Perl Conference first-time attendees are VIPs: very important to Perl. This separates authority from importance. This might be their only visit, so we should ma

Perl Conference first-time attendees are VIPs: very important to Perl. This separates authority from importance. This might be their only visit, so we should make it worthwhile. On the theme that anyone can save the world, I think of the Lord of the Rings. And particularly of Samwise Gamgee.