From gslindstrom at gmail.com  Sat Jul  7 15:22:06 2012
From: gslindstrom at gmail.com (Greg Lindstrom)
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 08:22:06 -0500
Subject: [PyAR2] pyArkansas 2012
Message-ID: <CAF8U9yzP1up29kNWA-oiw8jQtOK=MU+-DRXroivhi+J-bC=OVA@mail.gmail.com>

Hello Pythonistas,

Plans for pyArkansas 2012 are will underway.  We will be meeting on October
27 and will use the UCA conference center to accommodate the growth we have
seen over the past 4 years.  This will give us the opportunity to present
more topics for the day and we need your help.

What classes do you want to see?

Anything Python related is on the table; if we get enough requests for a
topic we will either put together a class or look for an outside speaker.
If you know a topic, perhaps you could present a talk.  You don't have to
be an expert on the topic and all speakers will get the coveted "pyArkansas
2012" polo shirt as a thank you gift.

What topics/areas are you interested in?

   - Beginning Python (for programmers and/or non-programmers)
   - Intermediate Python (standard library, objects, packages, etc.)
   - Web programming (Django?)
   - GIS (and what topics?)
   - Database?
   - Games?
   - Astronomy?
   - Robotics?
   - Computer Graphics?
   - Desktop GUI applications (wxPython)?
   - Anything Python!!!

Have you done something really cool using Python?  Sign up for a slot and
tell us!  We'd LOVE to see how Python is being used in Arkansas.

If we are to present the classes you want to see we need to know what you
want to see.  And let us know if you want to help organize things; there's
lots to do and you don't need to be an expert (we'll teach you :-).

We're looking forward to a great day and hope you will be able to make it.
Look for details on our new web site, soon.

--greg
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From supercooper at gmail.com  Sat Jul  7 17:18:25 2012
From: supercooper at gmail.com (Chad Cooper)
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 10:18:25 -0500
Subject: [PyAR2] Fwd: [PyAR2-organizers] Facility and Web Page
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From: "Greg Lindstrom" <gslindstrom at gmail.com>
Date: Jul 7, 2012 8:09 AM
Subject: [PyAR2-organizers] Facility and Web Page
To: "pyAR2 Organizers" <pyar2-organizers at python.org>

Hello All,

I had a chance to visit the conference facility at UCA on Thursday and it
is very nice.  We would have up to 6 rooms for the day equipped with sound
and projectors seating from 25 - 50 each.  Two of the rooms could be
combined for a large meeting room to have an opening session -- something
we have wanted from the start.  The cost for the day would be around $1,000
and would be billed after the event (we can apply for reduced fees when we
get the paperwork but there are no promises).  They would supply 1 computer
per room for the projector but, I suspect, our speakers would have their
own boxes.  There would not be computers for attendees and we have asked
about us plugging in power strips.  There is ample parking near the front
door and a nice welcome area for registration.

We can rent the rooms for the day or for 1/2 day.  I think we should
reserve everything for the day and use the large room for a welcome and
"keynote" session (who to talk??).  Would we want to do some short
"lightning talks"?  Perhaps each of the teachers could give 3-5 minutes on
what they are going to present.  Or, do we want to get a speaker?  Jeff
Rush does a great talk on Python (history, community, etc.).

Having 6 rooms would allow us to have more talks and we could stay until 4,
giving us another hour (we have to be out at 4:30, though!).  That is A LOT
of time to fill and we have to get people from our community to step up a
present talks.

We must use the UCA caterer if we want snacks, etc. and it is VERY
EXPENSIVE (for example, having punch/lemonade runs $15.99 a gallon). It
would be nice to have coffee/juice/donuts in the AM and some sort of snack
in the afternoon and we are looking at getting someone to sponsor food.

Tee shirts?  I'll ask my graphic artist to design something -- any of you
can submit ideas, too -- and get an estimate on costs.  That would be
another great way for someone to sponsor us.

I think "officially" Coop is the chair this year and I am the co-chair or
chair-emeritus so he will get the final say, but IMHO we have to get things
going THIS WEEK

   1. Financial support of the PSF.  This will allow us to claim NPO status
   and will help with fund raising.  The PSF has agreed to do this and both
   Coop and I have contacted the PSF treasurer, Kurt Kaiser. Coop, have you
   heard anything??
   2. We need a web presence to get the word out.  It will have to allow
   people to register so we have an idea as to the number of people going to
   come (we may want to cap attendance to 150 people).  I would also like it
   to have a feature allowing people to donate to the "future pyArkansas
   fund".  Ohio does this and I think it's a great idea.
   3. Once we get set up we need to start raising $$

Folks, our humble litter conference is growing up; moving to a conference
center may seem like a small step but we are now looking at real financial
commitments and to Coop and me, that's a really big deal.  In the past, the
two of us have done most of the "heavy lifting" but, if this is going to
happen, we need your help.  Larry and Katie have committed to helping and
Chenyi will help out in any way he can, but WE NEED YOU to start taking
ownership -- did I really just write that?? -- of areas and run with it.
We badly need a web site; who is going to take it and MAKE IT HAPPEN?
Other areas include:

   - Fund raising
   - Publicity
   - Swag/Door Prizes
   - Program Committee
   - Food
   - Tee Shirts
   - Other??

I'd like us to have either a Skype or IRC meeting next week.  How about
Tuesday at 3 (can skype do conference calls??).  We are almost 3 months out
and need to get cooking.

--greg


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From supercooper at gmail.com  Sun Jul 15 20:22:42 2012
From: supercooper at gmail.com (Chad Cooper)
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:22:42 -0500
Subject: [PyAR2] Error on Pinax Symposion
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All, I'm trying to get the PyCon site architecture running for our new
pyArkansas site. I installed it successfully onto my laptop from:

https://github.com/pinax/symposion

But when I run it via manage.py runserver, I get the error in the attached
screenshot. If anyone could help, I'd really appreciate it.
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From wayne at waynewerner.com  Mon Jul 16 04:12:31 2012
From: wayne at waynewerner.com (Wayne Werner)
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 21:12:31 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [PyAR2] Error on Pinax Symposion
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On Sun, 15 Jul 2012, Chad Cooper wrote:

> 
> All, I'm trying to get the PyCon site architecture running for our new?
> pyArkansas site. I installed it successfully onto my laptop from:
> 
> https://github.com/pinax/symposion
> 
> But when I run it via manage.py runserver, I get the error in the attached
> screenshot. If anyone could help, I'd really appreciate it.
>

I've not ever used pinax so I'd have to see the code to know what's going 
on for sure. But it looks like whatever is providing the sponsor_levels 
value is where it's breaking.

If that's not good enough, I'll see if I can get it running myself.

HTH,
Wayne

From chad at cast.uark.edu  Mon Jul 16 04:16:24 2012
From: chad at cast.uark.edu (Chad Cooper (CAST))
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 21:16:24 -0500
Subject: [PyAR2] Error on Pinax Symposion
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Turns out, it helps ALOT if there is actually data in the database! Imagine
that. Just got it working.

chad



On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 9:12 PM, Wayne Werner <wayne at waynewerner.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 15 Jul 2012, Chad Cooper wrote:
>
>
>> All, I'm trying to get the PyCon site architecture running for our new
>> pyArkansas site. I installed it successfully onto my laptop from:
>>
>> https://github.com/pinax/**symposion <https://github.com/pinax/symposion>
>>
>> But when I run it via manage.py runserver, I get the error in the attached
>> screenshot. If anyone could help, I'd really appreciate it.
>>
>>
> I've not ever used pinax so I'd have to see the code to know what's going
> on for sure. But it looks like whatever is providing the sponsor_levels
> value is where it's breaking.
>
> If that's not good enough, I'll see if I can get it running myself.
>
> HTH,
> Wayne
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From brian at python.org  Tue Jul 31 17:48:06 2012
From: brian at python.org (Brian Curtin)
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:48:06 -0500
Subject: [PyAR2] PyCon 2013 is under way! Now accepting proposals
Message-ID: <CAD+XWwq+AnLiNubRkvN8i3w5uco0B0iDy0j-tU9wS9LAvXbD7Q@mail.gmail.com>

It was only a few months ago when we wrapped up the hugely successful
PyCon 2012, and we started working on the 2013 conference right away.
PyCon 2013 will again be in Santa Clara, California, with tutorials
kicking off March 13, the conference March 15, and sprints beginning
March 18. Along with our site release at https://us.pycon.org/2013/,
we opened our Call for Proposals a month earlier than last year at
https://us.pycon.org/2013/speaking/cfp/.

We're looking to you, the community, to help us make PyCon 2013 even
better. We're accepting proposals through September 28, hoping to
break last year's record of 519 talk, tutorial, and poster proposals.
We're looking for all types of presentations from all types of people.
If you've got a topic to share, we hope you'll submit a proposal.
Create an account at https://us.pycon.org/2013/account/signup/, and
fill in your speaker profile and submit away!

With another record submission period expected, we're also rounding up
volunteers for our Program Committee, the team tasked with evaluating
the proposals and coming up with the conference schedule. If you're
interested in volunteering, join the PyCon Program Committee mailing
list and introduce yourself at
http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pycon-pc.

Without sponsors, PyCon wouldn't be possible. They're what keep the
conference prices low and values high, and we share the same deal with
our sponsorship packages. Especially after you factor in the price of
tickets that all packages include, we think our sponsorship packages
are second to none. We even have a 50% discount for small businesses!
Check out https://us.pycon.org/2013/sponsors/whysponsor/ for more
info.

We've also made changes in how we're doing ticketing, specifically for
early bird rates. We even cut our student ticket prices in half,
starting at $100! We'll announce more details as we get closer, but
know that ticket sales will be opening up in the fall. Be sure to plan
accordingly because we anticipate another quick sell out!

Be sure to follow us at http://pycon.blogspot.com/ and
https://twitter.com/pycon!

Jesse Noller - Chairman - jnoller at python.org
Brian Curtin - Publicity Coordinator - brian at python.org