[Chicago] Chicago Python User Group: Thurs. July 13, 2006 7pm.

[Jason R Huggins]

Chris McAvoy wrote on 07/12/2006 11:35:54 AM:
> I do know for sure though that I'm feeling like I want to pull every
> Chicago users group into a single one night a month entity.  That
> would be awesome.  And efficient.

I kinda/sorta did that... But it's every week (not every month), on 
Mondays, and early in the morning (not evening). Oh, and there are no 
presentations, but there's a fair amount of chatting, sharing, and coffee. 
:-) Okay, so it's not like your idea at all! But, we've had a good mix of 
Ruby, Python, Perl, and Lispers attend for the past month. Come on by! :-)
--> http://techcoffee.infogami.com/

A more generic monthly meetup for all the Chicago users group might be 
cool, but there's a slippery slope... first we combine dynamic languages, 
then all languages, then a combined Linux/Mac fans group, before you know 
it, you're planning the next TECHcocktail or BarCamp. :-) And rarely does 
creating a new group (or project, language, feed-format, or 
documentation-syntax) reduce the need and desire for the old ones that 
were supposed to be replaced. :-)

But to be serious, just for a second... Here's a formal proposal: Start 
putting feelers out to see if there's interest in combining the Ruby, 
Python, and Perl users group meeting for December or November. It doesn't 
have to be a permanent change... just this once. Kind of like the 
SnakesAndRubies event, but with Perl*. Oh, why December/November? Well, 
I'm overdosing lately on how many tech events are going on this summer in 
Chicago... We need to remember that December around here can get quite 
boring, unless we plan accordingly.

-Jason