From brian at python.org Mon Feb 3 11:13:13 2014 From: brian at python.org (Brian Curtin) Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 16:13:13 -0000 Subject: [Python Wpg] PyCon 2014 - 400 tickets remain! Message-ID: <mailman.3.1510719860.29494.winnipeg@python.org> Hi Winnipeg Python Users Group! PyCon 2014, taking place April 9-17 in Montreal, has just passed 1600 tickets sold, and we're seeing sales ramp up very quickly. Late last week we were announcing the 1500 mark, and with a cap of 2000 tickets, we expect these last four hundred to move quickly. Head to https://us.pycon.org/2014/registration/ to buy yours today! This year's talk schedule is available at https://us.pycon.org/2014/schedule/talks/, along with a keynote series including EFF co-founder John Perry Barlow; IPython creator, Fernando Perez; PSF director, Jessica McKellar; PSF chairman, Van Lindberg; and Python's creator, Guido van Rossum. The tutorial schedule is available at https://us.pycon.org/2014/schedule/tutorials/, and spaces are limited! You'd be hard pressed to find a better value than our tutorials. We've long thought PyCon to be family friendly, and last year's "Young Coder" tutorials were a hugely successful step towards showing it. The tutorials are back again this year, with registration opening shortly for children 12 and over: https://us.pycon.org/2014/events/letslearnpython/. For kids under 12, we're pleased to be offering childcare! See https://us.pycon.org/2014/childcare/ for details. The 5K Charity Fun Run is on its third year, with proceeds benefiting the EFF. It's a fun time and supports a good cause. For the 5K and many other events, check out the Events section on https://us.pycon.org/2014/ If you're planning your travel, take a look at http://pythononrails.ca/, a train trip from Toronoto to Montreal. It's going to be awesome! For the latest updates, follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/pycon, and on our blog at http://pycon.blogspot.com/ Hope to see you in Montreal! Diana Clarke, Chair diana.joan.clarke at gmail.com Brian Curtin, Publicity Coordinator brian at python.org From mark at parit.ca Fri Feb 28 15:48:54 2014 From: mark at parit.ca (Mark Jenkins) Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:48:54 -0600 Subject: [Python Wpg] python progress lectures in Canadian Open Data Experience (CODE) hackathon Message-ID: <5310F636.40503@parit.ca> I'm participating in the Canadian Open Data Experience (CODE) hackathon from 5pm today to 5pm Sunday. http://data.gc.ca/eng/canadian-open-data-experience-code Ignoring their suggestion to target smart phones, just doing this in old fashioned desktop python. (yeah, I know you can do Python on Android...) At Skullspace (2nd floor, 374 Donald), I'm going to be giving three mini progress lectures showing what python has allowed me to do: 13:00 March 1st 21:00 March 1st 17:00 March 2nd Last minute notice, sorry. "come on down". Mark