YAPC::Europe::2004

Spires Conference And Exhibition Centre

The main venue will be Spires Conference And Exhibition Centre in the heart of Belfast.

Spires is at the intersection of Howard Street and Fisherwick Place

How safe is Belfast?

A few people have asked us about their safety in Belfast. Our answer might be surprising: Northern Ireland has one of the lowest crime rates among industrialised countries.

One report based on the International Crime Victim Survey said:

The ICVS allows an overall measure of victimisation which is the percentage of people victimised once or more in the previous year by any of the eleven crimes covered by the survey. This prevalence measure is a simple but robust indicator of overall proneness to crime. The countries fall into three bands.

Above 24% (victim of any crime in 1999): Australia, England and Wales, the Netherlands and Sweden

20%-24%: Canada, Scotland, Denmark, Poland, Belgium, France, and USA

Under 20%: Finland, Catalonia (Spain), Switzerland, Portugal, Japan and Northern Ireland.

From the results of the ICVS it seems that Japan is the only industrialised country safer than Northern Ireland. So YAPC in Belfast will be the safest YAPC ever!

Perl For Profit

YAPC::Europe 2004 will be held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, from Wednesday 15th to Friday 17th September.

Our theme will be 'Perl for Profit', so we would encourage you to think of how you have used Perl to make or save money. As previous YAPCs have deviated from their theme, we would also encourage you to use a definition of 'profit' that suits you.

YAPC is an inexpensive conference designed by and for Perl users. YAPC began in the USA, but it is now a series of conferences in different parts of the world.