From getxsick at gmail.com  Sun Jan 10 00:38:26 2010
From: getxsick at gmail.com (Bartosz SKOWRON)
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:38:26 +0100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] oppurtunity of Python jobs
Message-ID: <77887e111001091538q747eb35dkf8eb7361da2060fd@mail.gmail.com>

Hi!

I'm from Europe but still thinking about moving in to Melbourne
because of many reasons. Just looked through job offers on some
websites and honestly i thought that i will find more python job
offers. can anyone tell me about condition of local job market? how
difficult is to find a cool job as a Python developer? especially not
webapps..

thanks in advance!
bart.

From nick at farrell.name  Sun Jan 10 00:48:49 2010
From: nick at farrell.name (Nick Farrell)
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:48:49 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] oppurtunity of Python jobs
In-Reply-To: <77887e111001091538q747eb35dkf8eb7361da2060fd@mail.gmail.com>
References: <77887e111001091538q747eb35dkf8eb7361da2060fd@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <d14a1dfc1001091548m31e82e68n2a4bafa68ee6989b@mail.gmail.com>

In terms of supply vs demand I believe Melbourne is a reasonable place to
look - I have been working as a Python person for my last few jobs - but the
overall supply and demand is quite low compared to (say) the US, I suspect.

If you want to live in Melbourne keep an eye on the BOM (www.bom.gov.au) as
they have a fairly strong python presence. I am moving jobs at the moment
(finishing in about a month) - if you have some statistical and/or economic
credentials let me know more about you, and you never know, you could end up
taking up my current role.

cheers,

Nick

On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 10:38 AM, Bartosz SKOWRON <getxsick at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I'm from Europe but still thinking about moving in to Melbourne
> because of many reasons. Just looked through job offers on some
> websites and honestly i thought that i will find more python job
> offers. can anyone tell me about condition of local job market? how
> difficult is to find a cool job as a Python developer? especially not
> webapps..
>
> thanks in advance!
> bart.
> _______________________________________________
> melbourne-pug mailing list
> melbourne-pug at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
>
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From pcholt at gmail.com  Sun Jan 10 01:23:27 2010
From: pcholt at gmail.com (Paul Holt)
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:23:27 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] oppurtunity of Python jobs
In-Reply-To: <d14a1dfc1001091548m31e82e68n2a4bafa68ee6989b@mail.gmail.com>
References: <77887e111001091538q747eb35dkf8eb7361da2060fd@mail.gmail.com>
	<d14a1dfc1001091548m31e82e68n2a4bafa68ee6989b@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <c5e54b31001091623s1fda5905hc0bf7a01f264fda7@mail.gmail.com>

I applied for one of the BOM positions. What they are really after are
people who are familiar with both Python and geographical information
systems. From what I can gather, GIS is a rather specialised field, with its
own set of arcame xml-like file formats.


On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Nick Farrell <nick at farrell.name> wrote:

> In terms of supply vs demand I believe Melbourne is a reasonable place to
> look - I have been working as a Python person for my last few jobs - but the
> overall supply and demand is quite low compared to (say) the US, I suspect.
>
> If you want to live in Melbourne keep an eye on the BOM (www.bom.gov.au)
> as they have a fairly strong python presence. I am moving jobs at the moment
> (finishing in about a month) - if you have some statistical and/or economic
> credentials let me know more about you, and you never know, you could end up
> taking up my current role.
>
> cheers,
>
> Nick
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 10:38 AM, Bartosz SKOWRON <getxsick at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> I'm from Europe but still thinking about moving in to Melbourne
>> because of many reasons. Just looked through job offers on some
>> websites and honestly i thought that i will find more python job
>> offers. can anyone tell me about condition of local job market? how
>> difficult is to find a cool job as a Python developer? especially not
>> webapps..
>>
>> thanks in advance!
>> bart.
>> _______________________________________________
>> melbourne-pug mailing list
>> melbourne-pug at python.org
>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> melbourne-pug mailing list
> melbourne-pug at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
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>


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From getxsick at gmail.com  Sun Jan 10 01:25:43 2010
From: getxsick at gmail.com (Bartosz SKOWRON)
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:25:43 +0100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] oppurtunity of Python jobs
In-Reply-To: <d14a1dfc1001091548m31e82e68n2a4bafa68ee6989b@mail.gmail.com>
References: <77887e111001091538q747eb35dkf8eb7361da2060fd@mail.gmail.com>
	<d14a1dfc1001091548m31e82e68n2a4bafa68ee6989b@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <77887e111001091625m55e634fck3046c1c876522836@mail.gmail.com>

On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 12:48 AM, Nick Farrell <nick at farrell.name> wrote:

> In terms of supply vs demand I believe Melbourne is a reasonable place to
> look - I have been working as a Python person for my last few jobs - but the
> overall supply and demand is quite low compared to (say) the US, I suspect.

What about relation between salary and living in Melbourne? Actually,
have never been in Australia and don't know if living there is
expensive or not.

> If you want to live in Melbourne keep an eye on the BOM (www.bom.gov.au) as
> they have a fairly strong python presence.

thanks for the advice!

> I am moving jobs at the moment
> (finishing in about a month) - if you have some statistical and/or economic
> credentials let me know more about you, and you never know, you could end up
> taking up my current role.

nah, i'm rather more into security engineering than economic stuff.

bart.

From iraehc at hotmail.com  Sun Jan 10 04:15:08 2010
From: iraehc at hotmail.com (Irae Hueck Costa)
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:15:08 +0100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] oppurtunity of Python jobs
In-Reply-To: <77887e111001091538q747eb35dkf8eb7361da2060fd@mail.gmail.com>
References: <77887e111001091538q747eb35dkf8eb7361da2060fd@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <COL105-W15F4107126F78F2FDCF458DB6E0@phx.gbl>




Hello Bart!

I live in Berlin and are also looking for a Python related job (or internship) in Melbourne.
My personal experience is that there are really not so many Python jobs here.
At least in Berlin I never had Problems finding something interesting.
Just keep on trying - Melbourne is a really nice city.


And by the way, I also do webapps (it is better than fruit picking again ;-) ....
Ask for my CV...

cheers,
Irae


> Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:38:26 +0100
> From: getxsick at gmail.com
> To: melbourne-pug at python.org
> Subject: [melbourne-pug] oppurtunity of Python jobs
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I'm from Europe but still thinking about moving in to Melbourne
> because of many reasons. Just looked through job offers on some
> websites and honestly i thought that i will find more python job
> offers. can anyone tell me about condition of local job market? how
> difficult is to find a cool job as a Python developer? especially not
> webapps..
> 
> thanks in advance!
> bart.
> _______________________________________________
> melbourne-pug mailing list
> melbourne-pug at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
 		 	   		  
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From pwdyson at yahoo.com  Sun Jan 10 04:41:16 2010
From: pwdyson at yahoo.com (Paul)
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 19:41:16 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [melbourne-pug] oppurtunity of Python jobs
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Message-ID: <415825.4805.qm@web53603.mail.re2.yahoo.com>


I work at the BOM and it is a big place with many different groups working on very different projects. Although one position may need GIS, another one may not, so don't let GIS put you off.

The requirements should be in the job description. There are some software jobs advertised at the moment, but I don't see anything Python based.

You can find the current job opportunities here:
http://www.bom.gov.au/careers/

Cheers,
Paul



--- On Sun, 1/10/10, Paul Holt <pcholt at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Paul Holt <pcholt at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [melbourne-pug] oppurtunity of Python jobs
To: "Melbourne Python Users Group" <melbourne-pug at python.org>
Date: Sunday, January 10, 2010, 11:23 AM


I applied for one of the BOM positions. What they are really after are people who are familiar with both Python and geographical information systems. From what I can gather, GIS is a rather specialised field, with its own set of arcame xml-like file formats.

 

On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Nick Farrell <nick at farrell.name> wrote:

In terms of supply vs demand I believe Melbourne is a reasonable place to look - I have been working as a Python person for my last few jobs - but the overall supply and demand is quite low compared to (say) the US, I suspect.



If you want to live in Melbourne keep an eye on the BOM (www.bom.gov.au) as they have a fairly strong python presence. I am moving jobs at the moment (finishing in about a month) - if you have some statistical and/or economic credentials let me know more about you, and you never know, you could end up taking up my current role.



cheers,

Nick

On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 10:38 AM, Bartosz SKOWRON <getxsick at gmail.com> wrote:


Hi!



I'm from Europe but still thinking about moving in to Melbourne

because of many reasons. Just looked through job offers on some

websites and honestly i thought that i will find more python job

offers. can anyone tell me about condition of local job market? how

difficult is to find a cool job as a Python developer? especially not

webapps..



thanks in advance!

bart.

_______________________________________________

melbourne-pug mailing list

melbourne-pug at python.org

http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug




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From r1chardj0n3s at gmail.com  Mon Jan 25 07:24:05 2010
From: r1chardj0n3s at gmail.com (Richard Jones)
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:24:05 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] First meeting for 2010 next week!
Message-ID: <1BB787A8-3B13-43A0-B32F-08D64081809F@gmail.com>

Just a reminder that our first meeting for 2010 is next week, Monday the 1st of February at 6:30pm.

That's right, MONDAY.

We're back at Horse Bazaar this year. Meeting details, location and talks list are at:

http://wiki.python.org/moin/MelbournePUG

At the moment we've got one talk scheduled about IronPython by Tarn. Please feel free to offer up another talk. If you've seen something cool or are doing something cool then we'd like you to tell everyone about it! Presentations could be 5 minutes or up to 15 minutes if you'd like to ramble for a bit longer. If you've got an idea for a talk just add it to the wiki page.


     Richard


From nick.mellor.groups at pobox.com  Tue Jan 26 10:37:46 2010
From: nick.mellor.groups at pobox.com (Nick Mellor)
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:37:46 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] First meeting for 2010 next week!
In-Reply-To: <1BB787A8-3B13-43A0-B32F-08D64081809F@gmail.com>
References: <1BB787A8-3B13-43A0-B32F-08D64081809F@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <003901ca9e6b$399a6730$accf3590$@mellor.groups@pobox.com>

Hi all,

Wondering if any of you have a tip for a good
Python/Django/PostgreSQL/PostGIS-enabled server (a virtual server setup
would do) that I could buy space and cycles on? Or, if I were to run my own
server, somewhere in Melbourne I could hook it up to the Internet for a
reasonable price? (Broadband out here in Newstead isn't up to the job of
hosting a GIS server, or indeed any web server.)

Brief intro: self-employed 10 years, then moved from the UK Aug 08, worked
for a year at a Microsoft shop in Bendigo on a complex application for the
New Zealand tourist industry, until just before Christmas when I was made
redundant.

Currently training myself up in Django and PostGIS having used Python and
PostgreSQL on one previous project (www.behandlerlisten.dk --  working in
Danish was fun!)

Would like to meet some of you face to face, but a young family, busy Monday
nights are making that tricky for now.

Best wishes,

Nick


From rasjidw at openminddev.net  Wed Jan 27 01:38:02 2010
From: rasjidw at openminddev.net (Rasjid Wilcox)
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:38:02 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] First meeting for 2010 next week!
In-Reply-To: <003901ca9e6b$399a6730$accf3590$@mellor.groups@pobox.com>
References: <1BB787A8-3B13-43A0-B32F-08D64081809F@gmail.com>
	<003901ca9e6b$399a6730$accf3590$@mellor.groups@pobox.com>
Message-ID: <4B5F8AEA.6020302@openminddev.net>

Nick Mellor wrote:
> Wondering if any of you have a tip for a good
> Python/Django/PostgreSQL/PostGIS-enabled server (a virtual server setup
> would do) that I could buy space and cycles on? Or, if I were to run my own
> server, somewhere in Melbourne I could hook it up to the Internet for a
> reasonable price? (Broadband out here in Newstead isn't up to the job of
> hosting a GIS server, or indeed any web server.)
>   

Did you need the server (virtual or otherwise) to actually be in 
Australia?  If you are okay with the US, at ServerAxis 
(http://www.serveraxis.com/) you can get a virtual linux server with 
512MB ram for as little as USD$15 per month.  Or if you are happy to pay 
a bit more for a great control panel and great support, I can recommend 
Linode (http://www.linode.com/).

Maybe someone else can suggest Australian options....

Cheers,

Rasjid.


From simon.sapin at insa-lyon.fr  Thu Jan 28 11:47:53 2010
From: simon.sapin at insa-lyon.fr (Simon Sapin)
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:47:53 +0100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Searching for internship opportunities
Message-ID: <4B616B59.70307@insa-lyon.fr>

Hi Melbourne!

I?m a French student in IT & computer science. I will be doing a 
4-months internship starting in May, and I?d love to do it in Melbourne.

Python is my language of choice for most things, from small scripts to 
more substantial projects. I made several Django-based websites and also 
worked on a custom Python web framework.

If your company has an opening during that period, please contact me.

Thanks in advance!
--
Simon Sapin
http://simonsapin.info/en/

From bengkeatliew at gmail.com  Fri Jan 29 07:56:24 2010
From: bengkeatliew at gmail.com (Liew BengKeat)
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:56:24 +0800
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Call for Papers - PyCon APAC 2010
Message-ID: <3bcca91001282256s6c89cecej5feb82e2fce1f9af@mail.gmail.com>

Attention : Python Users / Enthusiasts / Python User Group (Australia)



Announcement ? Call for Papers

=======================================================

PyCon Asia Pacific (http://apac.pycon.org)

=======================================================



The conference will be held from June 9 - 11, 2010 in Singapore.



The deadlines are the following:

?         Papers/Extended Abstracts Submissions (3 page or more): February
20th, 2010 (Extended deadline)

?         Authors Notifications: March 15th, 2010



PyCon conferences worldwide have had a broad range of presentations, ranging
from reports on academic and commercial projects to tutorials and case
studies. As long as the presentation is interesting and potentially useful
to the Python community, it will be considered for inclusion in the program.
Suitable topics for PyCon Asia Pacific 2010 include, but are not limited to:



?    Core Python and other implementations: IronPython, Jython, PyPy and
Stackless.

?    Python libraries and extensions

?    Python in Education, Science and Math *(Special Track)*

?    Business and Scientific Applications

?    Databases

?    Embedding and Extending Python

?    Game Programming

?    GUI Programming

?    Network Programming

?    Python in IT Security

?    Open Source Python projects

?    Packaging Issues

?    Programming Tools

?    Project Best Practices

?    System Administration

?    Web Programming (Django, Zope, Web2Py, TurboGears, WSGI)



All papers will be published in The Python Papers Monograph series (*
www.pythonpapers.org)*. We suggest, but do not require, all authors to place
their papers under the Creative Commons license.



? Please see *http://www.pythonpapers.org/instAuthor.html *for the preferred
formats of submission.

? Please submit your papers at *
http://ojs.pythonpapers.org/index.php/tppm/author *



For more details, see *http://apac.pycon.org/conference*



If you need any assistance, pls contact Maurice Ling (mauriceling at acm.org)
or Liew Beng Keat (bengkeatliew at gmail.com)



Best regards,

PyCon APAC 2010 Organizing Committee
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