Hello everyone, I'm the organizer of the Philly ALT.NET group and we run a track at the semi-annual Philly.NET Code Camp which is one of the largest - if not the largest - code camps in the US, with 800+ registrants, and 500+ attendees.
I'm always looking to "push the envelope" at code camp since it tends to be very heavy on the standard MS content, but it's been getting a little more difficult since "ALT.NET" is almost passé now, and many of the original ideas are no longer very edgy, and there just doesn't seem to be much energy left there (at least that's how it feels from my vantage point). However, I had a great time at Monospace this past weekend (thanks Dale, Louis, and everyone!) and definitely felt inspired by the energy and innovation going on in the Mono community. I would really like to make my track (5 80-minute sessions in total) focused on Mono this year, and I'm looking for folks that are interested in coming to Philly to speak on Saturday, October 15th! All topics will be considered, but the majority of this audience is pretty mainstream, so intro-level is usually good (though some advanced talks are fine), and I think there would be a lot of interest in things like Android/iOS/Mobile and the web space. Also, something like a "Why You Should Care/Learn About Mono" would be a great opener. I'm thinking of it as a little mini-conference within the code camp to get people excited about Mono. If anyone would like to submit a talk, please email me off-list to discuss. A title, short bio/background, and short abstract is all we need to get started. There is also a general call for speakers that will likely open up in a few weeks or so even if we get more good submissions than I can fit in my track, there are multiple other web and mobile tracks that would likely be very interested (Greg Shackles did a very well-received Mono for Android talk in the Mobile track last year, we're negotiating with his people to bring him back again). Mono developers, contributors, and of course Xamarin folks are all welcome! Philly weather is even pretty nice in October, so you can make a weekend out of it. Miguel, we discussed this after the first Monospace, and you said you wanted to come down to Philly "sometime." ;-) I'm holding you to it! Here's your perfect opportunity! :) Looking forward to it! Brian
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