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  • Perl-Based MediaWiki Syntax Parser Wed, 05-Sep-2007 by Rosellyne Thompson
    in: Grants

    Following on from the success of his recent XML::RSS grant Shlomi Fish has been awarded another grant to create a reusable parser for the syntax of MediaWiki the popular open-source wiki engine that powers sites such as Wikipedia and Wikiquote. The deliverables of the grant are a CPAN module and a Kwiki plugin for using this MediaWiki syntax in Kwiki wikis, enabling people to create Perl projects that can parse

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  • Frozen Perl 2008 announced for February 16th, 2008 Sun, 02-Sep-2007 by Andy Lester

    The Minneapolis Perl Mongers have announced the date of their one-day Perl workshop. Mark your calendars now for Frozen Perl 2008 February 16th, 2008. Frozen Perl will be an all-day workshop held at the University of Minnesota. Pricing has not yet been announced, but I'm sure it will be under $100. If, like me, you found it to be a bit too far to get to the Pittsburgh Perl Workshop

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  • YAPC::NA in Chicago...again! Fri, 24-Aug-2007 by Jim Brandt

    Chicago.pm has stepped up to be first group in recent years to bid for a repeat YAPC, and in close voting they nudged out Columbus for the opportunity to do it. Jonathan Rockway will be the head organizer, with support from previous Chicago organizers Josh McAdams and Pete Krawczyk. Both groups submitted strong bids and it was a tough choice. Watch for more announcements with final dates and other details.

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  • Perl Foundation needs you to chair the Grant Committee Tue, 21-Aug-2007 by Andy Lester

    After a running the Perl Foundation Grant Committee for almost two years, Ovid has decided he needs to step down. Naturally, this means we need someone to step into this role and we're hoping to get new people into the Perl Foundation. Running the Grant Committee is a very important volunteer position with specific responsibilities. These include: Every three months, putting out a call for grant proposals and organizing

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  • 2007 White Camels awarded Sat, 11-Aug-2007 by Andy Lester
    in: Awards

    The 2007 White Camel awards for contributions to the Perl community were awarded at OSCON. Norbert E. GrĂ¼ner, for years of service helping to organize conferences and workshops throughout Europe, as chair of The YAPC::Europe Foundation. Allison Randal, as leader and manager of Perl 6 Parrot, plus her revisions to Perl's Artistic License. Tim O'Reilly, for O'Reilly Media's long-time support of the Perl community, back to to 1997 with the

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  • Perl Foundation Grant Time Again Mon, 06-Aug-2007 by Curtis "Ovid" Poe
    in: Grants

    If you have an idea for doing some work for the Perl community and you think it's worthy of a grant, please send your grant entry to tpf-proposals@perl-foundation.org by the end of August. We will be awarding the grants by the beginning of October. First, please read about how to submit a grant Read that carefully as grants are often rejected if they don't meet the criteria. For example, if

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  • YAPC::NA::2008 Chicago.pm Bid Thu, 02-Aug-2007 by Jim Brandt

    Read on for the Chicago.pm bid. The formatting suffered a bit on this one too. Overview YAPC::NA 2006 fared so well for Chicago.pm that we decided to throw our hats in the ring again and try for YAPC::NA 2008. The 2006 conference was great for the group; it re-energized our membership, introduced many of us to the greater Perl community, and taught us many lessons on how to manage a

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  • YAPC::NA::2008 Columbus.pm Bid Thu, 02-Aug-2007 by Jim Brandt

    Read on for the full Columbus bid. Note that the version we received was nicely formatted, especially the tables. When I copied from the PDF, I lost the formatting. Overview In 2006 Columbus was ranked as the United States 15th largest city, with 733,203 residents, and is the country's 32nd largest metropolitan area. Located with Columbus is the world renowned Ohio State University. OSU is currently the largest university in

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  • Call for Venue Closed Thu, 02-Aug-2007 by Jim Brandt

    The call for venue for YAPC::NA::2008 is closed. We received two bids, a rebid from Chicago and a first-time bid from Columbus.pm. I'll be posting the bid details shortly. The Conferences Committee will then begin the review and voting.

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  • Help the Perl community better understand its users at perlsurvey.org Mon, 30-Jul-2007 by Andy Lester
    in: Projects

    What sort of programmer uses Perl? Do most Perl programmers use it as a primary language, or just write the occasional script? And are there really as few women as conventional wisdom says? Kirrily Robert wants to know, and wants anyone around the world who uses Perl to help by answering a simple five-minute survey at perlsurvey.org Kirrily's goal is to "take a snapshot of the Perl world as it

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