It was 2019 and nothing suggested that 2020 would not have been another regular year – another spring, another early bird ticket for the Lambda World conference, another regular summer, and then the most awaited conference of the year, a journey to Cadiz to attend Lambda World 2020.
Things went quite differently (for those reading from other planets – because of the pandemic) and the world was suddenly locked down, some conferences went online, and some were canceled, Lambda World included. Things went a bit better in 2021, but no news about a new edition of the functional programming conference. It was 2022, and many conferences had returned to the in-presence format, maybe with some precaution, but the worst part of the pandemic was finally over. Again no trace of Lambda World. 2023 came and went, and still no sign of lambda-life from Cadiz. Still vague or no answer to my emails to the organizing company.
And then suddenly and unexpectedly, the email popped up in my incoming folder – early bird ticket sale for Lambda World 2024 is open. I was so happy they were back, but at the same time I was about to change jobs and it was not the best approach to arrive on the first day at the new workplace and pretend to be sponsored to attend the conference. So, after a brief family check, I decided to self-sponsor my attendance and hope for at least some partial refund.
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