Mailman 3 June 2015 - python-uk

Two weeks until full price tickets kick in...
by Nicholas H.Tollervey July 8, 2015

July 8, 2015

Hi Folks, Just a quick heads up... You have a fortnight until the full price tickets come into force. You currently have a choice of the following tickets: Community (£135) - for helping to run the conference (http://www.pyconuk.org/volunteer/). There are only 17 of these left. Regular (£165) - there are only 29 of these left. This year the conference meal is NOT included in the price of the ticket. If you want to come along to that event you'll need the £30 Conference Meal ticket. Register here: http://www.pyconuk.org/register/ The full price ticket will cost £215. Happy to answer questions. Best wishes, Nicholas.

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ATTENTION: full price arrives on Wednesday
by Nicholas H.Tollervey July 4, 2015

July 4, 2015

Hi, Just a friendly reminder that if you want to take advantage of the cheaper "regular" tickets (£165) then you have until 23:59:59 tomorrow. From July 1st they will be replaced by the full priced tickets (£215). Of course, community, science, kids and teachers' tickets will still be available after 1st July. BOOK NOW to avoid the price increase. :-) N.

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July London Python Dojo tickets available
by Daniel Pope July 3, 2015

July 3, 2015

The next London Python Dojo will be at 6:30pm on Thursday 2nd July at the offices of Mind Candy in Shoreditch. Join us for a night of beer, pizza and Python-ing, in the company of friends. For details and to sign up for a free ticket, please visit the link below: https://ldnpydojo.eventwax.com/london-python-code-dojo-season-6-episode-10-2 We have time for a couple of lightning talks if anyone would like to give one; drop me an e-mail off-list if you'd like to volunteer. Look forward to seeing you there! Dan

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Next CamPUG meeting: Tue 4th August (July meeting cancelled)
by Tony Ibbs June 26, 2015

June 26, 2015

From our Google group: Neither Tom nor I will be at the next meeting, which was scheduled for Tuesday 7th July. Therefore I intend to cancel it. The next meeting will thus be Tuesday 4th August, 2015, 7.30pm at RealVNC (http://goo.gl/maps/ktqpS). We normally stop about 9.30pm, and go on to the pub. Meetings after that will be: • Tuesday 1st September • Tuesday 6th October Note that PyConUK 2015 is Friday 18th - Monday 21st September 2015, in Coventry as normal. Details are at http://www.pyconuk.org/. Tibs

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Back atcha Naomi Ceder (newly minted Vice Chair of the PSF)
by Nicholas H.Tollervey June 24, 2015

June 24, 2015

Hi Folks, Naomi has been too self-effacing to mention that the PSF board resolved to appoint her a vice-chair of the PSF. From the minutes of the meeting (https://www.python.org/psf/records/board/minutes/2015-06-08/): RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation appoint Naomi Ceder as Vice Chair for the 2015/16 term Congratulations Naomi! Today is a hugs all round sort of a day... :-) N.

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Nicholas Tollervey winner of PSF Community Service Award
by Naomi Ceder June 24, 2015

June 24, 2015

As a member of the PSF board of directors it gives me great pleasure to report that our own Nicholas Tollervey has been awarded the PSF's Community Service Award for Q2, 2015 in recognition of his work in promoting Python in education in the UK. Please join me in congratulating Nicholas for this recognition of all that he has been doing for our community. Look for a more formal announcement on the PSF blog in the coming days. (Getting to make this announcement is definitely my favourite thing about being a director so far :-) ) Cheers, Naomi Ceder -- Naomi Ceder https://plus.google.com/u/0/111396744045017339164/about

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Hotel details and deal
by Nicholas H.Tollervey June 24, 2015

June 24, 2015

Hi Folks, If you're coming to PyCon UK you'll need a place to stay. All the details can be found here: http://www.pyconuk.org/hotels/ (Also, PyCon UK does not deal with help requests about specific bookings, that's between you and the hotel concerned.) Also, you only have one more week of the regular priced tickets (£165) being on sale before full price (£215) begin on July 1st. There are still some community (£135) tickets left too. See you in September! Nicholas.

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Python contract £350 a day
by Sophie Hendley June 23, 2015

June 23, 2015

Hey Guys, I've had a really interesting contract role come in for a server side Python developer. It's greenfield development of a real-time bidding engine and routing solution using Python as the primary delivery language. c£350 per day (6 month contract) Hertfordshire (would suit a Cambridge or London commute if not local) *You will need most of the following skills:* - Advanced Python programming skills (Python 2.6 minimum, ideally Python 3+) - Experience with a Python numeric computing package such as Numpy or Pandas - High performance messaging such as ZeroMQ, nanomsg, LBM, or similar - Performance profiling and tuning - Event-driven system designs If you are interested please send me an updated CV and I will give you call. Kind regards, Sophie -- Sophie Hendley| Principal Consultant| Digital Vision *M:* 07505145903 *E: *sophie.hendley(a)digvis.co.uk *W:* www.digvis.co.uk

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Dynamic Languages Conference, Manchester 20th June
by Josette Garcia June 16, 2015

June 16, 2015

Hi all I thought you might want to know that the tickets for the Dynamic Languages event are now selling at £15 or 50% discount. We already have some great keynotes from Lorna Mitchell (Open Source Journey) and Dr Gianni Ciolli (Postgres for any Language), talks by Matt S. Trout on OO in different languages, James Laver will do a whistle stop tour of Dynamic Languages and David Jones speaking about Go. Please visit:http://www.dynamiclanguages.co.uk/ Tickets are on sale for the event (to cover room hire and a light lunch/drinks) but speakers will get free entry and lunch (naturally). There is a reduced ticket price for those that are students, unemployed etc. Tickets are priced at £15 and £5 for concessions and can be purchased at: http://bit.ly/dl2015tickets We look forward to seeing you there. Josette Josette Garcia . Community Manager 2ndQuadrant.com . Blog: <http://www.josetteorama.com/> josetteorama.com . @josetteg

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ATTENTION - PyCon UK Call for Papers closes on the 19th
by Nicholas H.Tollervey June 12, 2015

June 12, 2015

Hi, Just a public service announcement. See the subject of this email. Get your papers submitted..! Also, Naomi (cc'd) has organised some online hangouts for people who would like advice about the proposal process, how to write a proposal and what makes a good presentation. I'll let her step in with the details. Best of luck, N.

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