeds from conference registration and > > sponsorship go directly to the costs of the conference. > > > > Our sessions and events will share in-depth knowledge about using, > > creating and contributing to open source as citizens of a greater > > community. You’ll find relevant information whether you write web apps > > for the cloud, tinker with operating system internals, create > > hardware, run a startup, or blog about technology. > > > > We're still seeking proposals — and just extended the deadline to > > April 10th — so submit yours before time runs out. > > > > Some examples of our proposals so far: Brian Aker on Drizzle, a reboot > > of MySQL designed “for the cloud”; Linux Kernel hacker Greg K-H about > > how Linux manages development; Ward Cunningham, inventor of the wiki, > > about what’s next in collaboration; Amber Case, an anthropologist > > living in both the physical and virtual worlds, about Cyborg > > Citizenship. (You can view all current proposals at > > http://opensourcebridge.org/proposals/) > > > > In addition to regular conference sessions, we will hold an > > unconference day for free-form sessions, and host a 24-hour dedicated > > “hacker lounge” at the top of the Portland Hilton. In addition to > > hosting the hacker lounge, the Hilton has offered Open Source Bridge > > attendees steeply discounted room rates, starting at $139/night. > > > > The city of Portland is a great place to visit. It has a thriving > > technical community, a love of all things open source and offers many > > attractions for visiting geeks, including Powell’s technical books, > > dozens of local brewpubs, and large greenspaces like Forest Park—all > > accessible by mass transit. > > > > Visit http://opensourcebridge.org/ to learn more about the conference, > > see our session proposals, and register to attend. > > > > Thanks! > > > > PS: Interested in taking advantage of the user group discount code > > that will allow user group members to register for $150? Enter > > “osb4228” when you register to receive the discount. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Lift, the simply functional web framework http://liftweb.net > > Beginning Scala http://www.apress.com/book/view/1430219890 > > Follow me: http://twitter.com/dpp > > Git some: http://github.com/dpp > > > > > > > > > -- Lift, the simply functional web framework http://liftweb.net Beginning Scala http://www.apress.com/book/view/1430219890 Follow me: http://twitter.com/dpp Git some: http://github.com/dpp --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Lift" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/liftweb?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
