Maturin Venezuela Conference and Learning Perl (Event)

Type: event

Date: 2006-10-09

Location: Maturín, Venezuela]]

Participants: Randal Schwartz

Maturin Venezuela Conference and Learning Perl
In October 2006, I traveled to Maturín, Venezuela to present at a week-long open-source conference.
Teaching Perl in Spanish
- During the conference, I presented a full-day Learning Perl tutorial that was translated into Spanish.
- It was an incredible experience teaching my signature curriculum to a highly enthusiastic South American developer audience.
Keynotes & Free Software
- In addition to the tutorial, I delivered a keynote presentation titled "Free software: a look back, a look ahead", exploring the history and future trajectory of the open-source movement.
Travel Sequence
- This trip marked the beginning of a massive autumn travel marathon:
  - I flew to Maturín, Venezuela for the week-long conference.
  - Right afterward, I flew to Miami and stayed in a hotel along the main road of South Miami Beach, Florida for a relaxing week-long transition.
  - Immediately following my beach week, I embarked on the m/s Veendam for the Geek Cruises MacMania 5 voyage in the Caribbean.

These facts are as Randal recalls them, but much time has passed for most of this. If you find a factual error, please email realmerlyn@gmail.com.

Maturin Venezuela Conference and Learning Perl