"One of the design rules for Python has always been to beg, borrow or steal whatever features I liked from existing languages..." Guido van Rossum Chicago Python User Group ========================= Special Event: "Ultimate Language Shootout III" The last two times we held this event it was a blast. Even if your just coming to watch/vote there really is no other event like this anywhere in Chicago or anywhere else. Where else can you talk about any language you want to an attentive crowd? See how Python compares. This month will be held at the exciting new venue DRW Trading. They have plenty of room and have offered to cater the event. What fine hosts they will be! This will be the best competition ever hosted by ChiPy. ** Feel Free to Redistribute this information to any language oriented group in Chicago land area ** RSVP at http://chipy.org/ Please bring your ID Quick Links: YES http://chipy.org/meetings/rsvp/46/yes MAYBE http://chipy.org/meetings/rsvp/46/maybe When ---- Thursday May 10, 2012 at 7PM till a winner is announced Where ----- DRW Trading 540 W. Madison 3rd FL Directions once you're in the building: Walk into the lobby, take the elevators up to the 2nd floor. Once past security, walk past the elevators and take escalators up to the 3rd Floor. The Competition --------------- Each participant gets only 5-10 minutes (depending on entries). The person who makes the best case wins! They can do whatever they want-- just as long as each presentation is about some programming language other than Python and make at least one comparison to Python during the talk. Sign up: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFdET2FPcjdfa3FCLXlWZ2ZRUFJ... See who is in the running: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tWDOaOr7_kqB-yVgfQPRh7w&single=true&gid=0&output=html There will be a cash prize for the best presentation (not the best language, we already know that winner) given of $200. Plus you will be considered really cool for awhile and your friends will be highly impressed. About ChiPy ----------- ChiPy is a group of Chicago Python Programmers. Participants range from absolute beginners to seasoned veterans. In short, *everyone* is welcome (including you)! Every second thursday of the month ChiPy members gather to give talks on a wide variety of topics related to Python and related technology. Our community benefits from a variety of participants, so we would love it if you would make yourself a participant! ChiPy website: http://chipy.org ChiPy Mailing List: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago ChiPy Announcement *ONLY* Mailing List: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chipy-announce Python website: http://python.org -- Brian Ray @brianray (773) 669-7717