From: Pat Eyler <pate@...>
Date: 2003-01-29T07:58:30+09:00
Subject: Re: OSCON Ruby presentations?

On Wed, 29 Jan 2003, Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:

> Hello.
>
> Do you want to hear my talk at OSCON?

YES!!!!

>
> The points are
>
>   * my English is really poor, so my talk might disappoint you.
>

matz, your english is fine.

>   * two visits are not affordable for my company, netlab.jp, who paid
>     RubyConf travel expense last two years.
>

This *is* a problem.

> Options are
>
>     a) have RubyConf around OSCON
>     b) have RubyConf in OSCON

Living in Seattle, I'd be really willing to do either of these.  An added
bonus is that we're likely to boost the OSCON Ruby attendance (meaning a
Ruby track next year too), and liable to get added RubyConf attendance
from interested OSCON attendees.

>     c) find sponsor to buy me tickets

If it comes down to this, what about doing something like the
PerlFoundation and collecting contributions from the Ruby Community to
fund your trip?

-pate

>
> Any ideas?
> 							matz.
>
>