[Texas] Fwd: please register for free PyTexas tutorials ASAP

[Brad Allen]

I just sent this out to survey respondents who indicated they are new
to Python.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Brad Allen <bradallen137 at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 10:50 PM
Subject: please register for free PyTexas tutorials ASAP
To: Brad Allen <bradallen137 at gmail.com>


Hello,

In the PyTexas survey, you indicated that you are new to programming
in Python. I wanted to remind you that PyTexas is less than two weeks
away (Aug 28), and we'd like you to register for the "Python Teach-In"
tutorials.

The "Python Teach-In" takes place from 9am-11am, which involves
pairing up beginner and intermediate Python users with experienced
Python programmers to work through tutorials and lab exercises. In
order to get this plan off the ground, we need beginners to register
their names on this wiki page:

   http://pytexas.org/TeachInRegistration2010           (registration is free!)

It's important for you to register if you want to participate in the
Teach-In, because this is planned as a one-on-one tutor encounter.
Beginner registration will drive tutor registration. The tutors are
volunteers, and if you show up without registering, you may find that
the experienced Python developers made plans to do something else.

These one-on-one "Teach-In" tutorials provide you an opportunity to
spend time with experienced Python developers capable of answering a
wide range of questions. If you tell our tutorial coordinators what
you want to learn, we'll connect you with a volunteer tutor who should
be able to help you.

If you don't have any specific questions or areas you want help, then
our tutors will probably help you get started on the Python Koans
exercises. These are a set of automated tests which are broken and
need to be fixed; learning to fix these tests will help you learn both
the Python language and test driven development ("TDD"). The Python
Koans are suitable for both beginners and intermediate levels.

If we get overloaded with an unexpectedly large rush of beginners, we
may have to adjust the ratio of tutors to students. However, at the
moment, our survey indicates that over half of the attendees are
experienced; 47% are professional Python developers.

The remainder of the day at PyTexas will include additional
presentations and lab exercises of interest to beginners; the
tentative schedule is here.

   http://pytexas.org/EventSchedule2010

I hope you'll join us and get a taste of the genuine geek enthusiasm
which drives conferences like these.

Brad Allen
PyTexas Chairman