From chrisjrn at gmail.com Wed May 1 00:59:45 2013 From: chrisjrn at gmail.com (Chris Neugebauer) Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 08:59:45 +1000 Subject: [Canberra-PUG] PyCon Australia 2013 announces wide-ranging financial aid programme Message-ID: Following in the footsteps of PyCon North America, PyCon Australia is introducing a generous financial aid programme, so that some attendees and speakers have some, or in rare cases, all of their expenses such as flight, hotel and admission provided to them from the conference bud?get. PyCon Australia strongly encourages people to apply for financial aid -- even if we can?t cover all of your expenses, we will give you free admission based on need. The application process is simple, and straight? for?ward. It?s also very liberal -- the only caveat is that speakers at the conference "get bumped to the top" of the applications so that we don?t lose a good talk because of financial need. We also don?t ban any?one from apply?ing. Essentially, the financial aid programme is the PyCon Outreach program - it's the community holding up the community and making itself accessible at this major event through these financial grants. It is the very spirit of the conference; make the information, knowledge, friendships and connection available to everyone. The generous contribution of the Python Software Foundation has helped us in kicking off this programme. Financial aid is core to the mission of the PSF -- The mission of the Python Software Foundation is to promote, protect, and advance the Python programming language, and to support and facilitate the growth of a diverse (http://www.python.org/psf/diversity/) and international community of Python programmers. Google Australia has also generously contributed to the financial aid programme, so that we can increase the pool of financial aid available to deserving women, in order to help reduce the barriers to attending PyCon Australia. To apply for financial aid to attend PyCon Australia, applicants must fill out the application form found at,http://2013.pycon-au.org/grants - the first round of aid applications will be awarded after Friday 17 May. == Eligibility == Anyone interested in attending PyCon Australia is eligible to apply for financial aid. Grants are allocated on the basis of need, and applications will be assessed by our financial aid panel. Cases that will be looked upon favourably include, but are not limited to: - Presenters with accepted proposals, who would otherwise not be able afford to attend the conference. - Contributors to Python Open Source projects, looking to participate in the post-conference sprints. - Members of Python-related user groups, looking to bring knowledge back to their local community. - Members of groups that encourage diversity in computing and technology, including PyLadies groups, looking to bring knowledge back to their local community. - Students interested in Python, who can contribute knowledge of Python back to their peers. - Teachers looking to contribute knowledge of the state of the art in Python back to their students. In short, anyone whose attendance at PyCon Australia will help improve the Python community in Australia, or around the world, is invited to apply. For more information on the grants programme, and for information on how to apply, see our financial aid programme page: http://2013.pycon-au.org/grants === About PyCon Australia === PyCon Australia is the national conference for the Python Programming Community. The fourth PyCon Australia will be held on July 5--7, 2013 in Hobart, Tasmania, bringing together professional, student and enthusiast developers with a love for developing with Python. PyCon Australia informs the country?s Python developers with presentations, tutorials and panel sessions by experts and core developers of Python, as well as the libraries and frameworks that they rely on. To find out more about PyCon Australia 2013, visit our website at http://pycon-au.org or e-mail us at contact at pycon-au.org. PyCon Australia is presented by Linux Australia (www.linux.org.au) and acknowledges the support of our Platinum sponsor: Australian Computer Society (Tasmanian Branch) (www.acs.org.au); and our Gold Sponsors, Google Australia (www.google.com.au), the Tasmanian Government Department of Economic Development, and TasICT. For full details of our sponsors, see our website. -- --Christopher Neugebauer Jabber: chrisjrn at gmail.com -- IRC: chrisjrn on irc.freenode.net -- AIM: chrisjrn157 -- MSN: chris at neugebauer.id.au -- WWW: http://chris.neugebauer.id.au -- Twitter/Identi.ca: @chrisjrn From chrisjrn at gmail.com Thu May 2 03:00:06 2013 From: chrisjrn at gmail.com (Chris Neugebauer) Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 11:00:06 +1000 Subject: [Canberra-PUG] Solve your problems with Python - Tennessee Leeuwenburg joins PyCon Australia 2013 as a keynote presenter Message-ID: PyCon Australia, the national conference for the Python programming community is happy to announce that Tennessee Leeuwenburg, one of the veterans of the Australian Python community will be joining the 2013 conference as a keynote presenter. PyCon Australia 2013 will be held in Hobart, Tasmania on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 July, 2013, following DjangoCon AU and the OpenStack Miniconf on Friday 5 July. As a long-time software developer at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, and currently a leader of the software development team responsible for the first draft of most Australian weather forecasts, Tennessee has a long history of translating between programmers and the requirements of experts outside the field of Computer Science: "The tools of developer teams, like revision control and code reviews are great for software quality, but not everyone outside your team will know how to work with them.", Tennessee says. But there is another way: "By using a variety of techniques and technologies, you can tap into the expert knowledge of others more effectively", Tennessee notes. "Tools such as sharing gists, demonstration sessions and screencasts, along with emerging Python tools like the iPython Notebook are a great way to get others involved in problem solving." "Knowing how to use these tools quickly and effectively can also be a great way to explain problems to management, or to walk them through a complex requirement." A long-time member of the Australian Python community, Tennessee is on the editorial team of The Python Papers; his interests include artificial intelligence and automation, topics he has presented at every PyCon Australia since the first conference in 2010, and before that, numerous Open Source Developer Conferences. We're looking forward to hearing Tennessee's keynote, which is sure to be a great insight into bridging the divide between developers and pepople from outside the field, at PyCon Australia in July. Conference registrations are now open at http://2013.pycon-au.org/register/prices === About PyCon Australia === PyCon Australia is the national conference for the Python Programming Community. The fourth PyCon Australia will be held on July 5--7, 2013 in Hobart, Tasmania, bringing together professional, student and enthusiast developers with a love for developing with Python. PyCon Australia informs the country?s Python developers with presentations, tutorials and panel sessions by experts and core developers of Python, as well as the libraries and frameworks that they rely on. To find out more about PyCon Australia 2013, visit our website at http://pycon-au.org or e-mail us at contact at pycon-au.org. PyCon Australia is presented by Linux Australia (www.linux.org.au) and acknowledges the support of our Platinum sponsor: Australian Computer Society (Tasmanian Branch) (www.acs.org.au); and our Gold Sponsors, Google Australia (www.google.com.au), the Tasmanian Government Department of Economic Development, and TasICT. For full details of our sponsors, see our website. -- --Christopher Neugebauer Jabber: chrisjrn at gmail.com -- IRC: chrisjrn on irc.freenode.net -- AIM: chrisjrn157 -- MSN: chris at neugebauer.id.au -- WWW: http://chris.neugebauer.id.au -- Twitter/Identi.ca: @chrisjrn From padarn at gmail.com Sun May 5 06:21:40 2013 From: padarn at gmail.com (Padarn Wilson) Date: Sun, 5 May 2013 14:21:40 +1000 Subject: [Canberra-PUG] Proposed meeting date Message-ID: Hi all, I'd like to propose the 13th of June for our next meeting. Our plan was to have meetings on the first Thursday of every month, but I may be away on the 6th of June. Will lock this date in soon unless there are objections. Speakers for the next meeting currently are: - Me, giving an introduction to the ipython notebook (and perhaps some other ipython tricks I use). - Andrew Rowe (ABS) talking about Python performance. Thanks Padarn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paul.leopardi at anu.edu.au Mon May 6 03:59:06 2013 From: paul.leopardi at anu.edu.au (Paul C. Leopardi) Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 11:59:06 +1000 Subject: [Canberra-PUG] Proposed meeting date In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4686789.WuNQBrb6JK@catawba> Hi Padarn, On Sunday 05 May 2013 14:21:40 Padarn Wilson wrote: > I'd like to propose the 13th of June for our next meeting. Our plan was to > have meetings on the first Thursday of every month, but I may be away on > the 6th of June. Will lock this date in soon unless there are objections. > > Speakers for the next meeting currently are: > - Me, giving an introduction to the ipython notebook (and perhaps some > other ipython tricks I use). > - Andrew Rowe (ABS) talking about Python performance. That date may clash with the Canberra LUG Programming SIG meeting, since it is generally on the second Thursday of the month. http://clug.andrew.net.au/ Please contact the organizers to check: Paul Wayper http://clug.org.au/ Maybe we could combine the CPUG and PSIG meetings in June? The PSIG meeting is always on the lookout for speakers. All the best, Paul -- Paul Leopardi http://www.maths.anu.edu.au/~leopardi From padarn at gmail.com Tue May 7 03:26:20 2013 From: padarn at gmail.com (Padarn Wilson) Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 11:26:20 +1000 Subject: [Canberra-PUG] Proposed meeting date Message-ID: Hi Paul, From: "Paul C. Leopardi" > To: > Subject: Re: [Canberra-PUG] Proposed meeting date > Message-ID: <4686789.WuNQBrb6JK at catawba> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > That date may clash with the Canberra LUG Programming SIG meeting, since > it is > generally on the second Thursday of the month. > http://clug.andrew.net.au/ > > Please contact the organizers to check: > Paul Wayper http://clug.org.au/ > > Maybe we could combine the CPUG and PSIG meetings in June? The PSIG > meeting is > always on the lookout for speakers. > All the best, Paul I've also had an email from Ben Davies suggesting that these two would overlap. Who are the organizers of the PSIG? Perhaps merging the two in June is a good idea. Padarn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daniel.subs at internode.on.net Tue May 7 11:23:17 2013 From: daniel.subs at internode.on.net (Daniel Black) Date: Tue, 07 May 2013 19:23:17 +1000 Subject: [Canberra-PUG] Proposed meeting date In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5188C805.10809@internode.on.net> Sounds good. Paul, CLUGers, PSIGers, We've got a PSIG talk for next month. Hope no-one objects or has pre-booked. If so let us if this is the case though. On 05/05/13 14:21, Padarn Wilson wrote: > Hi all, > > I'd like to propose the 13th of June for our next meeting. Our plan was > to have meetings on the first Thursday of every month, but I may be > away on the 6th of June. Will lock this date in soon unless there are > objections. > > Speakers for the next meeting currently are: > - Me, giving an introduction to the ipython notebook (and perhaps some > other ipython tricks I use). > - Andrew Rowe (ABS) talking about Python performance. > > Thanks > Padarn > > > _______________________________________________ > Canberra-PUG mailing list > Canberra-PUG at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/canberra-pug > From paul.leopardi at anu.edu.au Wed May 8 06:17:14 2013 From: paul.leopardi at anu.edu.au (Paul C. Leopardi) Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 14:17:14 +1000 Subject: [Canberra-PUG] Proposed meeting date In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <80472942.7jZFU8dHO2@catawba> Hi Padarn and Canberra-PUG, On Sunday 05 May 2013 14:21:40 Padarn Wilson wrote: > I'd like to propose the 13th of June for our next meeting. Our plan was to > have meetings on the first Thursday of every month, but I may be away on > the 6th of June. Will lock this date in soon unless there are objections. > > Speakers for the next meeting currently are: > - Me, giving an introduction to the ipython notebook (and perhaps some > other ipython tricks I use). > - Andrew Rowe (ABS) talking about Python performance. As an alternative to moving the June meeting, we could run it at the usual date and time (6 June), and look for another speaker as well as Andrew Rowe. You could talk about the Python notebook at the July meeting, assuming that it goes on as usual. I can step in and organize the next two meetings (with some help). Would that suit? All the best, Paul -- Paul Leopardi http://www.maths.anu.edu.au/~leopardi From padarn at gmail.com Wed May 8 22:39:09 2013 From: padarn at gmail.com (Padarn Wilson) Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 06:39:09 +1000 Subject: [Canberra-PUG] Subject: Re: Proposed meeting date Message-ID: Hi Paul and CPUG -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paulway at mabula.net Tue May 7 22:43:39 2013 From: paulway at mabula.net (Paul Wayper) Date: Wed, 08 May 2013 06:43:39 +1000 Subject: [Canberra-PUG] Proposed meeting date In-Reply-To: <5188C805.10809@internode.on.net> References: <5188C805.10809@internode.on.net> Message-ID: <5189677B.8020203@mabula.net> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 05/07/2013 07:23 PM, Daniel Black wrote: > > Sounds good. > > Paul, CLUGers, PSIGers, > > We've got a PSIG talk for next month. Hope no-one objects or has > pre-booked. If so let us if this is the case though. > > On 05/05/13 14:21, Padarn Wilson wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I'd like to propose the 13th of June for our next meeting. Our plan >> was to have meetings on the first Thursday of every month, but I may >> be away on the 6th of June. Will lock this date in soon unless there >> are objections. >> >> Speakers for the next meeting currently are: - Me, giving an >> introduction to the ipython notebook (and perhaps some other ipython >> tricks I use). - Andrew Rowe (ABS) talking about Python performance. Hi Daniel, Padarn, That fits in perfectly with the PSIG next month - I'll put that on the program! We try to have different programming topics each month, so if occasionally we can work together to have a joint meeting I think that'd be great. Thanks, Paul -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.13 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with undefined - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlGJZ3sACgkQu7W0U8VsXYK+IQCeLWkm03O4iuTfTyWIifz/ghYF SQYAoLvYoDGMrdKjiktbTDRJl7kFFcLV =1E8R -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- From chrisjrn at gmail.com Wed May 8 02:39:35 2013 From: chrisjrn at gmail.com (Chris Neugebauer) Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 10:39:35 +1000 Subject: [Canberra-PUG] Revealing the PyCon Australia 2013 Programme! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: tl;dr: The PyCon Australia 2013 programme is out now -- you can see it at http://2013.pycon-au.org/programme/schedule/saturday -- registration info is up at http://2013.pycon-au.org/register/prices Now that we've announced both of our keynote presenters, PyCon Australia is very proud to be able to reveal the rest of the programme for the 2013 conference, to be held on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 July 2013, following DjangoCon AU and the PyCon AU OpenStack Miniconf on Friday 5 July 2013 in Hobart, Tasmania. Following a record-breaking response to our Call for Proposals the conference will feature three full tracks of presentations and tutorials, across two days, covering all aspects of the Python ecosystem, presented by experts and core developers of key Python technology. Our keynote presenters, Alex Gaynor, software engineer at Rdio and core contributor to many Python open source projects, and Tennessee Leeuwenburg, software engineer at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, will be joined by a wide array of presenters covering a broad range of backgrounds, including industry, research, government and academia. As ever, PyCon Australia is a great place to keep up-to-date with the latest trends in Python web technology: Django lead developer, Jacob Kaplan-Moss will be presenting on Building secure web apps: Python vs the OWASP Top 10. As well as DjangoCon AU, the main conference will feature talks on testing, deployment, and optimisation of Python-based web apps. For the first time, we've packed out an entire stream of talks on using Python in the Sciences. Centred around Edward Schofield's tutorial, Modern scientific computing and big data analytics in Python, there are also talks on the amazingly versatile IPython Notebook, and the Pandas numerical library. We've also made sure that beginners, or people looking to brush up on their Python skillset, have a clear path through the conference. Starting with Peter Lovett's Python 102 tutorial, you can rapidly enhance your knowledge of Python, and then you can attend our general stream talks to glean a snapshot of the state of the art in Python. The full schedule for PyCon Australia 2013 can be found at http://2013.pycon-au.org/programme/schedule/saturday Registrations for PyCon Australia 2013 are now open, with prices starting at AU$44 for students, and tickets for the general public starting at AU$198. All prices include GST, and more information can be found at http://2013.pycon-au.org/register/prices We're looking forward to seeing this excellent programme brought to life at PyCon Australia 2013, in Hobart, in July. === About PyCon Australia === PyCon Australia is the national conference for the Python Programming Community. The fourth PyCon Australia will be held on July 5--7, 2013 in Hobart, Tasmania, bringing together professional, student and enthusiast developers with a love for developing with Python. PyCon Australia informs the country?s Python developers with presentations, tutorials and panel sessions by experts and core developers of Python, as well as the libraries and frameworks that they rely on. To find out more about PyCon Australia 2013, visit our website at http://pycon-au.org or e-mail us at contact at pycon-au.org. PyCon Australia is presented by Linux Australia (www.linux.org.au) and acknowledges the support of our Platinum sponsor: Australian Computer Society (Tasmanian Branch) (www.acs.org.au); and our Gold Sponsors, Google Australia (www.google.com.au), the Tasmanian Government Department of Economic Development, and TasICT. For full details of our sponsors, see our website. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paul.leopardi at anu.edu.au Thu May 16 09:12:48 2013 From: paul.leopardi at anu.edu.au (Paul C. Leopardi) Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 17:12:48 +1000 Subject: [Canberra-PUG] June meeting date is 6 June: speakers? Message-ID: <1737704.A1b6sJk1y4@catawba> Hi all, This is just to clarify that: The next Canberra PUG meeting will be on Thursday 6 June at 6pm, room N101, CSIT building ANU. Speakers currently lined up are: - Andrew Rowe (ABS) talking about Python performance Did anyone else want to, or expect to speak at the next meeting? All the best, Paul -- Paul Leopardi http://www.maths.anu.edu.au/~leopardi From nathan at codehire.com Wed May 22 16:57:57 2013 From: nathan at codehire.com (Nathan Hockley) Date: Thu, 23 May 2013 00:27:57 +0930 Subject: [Canberra-PUG] Calling Aussie Python coders: $10k in cash & prizes up for grabs in the Codehire Cup Message-ID: Hi guys, * I?ve got some exciting news today, we've just opened registrations to our free Australian based coding competition called the Codehire Cup. It is an individual based event with contestants battling to solve problems in Python, C/C#/C++, PHP, JavaScript, Java or Ruby in the fastest time possible for cash, prizes and glory! The competition begins June 8 with the preliminary and semi-final rounds being held online. If you?re one of the top competitors during these online rounds, you?ll be offered a spot in the live finale at Fishburners in Sydney (July 13), and have the chance to share in over $10,000 in cash and prizes. (If you do make it to the finals and can?t make it to Sydney you can compete remotely.) They will be releasing last year?s problems and possible solutions so you have an idea of tests that will be on offer. Think you?ve got what it takes? Put your code where your keyboard is and register for free today at http://Codehire.com/cup Registrations close Midnight AEST on the 7th of June, 2013.* * * *We'd also love to know your thoughts on any other languages we should look to add. * * * *Thanks guys,* * * *Nathan* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chrisjrn at gmail.com Wed May 29 02:42:55 2013 From: chrisjrn at gmail.com (Chris Neugebauer) Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 10:42:55 +1000 Subject: [Canberra-PUG] PyCon Australia registration and accommodation deadlines fast approaching! Message-ID: With little over one month remaining before PyCon Australia 2013 kicks off in Hobart, Tasmania, there are some important conference deadlines fast approaching. There's just one week left to book conference accommodation at the conference venue, and only registrations completed before the end of Tuesday 11 June will include a conference T-shirt. == Accommodation -- Book by Wednesday 5 June == Our conference venue, Wrest Point, has a number of hotel rooms reserved for PyCon Australia delegates, at guaranteed prices. These are good value-for-money, and are all very close to the conference rooms. These rates will only be guaranteed for delegates who reserve their rooms on or before Wednesday 5 June 2013. For details of prices, room types, and how to book, see our website at http://2013.pycon-au.org/register/accommodation To reserve your room, one night's (refundable) deposit must be paid on reservation. == Conference Registration -- Register by Tuesday 11 June to guarantee your t-shirt == Conference registrations will be open until just before the conference kicks off, unless we sell out earlier. However, we need final numbers for our t-shirt supplier a few weeks beforehand. So, if you want your conference t-shirt, please register before Tuesday 11 June! If you've got any queries about the conference, registration or accommodation, please don't hesitate to get in contact with us through e-mail at contact at pycon-au.org See you here in July! === About PyCon Australia === PyCon Australia is the national conference for the Python Programming Community. The fourth PyCon Australia will be held on July 5--7, 2013 in Hobart, Tasmania, bringing together professional, student and enthusiast developers with a love for developing with Python. PyCon Australia informs the country?s Python developers with presentations, tutorials and panel sessions by experts and core developers of Python, as well as the libraries and frameworks that they rely on. To find out more about PyCon Australia 2013, visit our website at http://pycon-au.org or e-mail us at contact at pycon-au.org. PyCon Australia is presented by Linux Australia (www.linux.org.au) and acknowledges the support of our Platinum sponsor: Australian Computer Society (Tasmanian Branch) (www.acs.org.au); and our Gold Sponsors, Google Australia (www.google.com.au), the Tasmanian Government Department of Economic Development, and TasICT. For full details of our sponsors, see our website. -- --Christopher Neugebauer Jabber: chrisjrn at gmail.com -- IRC: chrisjrn on irc.freenode.net -- AIM: chrisjrn157 -- MSN: chris at neugebauer.id.au -- WWW: http://chris.neugebauer.id.au -- Twitter/Identi.ca: @chrisjrn