Venezuela Open Source and Perl Conference 2006 (Event)

Type: event

Date: 2006-10-09

Location: Caracas, Maturín, Venezuela

Participants: Randal Schwartz

Alias: Venezuela Perl Conference, Learning Perl Venezuela, Maturin Venezuela Conference

Venezuela Open Source and Perl Conference 2006
In October 2006, I traveled to Venezuela to present at a national open-source and Perl conference. I was invited as a special guest of the state-owned oil and natural gas company, PDVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.), who hosted the conference.
Presentations in Caracas & Maturín
- I traveled to both Caracas and Maturín to present the conference materials.
- I presented a full-day Learning Perl tutorial that was translated into Spanish for the local developer audience.
- I delivered a keynote presentation titled "Free software: a look back, a look ahead", examining the history and future trajectory of the open-source movement.
Travel Sequence
- This trip marked the beginning of a massive autumn travel marathon:
  - Flew to Venezuela for the week-long conference.
  - Immediately afterward, flew to Miami and spent a relaxing transition week staying along the main road of South Miami Beach, Florida.
  - Following that beach week, boarded the m/s Veendam for the Geek Cruises MacMania 5 voyage in the Caribbean.
Flickr Links
- Flickr Collection: 2006-10 Venezuela
- Flickr Album: Trips/2006/06-10-Venezuela

🔗Caracas 🔗Maturín 🔗Venezuela

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.

Venezuela Open Source and Perl Conference 2006