Wowsa, check out the keynote speakers for PyCon Ireland 2014. There are tickets still available <http://python.ie/pycon/>. Do pass this along to other scientists, researchers, analysts, animation, SFX, mathematicians, QA, those who are into data, Open Source, those in the finance field, etc. It's not just for programmers. And don't forget, Django Girls Dublin will be happening on Monday 13th October. For info about other sprints on 13th & 14th, see schedule <http://python.ie/pycon/2014/schedule/>. If you have any questions, ping pycon@python.ie. Cheers, /// Vicky Twomey-Lee (PyLadies Dublin <https://twitter.com/pyladiesdub> Founder) Python Ireland <http://python.ie/> Treasurer EuroPython Society <https://ep2012.europython.eu/blog/2012/07/08/change-board-europython-society> PSF member <http://pyfound.blogspot.ie/2012/08/welcome-new-psf-members.html> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Diarmuid Bourke Date: Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 9:32 PM Subject: Introducing our Keynotes - PyCon Ireland 2014 To: pythonireland@googlegroups.com The PyCon Ireland organising team are delighted introduce all of our keynote speakers for PyCon Ireland this October 11th/12th. We have a great selection of speakers, and a very fascinating range of topics being covered this year. If you (or someone you know) still haven't picked up a ticket for PyCon yet, you still have time, and can get them at http://python.ie/pycon for EUR70. If you are a student, the cost is just EUR40. The ticket includes entry to the main conference on Saturday and Sunday, Breakfast, Lunch and a break on both days. If you are planning on attending the sprints on the Monday and Tuesday, there is separate free registration for this on http://python.ie/pycon/2014/sprints/ so we know the number of people to expect. *Remember buy your ticket early*, as we expect to sell out again this year. And now, here are the details of our Keynotes! Check http://lanyrd.com/2014/pyconie/ for updates. *"The Real Unsolved Problems in Data Science**"* by * Ian Ozsvald* *Data Science was described as "The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century" by the Harvard Business Review. Behind the glitter of the Big Data marketing wave lies a raft of issues that are hard, important and decidedly unsexy - if they're solved then statisticians and engineers can apply their organisations' data to solve high value problems.* *Having worked, consulted and trained in the field for 15 years I'll highlight the gritty problems and propose ways for Pythonistas to tackle and solve these issues to keep Python as the go-to language for practical data science work.* *"Python and the Financial Industry"* by * Dr. Yves J. Hilpisch* *To be announced...* *"Building the Medieval Universe in 7 Easy Steps with Scientific Python**"* by * Brandon Rhodes* *Ancient scientists decided not want to wait around for Python to be invented, but went ahead and built a model of the universe using more primitive means of calculation. But today we can finally bring their work up to date! By applying data analysis and in-browser visualization to the best and most accurate modern astronomical data, we will rebuild the ancient and medieval model of the universe — from the orbit of the Moon all the way up to the highest heaven. In the process we will see how vector math, statistical solvers, plotting libraries, and animation can all be brought together inside of the IPython Notebook.* *"Becoming a Better programmer"* by * Harald Armin Massa* *You have selected the best possible programming language;* *you learned about object oriented design, functional paradigmas, test driven development and the Structure and interpretation of computer programs. You created you own templating engine or two.* *What else can you do? Harald did research and experimented outside computer sciences. What methods and substances are available to tune your brain for programming? This talk will describe personal experiences with various motivational, self discipline, learning and information management techniques; substances and exercises to tune your brains operating system. There will be expeditions into results from brain research. Critical judgement, pointing out snake oil and stuff that worked will be provided as well as motivating jokes.* *"Who's afraid of the big bad 3?"* by* Lennart Regebro* *Python 3 is often described in scary words, with claims like it being another language and that is is tearing the community in two etc. If you believe what some people are saying, it's slow, it's a nightmare, porting is a pain and you are gonna get eaten alive! The truth is much less frightening, and this talk will take a high level perspective of Python 3, and look at my and others experience with supporting it and tell you how you can switch to Python 3.* *"Beyond the Cathedral & Bazaar: The New Era of Open Source Cross Community Collaboration"* by *Diane Mueller* *Cloud Computing has changed everything. It has made creating, deploying and managing both open source and proprietary software simpler, more cost effective and secure, and within the reach of mere mortal humans. It is the driving force behind a series of disruptive positive transformations to Open Source community interactions. OpenSource Projects like OpenStack and OpenShift are being built with the help of numerous other Open Source technology communities; we embed our resources into other key projects to ensure each others mutual success. The interdependencies abound as technology borders blur between projects. We can no longer afford to be isolationists. New models for community development are emerging to facilitate the new realities. Our eco-systems support numerous other Open Source projects whom rely on our stability and openness to ensure their success. And in turn, users of the services we provide embed their resources into our projects contributing back, working with peers and ensuring the projects move forward in directions that enable them to ensure success. In this talk, Diane will dive into some fundamental shifts that are occurring in Open Source community development, discuss new models for facilitating effective cross-community collaboration and talk about her experiences helping bridge the divides between users, developers, and the organizations that support them.* *"Rider/coder" *by *Daniele Procida* *What's special about being a programmer? *Is* there something special about it?* *What's our relationship with non-coders, who don't understand, who will never understand, what we do?* *In this talk I consider the mysterious inner life of the coder, and the tension between programming as a skill, and programming as a vocation.* *"**To be announced"* by * Rachel Willmer* Best regards, The PyCon Ireland team Diarmuid Bourke, PyCon Ireland 2014 Chair. diarmuid@python.ie -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Python Ireland" group. 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