Is there going to be a Python UK 2006? -- Cheers, Simon B, simon@brunningonline.net, http://www.brunningonline.net/simon/blog/
Simon Brunning wrote:
Is there going to be a Python UK 2006?
Yes! Maybe two actually, since John Pinner has been talking about an autumn one at the "Conservatoire" in Birmingham. (I must apologize for having been in workaholic-land and am just emerging - it was so bad I failed to notice the Morgan Stanley thing last week which I'd love to have attended. I am way behind on organising the event this year). The usual ACCU thing is on Wednesday 19 April to Saturday 22 April 2006. Guido is flying over to be a keynote for the whole conference. There will be a two-day Python only track, and a day of "dynamic languages" with talks on Ruby and Javascript. Things are a bit different this year; it's 'winding down' as they want to have "python talks on the programme" rather than a "Python conference" from 2007, which IMHO makes sense as Python is now 'mature' and part of the landscape. Also, we all learned that the Python world wants a cheaper, bigger event which ACCU cannot offer. At present I have talk submissions from - Michael Hudson on PyPy - Michael Hudson again on Exception Handling - me on metadata frameworks (common themese across Django/Sqlobject/ various graphics frameworks/validation issues) - Andrew Thompson on Python in Finance - Steve Holden (subject to be decided) Also John Pinner is giving a "convert to Python" tutorial on the tutorials day which should be a big draw. We have 6 90-min slots and the committee would prefer a small number of UK speakers, as they are aying to bring Guido on.. I need to get my skates on and firm it up fast. I'd really love to have talks on - Django, Turbogears or a comparison. - Eggs and setuptools If anyone can do these or has another idea, I suggest to post this list or email me really quickly. I emailed Simon Willison but haven't heard back. Best Regards, - Andy Robinson
On 23/11/05, Andy Robinson <andy@reportlab.com> wrote:
Simon Brunning wrote:
Is there going to be a Python UK 2006?
Yes! Maybe two actually, since John Pinner has been talking about an autumn one at the "Conservatoire" in Birmingham.
Fab. One's as many as I can manage!
(I must apologize for having been in workaholic-land and am just emerging - it was so bad I failed to notice the Morgan Stanley thing last week which I'd love to have attended. I am way behind on organising the event this year).
I did a little write up of that here - <http://www.brunningonline.net/simon/blog/archives/001962.html>.
The usual ACCU thing is on Wednesday 19 April to Saturday 22 April 2006. Guido is flying over to be a keynote for the whole conference. There will be a two-day Python only track, and a day of "dynamic languages" with talks on Ruby and Javascript.
Sounds good. That's where it's all happening at the moment.
Things are a bit different this year; it's 'winding down' as they want to have "python talks on the programme" rather than a "Python conference" from 2007, which IMHO makes sense as Python is now 'mature' and part of the landscape. Also, we all learned that the Python world wants a cheaper, bigger event which ACCU cannot offer.
At present I have talk submissions from - Michael Hudson on PyPy - Michael Hudson again on Exception Handling - me on metadata frameworks (common themese across Django/Sqlobject/ various graphics frameworks/validation issues) - Andrew Thompson on Python in Finance - Steve Holden (subject to be decided)
Also John Pinner is giving a "convert to Python" tutorial on the tutorials day which should be a big draw.
We have 6 90-min slots and the committee would prefer a small number of UK speakers, as they are aying to bring Guido on..
I need to get my skates on and firm it up fast. I'd really love to have talks on - Django, Turbogears or a comparison. - Eggs and setuptools If anyone can do these or has another idea, I suggest to post this list or email me really quickly. I emailed Simon Willison but haven't heard back.
I'd like to present if possible. Not sure on what, though. I'll give Simon a shout. I only just talked him out of doing live code in his half hour slot last week. He's mad keen. He is the most enthusiastic man on the planet. With 90 minutes to play with, I'm sure he'd come up with something spectacular. -- Cheers, Simon B, simon@brunningonline.net, http://www.brunningonline.net/simon/blog/
Simon Brunning wrote:
I'll give Simon a shout. I only just talked him out of doing live code in his half hour slot last week. He's mad keen. He is the most enthusiastic man on the planet. With 90 minutes to play with, I'm sure he'd come up with something spectacular.
Thanks, please do ask, and I'll email him again. He might not have got my email but let's hunt him down. - Andy
The ACCU conference web pages haven't released the schedule yet, but since I can't afford (in various ways) to go to the whole thing, I thought someone here might know which days are being used for the PythonUK conference. Or, looking at it another way, when is Guido giving his keynote? Tibs
Tony Ibbs wrote:
The ACCU conference web pages haven't released the schedule yet, but since I can't afford (in various ways) to go to the whole thing, I thought someone here might know which days are being used for the PythonUK conference. Or, looking at it another way, when is Guido giving his keynote?
Python is Wednesday and Thursday at present. I guess Guido will be one of those days two other keynote speakers have been changed around and I am not 100% sure as of today. It's my job to write up a separate Python page and I really ought to do it about now, so consider me 'reminded' ;-) I'll at least post the tentative schedule here on this list by tomorrow. - Andy
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