From gslindstrom at gmail.com Sat May 3 02:18:43 2008 From: gslindstrom at gmail.com (Greg Lindstrom) Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 19:18:43 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] Group Logo Message-ID: Hey Everyone, The group is a bit quite....remember that user groups are what we make them. Has anyone thought about a logo for the group? I've been learning Django and want to make a page for us; it would be cool to have a logo. --greg -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gclemmer at newurbanresearch.org Tue May 13 01:00:43 2008 From: gclemmer at newurbanresearch.org (Gina Clemmer, New Urban Research, Inc.) Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 01:00:43 +0200 (SAST) Subject: [PyAR2] Mapping Arkansas Communities Workshops-Registration Open Message-ID: <1210633242_SectionID-238065_HitID-1210632015000_SiteID-15089_EmailID-75016640_DB-1@ss17.isend1.com> Mapping Arkansas Communities Workshop: An Introduction to GIS and Community Analysis May 30th, 2008 - 8:30 am - 4:30 pm - Complete Computing - One City Center, 400 West 7th Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Please visit www.nur-online.com for more info Audience: Beginners, anyone interested in mapping their community Participants will learn to use ArcGIS 9.2 to do the following: Creating thematic maps Participants will learn to create thematic maps of their own data, and display spatial trends in information. Address mapping (geocoding) Participants will learn to map addresses of their clients, their projects or incidents such as crime or disease. Download and map Census & American Community Survey data Participants will learn to extract and map current Census data such as poverty, race, language, population, transportation, education and workforce characteristics. Participants will also learn to: Conduct spatial queries Download free shapefiles Create well designed maps Mapping techniques transferable to all other communities. Exercises are designed for beginners. Intermediate Excel skills required. Materials + Comprehensive workbook (75 pages), which includes the presentation, exercises and reference worksheets, + ArcGIS (ArcView 9.2) software 60-day trial CD set, + Thirty day free access to new 2005 Tiger/Line geography files (converted to shapefiles) which include streets, zip codes, school districts, voting districts, census tracts and many other useful geographies + Thirty day free access to our Analyzing Your Community: Local Demographic Analysis Online Workshop What People Are Saying University of Arkansas - Medical Sciences: "This workshop was a very helpful experience and well taught." NorthWest Arkansas Community College: "The class was great and very informative. The hands on activities were great and the instructor was fabulous." Arkansas Dept. of Health and Human Services: "Great Job!" Injury Free Coalition for Kids: "Great experience, will be a great help in my job." New Urban Research, Inc. is a national social research organization specializing in quantitative and spatial community analysis. New Urban Research, Inc. 33232 NE 33rd Ave Portland, Oregon 97212 | 877.241.6576 | www.nur-online.com Message sent by: New Urban Research, 3323 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR, 97212, United States To unsubscribe, click the link below. http://stats.images11.com/RWCode/subscribe.asp?SID=0&SiteID=15089&Email=pyar2 at python.org&HitID=1210632015000 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gslindstrom at gmail.com Wed May 14 01:46:40 2008 From: gslindstrom at gmail.com (Greg Lindstrom) Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 18:46:40 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] pyArkansas Message-ID: I had a blast at PyCon in Chicago -- learned a lot and met a bunch of great people -- and have been watching the Ohio users group set up pyOhio (www.pyohio.org). Since we need something to do, I propose that we set out to host pyArkansas for this fall. It would be a 1 day "unconference" with half hour presentations and maybe a longer "intro to Python" class. There are other things the Ohio is trying and we can watch to see how they work. The audience would be College and High School students, but professionals and hobbyists would be welcome (and, hopefully participating in a leadership role). I'm posting this to our CARLUG friends because we might want to coordinate with their install fest. If another area of the State shows interest we could coordinate with them. I really want to make an effort to market this to the local schools and get something going in Arkansas. What do you think? A mailing list if fine, but it's way too quite around here. I want to do something! If there is any support for this idea, I'd like to contact UCA or Hendrix University to see if we could use their facilities for a day. I'll even try to line up a sponsor or two. Let me know what you think. -greg From gslindstrom at gmail.com Wed May 14 01:51:29 2008 From: gslindstrom at gmail.com (Greg Lindstrom) Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 18:51:29 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] PyCon 2009 Message-ID: For those of you wanting to help out the python community, I encourage you to get involved with PyCon 2009 in Chicago. I am coordinating the tutorials again this year (and there are 2 days scheduled for tutorials). I could use help, but there are all sorts of other things to do, too, ranging from helping with the wireless network to registration to food to you name it. PyCon is (mostly) planned by volunteers; mostly because we did hire a consulting firm last year because the growth of the conference in astronomical and expected to continue. Over 1000 people attended last March. Check out pycon.org or let me know if you want to help out. It's a great way to get involved in the Python community. --greg From srilyk at gmail.com Wed May 14 14:54:20 2008 From: srilyk at gmail.com (W W) Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 07:54:20 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] pyArkansas In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <333efb450805140554w6bffbec7k769a48ab46024006@mail.gmail.com> I could get you contact info for Dr. Hu, the head of the CS department there. I don't know if he could/would, but it might be possible for him to work it so it's technically the CS club who's hosting the event at UCA, which would allow free access to facilities like the Student Center. Otherwise, non-campus organizations are required to purchase ($$$) food from Aramark. But it sounds like a good idea! If it's a weekend I'm available, I'll be there! -Wayne On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 6:46 PM, Greg Lindstrom wrote: > I had a blast at PyCon in Chicago -- learned a lot and met a bunch of > great people -- and have been watching the Ohio users group set up > pyOhio (www.pyohio.org). Since we need something to do, I propose > that we set out to host pyArkansas for this fall. It would be a 1 day > "unconference" with half hour presentations and maybe a longer "intro > to Python" class. There are other things the Ohio is trying and we > can watch to see how they work. > > The audience would be College and High School students, but > professionals and hobbyists would be welcome (and, hopefully > participating in a leadership role). I'm posting this to our CARLUG > friends because we might want to coordinate with their install fest. > If another area of the State shows interest we could coordinate with > them. I really want to make an effort to market this to the local > schools and get something going in Arkansas. > > What do you think? A mailing list if fine, but it's way too quite > around here. I want to do something! If there is any support for > this idea, I'd like to contact UCA or Hendrix University to see if we > could use their facilities for a day. I'll even try to line up a > sponsor or two. > > Let me know what you think. > > -greg > _______________________________________________ > PyAR2 mailing list > PyAR2 at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pyar2 > -- To be considered stupid and to be told so is more painful than being called gluttonous, mendacious, violent, lascivious, lazy, cowardly: every weakness, every vice, has found its defenders, its rhetoric, its ennoblement and exaltation, but stupidity hasn't. - Primo Levi From Chad_Cooper at SWN.COM Mon May 19 20:28:14 2008 From: Chad_Cooper at SWN.COM (Chad Cooper) Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 13:28:14 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] FW: [dfwPython] Promotional offer for user groups from Python Magazine Message-ID: FYI chad -----Original Message----- From: dfwpython-bounces at dfwpython.org [mailto:dfwpython-bounces at dfwpython.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Rush Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 1:25 PM To: dfwpython Subject: [dfwPython] Promotional offer for user groups from Python Magazine Python Magazine is offering a free 3-month PDF subscription to their magazine to members of Python usergroups. To take advantage, drop an email to: Doug Hellmann He is the technical editor of the magazine. -Jeff _______________________________________________ dfwPython mailing list dfwPython at dfwpython.org http://dfwpython.org/mailman/listinfo/dfwpython Notice: This e-mail may contain privileged and/or confidential information and is intended only for the addressee. If you are not the addressee or the person responsible for delivering it to the addressee, you may not copy or distribute this communication to anyone else. If you received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or return e-mail and promptly delete the original message from your system. From gslindstrom at gmail.com Mon May 19 21:06:54 2008 From: gslindstrom at gmail.com (Greg Lindstrom) Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 14:06:54 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] FW: [dfwPython] Promotional offer for user groups from Python Magazine In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I am fortunate enough to work for a company that buys this for me. It's been going for about 5 months now and each month has something I can use. It's well written and very practical. If nothing else, get the three month trial subscription. --greg On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 1:28 PM, Chad Cooper wrote: > FYI > > chad > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dfwpython-bounces at dfwpython.org > [mailto:dfwpython-bounces at dfwpython.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Rush > Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 1:25 PM > To: dfwpython > Subject: [dfwPython] Promotional offer for user groups from Python > Magazine > > Python Magazine is offering a free 3-month PDF subscription to their > magazine to members of Python usergroups. To take advantage, drop an > email to: > > Doug Hellmann > > He is the technical editor of the magazine. > > -Jeff > > _______________________________________________ > dfwPython mailing list > dfwPython at dfwpython.org > http://dfwpython.org/mailman/listinfo/dfwpython > > > Notice: This e-mail may contain privileged and/or confidential > information and is intended only for the addressee. If you are not the > addressee or the person responsible for delivering it to the addressee, > you may not copy or distribute this communication to anyone else. If you > received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by > telephone or return e-mail and promptly delete the original message from > your system. > _______________________________________________ > PyAR2 mailing list > PyAR2 at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pyar2 > From Chad_Cooper at SWN.COM Mon May 19 21:14:10 2008 From: Chad_Cooper at SWN.COM (Chad Cooper) Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 14:14:10 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] FW: [dfwPython] Promotional offer for user groups from Python Magazine In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I've been getting PyMag from the beginning also. I like and find it useful - Mark Mruss' site - http://www.learningpython.com/ - also is loaded with his trials and tribulations of learning Python. They'll publish _anyone_, just look at the cover story from the Feb 08 issue ;-) - and are always looking for articles, for which they actually pay! I havent tried to expense my subscriptio yet....hhhmmmmmmm..... chad! -----Original Message----- From: Greg Lindstrom [mailto:gslindstrom at gmail.com] Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 2:07 PM To: Chad Cooper Cc: pyar2 at python.org Subject: Re: [PyAR2] FW: [dfwPython] Promotional offer for user groups from Python Magazine I am fortunate enough to work for a company that buys this for me. It's been going for about 5 months now and each month has something I can use. It's well written and very practical. If nothing else, get the three month trial subscription. --greg On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 1:28 PM, Chad Cooper wrote: > FYI > > chad > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dfwpython-bounces at dfwpython.org > [mailto:dfwpython-bounces at dfwpython.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Rush > Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 1:25 PM > To: dfwpython > Subject: [dfwPython] Promotional offer for user groups from Python > Magazine > > Python Magazine is offering a free 3-month PDF subscription to their > magazine to members of Python usergroups. To take advantage, drop an > email to: > > Doug Hellmann > > He is the technical editor of the magazine. > > -Jeff > > _______________________________________________ > dfwPython mailing list > dfwPython at dfwpython.org > http://dfwpython.org/mailman/listinfo/dfwpython > > > Notice: This e-mail may contain privileged and/or confidential > information and is intended only for the addressee. If you are not the > addressee or the person responsible for delivering it to the > addressee, you may not copy or distribute this communication to anyone > else. If you received this communication in error, please notify us > immediately by telephone or return e-mail and promptly delete the > original message from your system. > _______________________________________________ > PyAR2 mailing list > PyAR2 at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pyar2 > Notice: This e-mail may contain privileged and/or confidential information and is intended only for the addressee. If you are not the addressee or the person responsible for delivering it to the addressee, you may not copy or distribute this communication to anyone else. If you received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or return e-mail and promptly delete the original message from your system. From gslindstrom at gmail.com Tue May 20 01:05:30 2008 From: gslindstrom at gmail.com (Greg Lindstrom) Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 18:05:30 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] pyArkansas Message-ID: Hello Everyone- I have written Dr. Hu at UCA asking if they could help out with a Python conference this fall. If they can not help out, I'll write our friends at Hendrix. Mostly, I'd like to get a couple of rooms and a wireless network. Also, I'd like to get a general idea of when to schedule the conference (the UCA schedule may dictate some of this) and then write some letters asking for sponsorship; I'm pretty sure the Python Software Foundation would help us and I'm guessing we could get local support from Acxiom and other "tech" businesses (but only if we ask!). O'Reilley will kick in some books to give away and I'm sure I can get my friends at Elegant Stitches to give some polo shirts :-) I'm watching the pyOhio conference to see what budget items need to be considered. Since Python is one of the "lessor known" languages, I'm planning on lots of introductory material; certainly a "introduction to Python" session, but also showing off the web and scientific presence. For experienced users there will be more advanced sessions (either 30 or 45 minutes on various topics). I'd like to send out announcements to local schools; where else? For this first meeting, I thing 1 day would be better than planning a 2 day affair. Chad, since you are active "up North", do you think we [c|s]hould plan a session up there, too? We could do it in the fall or wait until the Spring, but I think it would be good to consider repeating our efforts for NW Arkansas users. Constructive comments are always welcome. --greg From Chad_Cooper at SWN.COM Tue May 20 15:08:46 2008 From: Chad_Cooper at SWN.COM (Chad Cooper) Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 08:08:46 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] pyArkansas In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Greg, we could plan something up here, sure - possibly coordinated at the UofA(?)/CAST. How about we see how the first one goes and learn from that? I think one day for these would be ideal. chad -----Original Message----- From: pyar2-bounces at python.org [mailto:pyar2-bounces at python.org] On Behalf Of Greg Lindstrom Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 6:05 PM To: pyar2 at python.org Cc: carlug-discuss at carlug.org Subject: [PyAR2] pyArkansas Hello Everyone- I have written Dr. Hu at UCA asking if they could help out with a Python conference this fall. If they can not help out, I'll write our friends at Hendrix. Mostly, I'd like to get a couple of rooms and a wireless network. Also, I'd like to get a general idea of when to schedule the conference (the UCA schedule may dictate some of this) and then write some letters asking for sponsorship; I'm pretty sure the Python Software Foundation would help us and I'm guessing we could get local support from Acxiom and other "tech" businesses (but only if we ask!). O'Reilley will kick in some books to give away and I'm sure I can get my friends at Elegant Stitches to give some polo shirts :-) I'm watching the pyOhio conference to see what budget items need to be considered. Since Python is one of the "lessor known" languages, I'm planning on lots of introductory material; certainly a "introduction to Python" session, but also showing off the web and scientific presence. For experienced users there will be more advanced sessions (either 30 or 45 minutes on various topics). I'd like to send out announcements to local schools; where else? For this first meeting, I thing 1 day would be better than planning a 2 day affair. Chad, since you are active "up North", do you think we [c|s]hould plan a session up there, too? We could do it in the fall or wait until the Spring, but I think it would be good to consider repeating our efforts for NW Arkansas users. Constructive comments are always welcome. --greg _______________________________________________ PyAR2 mailing list PyAR2 at python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pyar2 Notice: This e-mail may contain privileged and/or confidential information and is intended only for the addressee. If you are not the addressee or the person responsible for delivering it to the addressee, you may not copy or distribute this communication to anyone else. If you received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or return e-mail and promptly delete the original message from your system. From gslindstrom at gmail.com Tue May 20 15:40:43 2008 From: gslindstrom at gmail.com (Greg Lindstrom) Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 08:40:43 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] pyArkansas and UCA. Great News!! Message-ID: This just in from Dr. Hu at UCA....(and, no, I am not a Dr.) Dear Dr. Lindstrom, Thanks for your email. Yes, this department would be glad to help. Actually, we have offered Python course to non CS majors by Mr. Michael Nooner (MNooner at uca.edu). Dr. Bernard Chen (cscbecx at cs.gsu.edu) from Georgia State University is going to join this department this fall. He taught Python at GSU. Although we do not plan to offer the course this fall, we will offer it again in spring 2009. To better arrange the "un-conference", would you please let me know the following details: 1. Tentative date 2. Number of expected participants 3. Draft agenda 4. Other sponsors/organizations I also include Chen, Nooner, and the department administrative assistant Mrs. Watkins in this communication. Regards, Chenyi Hu Ph.D., Professor and Chairman Computer Science Department University of Central Arkansas http://www.cs.uca.edu From pyar2 at cowsgomoo.org Tue May 20 23:09:00 2008 From: pyar2 at cowsgomoo.org (Coltrey Mather) Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 16:09:00 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] pyArkansas and UCA. Great News!! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: So what you're saying is that we're having this conversation under false pretense, Mr. Lindstrom? On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 8:40 AM, Greg Lindstrom wrote: > > This just in from Dr. Hu at UCA....(and, no, I am not a Dr.) From srilyk at gmail.com Tue May 20 23:51:31 2008 From: srilyk at gmail.com (W W) Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 16:51:31 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] pyArkansas and UCA. Great News!! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <333efb450805201451j2fa1e2fcx953d3ead959aa36c@mail.gmail.com> That's really exciting! Plus the offering of python in the spring - hopefully I'll be able to take that course! As far as times, as long as it's NOT between June 17-26, I'm planning to be there! Depending on the date, I might be able to get my girlfriend there, as well, or perhaps one of my friends. I'm looking forward to it! -Wayne On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 8:40 AM, Greg Lindstrom wrote: > This just in from Dr. Hu at UCA....(and, no, I am not a Dr.) > > Dear Dr. Lindstrom, > > Thanks for your email. Yes, this department would be glad to help. > Actually, we have offered Python course to non CS majors by Mr. > Michael Nooner (MNooner at uca.edu). Dr. Bernard Chen > (cscbecx at cs.gsu.edu) from Georgia State University is going to join > this department this fall. He taught Python at GSU. Although we do not > plan to offer the course this fall, we will offer it again in spring > 2009. > > To better arrange the "un-conference", would you please let me know > the following details: > 1. Tentative date > 2. Number of expected participants > 3. Draft agenda > 4. Other sponsors/organizations > > I also include Chen, Nooner, and the department administrative > assistant Mrs. Watkins in this communication. > > Regards, > > Chenyi Hu > > Ph.D., Professor and Chairman > Computer Science Department > University of Central Arkansas > http://www.cs.uca.edu > _______________________________________________ > PyAR2 mailing list > PyAR2 at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pyar2 > -- To be considered stupid and to be told so is more painful than being called gluttonous, mendacious, violent, lascivious, lazy, cowardly: every weakness, every vice, has found its defenders, its rhetoric, its ennoblement and exaltation, but stupidity hasn't. - Primo Levi From gslindstrom at gmail.com Wed May 21 01:14:26 2008 From: gslindstrom at gmail.com (Greg Lindstrom) Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 18:14:26 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] pyArkansas and UCA. Great News!! In-Reply-To: <333efb450805201451j2fa1e2fcx953d3ead959aa36c@mail.gmail.com> References: <333efb450805201451j2fa1e2fcx953d3ead959aa36c@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: What issues do we need to consider about the date? Here's what I can think of: * Not a UCA home football game. I looked in ucasports.com and could not find a schedule * Not after any HS Homecoming, if possible (there are a lot of them!) * After school starts, so everyone in in town and in a routine. * Convinient for our UCA sponsors With all of that in mind, I thing October 4 is a fine candidate. I am going to write the Python Software Foundation (PSF) to see if they will host an organizers wiki for us so we can start listing things that need to happen. I will also post to the Python Advocacy Mailing list to see if they have pointers/ideas on how we should proceed. Let's keep things simple, but not quite to the "unconference" stage. --greg On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 4:51 PM, W W wrote: > That's really exciting! Plus the offering of python in the spring - > hopefully I'll be able to take that course! > > As far as times, as long as it's NOT between June 17-26, I'm planning > to be there! Depending on the date, I might be able to get my > girlfriend there, as well, or perhaps one of my friends. > > I'm looking forward to it! > -Wayne > > On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 8:40 AM, Greg Lindstrom wrote: >> This just in from Dr. Hu at UCA....(and, no, I am not a Dr.) >> >> Dear Dr. Lindstrom, >> >> Thanks for your email. Yes, this department would be glad to help. >> Actually, we have offered Python course to non CS majors by Mr. >> Michael Nooner (MNooner at uca.edu). Dr. Bernard Chen >> (cscbecx at cs.gsu.edu) from Georgia State University is going to join >> this department this fall. He taught Python at GSU. Although we do not >> plan to offer the course this fall, we will offer it again in spring >> 2009. >> >> To better arrange the "un-conference", would you please let me know >> the following details: >> 1. Tentative date >> 2. Number of expected participants >> 3. Draft agenda >> 4. Other sponsors/organizations >> >> I also include Chen, Nooner, and the department administrative >> assistant Mrs. Watkins in this communication. >> >> Regards, >> >> Chenyi Hu >> >> Ph.D., Professor and Chairman >> Computer Science Department >> University of Central Arkansas >> http://www.cs.uca.edu >> _______________________________________________ >> PyAR2 mailing list >> PyAR2 at python.org >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pyar2 >> > > > > -- > To be considered stupid and to be told so is more painful than being > called gluttonous, mendacious, violent, lascivious, lazy, cowardly: > every weakness, every vice, has found its defenders, its rhetoric, its > ennoblement and exaltation, but stupidity hasn't. - Primo Levi > From gclemmer at newurbanresearch.org Wed May 21 00:21:15 2008 From: gclemmer at newurbanresearch.org (Gina Clemmer, New Urban Research, Inc.) Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 00:21:15 +0200 (SAST) Subject: [PyAR2] Mapping Arkansas Communities - GIS Workshop Message-ID: <1211322075_SectionID-238065_HitID-1211317335000_SiteID-15089_EmailID-75016640_DB-1@ss17.isend1.com> Mapping Arkansas Communities Workshop: An Introduction to GIS and Community Analysis May 30th, 2008 - 8:30 am - 4:30 pm - Complete Computing - One City Center, 400 West 7th Street Little Rock, AR 72201 Please visit www.nur-online.com for more info Audience: Beginners, anyone interested in mapping their community Participants will learn to use ArcGIS 9.2 to do the following: Creating thematic maps Participants will learn to create thematic maps of their own data, and display spatial trends in information. Address mapping (geocoding) Participants will learn to map addresses of their clients, their projects or incidents such as crime or disease. Download and map Census & American Community Survey data Participants will learn to extract and map current Census data such as poverty, race, language, population, transportation, education and workforce characteristics. Participants will also learn to: Conduct spatial queries Download free shapefiles Create well designed maps Mapping techniques transferable to all other communities. Exercises are designed for beginners. Intermediate Excel skills required. Materials + Comprehensive workbook (75 pages), which includes the presentation, exercises and reference worksheets, + ArcGIS (ArcView 9.2) software 60-day trial CD set, + Thirty day free access to new 2005 Tiger/Line geography files (converted to shapefiles) which include streets, zip codes, school districts, voting districts, census tracts and many other useful geographies + Thirty day free access to our Analyzing Your Community: Local Demographic Analysis Online Workshop What People Are Saying University of Arkansas - Medical Sciences: "This workshop was a very helpful experience and well taught." NorthWest Arkansas Community College: "The class was great and very informative. The hands on activities were great and the instructor was fabulous." Arkansas Dept. of Health and Human Services: "Great Job!" Injury Free Coalition for Kids: "Great experience, will be a great help in my job." New Urban Research, Inc. is a national social research organization specializing in quantitative and spatial community analysis. New Urban Research, Inc. 33232 NE 33rd Ave Portland, Oregon 97212 | 877.241.6576 | www.nur-online.com Message sent by: New Urban Research, 3323 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR, 97212, United States To unsubscribe, click the link below. http://stats.images11.com/RWCode/subscribe.asp?SID=0&SiteID=15089&Email=pyar2 at python.org&HitID=1211317335000 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gslindstrom at gmail.com Wed May 21 20:02:17 2008 From: gslindstrom at gmail.com (Greg Lindstrom) Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 13:02:17 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] pyArkansas, October 4, and You Message-ID: Just got this...looks like we're a go for October 4th! Dear Greg, Yes, let us tentatively schedule the pyArkansas on Oct. 4. We will provide 2-3 fully equipped classrooms in this department. Each of the classrooms have a digital projector and minimum 20 workstations. Wireless connection is available through entire area. We will inform UCA students about this event. We very much welcome high schools participants. In planning the event, I would suggest the following: 1. a introduction session on importance of computing, 2. a fun lab session, using Python to alter media data, for beginners, 3. showcases of Python application. Since it is on Saturday, we may want to start the event after 9 AM and finish it by 2 PM. Regards, (Dr.) Chenyi (Hu, UCA Department of Computer Science). From srilyk at gmail.com Wed May 21 20:56:52 2008 From: srilyk at gmail.com (W W) Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 13:56:52 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] pyArkansas, October 4, and You In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <333efb450805211156h31f90305u38ee39f29bb786dd@mail.gmail.com> I think part of the lab session should show how easy and fun it is to start programming with python. Perhaps some simple programming challenges and/or fun examples. -Wayne On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 1:02 PM, Greg Lindstrom wrote: > Just got this...looks like we're a go for October 4th! > > Dear Greg, > > Yes, let us tentatively schedule the pyArkansas on Oct. 4. We will > provide 2-3 fully equipped classrooms in this department. Each of the > classrooms have a digital projector and minimum 20 workstations. > Wireless connection is available through entire area. We will inform > UCA students about this event. We very much welcome high schools > participants. > > In planning the event, I would suggest the following: > 1. a introduction session on importance of computing, > 2. a fun lab session, using Python to alter media data, for beginners, > 3. showcases of Python application. > > Since it is on Saturday, we may want to start the event after 9 AM and > finish it by 2 PM. > > Regards, > > (Dr.) Chenyi (Hu, UCA Department of Computer Science). > _______________________________________________ > PyAR2 mailing list > PyAR2 at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pyar2 > -- To be considered stupid and to be told so is more painful than being called gluttonous, mendacious, violent, lascivious, lazy, cowardly: every weakness, every vice, has found its defenders, its rhetoric, its ennoblement and exaltation, but stupidity hasn't. - Primo Levi From gslindstrom at gmail.com Thu May 22 02:08:57 2008 From: gslindstrom at gmail.com (Greg Lindstrom) Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 19:08:57 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] pyArkansas Message-ID: OK...we're looking at October 10th for PyArkansas. That's a Saturday. I think we should look at starting a 9 and going to noon, a 1 hour break for lunch, then have another 3 hour session (both sessions will have a break, too). UCA is giving us 2 or 3 rooms with 20+ workstations. We should have 1 room dedicated to "introduction to Python" class (2 sessions) and the other to more advanced topics; we could have 2 classes per session. It would be nice to have a "cool things being done with Python" talk. Maybe something during the last half hour with everybody (of course, I have no idea how many people will attend). I'd like a show of hands as to who is willing to step up and lead a session. I've taught a beginning Python class where we start out playing with IDLE and write some simple programs (hi/low number guessing game and hangman). The thing is, I'd like to give a Django class or a class on packages/modules, etc. I'd like us to get a list of potential classes and then choose so I can get a flier made up to send to local high schools. It would be nice to have classes picked by August 1 so we can get a flier out at the start of school and then another a few weeks later. Anyone want to write O'Reilly about having them donate some books? They are really good about such things. Anyone want to work on putting together a swag bag? It will be modest, but I'm going to look for some sponsors, and I have some Python stickers from PyCon. Does anyone know who I can write at Acxiom? They used to be pretty good about helping out with such things. For that matter, does anyone know people at Acxiom using Python? There are a lot of potential user group members there, too. What other businesses? Altel? Windstream? Novasys :-) Anyone want to start gathering addresses of area High Schools and Colleges? Could we get a blurb in any papers (even College papers)? Anyone want to handle registration issues? I don't know what they are, so it might be an easy task. Anyone want to step up and get a web site up? I *think* the psf might host it, but I'm not sure. And what should be budget? Certainly public relations (postage and printing) and class handouts (printing). If we can, I'd like to give speakers something ($50.00, for example). I'm going to start this weekend writing potential sponsors. What else? Thanks, --greg From srilyk at gmail.com Thu May 22 03:51:22 2008 From: srilyk at gmail.com (W W) Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 20:51:22 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] pyArkansas In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <333efb450805211851r233ea6c3s61cf8242b802b2b9@mail.gmail.com> I'm fairly sure the UCA Echo would at least put a blurb in the the paper, if not put at least a short article. If I was more advanced at python/teaching programming, I'd feel comfortable presenting, but if we can't find enough people I could do something like a guessing game. Of course I would like to attend some of the other classes, too ^_^ -Wayne On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 7:08 PM, Greg Lindstrom wrote: > OK...we're looking at October 10th for PyArkansas. That's a Saturday. > I think we should look at starting a 9 and going to noon, a 1 hour > break for lunch, then have another 3 hour session (both sessions will > have a break, too). UCA is giving us 2 or 3 rooms with 20+ > workstations. We should have 1 room dedicated to "introduction to > Python" class (2 sessions) and the other to more advanced topics; we > could have 2 classes per session. It would be nice to have a "cool > things being done with Python" talk. Maybe something during the last > half hour with everybody (of course, I have no idea how many people > will attend). > > I'd like a show of hands as to who is willing to step up and lead a > session. I've taught a beginning Python class where we start out > playing with IDLE and write some simple programs (hi/low number > guessing game and hangman). The thing is, I'd like to give a Django > class or a class on packages/modules, etc. I'd like us to get a list > of potential classes and then choose so I can get a flier made up to > send to local high schools. It would be nice to have classes picked > by August 1 so we can get a flier out at the start of school and then > another a few weeks later. > > Anyone want to write O'Reilly about having them donate some books? > They are really good about such things. > > Anyone want to work on putting together a swag bag? It will be > modest, but I'm going to look for some sponsors, and I have some > Python stickers from PyCon. Does anyone know who I can write at > Acxiom? They used to be pretty good about helping out with such > things. For that matter, does anyone know people at Acxiom using > Python? There are a lot of potential user group members there, too. > What other businesses? Altel? Windstream? Novasys :-) > > Anyone want to start gathering addresses of area High Schools and > Colleges? Could we get a blurb in any papers (even College papers)? > > Anyone want to handle registration issues? I don't know what they > are, so it might be an easy task. > > Anyone want to step up and get a web site up? I *think* the psf might > host it, but I'm not sure. > > And what should be budget? Certainly public relations (postage and > printing) and class handouts (printing). If we can, I'd like to give > speakers something ($50.00, for example). I'm going to start this > weekend writing potential sponsors. What else? > > Thanks, > > --greg > _______________________________________________ > PyAR2 mailing list > PyAR2 at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pyar2 > -- To be considered stupid and to be told so is more painful than being called gluttonous, mendacious, violent, lascivious, lazy, cowardly: every weakness, every vice, has found its defenders, its rhetoric, its ennoblement and exaltation, but stupidity hasn't. - Primo Levi From bob.fahr at gmail.com Thu May 22 04:18:30 2008 From: bob.fahr at gmail.com (Bob Fahr) Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 21:18:30 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] pyArkansas In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3e011c0f0805211918u56ebef92ma590a79ce42e2a13@mail.gmail.com> Greg, I'd like to help. I'm far from a python expert but I've done some interesting stuff lately with mod_python, so web related or maybe DB or both. I can also check with my employer about donating some swag too. Bob. On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 7:08 PM, Greg Lindstrom wrote: > OK...we're looking at October 10th for PyArkansas. That's a Saturday. > I think we should look at starting a 9 and going to noon, a 1 hour > break for lunch, then have another 3 hour session (both sessions will > have a break, too). UCA is giving us 2 or 3 rooms with 20+ > workstations. We should have 1 room dedicated to "introduction to > Python" class (2 sessions) and the other to more advanced topics; we > could have 2 classes per session. It would be nice to have a "cool > things being done with Python" talk. Maybe something during the last > half hour with everybody (of course, I have no idea how many people > will attend). > > I'd like a show of hands as to who is willing to step up and lead a > session. I've taught a beginning Python class where we start out > playing with IDLE and write some simple programs (hi/low number > guessing game and hangman). The thing is, I'd like to give a Django > class or a class on packages/modules, etc. I'd like us to get a list > of potential classes and then choose so I can get a flier made up to > send to local high schools. It would be nice to have classes picked > by August 1 so we can get a flier out at the start of school and then > another a few weeks later. > > Anyone want to write O'Reilly about having them donate some books? > They are really good about such things. > > Anyone want to work on putting together a swag bag? It will be > modest, but I'm going to look for some sponsors, and I have some > Python stickers from PyCon. Does anyone know who I can write at > Acxiom? They used to be pretty good about helping out with such > things. For that matter, does anyone know people at Acxiom using > Python? There are a lot of potential user group members there, too. > What other businesses? Altel? Windstream? Novasys :-) > > Anyone want to start gathering addresses of area High Schools and > Colleges? Could we get a blurb in any papers (even College papers)? > > Anyone want to handle registration issues? I don't know what they > are, so it might be an easy task. > > Anyone want to step up and get a web site up? I *think* the psf might > host it, but I'm not sure. > > And what should be budget? Certainly public relations (postage and > printing) and class handouts (printing). If we can, I'd like to give > speakers something ($50.00, for example). I'm going to start this > weekend writing potential sponsors. What else? > > Thanks, > > --greg > _______________________________________________ > PyAR2 mailing list > PyAR2 at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pyar2 > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeff at taupro.com Thu May 22 21:18:31 2008 From: jeff at taupro.com (Jeff Rush) Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 14:18:31 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] pyArkansas In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4835C707.7030109@taupro.com> Greg Lindstrom wrote: > > Anyone want to step up and get a web site up? I *think* the psf might > host it, but I'm not sure. Greg, you are welcome to establish a wiki page on pycamp.python.org, a server I provide. We hosted the Texas unconference on there and would like to expand it to bring in other states/countries. To see what Texas did, check out: http://pycamp.python.org/Texas And then create something for Arkansas under: http://pycamp.python.org/Arkansas Good luck with your unconference and I'm glad to help wherever I can. -Jeff From gslindstrom at gmail.com Thu May 22 21:53:51 2008 From: gslindstrom at gmail.com (Greg Lindstrom) Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 14:53:51 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] pyArkansas In-Reply-To: <4835C707.7030109@taupro.com> References: <4835C707.7030109@taupro.com> Message-ID: Jeff-- That is so cool....thank-you!! This is a huge plus for us...and it's ready to go right now. Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you, --greg On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 2:18 PM, Jeff Rush wrote: > Greg Lindstrom wrote: >> >> Anyone want to step up and get a web site up? I *think* the psf might >> host it, but I'm not sure. > > Greg, you are welcome to establish a wiki page on pycamp.python.org, a > server I provide. We hosted the Texas unconference on there and would like > to expand it to bring in other states/countries. > > To see what Texas did, check out: > > http://pycamp.python.org/Texas > > And then create something for Arkansas under: > > http://pycamp.python.org/Arkansas > > Good luck with your unconference and I'm glad to help wherever I can. > > -Jeff > From gslindstrom at gmail.com Thu May 22 22:10:13 2008 From: gslindstrom at gmail.com (Greg Lindstrom) Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 15:10:13 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] pyArkansas In-Reply-To: <4835C707.7030109@taupro.com> References: <4835C707.7030109@taupro.com> Message-ID: Jeff- The registration link points to Texas....can you point it to Arkansas? Thanks! --greg On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 2:18 PM, Jeff Rush wrote: > Greg Lindstrom wrote: >> >> Anyone want to step up and get a web site up? I *think* the psf might >> host it, but I'm not sure. > > Greg, you are welcome to establish a wiki page on pycamp.python.org, a > server I provide. We hosted the Texas unconference on there and would like > to expand it to bring in other states/countries. > > To see what Texas did, check out: > > http://pycamp.python.org/Texas > > And then create something for Arkansas under: > > http://pycamp.python.org/Arkansas > > Good luck with your unconference and I'm glad to help wherever I can. > > -Jeff > From gslindstrom at gmail.com Fri May 23 14:45:26 2008 From: gslindstrom at gmail.com (Greg Lindstrom) Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 07:45:26 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] Chad Cooper In Print Message-ID: Hey Everyone- I was flipping through a back issue of Python Magazine yesterday looking at an article dealing with mapping software when it hit me that the article, "Python Mapping Mashups!" was written by our very own Chad Cooper". No Kidding! And not just an article, IT'S THE COVER (February, 2008). Chad, my apologies for not seeing this earlier. You, sir, are the man! --greg From Chad_Cooper at SWN.COM Fri May 23 15:23:46 2008 From: Chad_Cooper at SWN.COM (Chad Cooper) Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 08:23:46 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] Chad Cooper In Print In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Why thank you, Greg. I was amazed that they published it, yet alone that it made the cover (which I was very impressed with the cover art and how they integrated the issue stories into the map). When my editor told me it was going on the cover, I seriously thought he was kidding. If any of you are thinking about pitching them an idea for an article, DO IT. Their editorial staff are all great people and they have their system down (this is the same crew who have been publishing php|architect for years). And the best part is, you get some cash for writing (although its Canadian dollars, so you lose a few in a the end, yah US economy!) Thanks again. chad -----Original Message----- From: pyar2-bounces at python.org [mailto:pyar2-bounces at python.org] On Behalf Of Greg Lindstrom Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 7:45 AM To: pyar2 at python.org Subject: [PyAR2] Chad Cooper In Print Hey Everyone- I was flipping through a back issue of Python Magazine yesterday looking at an article dealing with mapping software when it hit me that the article, "Python Mapping Mashups!" was written by our very own Chad Cooper". No Kidding! And not just an article, IT'S THE COVER (February, 2008). Chad, my apologies for not seeing this earlier. You, sir, are the man! --greg _______________________________________________ PyAR2 mailing list PyAR2 at python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pyar2 Notice: This e-mail may contain privileged and/or confidential information and is intended only for the addressee. If you are not the addressee or the person responsible for delivering it to the addressee, you may not copy or distribute this communication to anyone else. If you received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or return e-mail and promptly delete the original message from your system. From gslindstrom at gmail.com Sun May 25 05:18:35 2008 From: gslindstrom at gmail.com (Greg Lindstrom) Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 22:18:35 -0500 Subject: [PyAR2] pyArkansas wiki Message-ID: We have a wiki page for pyArkansas. The term "pyCamp" is claimed by another group, so if any of you can think up a clever name for this conference (or the Python unconferences in general), let's here them! Here is our wiki; check it out and add your comments. In particular, we need ideas for presentations and classes. You can also "register" by adding your name to our list. http://pycamp.python.org/Arkansas/HomePage --greg