From dsilva at ccs.neu.edu Mon Dec 1 02:21:22 2003 From: dsilva at ccs.neu.edu (Daniel Pinto de Mello e Silva) Date: Mon Dec 1 02:19:04 2003 Subject: [Pycon-interest] chirp Message-ID: <1070263281.13970.6.camel@khan> ...anybody out there? From lac at strakt.com Mon Dec 1 03:21:33 2003 From: lac at strakt.com (Laura Creighton) Date: Mon Dec 1 03:21:43 2003 Subject: [Pycon-interest] chirp In-Reply-To: Message from Daniel Pinto de Mello e Silva of "Mon, 01 Dec 2003 02:21:22 EST." <1070263281.13970.6.camel@khan> References: <1070263281.13970.6.camel@khan> Message-ID: <200312010821.hB18LXGM001021@ratthing-b246.strakt.com> In a message of Mon, 01 Dec 2003 02:21:22 EST, Daniel Pinto de Mello e Silva w rites: >...anybody out there? > Mostly at pycon-organisers@python.org right now .... Laura Creighton From nyergler at canterburyschool.org Mon Dec 1 08:07:53 2003 From: nyergler at canterburyschool.org (Nathan R. Yergler) Date: Mon Dec 1 08:05:22 2003 Subject: [Pycon-interest] Proposal Submission Message-ID: <3FCB3D29.40500@canterburyschool.org> The PyCon website mentions a propsal submission page, but I've been unable to find it. Does anyone have any information on the procedure to submit proposals? We're working to complete ours today, but is there any indication the date will slip like last year? Just curious. Nathan From tbryan at python.net Mon Dec 1 11:34:18 2003 From: tbryan at python.net (Tom Bryan) Date: Mon Dec 1 19:41:01 2003 Subject: [Pycon-interest] chirp In-Reply-To: <1070263281.13970.6.camel@khan> References: <1070263281.13970.6.camel@khan> Message-ID: <200312011134.18849.tbryan@python.net> On Monday 01 December 2003 02:21 am, Daniel Pinto de Mello e Silva wrote: > ...anybody out there? 64 bytes from tbryan (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.077 ms Yes. I haven't had much time to look into what's going on in the Python world lately, but I'm still interested in PyCon. ---Tom From bac at OCF.Berkeley.EDU Mon Dec 1 23:58:02 2003 From: bac at OCF.Berkeley.EDU (Brett C.) Date: Tue Dec 2 07:32:43 2003 Subject: [Pycon-interest] Proposal Submission In-Reply-To: <3FCB3D29.40500@canterburyschool.org> References: <3FCB3D29.40500@canterburyschool.org> Message-ID: <3FCC1BDA.2010407@ocf.berkeley.edu> Nathan R. Yergler wrote: > The PyCon website mentions a propsal submission page, but I've been > unable to find it. Does anyone have any information on the procedure to > submit proposals? We're working to complete ours today, but is there > any indication the date will slip like last year? Just curious. > There is no page at the moment, Nathan. And yes, the date is going to slip again. If you cannot wait to submit your proposal arrangements can be made to allow you to submit it now. But if you can wait, it would be easier and better if you use the submission page once it is up. -Brett From pycon at python.org Wed Dec 3 08:00:12 2003 From: pycon at python.org (Steve Holden) Date: Wed Dec 3 08:23:30 2003 Subject: [Pycon-interest] PyCon DC 2004 - Submissions Deadline Extended Message-ID: Dear Python User: We have received many enquiries asking "When and how will I be able to submit my paper to PyCon DC 2004?". This is encouraging news - from the correspondence to date it seems that there will be some interesting and exciting presentations next March. Please be patient as the system to handle submissions goes through to completion. When it is ready, look for a further announcement in the same place as this one. Just a reminder, while I have your attention. Submissions should ideally be in a single file, containing HTML or the reStructured Text format. At a pinch we will be prepared to accept PDF, and either tar or zip files containing sets of coordinated documents (such as an HTML master and the graphics to which it refers). Ulitmately we would like to publish all accepted papers on the web, and these rules should make it easier to do so. If your paper is accepted and you prepare an electronic presentation (in PDF, PythonPoint or PowerPoint) we will also happily publish that on the web site when PyCon is over. So, have at it! Anything describing the uses of Python, or better ways of teaching it, neat tricks for developers and suggestions for improvement to the language or its community is fair game. It's likely we will have a larger proportion of students attending in 2004, so we are particularly encouraging presentations with an educational spin, including material of a more introductory nature. Don't forget, too, that even if you don't want to make a formal presentation, the Open Space sessions and other informal activities will give everyone plenty of chance to contribute what they know and discuss what they need. PyCon should be *the* place to go to learn more about Python. Please help to ensure this is so. Sincerely Steve Holden Chairman PyCon DC 2004 From pycon at python.org Sat Dec 6 11:33:45 2003 From: pycon at python.org (Steve Holden) Date: Sat Dec 6 11:33:48 2003 Subject: [Pycon-interest] PyCon DC 2004 - Registration open! Message-ID: <20031206163345.GA15307@panix.com> You have probably been wondering why you haven't yet heard that PyCon has opened its doors for registration. Well, we are a volunteer organization, and it often takes more time than anticipated to put things together. Welcome to the world of open source :-) I am happy to be able to tell you that thanks to sterling work by Trevor Toenjes we are now in a position to accept your registrations. All you need to do is navigate to http://dc2004reg.pycon.org/ and make the appropriate entries. This year we all have the opportunity to add a PSF donation to the registration fee, and I hope many of you will follow my example and donate a little extra to assist the Foundation in its goals. There is still lots to be done -- for example, we are *also* late with the system to accept submissions, so the original December 1 deadline will be extended by at least a month to ensure that everyone gets plenty of chance to submit papers telling us what they've been up to with Python. We are also encouraging students to attend the conference by giving them a significant reduction from the standard fee, and we hope that this will result in even wider participation by the educational community. Last year was an exciting departure from the traditional "professional" conference format, and I hope that we will be able to improve on it next time. I look forward to seeing you there! Sincerely Steve Holden Chairman PyCon DC 2004 From pycon-organizers at python.org Mon Dec 15 12:54:22 2003 From: pycon-organizers at python.org (pycon-organizers@python.org) Date: Mon Dec 15 13:06:32 2003 Subject: [Pycon-interest] PyCon DC 2004 - Submissions Now Open Message-ID: Dear Python User: I am pleased to be able to announce that the submission process for PyCon DC 2004 is now open. Please direct your browser to http://submit.pycon.org/ and create your account by entering your email address and leaving the password field blank - a password will be sent to you by email, and you can submit your paper! Please remember that your submissions should ideally be in a single file, containing HTML or the reStructured Text format. Ultimately we would like to publish all accepted papers on the web, and these rules should make it easier to do so. Send enquiries about other formats to pycon-organizers@python.org If your paper is accepted and you prepare an electronic presentation (in PDF, PythonPoint or PowerPoint) we will also happily publish that on the web site when PyCon is over. We are interested in any and all submissions about uses of Python and the development of the language. Since there is expected to be a strong educational community presence for the next PyCon, teaching materials of various kinds are also encouraged. Please help us to make the next PyCon even better than the first one. See you in March! Sincerely Steve Holden Chairman PyCon DC 2004