Perl Community Backchannels Session @ YAPC::EU 2015
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Perl Community Backchannels YAPC::Europe::2015 September 2-4 Granada, Spain Salve J. Nilsen @sjoshuan
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Perl Community Backchannels
YAPC::Europe::2015September 2-4Granada, Spain
Salve J. Nilsen@sjoshuan
About me
● Salve J. Nilsen● Active in Perl community since 2002● Organized lots of events with Oslo.pm● Likes beer● Twitter: @sjoshuan● Website: http://code.foo.no/
Who is this talk for?
● Want to create some activity– Hackathon
– Workshop
– YAPC
● New to the community– Value networking
– Appreciates learning & teaching
– Curious about who's who
“Backchannels”
● Where and how to get help?● Which resources are available?● How to get in touch with resourceful or
experienced people?
● Some “public secrets”● Almost all is public knowledge
Opinions or Facts?
● I'll mix facts and opinion!● Caveat: this talk is an outsider's view
– Not complete or thorough
– I am not involved in any of these organizations or projects
– Tuits found may or may not be real
● Also, this talk is a conversation● Please offer comments, rebuttals and/or new info! :)
But first….
sjn (it's me!)
The Perl Foundation
● USA-based non-profit● Legal entity for many community resources
– Owns the onion logo & other trademarks
– Runs lots of community websites, the TPF grants
– Deciding where YAPC::NA will be next year
● http://perlfoundation.org● Can help with advice, tips and experience● But little direct help for organizing things in Europe● Curtis “Ovid” Poe is member of Board of Directors● Tuits: very few
Ovid
The Perl Foundation
● What's the most useful TPC committee?● Marketing ([email protected] or
[email protected], Mark Keating)– Can offer flyers and other promotional material
– Great sounding-board if you want to promote Perl
– Tuits: very few
mdk
The Perl Foundation
● Offers grants for projects, worldwide– Max USD 6,000 per grant, anyone can apply
– Grants given every 2 months
– See website for proposal guidelines and application rules
● Grant managers include Elizabeth “lizmat” Mattijsen and Alberto “ambs” Simões– http://perlfoundation.org/grants_committee
– http://perlfoundation.org/how_to_write_a_proposal
● Tuits: barely enough, it seems
ambs
The Perl NOC
● Ask Bjørn Hansen & Robert Spier● Can help with perl.org and pm.org DNS, email, mailing
lists, websites● Sysadmins for
– pm.org
– perl.org, perl.com, search.cpan.org and many more
● http://noc.perl.org – Main website● http://log.perl.org – Blog & news● Tuits: very, very few
Mailing lists
● http://lists.perl.org– [email protected] (very little activity)
– [email protected] (very little activity)
● http://lists.yapceurope.org/mailman/listinfo– [email protected] (some activity)
– [email protected] (some activity)
● http://mongueurs.net/services/listes.html● http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo
– Many more || less active Perl Mongers
– Some other lists (e.g. [email protected])
– Note-worthies? – London.pm, definitely; Others?
Perl Jam
● http://perljam.info● “How to organize a conference … and live to tell the
tale”● Written by Barbie (w/community help)● A book filled with experiences and great tips● Work in progress (read it, give feedback!)● Get it here: https://github.com/barbie/perl-jam● Tuits: practically none
Conference survey system
● http://yapc-surveys.org● Fantastic resource for getting feedback to
organizers and speakers● Managed by Barbie of Birmingham.pm (UK)● Want to use it for your event?
● Tuits: low
Barbie
YAPC Europe Foundation
● Dutch organization w/French bank account● http://yapc.eu● Help Perl events in Europe (and other places)
– Banking/payment infrastructure
– Conference management website (Act)
● Decides who gets to organize YAPC::EU● Largely inactive, currently discussing it's own future (New
organization? New board?). Needs donations.● Tuits available: very, very few
lizmat
A Conference Toolkit
● Made and maintained by the French Perl Mongers● http://act.mongueurs.net/● Most Perl events use it● Some non-Perl events too!● There are some forks out there, and several have tried
to re-implement it– Latest attempt: http://act-voyager.org/
– MCT, YACT, ACT2, xsawyerx/Act and others
– None are as feature-rich as Act
A Conference Toolkit
● Act maintainance & support– Act Users <[email protected]> (much activity)
– Act Devs <[email protected]> (almost no activity)
– Subscribe: http://listes.mongueurs.net/mailman/listinfo
– #act on irc.perl.org
– Sébastien “Maddingue” Aperghis-Tramoni = Act sysadmin
● Many have experience with making websites.– Copy templates from another site and improve it
– Act is getting old, complex and crufty. Expect some pain
● Tuits available: very few
Maddingue
Act payment backend
● Act payment backends– Dummy (test), Paypal and YEF
– Contact YEF and Philippe “BooK” Bruhat (Lyon.pm)
● Free banking services for Perl events! (YEF covers expenses). Yay!
● It's crufty, but works.● Requires a signed contract with YEF● Tuits available: very few
YEF Cashflow page
● YAPC Europe Foundation keeps track of ticket cashflow for events using Act
● http://yapceurope.org/finance/cashflow.html● Very useful for getting an idea how much an
event may bring in!● Managed and kept up-to-date by BooK● Tuits: barely enough
BooK
Perl Community Calendar
● Great overview of events in the Perl sphere● Managed by brian d foy (Chicago.pm) and
Renée Bäcker (Frankfurt.pm).● http://theperlreview.com/community_calendar● To add your event, send mail to brian
“Secret resources”
● Seasoned YAPC organizers– Can give lots of advice and ask good questions
– A fantastic resource!
● “Cloud Orga”– Unofficial emergency conference aid
– Gathers in #yapceu and #yapc
– Volunteers help with conferences schedule, finding speakers and sponsors
– $(Perl Community)++ # Awesomeness
– BUT: Remember to keep them informed! (bi-weekly status meetings might be enough)
HotaHota (JJMerelo)
Awesome People
● Josette Garcia– Formerly O'Reilly community manager, now
2ndQuadrant
– Has still a fantastic community network
– can help you find people
– Be nice & polite with her. She deserves our respect!
Awesome People
● YAPC Organizers!– All mentioned have organized major events
– YAPC::EU::2008 (Copenhagen) – Anton “Grrrr” Berezin
– YAPC::EU::2010 (Lisbon) – Alberto “ambs” Simões
– YAPC::EU::2014 (Sofia) – Hackman
– YAPC::EU::2015 (Granada) – JJMerelo
● And many more!– Just be nice when you ask :)
Grrrr
Awesome People
● News channels and fora where we can reach out to other Perl people– Perlmonks (Max “corion” Maischein)
● http://perlmonks.org/
– perlbuzz.com (Andy Lester)● [email protected]● Twitter: @perlbuzz
corion
Awesome People
● Liz & Wendy– They can bring their Perl booth to your event!
– Send them a mail if you want stickers, tuits, buttons or other marketing material!
● Gabor “szabgab” Szabo– Can help with visibility and much useful advice!
Wendy
External Resources
– Perl Meetup groups● http://perl.meetup.com/● Brilliant for reaching outside the Perl bubble
– Hackerspaces● http://hackerspaces.org/● Very accepting places where anyone can come to show
& tell about anything interesting!
More? Let's discuss!
Thanks for coming!
Oh, and this wouldn't be possible without….
TimToady & Gloria
BECAUSE WE'RE JAPANESE!
