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Parrot Virtual Machine Workshop 2009

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v8: 03/13/09 03:01 PM - Robert Blackwell (‎rblackwe‎)
v9: 03/13/09 07:10 PM - Robert Blackwell (‎rblackwe‎)

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-Parrot Virtual Machine Workshop 2009
+== Parrot Virtual Machine Workshop 2009 ==
 
-This is a pre-YAPC::NA event.
+The Parrot VM workshop will be held on the weekend before [http://yapc10.org/yn2009/|YAPC::NA], June 20-21, 2009, at the [http://www.umgp.com/|Urban Mountain Gathering Place]. The workshop is dedicated to all things Parrot, and will include sessions on getting started with the Parrot Compiler Toolkit and NQP to implement new languages or contribute to existing ones, an introduction to PIR (one of Parrot's native languages), developing for mod_parrot, and a detailed look at some of the languages that run on Parrot, including Rakudo (Perl 6), Cardinal (Ruby), Pynie (Python), Tcl, and LOLCODE.
 
+This is a pre-YAPC::NA event but it is not required that you attend YAPC|10 to attend.
+
+We will have food brought in from [http://www.bistro-togo.com/|Bistro to Go]. (This is who catered PPW 08).
+
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 More information about Parrot can be found at [http://parrot.org].
 
-Date: June 20-21, 2009 This is the Saturday and Sunday before YAPC|10.
-Location:  [http://www.umgp.com/|Urban Mountain Gathering Place] 
-Food:  We will have food brought in from [http://www.bistro-togo.com/|Bistro to Go]. (This is who catered PPW 08).
+There will be Internet access and you are encouraged to bring your computer and become a Parrot hacker.  There won't be a better time to jump in.
 
-PIR, PCT, NQP, mod_parrot, rakudo, ruby, tcl, lolcode
+Speakers include:
 
+    * Allison Randal
+     - Introduction to Parrot
+
+     * Patrick Michaud
+    - Parrot Compiler Toolkit Tutorial
+    - How to contribute to Rakudo Perl 6
+
+    * Jeff Horwitz
+    - mod_parrot Tutorial
+
 What do you want to see:
 * List what you might like to see.  Maybe we can make it happen.
 * Parrot embedded in Firefox/Mozilla/Postgres.  [user:rblackwe]
 
 Attending:
 *  [user:rblackwe]
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