[Madison] welcome, and upcoming meeting

[Jim Steil]

Also, do you have an address for the library where this will be held?

                -Jim


Abraham Williams wrote:
> While I don't have any Python knowledge Its always been on the top of 
> the "to learn" list of programming languages. I tend to mostly be a 
> PHP programmer.
>
> I'm active in building community (check out the other local groups: 
> http://icanhaz.com/wisc). Next weekend is BarCampMadison2 
> (http://barcampmadison2.org). Hope you will all come and geek out with 
> us. One session I'm thinking of leading is "Come Learn Python With Me" 
> where a bunch of people interested in learning Python would get 
> together and start playing around with it.
>
> I also run a small web development company called PoseurTech LLC which 
> mostly builds web applications that incorperate new technology such as 
> OpenID, Twitter, etc.
>
> Not sure if I will be able to make it to this months meeting but I 
> will try.
>
> Abraham
>
> On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 14:12, Jim Steil <steil at mailbag.com 
> <mailto:steil at mailbag.com>> wrote:
>
>     I'm Jim Steil and I'm been using Python for the past 3 years or
>     so.  I'm interested in learning more about Python and helping to
>     promote it in the Madison area. I live and work in Dodgeville but
>     have spent the past 20 years working in IT in the Madison area.  I
>     have significant past experience with the IBM AS/400 (and past
>     President of the Madison user group) and PowerBuilder.  I'm
>     currently a heavy user of TurboGears and ReportLab.  Looking
>     forward to learning new things and sharing what I've already
>     learned.  I attended PyCon in Dallas in 2007.
>
>       -Jim
>
>
>     Benet Devereux wrote:
>
>         Welcome to new list members!
>
>         Since this list is starting to grow but have very little
>         traffic (as yet), I thought it might be worthwhile for us to
>         briefly introduce ourselves and describe what we're looking
>         for from the group.
>
>         Me: dropout from a Ph.D. program in computer science at the
>         University of Toronto (in formal methods, if you must know..);
>         I first got into Python through working at Microsoft, of all
>         places, where I spent a very enjoyable six months working on
>         IronPython, the version of Python built atop the .NET
>         Framework. This last spring I went to PyCon in Chicago, where
>         I found there was no user group in Madison, but plenty of
>         advice on how to start one, so I am attempting to do so.
>         Things have become a bit frenetic in my life, which has
>         interfered with promoting the group, but perhaps some of you
>         can help spread the word. :)
>
>         Our next meeting is scheduled for the coming Tuesday, July
>         22nd, at the Madison Central Public Library at 7PM. All welcome!
>
>         -Benet
>
>
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