YAPC::NA 2007 is only 15 days away! If you haven't already registered, it's not too late! Visit the YAPC::NA website to get registered. Don't miss out on the largest Perl gathering of North America!

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
• Chance to attend a variety of Birds of a Feather sessions (BOFs)
• Conference T-shirt
• Swag bag full of all sorts of goodies (including a particular Perl magazine)
• A night of gaming fun and Glow Bowling at the UC Games Room (more information coming soon)
• Dinner at the Tuesday night Banquet
• Updates on major Perl projects
• Keynotes by The Perl Foundation and Larry Wall himself

Plus, for $200 more dollars, we'll throw in two extra days of Perl! That's right, following the conference, Stonehenge is offering two 2-day training sessions at prices well under market value. brian d foy will be offering two days of Intermeidate Perl with Randal Schwartz covering Perl Best Practices and Persistent Perl Data. Visit the Master Class page on the YAPC website to find out more.

Don't have $200, but still want more Perl? Then stay for the Hackathon! Two days of hacking fun and helping out on various projects. There's a Hackathon wiki page on the site for signing up.

See you in Houston!

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