From michelle at pdxpython.org Tue May 10 19:11:45 2011 From: michelle at pdxpython.org (Michelle Rowley) Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 10:11:45 -0700 Subject: [portland] PDX Python: Tonight! 6:30 @ Urban Airship :: Talks + Raffle! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Ahoy Pythonistas, It's the second Tuesday of May, and that means it's time for PDX Python! We've got fabulous things happening this evening, so I hope you can make it. To start us off, Justin Gallardo will present Michel's Module of the Month, colorsys. Then Dan Colish will demonstrate How to Put Lipstick on a Pig in his talk about code maintenance. After the scheduled talks anyone is welcome to step up and give a 5 minute lightning talk, so bring your notes if you'd like to share something. Following the talks we'll be raffling off a whole slew of items, including a free ticket to the Open Source Bridge Conferencehere in Portland June 21st - 24th! The organizers of OS Bridge have once again generously given us this ticket to raffle off to our users. And, even if you aren't the lucky winner, there's still a sizable user group discount available to us for registration. Ask at tonight's meeting or on irc (#pdxpython on Freenode) for more information. Other items in the raffle include: A Python mug, a Python whisky glass, a set of Python 3 instructional videos and a Django t-shirt! See you at 6:30, Michelle Urban Airship is at 334 NW 11th Ave, in the Pearl District: http://goo.gl/maps/U6mC The main door will probably be locked, but the back door, which leads directly to the event space, will be propped open. The back door is right around the corner on NW Flanders, next to the loading dock: http://goo.gl/maps/Ikbh Adam will put up signs, and if you get lost you can call him at 503-866-0663 . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jsheuer at mpss-pdx.com Wed May 11 21:39:42 2011 From: jsheuer at mpss-pdx.com (James S. Heuer) Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 12:39:42 -0700 Subject: [portland] Job posting for skilled Python programmer Message-ID: <4DCAE5FE.50402@mpss-pdx.com> Hi everyone, I enjoyed the PUG meeting last night and appreciated the opportunity to mention the part/full time opening we have coming up for a Python guru. The details of the opening are listed below from the ad we placed on Craig's List: Our company is a small but rapidly growing supplier of logistics and transportation analysis software in the SaaS space. We maintain a server farm in Beaverton which feeds transportation analysis to customers around the U.S. Our services are mission critical for our customers -- reliability is critical. Our growth and the need to expand the capabilities of our products requires the support of one or more talented part-time (possibly evolving into full time) programmers with the following skill sets: - Python 2.6/2.7 scripting at an advanced level - Javascript, including use of one or more standard libraries like MooTools and/or jQuery - Experience with JSON and AJAX - Python Win32 extensions including interoperability with COM - Database access using ODBC or equivalent - One or more languages compiling to machine language EXEs and DLLs, like C, C++, or PowerBasic (other than .NET) - Familiarity with HTML, XML, and CSS and the use of templating languages to create HTML pages in Web applications - Windows 32 and 64-bit development environment In addition to the above core set of competencies, one or more of the following would be a plus: - Experience with Visual FoxPro or other xBase language (a big plus) - Experience with WestWind Technologies' Web Connection platform - In-depth knowledge of the C language and the Portland Compiler Group's high performance computing C extensions - Experience with one or more version control platforms - Experience in collaborating with small teams of programmers under conditions of intense schedule pressure - Experience with Linux Our offices are in NE Portland and Bend, OR, but work on-site is not required nor even expected beyond periodic scheduled meetings in NE Portland. You will be expected to have your own computer(s) and development tool kit except for such licensed applications that we require you to install on your development computer and which we will provide. References will be required and will be checked thoroughly. In addition we require the signing of a non-disclosure and non-compete agreement prior to the start of any work. * Location: NE Portland * Compensation: $40 to $60 per hour depending on experience * Telecommuting is ok. * This is a part-time job. * This is a contract job. * Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster. * Please, no phone calls about this job! * Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests. If you are interested please send a resume to recruiter at mpss-pdx.com Regards, Jim Heuer -- *James S. 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There will be an opening social Friday evening, May 20 from 6:30 to 9pm, and sessions all day Saturday, May 21. Scheduling starts at 9am and the sessions will run from 10am until 9pm. Please RSVP now if you haven't already: http://barcampportland5.eventbrite.com/ (Want to know more? Read on!) If you haven't been to BarCamp in Portland before, here's what to expect: BarCamp is an unconference (http://bit.ly/unconference). Sessions are scheduled on site the morning of the event by attendees. So, come ready to find out more about your favorite topic, and share your knowledge with other geeks. Unlike many technical conferences, BarCamp isn't focused on a specific topic. Instead, people in the technical community come together and talk about whatever interests them. Even though the schedule isn't set ahead of time, some popular activities tend to appear at every Portland BarCamp: * Werewolf games * Technology and bicycles * Social networking (virtual and physical!) * Novel applications of new technology * Low-level and high-level programming * Textiles * Meeting new people and planning new *camps We have many great tips for getting the most out of BarCamp Portland 5: http://barcampportland.org/attending/ Know all about BarCamp Portland? Here's some new info: This year we're part of Barcamp Tour, which will provide some take-home souvenirs for participants, plus we'll be giving away books from O'Reilly. So, don't forget to bring something with you to take home goodies in! How is this all possible? Mostly due to people like you ? your companies sponsor us; you create the sessions and the discussion that makes our community vibrant and keeps it growing; and you help us run these entirely volunteer-staffed events. (It's not too late to help out! Volunteers are still needed: http://bit.ly/bcpvolunteer) Thanks especially to our already-committed sponsors: * BarCamp Tour: http://barcamptour.com * ShopIgniter: http://shopigniter.com * Open Sourcery: http://opensourcery.com * O'Reilly Media: http://www.oscon.com/oscon2011 * Widmer Brothers Brewery: http://widmerbrothers.com/ Sponsorships (corporate and individual) are still available ? Email sponsor at legionoftech.org to learn more. Thanks for participating in BarCamp Portland. We'll be posting more great information at http://barcampportland.org in the days leading up to the event, so make sure to check that out. --BarCamp Portland Staff barcamp at legionoftech.org This email was sent to igal at pragmaticraft.com. If you are no longer interested you can unsubscribe instantly: http://campaigns.legionoftech.org/t/r/u/jtuktkd/nuhjddhhj/r/ From peat at i26r.com Tue May 24 02:00:55 2011 From: peat at i26r.com (Peat Bakke) Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 17:00:55 -0700 Subject: [portland] Freelancer's Workshop Message-ID: <8176152381304794BB699EC98EB45780@i26r.com> Hello Pythonistas, This isn't strictly Python oriented, but I've received a fair amount of interest from Python lovers, so I figured it would be worth posting to this list. Please let me know if there is a more appropriate venue for announcements like this! A couple of months ago I put together a workshop for freelance software developers. It sold out, and I got great feedback ... so I'm putting on another! The workshop is focused on helping freelance developers find more opportunities, write better proposals, improve client relationships, and dispel the FUD of going out on one's own. I'll be sticking around late into the evening to work with people one-on-one, and food and drinks will be provided (including free beer). I'm also working on rounding up another set of steep discounts on services for freelancers (last time we had over $300 in coupons and services). The workshop is a full Saturday afternoon in downtown Portland, on July 2nd. Early bird tickets are $125 if you reserve before June 1st, and jump up to $175 afterwards -- and if you're not happy with the workshop, I'll refund 100% of your ticket price. Interested? Head over to http://i26r.com/workshop to register and to learn more about what we're doing. Thanks, -Peat -- Peat Bakke 503.701.4135 @peat