[ANN] Last news from Python FOSDEM 2014

Stéphane Wirtel stephane.wirtel at gmail.com
Thu Jan 30 10:59:24 EST 2014


Python @ FOSDEM 2014
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Hi all,

Last news about the Python devroom at FOSDEM 2014 [1]

Schedule
========

There is a last change in the schedule, "PyPy: a fast Python Virtual 
Machine"
will replace "Web Scraping 101 in Python". Yasoob can't be present in 
Belgium :/

+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| TimeSlot | Talk                                                        
  | Speaker              |
+==========+==============================================================+======================+
| 09:00    | Logic Programming in Python                                 
  | Pierre Carbonnelle   |
+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 09:30    | Introduction to py.test fixtures                            
  | Floris Bruynooghe    |
+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 10:00    | openpyxl                                                    
  | Eric Gazoni          |
+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 10:30    | Introducing the Eve REST API Framework                      
  | Nicola Iarocci       |
+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 11:00    | Stack switching for fun and profit                          
  | Saúl Ibarra Corretgé |
+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 11:30    | SQLAlchemy Drill                                            
  | Erik Janssens        |
+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 12:00    | Some recipes with Alembic                                   
  | Claude Huchet        |
+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 12:30    | Post-mortem Debugging and Web Development                   
  | Alessandro Molina    |
+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 14:00    | The next generation Python Software Foundation (PSF)        
  | Marc-Andre Lemburg   |
+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 14:30    | How PyPy makes your code run fast                           
  | Romain Guillebert    |
+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 15:00    | Using All These Cores: Transactional Memory under the hood  
  | Armin Rigo           |
+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 15:30    | A deep dive into PEP3156, the new asyncio module            
  | Saúl Ibarra Corretgé |
+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 16:00    | Concurrent pr ogramming with Python and my little 
experiment | Benoit Chesneau      |
+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 16:30    | Integrating Python and C using CFFI                         
  | Floris Bruynooghe    |
+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 17:00    | PyPy : a fast Python Virtual Machine                        
  | Romain Guillebert    |
+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+
| 17:30    | Generators, or how to step to the infinite and beyond       
  | Andrea Crotti        |
+----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------+


Sponsors
========

We are glad to announce you that we have a lot of awesome sponsors for 
the
event.

Gold
----

Affinitic
     Built on expertise achieved over more than 10 years in the 
development and
     implementation of web solutions Affinitic is your ideal partner 
through every
     stage of your project: from its conception and analysis to its 
final
     implementation, not forgetting vital training support.The

     strength competence, quality and safety of our developments are 
based on our
     skill in the domain of open source software and our active presence 
in
     communities of developers.

     http://www.affinitic.be


Python Software Foundation
     The Python Software Foundation (PSF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit 
corporation that
     holds the intellectual property rights behind the Python 
programming language.
     We manage the open source licensing for Python version 2.1 and 
later and own and
     protect the trademarks associated with Python.We also run the North 
Ameri

     can PyCon conference annually, support other Python conferences 
around the
     world, and fund Python related development with our grants program 
and by
     funding special projects.

     http://www.python.org/psf

Silver
------

Github
     GitHub is the best way to build software together.Whether it's your 
company's
     app, your favorite open source library, or a weekend side project, 
GitHub helps
     everyone work together better by providing tools for easier 
collaboration and
     code sharing.Catch up on what happened while you were out or ask 
for help on a
     tricky chunk of code.Manage and contribute to projects from all 
your devices.The
     best part is you can keep using all of your favorite tools.Start 
collaborating
     on code today—open source project hosting is free!

     http://github.com

AFPy
     L'association "A.F.P.Y.", Association Francophone Python, a pour 
but la
     vulgarisation auprès d'un public francophone du langage de 
programmation python
     et de ses applications.

     http://www.afpy.org

Eyepea
     Open Source VoIP System Integrator.
     Eyepea is a VoIP (Voice over IP) system integrator building 
solutions around Open Source
     platforms such as Asterisk, sipX, OpenSIPS etc.

     http://www.eyepea.eu

Friday Beer Event
=================

While coming over to Brussels to attend FOSDEM, don't miss this great
opportunity to taste some of the finest beer in Belgium (and hence in 
the
world).

Further information about the Friday Beer Event [2]


Dinner
======

The next *Aperos Python Belgium* [3] will take place on saturday, 
February 1st in
Brussels, during the FOSDEM conference that take place at ULB from 1st 
to 2nd
February.

In addition to the regulars or AFPyro , we are also pleased to meet the 
attendees
of FOSDEM [1] using Python.

As usual, you can come just for drinking and sharing one (or many) 
drinks or if
you wish, you can also register for the meal that follows, in a near 
place, at
*Chez Léon* for 20:30, rue des Bouchers 18, B-1000 Brussels.

Meeting from 18:45, on first floor of Delirium cafe, Impasse De La 
Fidélité 4, 1000
Brussels.

If you are a FOSDEM attendee, you can meet us at the Python stand, 1st 
floor of K Building,
from 18h to go to Delirium cafe together.

Please sign up in order to book the place: 
http://doodle.com/mn3yck6n3xxidsim

Further information about the next AFPyros in Belgium: *Aperos Python 
Belgium* [3]


Stand
=====

This edition will have a stand for the Python Community.
There will be the Python Software Foundation, the Association 
Francophone of
Python and the goodies.

It's the opportunity to support the Python Community!

Goodies
=======

This year, you will have the opportunities to buy a t-shirt, a mug of 
the event.
Some stickers will be available of your laptop ;-)


Please, share this post !

You can follow us via our Twitter account [4].


Stephane Wirtel for Python-FOSDEM [5], for the Python Community.


[1] http://fosdem.org/2014
[2] https://fosdem.org/2014/practical/beerevent/
[3] http://afpyro.afpy.org/dates/2014/2014_02_01.html
[4] https://twitter.com/PythonFOSDEM
[5] http://python-fosdem.org



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