[python-uk] saturday london python dojos?

[Ed Stafford]

If there's enough demand I'd be happy to host a second dojo as well. The
space is easy to find, covering the food and drink is what I'm working on
now.

I'll take some pictures this evening before I leave the office, as it's
less crowded, and send them along.

On 31 January 2012 13:51, Javier Llopis <javier at correo.com> wrote:

> While all are very good ideas, there is still clearly a need for a second
> London python dojo since tickets fly in just a few hours after the
> announcement.
>
> Just a thought
>
> J
>
> > Ed, it sounds great. I think it would be very good to
> > host a different Python session in London, perhaps in
> > the other half of the month from the Dojo, and that
> > it be a weekend will obviously allow some people to
> > come who couldn't come otherwise -- just as the
> > reverse is true for our Thursday Dojos.
> >
> > As Nicholas says, we tend to coordinate simply through
> > the python-uk mailing list (ie this one) with tweets
> > and any other means people wish to use. I don't think
> > we're on Lanyard altho' I could be wrong.
> >
> > The size you're talking about is probably about as big
> > as you really want before the thing moves into being
> > a conference. Just in curiosity, would it be possible
> > for you to post a photo of your presentation space?
> >
> > I second the suggestion for a sprint, at least as one
> > way of making use of the session. I'm fairly sure that
> > the PSF sprinters are particularly keen on Python3-porting
> > sprints.
> >
> > For my own part, I'd like to be able to come. I'm in West
> > London, but I run a boys' club on Saturdays and Sunday is
> > the only free space I get :) Have to see... Thanks again
> > for offering the space. Let's see if we can get something
> > going.
> >
> > TJG
> >
> >
> > On 31/01/2012 13:38, Ed Stafford wrote:
> >> A Python Sprint is a fantastic idea as well.
> >>
> >> I've double checked our facilities and we can easily accomodate 35 in
> >> the theater and can squeeze in another 7 chairs up front (might be a
> >> little cramped though) and there's a little bit of standing room off the
> >> side.
> >>
> >> I think 40-45 people would be the max unless presentations are short and
> >> some people don't mind standing. If that's the case we could fit maybe
> >> 50 or so. There's plenty of space in the conference rooms and breakout
> >> areas (couches and various chairs).
> >>
> >> On 31 January 2012 13:32, Richard Nienaber <rjnienaber at gmail.com
> >> <mailto:rjnienaber at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >>
> >>         Actually, rather than run a dojo (which is quite a focussed
> >> affair)
> >>         why not run a hackathon? Self selecting teams can coalesce
> >> around a
> >>         problem area rather than specific problem and have 6 hours to
> >>         produce
> >>         something before a show-and-tell. For example, running a
> >> hackathon
> >>         around the subject of "Living in London" (I'm making this up as
> >> I go
> >>         along, can't you tell..?) might produce tools for grabbing data,
> >>         quick
> >>         and lightweight websites, data-analysis tools, cloud based APIs
> >> to
> >>         aggregate information or single use applications such as
> >> something
> >>         that sends you a text message if it's going to rain in London in
> >> the
> >>         next 24 hours... and so on.
> >>
> >>
> >>     I'd love to participate in a hackathon. Another idea is putting
> >>     together a PSF sanctioned python sprint <http://pythonsprints.com/
> >.
> >>     These are sprints that would be for the benefit of the wider python
> >>     community e.g.
> >>
> >>       * 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...
> >>
> >>     The PSF are also willing to help out with costs if your application
> >>     is accepted.
> >>
> >>     Richard
> >>
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