Old Bag of Nails at the Grandview location has decided to sponsor Columbus Perl Mongers.

The gave us 4 x $25 gift certificates, and 4 XL logo'd t-shirts, that will be used for speaker swag.

If you happen to be there, tell the management "thanks".

It was unofficially announced earlier today that YAPC::NA::2010 will be run by Columbus.PM and be at OSU in June 2010!

Who: Damian Conway ( Bio )

What: Free Seminar - Fun With Dead Languages

When: Tuesday July 29th, 2008 from 7:00pm - 8:30pm
With a book signing afterwards

Where: Main Campus of The Ohio State University
Hitchcock Hall 131 ( Map )

Damian Conway will be giving a free lecture to the community on Tuesday evening (July 29th, 2008) from 6-8pm on the OSU campus. More information to follow once the location gets approved!

Fwd from Jeremy Fluhmann:

YAPC::NA 2007 is only 13 days away! If you haven't already registered, it's not too late! Visit the YAPC::NA website ( http://conferences.mongueurs.net/yn2007) to get registered. Don't miss out on the largest Perl gathering of North America! On campus housing wants final numbers on June 15. Don't wait until the last minute!

ACT now! For one easy payment of just $100 you'll get:

* Three days packed with 36 hours of talks
* Opportunities to meet various members of the Perl community

What local events would be relative to Columbus Perl Mongers?

Define local? Should we track local Perl Monger events in Dayton, Akron and Cleveland?

• Location: Kalahari Resort - Sandusky, OH
• When: January 18-19, 2007
• Desc: 40 talks, (Java, .NET, Ruby and PHP) - No Perl
• Cost:$149 for both days, $99 if early bird (by 12/18) AND you book your rooms at the hotel ($88 per night for earlybird 1/17,1/18,optionally 1/19)

I realize this conference is not Perl-related, but I know a lot of us carry various hats.