Guido speaking Thursday 2/17 in Palo Alto
Guido van Rossum speaks this Thursday evening, February 17, in Palo Alto as part of SDForum's Distinguished Speaker Series (http://www.sdforum.org/dss). The topic is "Python: Building an Open Source Project and Community". Details: Date: Thursday, February 17, 2005 Time: Registration and Networking: 6:00 PM, Program 7:00 PM Location: PARC Auditorium, 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto Co-hosts: Computer History Museum, Institute for the Future, ACM San Francisco Bay Area Chapter, The Chinese Software Professionals Association, BayPIGgies Abstract In 1991, Guido van Rossum made his creation, the Python programming language, open source. Today, Python is one of the three "P-languages" which enjoy massive popularity among developers as part of the open source LAMP platform (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP/Perl/Python). In this retrospective, Guido looks back on the early days of the Python community, describes its development into maturity, and explains why he is still having a good time after 13 years of herding cats. Registration Cost: $15 for pre-registered members of SDForum and Co-Hosting Organizations, $25 for all others. At the door, add $5 to member and non-member prices. Special student rate for this event: Students with valid student identification can register for $10 by calling the SDForum office at (408)494-8378. NOTE THAT PRE-REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 2 PM THE DAY OF THE EVENT. For further details and to register online, see http://www.sdforum.org/SDForum/Templates/CalendarEvent.aspx?CID=1547&mo=2&yr=2005, or go to the main DSS page (http://www.sdforum.org/dss) and click on the link to Guido van Rossum's talk. To register by phone, call the SDForum office at (408)494-8378. About the Series The SDForum Distinguished Speaker Series presents people who have made major contributions to how software is created, or who have helped us to understand the role of software in the larger society. speaking on topics of current interest. Our theme for the 2004-2005 season is The Software Commons. In recent years, many in the software community have emphasized the importance of constructing a shared space of knowledge, techniques, and ideas that both enhance our lives today and can be handed down to future generations. For its 2004-2005 season, the Distinguished Speaker Series is presenting leading figures in the realm of the software commons: the practitioners who are creating this shared space in its many forms, and he activists, critics, and commentators who are debating the significance of the phenomenon. The series is co-hosted by the Computer History Museum, the Institute for the Future, the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the ACM, and the Chinese Software Professionals Association. For more information about the series, see http://www.sdforum.org/dss.
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Sanford Rockowitz