[Chicago] Last ChiPy Meeting

[Feihong Hsu]

I want to thank all four presenters and Robert Zeh of GETCO for a
wonderful meeting with great turnout! (Not to say that all of our
meetings aren't fabulous.)

I had a few impressions I wanted to share with everyone:

- I don't attend ChiPy meetings for the free food, but I was
pleasantly surprised by the spread. Thanks, Robert!

- We forgot to do "roll call", where everybody introduces himself
with his name and workplace/interests/favorite module. I don't think
it's a big deal for regulars, but it definitely has a benefit to
newcomers: they can match names on the mailing list with actual
faces, and they can learn about what companies in the area are using
Python. Plus it's just a good ice breaker, period.

- With PyCon right around the corner, I think we can expect a higher
attendance in February (maybe not as many as last night, but higher
than usual). I know that what motivated me to attend my first ChiPy
meeting (last year) was that I wanted to meet some people before I
went to my first PyCon. This might also be true for other first-time
registrants of PyCon.

Cheers,
Feihong


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