[SciPy-User] [ANN] PyPhy - Python in Physics - Satellite of Euroscipy 2011

[Emmanuelle Gouillart]

	On behalf of the organizers, it is my pleasure to announce PyPhy,
a satellite meeting of Euroscipy 2011 on **Python in Physics**.

Date and venue
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August 29th, 2011 (full day) 
Department of Physics, Ecole normale supérieure, Paris

Main topics
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* Python for teaching physics
* Python for research in physics
* developing Python modules for applications in physics

Organizers
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* Alberto Rosso (LPTMS, Université Paris-Sud - alberto.rosso at u-psud.fr)
* Werner Krauth (Physics Department, ENS Paris - werner.krauth at ens.fr)

In physics, Python is widely used as a scripting and programming language
for data processing, but also for numerical computing where it is a
viable alternative to compiled languages, with the advantage of being
easy to learn, to write, to read and to modify. For this reason, Python,
which is entirely free, is an ideal tool for teaching algorithmic
contents in physics. A number of initiatives integrating Python  into
curricula have been developed in the last few years, largely
independently in Physics departments all over the world. At the same
time, Python libraries for numerical analysis, combinatorics, graphics,
interfacing other languages, etc. have either reached maturity, or are
developing very rapidly. This makes Python an exciting option for
research applications. A growing number of research programs now write
code directly in Python.

This informal workshop on teaching and research using Python in Physics
will be a forum for coordinating these initiatives, for sharing different
experiences, and for exchanging with the key developers of the scientific
Python modules present at the EuroSciPy 2011 conference. Beginners and
Students are welcome to attend. People interested  in presenting a
contribution should contact the organizers and send a short abstract
before June 30, 2011. We welcome contributions on your experience in
teaching Python to physicists and engineers, developing a Python module
for applications in physics, or using Python for your everyday research
work. Participation in this workshop will be free of charge but
participants should also make themselves known by email
(alberto.rosso at u-psud.fr) before August 28, 2011.

Important dates
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* June 30: deadline for contributions
* August 28: deadline for (free) registration

Invited Speakers
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* Samuel Bottani (MSC, Paris Diderot)
* Gianfranco Durin (ISI, Turin)
* Emmanuelle Gouillart (Saint-Gobain Research)
* Konrad Hinsen (CBM Université d'Orleans)
* Vivien Lecomte (LPMA Paris Diderot)
* Chris  Myers (Department of Physics, Cornell University)
* Michael Schindler (LPCT, EPSCI, Paris)
* Georg von Hippel (INP Universität Mainz)

How to get there
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See the instructions on
http://www.phys.ens.fr/spip.php?rubrique42&lang=en

Website
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http://www.euroscipy.org/card/pyphy2011

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Apologies if you receive this announcement more than once!
Emmanuelle