[IAEP] PyCon 2010 Invitation

[Vern Ceder]

Tomeu Vizoso wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 21:28, Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Think there would be interest in the Sugar View Source feature? And
>> how it is being used in the field?
> 
> And maybe about python-related performance issues we have found in our
> use of it? AFAIUI, Python has still much to grow in desktop
> application development.

Indeed. With the development of Unladen Swallow, performance issues are 
particularly hot right now, and the View Source feature has always 
interested programmers.

Cheers,
Vern

> 
> Regards,
> 
> Tomeu
> 
>> -walter
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 3:12 PM, Vern Ceder <vceder at canterburyschool.org> wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm the coordinator of the poster session for the national Python
>>> programmers conference in Atlanta, Feb 19-21 2010, and a long-time
>>> lurker on this list. I'm writing to invite anyone with a Pythonic topic
>>> to submit a poster proposal and to come to PyCon if you can, or to
>>> submit a virtual poster, if you can't make it to Atlanta.
>>>
>>> Poster sessions are new to us, and we're hoping they will offer more
>>> people a chance to present on a more diverse array of topics.
>>> We're also looking for virtual posters (5 min videos), particularly from
>>> the education community, both students and teachers.
>>>
>>> For more information about the poster session visit
>>> http://us.pycon.org/2010/conference/posters/ and for the conference in
>>> general (including registration fees, lodging, etc) go to
>>> http://us.pycon.org/2010/conference/posters/
>>>
>>> The official deadline for poster submissions is the end of the month,
>>> but the proposal process is a very simple one, only requiring a few
>>> paragraphs of description. In addition, it's possible that we will be
>>> accepting poster proposals after that date on a "space available" basis.
>>> Also, the virtual poster deadline is considerably later.
>>>
>>> I'm sorry I didn't get this to the Sugar community sooner - I had
>>> assumed, since the Python and Sugar communities overlap a bit, that you
>>> probably were aware of what was happening with PyCon, but I now realize
>>> that I was probably assuming too much.
>>>
>>> In any case, I think that both communities might benefit from some Sugar
>>> related posters or virtual posters, so I hope that someone will come up
>>> with something. I should also mention that there is some financial aid
>>> is available to attend PyCon - please check
>>> http://us.pycon.org/2010/registration/financial-aid/ for more information.
>>>
>>> So please share this with developers, colleagues and students, and if
>>> you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to contact me.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Vern Ceder, Poster Session Coordinator, PyCon 2010
>>>
>>> --
>>> This time for sure!
>>>    -Bullwinkle J. Moose
>>> -----------------------------
>>> Vern Ceder, Director of Technology
>>> Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46804
>>> vceder at canterburyschool.org; 260-436-0746; FAX: 260-436-5137
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Walter Bender
>> Sugar Labs
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> 

-- 
This time for sure!
    -Bullwinkle J. Moose
-----------------------------
Vern Ceder, Director of Technology
Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46804
vceder at canterburyschool.org; 260-436-0746; FAX: 260-436-5137