YAPC::NA::2015 General Information
June 8 - 10, 2015
Salt Lake City, Utah
Little America Hotel
Regular cost is $250/person
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Practical Career Development for Perl Developers
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"Practical Career Development for Perl Developers" is a half-day interactive session for Perl developers who are interested in finding out more about how to strengthen their résumé and plot what the next 5 to 10 years of their career should look like.
Presented by Peter Sergeant. Friday, June 12, 2015.
http://www.yapcna.org/yn2015/masters.html#Career
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Booking.com sponsors Programming the web with Dancer master class
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A big thanks to Booking.com for sponsoring part of the Programming the web with Dancer master class. That means the cost is down from $75 to $50. Anyone who has already registered will be refunded the difference.
http://www.yapcna.org/yn2015/masters.html#Dancer
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Perl 6 Tutorial Added
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Curious about Perl 6, but not sure where to start? Or been dabbling, but want to get your understanding of the language on firmer foundations? Then get a Perl 6 compiler on your laptop, and come on down to this session! The tutorial will mix explanations of the Perl 6 language along with a number of short, hands-on exercises and challenges, to give you a chance to try things out for yourself.
Evening of Tuesday June 6 in the Arizona Room. Presented by Patrick Michaud.
http://www.yapcna.org/yn2015/event/1754
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Hackathons
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Remember there are three hackathons scheduled during YAPC::NA. Preregistration is requested.
CPAN Pull Request Challenge - Sunday, June 7th Perl 6 Hackathon - Thursday, June 11th Hardware Hackathon - Friday, June 12th.
http://www.yapcna.org/yn2015/hackathons.html
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Hotel rooms
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Please call 800-281-7899 and tell them you are with the Perl conference to book a room for YAPC. Rooms are filling quickly and subject to hotel availability.
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YAPC wiki
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Don’t forget to check the event wiki often for updates about social events such as our social mixer on Monday evening (drinks sponsored by Booking.com!) and Game Night on Tuesday night.
The wiki also contains information about various participant-organized activities like the arrival dinners on Sunday evening and “Birds of a Feather” (BOF) events.
http://www.yapcna.org/yn2015/wiki
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