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Clojure Conj 2011 Nov 10-12 in Durham, NC
- macmac 16y agoDurham again? seriously?
- nkassis 16y agoIsn't that because clojure core is there?
- macmac 16y agoI suppose so, but not a particularly good reason.
- fogus 16y agoCan you think of any reasons why it is a particularly bad reason? Last year's Conj seemed to work pretty nicely in Durham.
- dmix 16y agoHow much were tickets last year?
- ericlavigne 16y agoEarly-bird registration in 2010 was $199.
- apgwoz 16y agoMy only complaint is that it'd have been nicer if it was downtown instead of close to the airport (apparently Durham doesn't have any large event space downtown, which is why it wasn't--or so I was told). I'd have maybe liked to explore Durham a bit more.
- peterstjohn 16y agoHmm, there's the Marriott Conference Center in town (where the Full Frame documentary festival is held every year), but I guess that might be a little too big…(or booked out)
- apgwoz 16y agoWell, they are starting to plan really early. Maybe they're opting for that this year?
- redinger 16y agoThis is definitely something we are planning to address this year. Yes, Clojure/core is headquartered in Durham. We think Durham is a great place to host this event. We also feel we could provide a much better conference by hosting it here. That's not to say in the future we wouldn't consider alternative locations; when it makes sense from a planning point of view. Durham does have plenty of space we could use for this event. Last year there were other events going on that had most of the local hotels booked, and we could not get a reasonable block of rooms reserved. As another poster mentioned, we are taking care of that problem by nailing these things down earlier. Downtown Durham does have culture; and we're hoping to enjoy the city with some of our Clojurian friends.
- technomancy 16y agoIt's pretty much a requirement that the conference be run in the same city as the organizers. It's a huge headache to try to coordinate something like that when you're not local.
- jessmartin 16y agoAgree with that 1000%. I helped organize DevNation (http://devnation.us/events http://devnation.us/events) for a few years, and it was a traveling conference. It was such a pain to have to book venues and caterers remotely. It helps so much to organize locally.
- peterstjohn 16y agoBecause it's awesome! Microbreweries, a wonderful community, excellent food, and you can cross off the #35 place you must visit in 2011 according to the New York Times! (I recommend Scratch for breakfast, Toast for lunch, and Dos Perros for dinner…) (currently waiting for my visa to come through so I can join my wife there, so forgive me for waxing lyrical about the place :))
- robterrell 16y agoAccording to Google Street view, Dos Perros is in the same build as Relevance, the guys who run the conference.
- technomancy 16y agoI think they catered the speakers' dinner last time. It was tasty.
- knieveltech 16y agoDurham, a wonderful community?! You ever get more than a block away from the American Tobacco Historic District? I live there. Excepting a mile and a half wide strip that follows I-40 and a couple pockets near Chapel Hill, Durham is filthy, overrun with crime, totally lacking in services and someone important on the city planning commission thinks a Spirograph set makes a handy addition to one's drafting tools.
- streblo 16y agoDid you live in Durham 15 years ago? It's gotten way better. It's not without its flaws, but it isn't nearly as downtrodden as it used to be.
- knieveltech 16y agoNo, I live there currently, and if this represents massive improvement what was here 15 years ago, a refugee camp? :P
- mscarborough 16y agoI am not very knowledgeable about Clojure, so I would not be attending anyway. But from what I know about Rich Hickey, and the language specs he designed for Clojure, and the HDD and other talks he has given, I would be extremely happy to be able to attend Clojure Conj. I may be a bit of a homer -- most of my family members are still in VA/NC and it is rare that a conference for a respectable new language would ever happen in Durham. Obviously Rich has a reason for it, I don't know if he lives near there...but I would expect that Clojure Conj would be 1000X less self-absorbed, and anyone who would lower themselves to travel to Durham might be more interested in the language and the author's views than the hype on HN.
- mattblalock 16y agoDurham rocks.
- knieveltech 16y agoThink so? Start at the Durham Performing Arts Center. Pick any direction and walk for a mile, then tell me Durham rocks.
- apgwoz 16y agoI can't wait for this. The first conj was a great experience. I hope this years will be bigger and better than last, and there's no reason to believe it won't be.
- nod 16y agoIs this co-located with any other companion conference?
- zaph0d 16y agoNo.