{"id":192,"date":"2019-03-25T08:53:22","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T12:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perlconference.us\/tpc-2019-pit\/?p=192"},"modified":"2019-03-25T13:09:59","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T17:09:59","slug":"march-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perlconference.us\/tpc-2019-pit\/2019\/03\/25\/march-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"March Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>In this issue:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Speakers &#8211; confirm you are still planning to give your talk! <\/li><li>Attend the open TPCiP planning meeting on March 25 at <g class=\"gr_ gr_13 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Style multiReplace\" id=\"13\" data-gr-id=\"13\">8pm<\/g> EST<\/li><li>Looking for \u201cYAPC\u201d regulars <\/li><li>Volunteers needed<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/tpciptickets\">Come to our event<\/a><ul><li><em>Correction about pricing deadline from previous newsletters<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Make your <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/tpciphotel\">room reservations<\/a><\/li><li>Sponsor TPCiP &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/tpcipsponsor\">get your company seen<\/a>!<\/li><li>How to reach us<ul><li><em>Correction: the mailto behind admin@perlconference.us was pointing to an incorrect email address and has been updated.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1>Reply to our CFP acceptance message<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you submit a talk idea? We have already emailed you the status of your submission. Organizers need you to reply to that email asap (within 48 hours) to confirm you are still able to give the talk! Once we have your confirmations we can get our schedule underway.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the way, TPCiP is accepting your <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/tpcipcfp\">proposals<\/a> until April 1, 2019 in our second call for proposals round! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1>Attend the TPCiP planning meeting<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Ever wonder how The Perl Conference events are organized? TPCiP organizers are meeting on March 25 to continue working out the event details. We had good feedback at our last open meeting and are doing it again. Feel free to join us! You can simply observe or, even better, help us in our planning &#8211; just for the day or on a continued basis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/j\/305037240\">Join our meeting<\/a> (id is 305 037 240) at 8:00pm EST on Mar 25. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1>Calling all YAPC \u201cregulars\u201d!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h4>Are you a chronic attendee of Perl conferences? Have you been to almost every YAPC and TPC in America as an organizer, speaker, or attendee? We would love to hear from you! Please reach out to the conference organizers, <a href=\"mailto:admin@perlconference.us\">admin@perlconference.us<\/a>.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h1>Volunteers needed <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re looking for volunteers who can help make the significance of the 20th Anniversary of Perl conferences stand-out! The selected volunteer may lead a small group of other volunteers or work individually, arrange for creation and placement of announcements\/displays, lead the discussion on special activities that could be incorporated into the event, etc. The selected volunteer will help us highlight our 20th year and will also get free admission to the event\u2019s main conference days! Please send an email to <a href=\"mailto:admin@perlconference.us\">admin@perlconference.us<\/a> for more information about volunteering.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Register to attend The Perl Conference<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Correction:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Sorry! In the previous publications we published the wrong early-bird pricing deadline. Early-bird pricing is available until May 15th, not March 1.<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main 3-day conference event is on June 17-19, 2019! The conference will be in Pittsburgh, PA with optional master-class tutorial sessions offered on June 16, 20, and 21. Early-bird pricing is available for $275 until May 15.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is also a Golden Ticket option that comes with perks including a free hotel room upgrade, a free conference bag, special recognition on the event website and during the conference! The cost for a Golden Ticket is $500.00.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both early-bird and Golden Tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/tpciptickets\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/tpciptickets<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1>Get your lodging<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The conference events and recommended lodging are conveniently in one place:<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel &amp; Suites Pittsburgh Downtown<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One Bigelow Square<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pittsburgh, PA &nbsp;15219<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can secure your room online (preferred) at <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/tpciphotel\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/tpciphotel<\/a>. Alternately you can call 1-800-222-TREE (8733). Be sure to &nbsp;mention \u201cThe Perl Conference 2019\u201d event.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The organizers can help you with your reservation if you need an accessible room. Please email <a href=\"mailto:admin@perlconference.us\">admin@perlconference.us<\/a> for assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1>Want to sponsor The Perl Conference?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><br>For more information about donating to The Perl Foundation visit <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/tpcipsponsor\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/tpcipsponsor<\/a>. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sponsors can also donate directly to The Perl Conference. Often the organizers are able to link a sponsor directly to an event at the conference ( wifi, coffee break, etc ) &nbsp;where the cost of the event is in line with the donation amount. Email <a href=\"mailto:treasurer@perlfoundation.org\">treasurer@perlfoundation.org<\/a> for more information or to donate directly to this year\u2019s event.<br><br>Sponsors of $500 or more will be provided a table at our sponsor expo and job fair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1>How to reach us<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Visit our website: &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/perlconference.us\/tpc-2019-pit\/\">https:\/\/perlconference.us\/tpc-2019-pit\/<\/a><\/li><li>Follow us on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PerlConferences\"><strong>@PerlConferences<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li>Like us on Facebook: <strong>The Perl Foundation (@tpf.perl)<\/strong><\/li><li>Subscribe to the mailing list: <a href=\"mailto:announce@perlconference.us\"><strong>announce@perlconference.us<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Send your questions about The Perl Conference to <a href=\"mailto:admin@perlconference.us\">admin@perlconference.us<\/a>. Somebody on our organizing team will be happy to get back to you. <br>We can\u2019t wait to see you <em>back where it all began<\/em>, in Pittsburgh, PA this June! #TPCiP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this issue: Speakers &#8211; confirm you are still planning to give your talk! 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