[Python Wpg] Winnipeg Python Users Group September meeting
Dan Lussier
dtlussier at gmail.com
Thu Sep 24 10:40:55 EDT 2009
Hi all,
I'm a first time poster here but thought I would try to get the ball
rolling here by sending my info out to the list...
I'm a graduate student in Mechanical Engineering working on molecular
simulation for fluid mechanics. I came to Python a few years ago and
use it for post-processing my data as well as various shell script
replacement duties. I'm also interested more generally in the use of
Python in education as well as the growth/development of the Python
community in general.
I would be interested in attending meetings of the PythonWinnipeg
group. Downtown in the evening is ok for me, but might also suggest
that could do at the U of Manitoba as well as this might help capture
other interested people who find it difficult to attend downtown.
Cheers,
Dan
On 22-Sep-09, at 8:48 PM, Stuart Williams wrote:
> Fall is here and it's time for the Winnipeg Python Users Group to
> start up again, but we won't meet tomorrow night, September 23rd. The
> organizers didn't get organized in time, we don't have a room or a
> presentation, and some of us aren't able to attend due to conflicts.
>
> However, I also think it's time to step back and reflect on the group.
> The catch 22 is it's hard to reflect when meeting attendance is
> fairly low.
>
> We have 53 members on the mailing list and I estimate that 20 to 30
> people have attended from 1 and 5 times in the past 3.5 years, but
> usual attendance rarely tops half a dozen.
>
> This is not necessarily a problem. The nature of and demand for local
> technical user groups has changed quite a bit in the last 15 years. I
> think having 53 people in Winnipeg who identify themselves as being
> somewhat interested in Python and who can be reached with relevant
> announcements that they would like to receive is a good thing.
>
> I suggest try answering the following questions, starting with an
> introduction or re-introduction of yourself and your interest in
> Python.
>
> Are you interested in meetings? Is the time or location bad? Would a
> noon-hour meeting downtown work better? Do you want to hear
> presentations, work on projects, or something else?
>
>
> Here are my answers:
>
> I'm a Software Developer in the financial services industry. I use
> Python at work. I have taught Python to high school students, to
> university students, and to other software developers at PyCon. I'm
> one of the organizers of the Winnipeg Python Users Group.
>
> I enjoy the meetings and usually attend. The time and location are
> OK, although daytime downtown would be better for me. I enjoy hearing
> presentations on new topics, preparing presentations, and working on
> projects - no strong preference in any particular direction.
>
> Stuart.
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