I've been a registered Monk for 14+ years, was a lurker for eight years before that, I have 60 CPAN distributions published, over 100 Open Source projects published, am co-author on a book about programming the Raspberry Pi with Perl, and for the first time, I'm booked to attend my first Perl conference!

I'm very excited. A client of mine asked if I'd be attending this year's Toronto Perl conference in a call today, and I thought... yeah, I think I will.

Tickets booked, hotel booked, flights booked, I'm on my way.

Best part is, is that Toronto is my hometown, so it'll back as a time that I can visit a bunch of people while I'm there.

I hope to see some of my fellow Monks there!!!

Update: Email me via my addresses found on my Github or CPAN page if you're going to attend and want to try to hook up.

-stevieb

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Re: My first Perl Conference
by eyepopslikeamosquito (Archbishop) on Apr 13, 2023 at 09:43 UTC

    > I hope to see some of my fellow Monks there!!!

    Have a great time! Be sure to meet up with the famous talexb, who I believe is helping organize the conference.

    I see they even have a "Rock Climbing BOF" ... which, given your home node photo, you might be interested in. :)

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      "I see they even have a "Rock Climbing BOF" ... which, given your home node photo, you might be interested in. :)"

      You could say that, but given that I lived in Ontario, I'll have a thing or two to teach them out east... 3,800 metre high mountain climbs, 10,000' skydiving (two more in tandem and I get my license to jump by myself), and the best thing ever that I've discovered... downhill alpine skiing.

      I vote next conference is held in the Rocky Mountains :)

      All jokes aside, I'm super excited. After all these years, I've yet to meet in person Just Another *true* Perl Hacker.

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Re: My first Perl Conference
by Gavin (Archbishop) on Apr 13, 2023 at 08:39 UTC

    Have a great time.

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