[Chicago] Official PSF Sponsored Python Sprint at Flourish 2011! - April 1st - 3rd

[eviljoel]

Actually, Python Sprinters might get extra food from the sponsorship
money from the PSF.

Later,
EJ


On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 1:47 AM, Brian Herman <brianherman at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sounds good I hear they give out free t-shirts and food!
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> On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 11:06 PM, eviljoel <eviljoel at linux.com> wrote:
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>> Hello All,
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>> I wanted to let all of you know that Flourish's application for an
>> official Python Sprint has been approved by the Python Software
>> Foundation (PSF)!  Flourish is even mentioned on their website
>> (http://pythonsprints.com/).  If you are interested in contributing to
>> core python or one of its popular frameworks, please attend the
>> Flourish 2011 Python Sprint.  More information about the Python Sprint
>> is located here:  http://www.flourishconf.com/2011/pythonsprint
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>> While we are still looking for a Sprint Coach to help us on the first
>> two days of the sprint, I don't think we necessarily need an official
>> coach to be productive.  I am working hard with Brian Curtin (our
>> coach on Sunday) to make sure that everyone who shows up to code on
>> Friday and Saturday has something concrete to work on.  I'll be
>> sitting down with him on Sunday and he is going to show me everything
>> (well, maybe not everything) a new developer needs to get started.
>> That being said, if you are interested in helping us run the sprint as
>> a Sprint Coach, please contact me directly.
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>> Our Flourish team has already spammed this list with information about
>> Flourish, but in case you have been living under a rock, Flourish is a
>> FREE conference intended to promote Open Source Software and Open
>> Culture.  The conference will take place on April 1st through 3rd at
>> the University of Illinois at Chicago.  More information is available
>> at http://www.flourishconf.com/.
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>> Thank you,
>> Joel Luellwitz
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>> On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 10:57 PM, eviljoel <eviljoel at linux.com> wrote:
>> > Hello All,
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>> > I see my friend Aisha announced to you yesterday that Flourish
>> > registration is open, so I'll spare you the details about our
>> > conference.  If you need details about the conference in general,
>> > please refer to http://www.flourishconf.com/.
>> >
>> > I've been in contact with Brian Curtin and a couple others about
>> > setting up an official PSF sponsored Python Sprint at Flourish 2011.
>> > More on Python Sprints can be found at http://pythonsprints.com/.
>> > Unfortunately, Brain can only be a Sprint Coach on Sunday.  We
>> > currently do not have a Sprint Coach locked down for Friday night and
>> > Saturday.  If being a Sprint Coach at Flourish is something that
>> > interests you, please reply and let me know.
>> >
>> > What exactly we'll be coding at the Python Sprint is still to be
>> > determined.  I am waiting to see what our second Sprint Coach is
>> > interested in working on before committing to a specific type of
>> > project.  However, the Python Sprints website has the following
>> > suggestions:
>> > - Python Core work, e.g, bug triage, documentation
>> > - Porting libraries/applications to Python 3
>> > - PyPI and packaging related improvements
>> > - Contribution to Python VMs, e.g., PyPy, IronPython
>> > - Contribution to other Python projects, e.g., Django, PIL, pywin32 and
>> > so on...
>> >
>> > If you are interested in contributing during the Python Sprint itself
>> > but are not up for being a Sprint Coach, please send me an e-mail
>> > (joel at flourishconf.com) and I'll keep you informed about this event as
>> > details are established.
>> >
>> > Oh, and please excuse me if word about this proposed sprint already
>> > got out to you via this list.  I checked the archives before sending
>> > this e-mail, but I still might have missed it.
>> >
>> > One last request.  I notice you have a meeting this Thursday in the
>> > north suburbs.  I would greatly appreciate it if someone could
>> > announce Flourish and our search for a Sprint Coach at this meeting.
>> > I would attend it myself but it seems impossible to get up there via
>> > public transportation.
>> >
>> > Thank you,
>> > Joel Luellwitz
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