Thanks all, this is incredible! Ambrose
On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 5:50 AM, Chas Emerick <cemer...@snowtide.com> wrote: > A quick update: > > …thanks to the generosity and otherwise amazing character of the > Clojure community, the 2011 Conj scholarship fundraiser is over two- > thirds of the way to its goal. > > To those that have already donated: thank you so very, very much. > > To those that haven't donated yet: please consider doing so, and help > to enable a (undergraduate student!) lead dev of the core.logic and > core.match libraries travel to and speak at the Conj. > > Finally, I neglected to mention in my first message: as an added > incentive, at the end of the fundraiser, the three people with the > largest donations will each receive a copy of my forthcoming Clojure > book, Clojure Programming[1] from O’Reilly, signed by me (and probably > my co-conspirators as well, Christophe Grand and Brian Carper). > > Please help if you can: > > > http://cemerick.com/2011/09/20/2011-clojure-scholarship-help-send-ambrose-to-the-conj/ > > Cheers, > > - Chas > > [1] http://oreilly.com/catalog/0636920013754/ > > On Sep 20, 10:13 am, Chas Emerick <cemer...@snowtide.com> wrote: > > I wanted to let the list know about a 'scholarship' fundraiser I've > started for this year's Conj: > > > > About a year ago, I had the distinct privilege of having a front-row seat > when the generosity of the Clojure community (and others!) helped Anthony > Grimes (aka Raynes) attend the 2010 Clojure Conj. Witnessing the success of > that process made me certain that I would attempt to coordinate another > “scholarship” fundraising drive for this year’s Clojure Conj. > > > > Like Anthony last year, I wanted to help someone that: > > > > • had already contributed significantly to the Clojure community, > > • clearly has great potential, but > > • without some financial assistance, would not be able to attend > the Conj and benefit from the meeting-of-the-minds that such conferences > uniquely enable. > > > > Over the summer, it became clear to me that Ambrose Bonnaire-Sergeant was > that someone. > > > > Click here to read more and help out: > > > > http://cemerick.com/2011/09/20/2011-clojure-scholarship-help-send-amb... > > > > Thanks! > > > > - Chas > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > your first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
