[Madison] meeting report, and request for suggestions

[Abraham Williams]

I don't know enough about Python yet to say. Maybe after this weekend I
will.

I've found that having a couple really interesting topics getting presented
does wonders bringing in new people.

Abraham

On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 09:20, Benet Devereux <benetd at yahoo.com> wrote:

> So the meetings continue to be, well, a bit small. :) This one was just me
> and Abraham. That being the case, conversation was a bit meta - mostly to do
> with fostering and connecting user groups in general, and of course the
> upcoming BarCamp this weekend.
>
> My initial idea for meetings was to have them be very unstructured: just a
> place to meet and interested people, and we would talk about Python-related
> things. (Or not, even, depending.) This might not be what everybody is
> looking for, though, so I'm tossing out this request for suggestions and
> requests - what would listmembers like to see at meetings, that would make
> them worthwhile to go to? Some possibilities:
>
>  - talks on a particular Python module (built-in, or an extension)
>  - talks on a Python-related technology (Twisted, Django, Zope/Plone, etc.)
>  - reports on a specific use of Python to solve a problem
>  - compare-and-contrast of different Python modules in the same problem
> domain; this could be a cooperative thing, where several listmembers go off
> and install and play with one module apiece, and then share experiences at
> the meeting.
>
> What would you like to see?
>
> -Benet
>
>
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