Mailman 3 February 2016 - PSF-Community

Finalists announced for the 2016 Women in Open Source award
by Nick Coghlan 26 Feb '16

26 Feb '16

Hi all, The finalists for the 2016 Women in Open Source award were recently announced, and I'd like to congratulate a couple of folks whose contributions to the Python community were amongst their reasons for being nominated: Jessica McKellar & Carrie Anne Philbin. If you'd like to vote for this year's award, or just read the inspiring nominations for each of the finalists, head over to http://www.redhat.com/en/about/women-in-open-source Regards, Nick. -- Nick Coghlan | ncoghlan(a)gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia

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Sponsored tickets to PyCon Philippines 2016
by Betsy Waliszewski 24 Feb '16

24 Feb '16

Hello all, As a Gold Sponsor, Python Software Foundation is entitled to 3 complimentary tickets to PyCon PH February 27-28, 2016. http://pycon.python.ph/ <http://pycon.python.ph/> If you have an interest in attending and can manage transportation on your own, please email me directly for more information: betsy(a)python.org. Cheers, Betsy -- Betsy Waliszewski Python Software Foundation Event Coordinator / Administrator @betswaliszewski

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EuroPython 2016: Early bird sales started
by M.-A. Lemburg 23 Feb '16

23 Feb '16

We have opened up the early-bird sales today and tickets are selling fast. The first 100 early-bird tickets, we have available, will be gone in less than an hour. If you want to benefit from reduced ticket prices too, please register soon. Our early bird ticket sales are limited to 300 tickets. Regular ticket sales will start shortly after we’ve ended the early bird sales. *** https://ep2016.europython.eu/en/registration/ *** More Information and Ticket Shop PS: Remember to submit your proposals for the conference. There are less than two weeks left: https://ep2016.europython.eu/en/call-for-proposals/ With gravitational regards, -- EuroPython 2016 Team http://ep2016.europython.eu/ http://www.europython-society.org/

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EuroPython 2016: Early bird ticket sales
by M.-A. Lemburg 22 Feb '16

22 Feb '16

After the Call for Proposals for EuroPython 2016 last week, we are now calling out to everyone interested in signing up as EuroPython attendee early. You will be able to benefit from reduced ticket prices for a short period of time. Our early bird ticket sales are limited to 300 tickets. Regular sales start shortly after we’ve ended the early bird sales. *** https://ep2016.europython.eu/en/registration/ *** More Information and Ticket Shop We will be opening the flood gates on Tuesday, 09:00 CET, so set your alarms to make sure you can secure your ticket. Experience shows that early bird tickets sell out quickly. PS: Remember to submit your proposals for the conference. There are less than two weeks left: https://ep2016.europython.eu/en/call-for-proposals/ With gravitational regards, -- EuroPython 2016 Team http://ep2016.europython.eu/ http://www.europython-society.org/

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EuroPython 2016: Call for Proposals
by M.-A. Lemburg 18 Feb '16

18 Feb '16

We’re looking for proposals on every aspect of Python: programming from novice to advanced levels, applications and frameworks, or how you have been involved in introducing Python into your organization. EuroPython is a community conference and we are eager to hear about your experience. Please also forward this Call for Proposals to anyone that you feel may be interested. *** https://ep2016.europython.eu/en/call-for-proposals/ *** Submissions will be open until Sunday, March 6, 23:59:59 CET For full details, please see the above CFP page. We have many exciting things waiting for you: * a PyData satellite event * new formats (panels, interactive sessions) * tracks to focus on more specific domains, including a revival of the EuroPython Business Track * speaker discounts for more than just talks and trainings Please note that we are using a shorter CFP period of just 2.5 weeks this year, since we want to have the list of talks published sooner than last year. With gravitational regards, -- EuroPython 2016 Team http://ep2016.europython.eu/ http://www.europython-society.org/

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[gravitational-waves] A big thanks to the contributors in Python
by Khaled Monsoor 16 Feb '16

16 Feb '16

hello everyone in this wonderful community, probably, we already know about the recent confirmation by LIGO <http://www.ligo.org/> about existence of "gravitational waves", a major prediction by the "theory of relativity" by Albert Einstein. It is a huge milestone to human endeavour to understand nature. what we may or may not know that Python was the de-facto language of software components of the experimentation. It was extensively used in day-to-day operations, from orchestrating the instruments[1], gathering data, analytics, to generating the finally published pretty graphs[2]. Usage of Python, IPython notebook & matplotlib was extensive among the team-members of LIGO.[3], [4] i am not a part of LIGO, or any of the member organisations. Rather, as a common enthusiast of natural-sciences as well as a open-source believer, I would like to take a moment to thank every single contributor of Python. Please keep up pushing your commits. We facilitated something bigger than us. i would also like to take a moment to remember our lost friend, John D. Hunter, the creator of matplotlib. Whom we lost in 2012 in a battle with cancer. Dear John, you are long gone, but you will live generations through 2-D matplotlib plots. Thanks everyone. Khaled Monsoor, a common user of Python refs: [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/45g8qu/we_are_the_ligo_scientific_co… [2]: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ca8jlVIWcAUmeP8.png [3]: https://losc.ligo.org/s/events/GW150914/GW150914_tutorial.html [4]: https://github.com/ligo-cbc

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EuroPython 2016: Sending out the first gravitational waves
by M.-A. Lemburg 16 Feb '16

16 Feb '16

We are pleased to announce the launch of our all new EuroPython 2016 website. Over the last few weeks, we have been busy talking to sponsors and getting the website prepared for the launch. You may have heard about the recent direct observation of gravitational waves by the LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory). What you may not know is that Python helped in analyzing the data, so we now have two things to celebrate: 1. Python’s use in this phenomenal direct proof of Einstein’s prediction and 2. the launch of our 2016 edition of the EuroPython conference. So here it is: *** http://ep2016.europython.eu/ *** July 17 - 24 2016 Many thanks go to our launch sponsors who have signed up early to give us that extra boost in motivation to get the conference and it’s website set up. Meet our Launch Sponsors ------------------------ * Bilbao Ekintza * Intel * UPV/EHU * Udemy * Python Software Foundation * Blue Yonder * Jet Brains * Numberly * Flying Circus * Limejump * RedHat * Vzzual.com * Django-CMS * Riverbank PS: We’d like to thank the EuroPython Web WG for the web site improvements and our friends at Python Italia for making their code available. With gravitational regards, -- EuroPython 2016 Team http://ep2016.europython.eu/ http://www.europython-society.org/

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PSF Board Meeting Minutes - 2016-01-27
by Diana Clarke 09 Feb '16

09 Feb '16

Hi folks: The PSF board meeting minutes from January 27th, 2016 are now available online: https://www.python.org/psf/records/board/minutes/2016-01-27/ The PSF provides grants for development, conferences, workshops, and user groups. https://www.python.org/psf/grants/ The following grants were approved since the last board meeting, totalling $26,061 USD. - PyLadies Chicago http://www.meetup.com/Chicago-PyLadies/ Meetup.com fees Amount: $90 USD - Helsinki PyLadies http://www.meetup.com/Helsinki-PyLadies/ Meetup.com fees Amount: $30 USD - PyLadies NYC http://www.meetup.com/NYC-PyLadies/ Meetup.com fees Amount: $180 USD - Django Girls Belfast https://djangogirls.org/belfast/ February 20, 2016 Amount: $750 USD - SciPy/NumPy MinGW Development grant Amount: $5000 USD - DjangoCon Europe https://djangocon.eu/ March 30 - April 3, 2016 Amount: $3200 USD - OSCamp, Romania https://oscamp.eu/ April 15-17, 2016 Amount: $762 USD - Django Girls Wroclaw https://djangogirls.org/wroclaw/ March 19, 2016 Amount: $274 USD - Django Girls Mexico City https://djangogirls.org/mexicocity/ February 27, 2016 Amount: $500 USD - PythonFOSDEM 2016 https://fosdem.org/2016/ January 20, 2016 Amount: $2000 USD - Toran Billups School Workshop Grant Spring, 2016 Amount: $600 USD - PyCode Carrots Koszalin http://geekgirlscarrots.org/4370/pycode-carrots-workshop-2 February 26-28, 2016 Amount: $750 USD - EuroPython http://ep2016.europython.eu/en/ July 17-24, 2016 Amount: $8670 USD - PyconIT 7 https://www.pycon.it/en/ April 15-17, 2016 Amount: $3255 USD For more updates from the PSF, please visit our blog and follow us on Twitter. https://twitter.com/ThePSF https://pyfound.blogspot.com/ Cheers, --diana

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PSF Board Meeting Minutes - 2016-01-05
by Diana Clarke 09 Feb '16

09 Feb '16

Hi folks: The PSF board meeting minutes from January 5th, 2016 are now available online: https://www.python.org/psf/records/board/minutes/2016-01-05/ The PSF provides grants for development, conferences, workshops, and user groups. https://www.python.org/psf/grants/ The following grants were approved since the last board meeting, totalling $17,158 USD. - Seattle PyLadies http://www.meetup.com/Seattle-PyLadies/ Meetup.com fees Amount: $90 USD - PyLadies Silicon Valley http://www.meetup.com/PyLadies-Silicon-Valley/ Meetup.com fees Amount: $101 USD - Django Girls Bangalore https://djangogirls.org/bangalore/ February 7, 2016 Amount: $800 USD - Django Girls Lagos https://djangogirls.org/lagos/ February 20, 2016 Amount: $750 USD - PyTennessee 2016 + Young Coders https://www.pytennessee.org/ February 6-7, 2016 Amount: $4500 USD - PyCon Namibia http://na.pycon.org/ January 25-29, 2016 Amount: $3800 USD - Education Foo Camp Travel Grant February 19-21, 2016 Amount: $1000 USD - PyLadies Helsinki Sprint http://www.meetup.com/Helsinki-PyLadies/ January 9-10, 2016 Amount: $200 USD - PyCon Belarus 2016 http://by.pycon.org/ Amount: $2000 USD - Django Girls Łódź https://djangogirls.org/lodz/ February 27, 2016 Amount: $322 USD - PyConIT https://www.pycon.it/en/ April 15-17, 2016 Amount: $865 USD - PyCon Philippines https://pycon.python.ph/ February 27-28, 2016 Amount: $1580 - Afro Django initiative Kampala International University February 15-26, 2016 Amount: $1150 USD For more updates from the PSF, please visit our blog and follow us on Twitter. https://twitter.com/ThePSF https://pyfound.blogspot.com/ Cheers, --diana

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New mailing for Python in Belgium
by Stephane Wirtel 08 Feb '16

08 Feb '16

Hello everyone, I would like to announce a new mailing list for the Belgian Python Users. This main goal of this mailing list is mainly for the Python Community of Belgium, Dutch, French and German. The main language is English, I don’t want to discuss about the languages, maybe in the future. So, here is the mailing list: belgium(a)python.org you can subscribe via this link: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/belgium Via this mailing list, you could discuss about: * Python in Belgium * Organise some events, meetups, AFPyro in Belgium * Create a great community. * Help for the PythonFOSDEM in Belgium * etc… Hope to see you in this ML. Thank you so much, Stephane

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