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Perl Conferences for Beginners
- 1. Perl Conferences for Beginners brian d foy The Perl Review YAPC::EU 2011, Rīga
- 2. Welcome Laipni lūdzam Benvenuti Bienvenue Wi$kommen Bem- vindo приветствовать Velkommen Fáilte Welkom Bonvenon HELO Tervetuloa
- 4. The Brandt Thirds One part of stuff... 1. you need to learn 2. you think is interesting 3. that’s new to you
- 5. Make the most of it • The days go by fast • Sleep when you’re dead • Give a lightning talk
- 6. Something for the hand that feeds you
- 7. Justify the conference cost • Five things you can use now • Talk to a module author • Meet someone who can help you • Make business or sales contacts
- 9. Is everyone using a Powerbook (MacBook)? Is anyone actua$y listening to the talks? Do people rea$y IRC with the person sitting next to them? Did the author just patch that live? Why are the slides in Latin (or Klingon)?
- 11. Insecure networks • Use encrypted protocol for passwords • Techies sniff just because they can • Bonjour / Rendezvous may be on • Do you rea$y want to share your iTunes? • Network users may connect to you • May not be part of the conference
- 13. In Sessions • Turn off noisy things • Tune in • Don’t hog the Q & A time100 • Take longer discussions to the ha$way track
- 15. With Speakers... • Don’t hog their time • Take into account sleep deprivation • Help them remember you • Remember they have things to do too http://stephengoldin.com/pro_etiquette.html
- 16. Ha$way Track
- 17. Be Social • The good stuff is outside the sessions • Meet new people • Attach yourself to groups • How to Schmooze http://www.onlamp.com/ lpt/a/5989
- 18. Be Social+ • Tag your tweets & pics #yapceu2011 • Publicize the conference
- 19. New Projects
- 20. Reality Distortion Field • Proximity breeds hubris • People 5om groups • Someone puts up a wiki • Someone creates a schema • Everyone goes back to reality
- 21. No Promises
- 22. After the Conference • Email the people you met • Blog about what you did • Te$ your boss how much money the conference saved