I deliberately started a new discussion topic with Colorado in the
topic to attract local attention.
I am hoping to also have a physical meeting in Colorado
contemporaneous with the joint session.
I am impressed with the power of virtual meetings, but still like the
idea of gathering with like minded individuals in person from time to
time.
We could initiate a local study group for Haskell.
So the first meeting time would be January 5, 6 PM MST.
The local agenda would be based on the joint session agenda:
* Face to face networking with others interested in Haskell &
Functional Programming
* Make sure everyone has recent working GHC installation (with Cabal)
* Go through Chapter 1 of Real World Haskell.
* Brainstorm group project(s) to increase our skill and familiarity
with Haskell
I filtered through the membership list of this group and individually
wrote those who identified their location in Colorado. But over 90%
of members do not identify their locations, so I believe I am missing
a great majority of potential local participants. Please email me if
you are interested.
Of those who supplied a Colorado location, I've heard back from a
couple people who have expressed interest, and it seems reasonable
that we could meet somewhere in Boulder County on January 5. I have
not identified or reserved a venue yet, but probably should do so
soon, so please let me know soon.
-Chip Grandits
Boulder Colorado
On Dec 5, 10:21 am, Matthew Podwysocki <
matthew.podwyso...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> All:
>
> We'll be kicking off a joint session of the Real World Haskell Book
> Club and Northern Virginia Language Group (NoVALang) on January 5th,
> 2009 from 8PM until whenever Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5:00).
>
> In this session, we will be covering Chapter 1 of the Real World
> Haskell and anything that comes along with it.
>
> Here are your options for attending:
>
> Dim Dim (
http://dimdim.com) - Web Conferencinghttp://
webmeeting.dimdim.com:80/portal/JoinForm.action?confKey=mattpo...
>
> Dim Dim is free but currently limited to 20 people. We'll gauge
> reaction to this and maybe bump it up if demand is there.
>
> IRC Channel: #novalang
>
> If you're in the Washington, DC metro area, we will be gathering as
> part of the NoVALang group. The location is as follows:
>
> 1818 Library Street
> Suite 500
> Reston, VA 20190
>
> In the future, we plan to have these meetings on a weekly basis until
> we finish the book. Each week, we'll plan a different session on a
> topic. If a chapter is too big, we can break it down into multiple
> sessions.
>
> Any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
>
> Matt