Mailman 3 November 2002 - Pycon-interest

possible talk proposal: fast sparse matrix calculations with Python
by Roman Geus 28 Nov '02

28 Nov '02

Dear all I'm looking for a Python conference to present some Python related material of my PhD thesis (in the Scientific Computing field). The thesis describes how to effiently calculate electro-magnetic waves in accelerator cavities using Python. For this purpose two Python packages (one for fast sparse matrix calculations and the other for implementing the finite element method for Maxwell's equations) were developed. More information on this project can be found at http://www.inf.ethz.ch/personal/geus/pyfemax/ Now, I'd like to know whether PYCON DC 2003 would be the right event for presenting my stuff or whether another conference would be better suited for this "Scientific Computing with Python" related topic. Regards, Roman Geus -- Roman Geus Tel: +41 1 632 74 39 / Fax: +41 1 632 14 07 Institute of Scientic Computing ETH Zentrum, HRS G25 Email: geus(a)inf.ethz.ch CH-8092 Zuerich

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Talk proposal: Using reST
by Brett Cannon 26 Nov '02

26 Nov '02

It was suggested to me that I consider giving a talk at PyCon on using ReStructured Text (reST) since I use it on the python-dev Summaries. Since I have never done this kind of thing before, I am not sure what the commmittee needs from me. If I did do this I would go over uses of reST, through reST syntax, possible gotchas that could throw someone, the tools that are included with docutils and how to use them, and if time allows the general module layout. I can mention design ideas, but that is really David Goodger's thing since he helped design reST. Unfortunately David doesn't think he will be able to make it to PyCon so the other suggestion given to me of David talking about design and then me covering use will not work. So, does the committee need a more formal outline of what I would do? Or perhaps the committee should first decide whether this talk should really be given (doesn't fit cleanly with the "Popularizing Python" theme; kind of does only because people can use reST outside of Python and thus garner some notice for the language)? What is the next step in the process? -Brett Cannon P.S.: It looks like I am going to be involved in planning PyCon, but I will in no way use that position to comment on this proposal; in the name of fairness and such I will stay quiet.

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Corrected PyCon mailing list locations
by Steve Holden 04 Nov '02

04 Nov '02

Please accept my apologies for including the admin URLs for the PyCon mailing lists (and thanks, Aahz, for pointing this out). The correct URLs are as follows: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pycon-interest http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pycon-organizers http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pycon-announce regards ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Holden http://www.holdenweb.com/ Python Web Programming http://pydish.holdenweb.com/pwp/ Previous .sig file retired to www.homeforoldsigs.com -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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