RSVP -> http://www.chipy.org You are invited to the Chicago Python User Group's March meeting. We have a great line up and this will be our best meeting ever! Our group has recently been focusing on improving our diversity and our approach-ability. Embrace change, get involved, and make this the group you will want to attend every month. You do not need any prior Python or programming experience to attend this meeting. All are welcome to attend this free event. Deloitte's office is conveniently located in the loop and is very close to the train stations and public transit. Discounted parking (site written in Python) from SpotHero http://bit.ly/1gpQdbt Food and drink kindly provided by our sponsors, Deloitte. "Always One Step Ahead" Here is an interesting article on Deloitte's Cognitive Analytic(tm) group efforts http://bit.ly/1iACktM (side note: I am a lead on this team, yes we use Python extensively, you can also welcome some of my colleagues to this meeting) *When:* March 13, 2014, 7 p.m. *Where:* Deloitte 111 S Wacker 24th floor "Jackson Park" https://goo.gl/maps/wubwI This Month's Topics - *Use of Python for Machine Learning at Loyola * By: Dr. Mark V. Albert - *Starting Over From Scratch* (0:25:00 Minutes) By: Malcolm Newsome Often developers get too attached to the code that they write. So much so that we dread losing it. But, what happens when you intentionally delete code and rewrite it? You might be surprised at the result. - *Simple Websockets in Flask* (0:20:00 Minutes) By: Daniel Hodges Using flask, websockets, and redis to make a simple multi-user drawing surface in D3. - *lightening talk: How to teach programming to novices* (0:10:00 Minutes) By: John Blischak - *lightening talk: R for Python Programmers* By: John Blischak - *Networking and hands on Python help* -- Brian Ray @brianray (773) 669-7717