[Baypiggies] Talk @ Baypiggies in Feb?

[Shannon -jj Behrens]

If someone can give a 30 minute talk on PyDev, that would be an
awesome way to fill out the meeting, at least in my opinion.

-jj

On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 6:05 PM, jim <jim at well.com> wrote:
>
>   not to worry. we'll work on having not one
> but two newbie nuggets to supplement your talk.
>   meetings start at 7:35 PM with a newbie
> nugget--probably two newbie nuggets in your
> case. then comes The Talk (you're on), which
> goes until 8:30 to 8:45. then there are
> announcements ("mapping") and getting together
> ("random access").
>   per above, you'd start your talk around
> 8 PM and finish up around 8:30 or a little
> later. usually there are five or ten minutes
> worth of announcements, and some people stay
> to chat with each other (e.g. follow up on
> a job announcement). nobody's ever complained
> about a talk that was too short.
>   if there's anything we can do to help you
> out, make things pleasant (e.g. give a ride),
> or whatever, let us know.
>   many thanks,
> jim for baypiggies
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, 2009-01-18 at 17:07 -0800, Pete wrote:
>> On Jan 18, 2009, at 4:10 PM, jim wrote:
>> >
>> >   it's surprising how a small information load
>> > can take up time. don't worry about filling the
>> > time, but you can begin with an overview (what
>> > problem is solved), then talk about practical
>> > matters of setting up (what tools, complementary
>> > modules, and anything else that one can use for
>> > practical coding), then some code examples, then
>> > note any pitfalls, maybe common blind-alley
>> > thinking traps, then questions and discussion,
>> > and what do you know: the security staff is
>> > trying to kick us out.
>> >   if you think you can give your talk in about
>> > 30 minutes, it'll almost certainly expand to 45.
>> > don't worry if it's less. we can fill in before
>> > and after your talk with one or more newbie
>> > nuggets (lightning talks), announcements, and
>> > discussion.
>>
>> I can try to add a little more material showing real-world use cases,
>> but I've already got most of the above covered.  I've given this
>> before, and really, it's just not that long of a talk. ;-)
>>
>> >   if you think you'll have trouble filling 30,
>> > let us know and we'll fix up newbie nuggets to
>> > order.
>>
>> Filling 30 minutes is no problem, 45 is a stretch and an hour is out.
>> I don't know how long your meetings usually go.
>>
>> >   this is for thursday, february 26, right?
>>
>> Yup.
>>
>> --Pete
>>
>
>



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