From carl at personnelware.com  Tue Apr 12 00:11:59 2011
From: carl at personnelware.com (Carl Karsten)
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:11:59 -0500
Subject: [ChiPy-announce] [Chicago] [ANN] Chicago Python User Group
	April Loop Meeting
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTiku2ihuwkMUUb=U-z1L77Q_3Q4MYw@mail.gmail.com>
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Is there going to be food?

Current schedule without food:
7-7:30
7:40-8:10
8:20 - 8:50

On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Brian Ray <brianhray at gmail.com> wrote:

> This will be the best Chicago Python User Group meeting ever! This is
> in collaboration
> hackshackers and The Chicago Tribune. RSVP here
> http://meetupchicago.hackshackers.com/. If space runs out on the RSVP,
> sign up for the waiting list anyway--we will be opening up a bigger
> space. Sign up now, you do not want to miss this one!
>
> When: Thursday April 14th 2011 7 p.m.
> Where: Chicago Tribune Towers  435 N. Michigan Ave.  Meet in lobby for
> escorts. Bring ID!
>
> Topics:
>
> Best Practices for Impossible Deadlines
> (:30 Thirty Minutes)
> By: Christopher Groskopf
> The main event will be a reprise of Christopher Groskopf's PyCon 2011
> talk, "Best Practices for Impossible Deadlines," where he provides a
> general overview of how the Tribune NewsApps team has developed its
> methodology for building applications at the speed of news.
>
> Computer assisted reporting projects (case study)
> (:30 Thirty Minutes)
> By: Jason Grotto and Jeff Kelly Lowenstein
> Jason Grotto (Chicago Tribune) and Jeff Kelly Lowenstein (Hoy,
> formerly Chicago Reporter) will present brief case studies of computer
> assisted reporting projects they've done, explaining the theory and
> practice of finding stories in data.
>
> Create domain specific languages (DSLs) for news production
> (:30 Thirty Minutes)
> By: Larry Adams and Nate Nichols
> The how and why of using Python to create domain specific languages
> (DSLs) as part of Narrative Science's algorithmic news production
> process.
>
> Other Items:
>
> * there will be a special interest group for the Chipy.org Mentoring
> program at 6:40.
> * For those who want to socialize in high class atmosphere, some of
> us will head off to the Billy Goat after
>
>
> ChiPy is a group of Chicago Python Programmers, l33t, and n00bs.
> Meetings are held monthly at various locations around Chicago. Also,
> ChiPy is a proud sponsor of many Open Source and Educational efforts
> in Chicago. Stay tuned to the mailing list for more info.
>
> ChiPy website: <http://chipy.org>
> ChiPy Mailing List: <http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago>
> ChiPy Announcement *ONLY* Mailing List:
> <http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chipy-announce>
> Python website: <http://python.org>
> _______________________________________________
> Chicago mailing list
> Chicago at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>



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From carl at personnelware.com  Tue Apr 12 16:08:13 2011
From: carl at personnelware.com (Carl Karsten)
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:08:13 -0000
Subject: [ChiPy-announce] ANN: ChiPy Tribune Wed April 13, 7p
Message-ID: <20110412140813.7264.17700@octave.videokollektiv.org>

ChiPy
=========================
When: 7 PM Wednesday April 13, 2011
Where: Tribune - You need to RSVP to get past security, see link below.

Come join us for our best meeting ever! 

Topics
------
 1. 7:00 Best Practices for Impossible Deadlines (Christopher Groskopf)
 2. 7:40 Computer-Assisted Reporting (CAR) Case Studies (Jason Grotto (Chicago Tribune), Jeff Kelly Lowenstein (Hoy))
 3. 8:20 The How and Why of Domain-Specific Languages with Python (Nate Nichols, Larry Adams (Narrative Science))
 4. 8:50 Lightning Talks (tentative) (Various Presenters)

 
Details
-------

1. Best Practices for Impossible Deadlines 
Christopher Groskopf
PyCon 2011 talk,  general overview of how the Tribune NewsApps team has developed its methodology for building applications at the speed of news.
 

2. Computer-Assisted Reporting (CAR) Case Studies 
Jason Grotto (Chicago Tribune), Jeff Kelly Lowenstein (Hoy)
Two veteran CAR reporters will describe some ways they've used data for investigative journalism.

 

3. The How and Why of Domain-Specific Languages with Python 
Nate Nichols, Larry Adams (Narrative Science)
Nate will present lessons learned while designing domain specific languages in Python and Larry will demonstrate what all these great DSLs buy for Narrative Science.

 

4. Lightning Talks (tentative) 
Various Presenters
If interest allows, or if questions and session switch-over-time don't go on too long, a few folks may present topical lightning talks.

 


Location
--------
Tribune Tower
435 N Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60290

RSVP and other info:
http://meetupchicago.hackshackers.com

About the group
---------------
ChiPy is a group of Chicago Python Programmers, l33t, and n00bs.
Meetings are held monthly at various locations around Chicago.
Also, ChiPy is a proud sponsor of many Open Source and Educational
efforts in Chicago. Stay tuned to the mailing list for more info.

ChiPy website: <http://chipy.org>
ChiPy Mailing List: <http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago>
Python website: <http://python.org>




From brianhray at gmail.com  Mon Apr 11 23:26:02 2011
From: brianhray at gmail.com (Brian Ray)
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:26:02 -0500
Subject: [ChiPy-announce] [ANN] Chicago Python User Group April Loop Meeting
Message-ID: <BANLkTiku2ihuwkMUUb=U-z1L77Q_3Q4MYw@mail.gmail.com>

This will be the best Chicago Python User Group meeting ever! This is
in collaboration
hackshackers and The Chicago Tribune. RSVP?here
http://meetupchicago.hackshackers.com/. If space runs out on the RSVP,
sign up for the waiting list anyway--we will be opening up a bigger
space. Sign up now, you do not want to miss this one!

When: Thursday April 14th 2011 7 p.m.
Where: Chicago Tribune Towers ?435 N. Michigan Ave. ?Meet in lobby for
escorts. Bring ID!

Topics:

Best Practices for Impossible Deadlines
(:30 Thirty Minutes)
By: Christopher Groskopf
The main event will be a reprise of Christopher Groskopf's PyCon 2011
talk, "Best Practices for Impossible Deadlines," where he provides a
general overview of how the Tribune NewsApps team has developed its
methodology for building applications at the speed of news.

Computer assisted reporting projects (case study)
(:30 Thirty Minutes)
By: Jason Grotto and Jeff Kelly Lowenstein
Jason Grotto (Chicago Tribune) and Jeff Kelly Lowenstein (Hoy,
formerly Chicago Reporter) will present brief case studies of computer
assisted reporting projects they've done, explaining the theory and
practice of finding stories in data.

Create domain specific languages (DSLs) for news production
(:30 Thirty Minutes)
By: Larry Adams and Nate Nichols
The how and why of using Python to create domain specific languages
(DSLs) as part of Narrative Science's algorithmic news production
process.

Other Items:

* there will be a special interest group for the Chipy.org Mentoring
program at 6:40.
* For those who want to socialize in high class atmosphere, some of
us will head off to the Billy Goat after


ChiPy is a group of Chicago Python Programmers, l33t, and n00bs.
Meetings are held monthly at various locations around Chicago. Also,
ChiPy is a proud sponsor of many Open Source and Educational efforts
in Chicago. Stay tuned to the mailing list for more info.

ChiPy website: <http://chipy.org>
ChiPy Mailing List: <http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago>
ChiPy Announcement *ONLY* Mailing List:
<http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chipy-announce>
Python website: <http://python.org>

From g at rre.tt  Mon Apr 11 23:48:10 2011
From: g at rre.tt (Garrett Smith)
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:48:10 -0500
Subject: [ChiPy-announce] [Chicago] [ANN] Chicago Python User Group
	April Loop Meeting
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTiku2ihuwkMUUb=U-z1L77Q_3Q4MYw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <BANLkTiku2ihuwkMUUb=U-z1L77Q_3Q4MYw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <BANLkTino0gGT7q417hGa0NewntcefAwhJA@mail.gmail.com>

And meetup.com *finally* gets to Chipy, if only by proxy.

On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Brian Ray <brianhray at gmail.com> wrote:
> This will be the best Chicago Python User Group meeting ever! This is
> in collaboration
> hackshackers and The Chicago Tribune. RSVP?here
> http://meetupchicago.hackshackers.com/. If space runs out on the RSVP,
> sign up for the waiting list anyway--we will be opening up a bigger
> space. Sign up now, you do not want to miss this one!
>
> When: Thursday April 14th 2011 7 p.m.
> Where: Chicago Tribune Towers ?435 N. Michigan Ave. ?Meet in lobby for
> escorts. Bring ID!
>
> Topics:
>
> Best Practices for Impossible Deadlines
> (:30 Thirty Minutes)
> By: Christopher Groskopf
> The main event will be a reprise of Christopher Groskopf's PyCon 2011
> talk, "Best Practices for Impossible Deadlines," where he provides a
> general overview of how the Tribune NewsApps team has developed its
> methodology for building applications at the speed of news.
>
> Computer assisted reporting projects (case study)
> (:30 Thirty Minutes)
> By: Jason Grotto and Jeff Kelly Lowenstein
> Jason Grotto (Chicago Tribune) and Jeff Kelly Lowenstein (Hoy,
> formerly Chicago Reporter) will present brief case studies of computer
> assisted reporting projects they've done, explaining the theory and
> practice of finding stories in data.
>
> Create domain specific languages (DSLs) for news production
> (:30 Thirty Minutes)
> By: Larry Adams and Nate Nichols
> The how and why of using Python to create domain specific languages
> (DSLs) as part of Narrative Science's algorithmic news production
> process.
>
> Other Items:
>
> * there will be a special interest group for the Chipy.org Mentoring
> program at 6:40.
> * For those who want to socialize in high class atmosphere, some of
> us will head off to the Billy Goat after
>
>
> ChiPy is a group of Chicago Python Programmers, l33t, and n00bs.
> Meetings are held monthly at various locations around Chicago. Also,
> ChiPy is a proud sponsor of many Open Source and Educational efforts
> in Chicago. Stay tuned to the mailing list for more info.
>
> ChiPy website: <http://chipy.org>
> ChiPy Mailing List: <http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago>
> ChiPy Announcement *ONLY* Mailing List:
> <http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chipy-announce>
> Python website: <http://python.org>
> _______________________________________________
> Chicago mailing list
> Chicago at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago
>

From carl at nextdayvideo.com  Tue Apr 12 14:44:49 2011
From: carl at nextdayvideo.com (Carl Karsten)
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:44:49 -0000
Subject: [ChiPy-announce] ANN: ChiPy Tribune Wed April 13, 7p
Message-ID: <20110412124449.7264.50079@octave.videokollektiv.org>

ChiPy
=========================
When: 7 PM Wednesday April 13, 2011
Where: Tribune - You need to RSVP to get past security, see link below.

Come join us for our best meeting ever! 

Topics
------
 1. 7:00 Best Practices for Impossible Deadlines (Christopher Groskopf)
 2. 7:40 Computer-Assisted Reporting (CAR) Case Studies (Jason Grotto (Chicago Tribune), Jeff Kelly Lowenstein (Hoy))
 3. 8:20 The How and Why of Domain-Specific Languages with Python (Nate Nichols, Larry Adams (Narrative Science))
 4. 8:50 Lightning Talks (tentative) (Various Presenters)

 
Details
-------

1. Best Practices for Impossible Deadlines 
Christopher Groskopf
PyCon 2011 talk,  general overview of how the Tribune NewsApps team has developed its methodology for building applications at the speed of news.
 

2. Computer-Assisted Reporting (CAR) Case Studies 
Jason Grotto (Chicago Tribune), Jeff Kelly Lowenstein (Hoy)
Two veteran CAR reporters will describe some ways they've used data for investigative journalism.

 

3. The How and Why of Domain-Specific Languages with Python 
Nate Nichols, Larry Adams (Narrative Science)
Nate will present lessons learned while designing domain specific languages in Python and Larry will demonstrate what all these great DSLs buy for Narrative Science.

 

4. Lightning Talks (tentative) 
Various Presenters
If interest allows, or if questions and session switch-over-time don't go on too long, a few folks may present topical lightning talks.

 


Location
--------
Tribune Tower
435 N Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60290

RSVP and other info:
http://meetupchicago.hackshackers.com

About the group
---------------
ChiPy is a group of Chicago Python Programmers, l33t, and n00bs.
Meetings are held monthly at various locations around Chicago.
Also, ChiPy is a proud sponsor of many Open Source and Educational
efforts in Chicago. Stay tuned to the mailing list for more info.

ChiPy website: <http://chipy.org>
ChiPy Mailing List: <http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago>
Python website: <http://python.org>




From cfkarsten at gmail.com  Tue Apr 12 17:39:46 2011
From: cfkarsten at gmail.com (Carl Karsten)
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:39:46 -0000
Subject: [ChiPy-announce] CORRECTION: *Thursday* ChiPy April 14, 7p
Message-ID: <20110412153946.7264.46354@octave.videokollektiv.org>

ChiPy
=========================
When: 7 PM Thursday April 14, 2011
Where: Tribune - You need to RSVP to get past security, see link below.

Come join us for our best meeting ever! 

Topics
------
 1. 7:00 Best Practices for Impossible Deadlines (Christopher Groskopf)
 2. 7:40 Computer-Assisted Reporting (CAR) Case Studies (Jason Grotto (Chicago Tribune), Jeff Kelly Lowenstein (Hoy))
 3. 8:20 The How and Why of Domain-Specific Languages with Python (Nate Nichols, Larry Adams (Narrative Science))
 4. 8:50 Lightning Talks (tentative) (Various Presenters)

 
Details
-------

1. Best Practices for Impossible Deadlines 
Christopher Groskopf
PyCon 2011 talk,  general overview of how the Tribune NewsApps team has developed its methodology for building applications at the speed of news.
 

2. Computer-Assisted Reporting (CAR) Case Studies 
Jason Grotto (Chicago Tribune), Jeff Kelly Lowenstein (Hoy)
Two veteran CAR reporters will describe some ways they've used data for investigative journalism.

 

3. The How and Why of Domain-Specific Languages with Python 
Nate Nichols, Larry Adams (Narrative Science)
Nate will present lessons learned while designing domain specific languages in Python and Larry will demonstrate what all these great DSLs buy for Narrative Science.

 

4. Lightning Talks (tentative) 
Various Presenters
If interest allows, or if questions and session switch-over-time don't go on too long, a few folks may present topical lightning talks.

 


Location
--------
Tribune Tower
435 N Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60290

RSVP and other info:
http://meetupchicago.hackshackers.com

The Tribune will provide pizza and beverages. And if the pizza doesn't go far enough, you can always get a cheezborger at the Billy Goat after we're done...


About the group
---------------
ChiPy is a group of Chicago Python Programmers, l33t, and n00bs.
Meetings are held monthly at various locations around Chicago.
Also, ChiPy is a proud sponsor of many Open Source and Educational
efforts in Chicago. Stay tuned to the mailing list for more info.

ChiPy website: <http://chipy.org>
ChiPy Mailing List: <http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago>
Python website: <http://python.org>