From jackie at python.org Thu Nov 1 16:19:31 2018 From: jackie at python.org (Jackie Augustine) Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2018 15:19:31 -0500 Subject: [Baypiggies] PyCon 2019 Call for Proposals Message-ID: Greetings Community Organizers! PyCon 2019?s Call for Proposals is open for Talks, Tutorials, Posters, Education Summit presentations, as well as for the hatchery program PyCon Charlas . The submission deadline for Tutorials is fast approaching! Submissions are due November 26, 2018 AoE . The deadline for Talk, Charlas, Poster, and Education Summit proposals is January 3, 2019 AoE . Please spread the word to your user group or meetup. Our goal is to provide a variety of talks, including beginner, intermediate, and advanced on all sorts of topics to interest a broad group of conference attendees. The best location to direct your attendees to is: https://us.pycon.org/2019/speaking/ Thank you for your help! Jackie Event Manager Python Software Foundation -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cappy2112 at gmail.com Thu Nov 1 19:02:42 2018 From: cappy2112 at gmail.com (Tony Cappellini) Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2018 16:02:42 -0700 Subject: [Baypiggies] North Bay Python 2018 - ticket for sale Message-ID: Hello Pythonistas, I'm unable to use my early bird ticket for North Bay Python this weekend. If anyone is interested in buying a two-day ticket ($80), please send me a PM. https://2018.northbaypython.org/ Thanks Tony -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeffrey.fischer at gmail.com Mon Nov 12 17:17:19 2018 From: jeffrey.fischer at gmail.com (Jeff Fischer) Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2018 14:17:19 -0800 Subject: [Baypiggies] BayPiggies meeting this Thursday! Message-ID: This month's meeting is a week early, due to Thanksgiving. We will have a special guest, Shannon -jj Behrens. *BayPiggies November Meeting* *Thursday November 15, 2018* 7 pm to 9 pm LinkedIn, Unify Meeting Room, 950 West Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA *RSVP* Please RSVP at our meetup page: https://www.meetup.com/BAyPIGgies/events/255844458/ *Speaker:* Shannon -jj Behrens *Talk Description* J will be giving two talks! One will be about *how* to give a talk. The other is a surprise... JJ is an excellent and insightful speaker, so don't miss out on this month's meeting just ahead of the holidays! *Speaker Bio* Shannon -jj Behrens has been a member of the Python community since 2000 and a strong supporter of BayPiggies over the years. He currently is an architect at Udemy and has previously held senior engineering and evangelist roles at other prominent tech companies, including Twitter and Google. He maintains a popular blog at jjinux.blogspot.com on a range of topics such as Python, JavaScript, Linux, open source software, the Web, and lesser-known programming languages. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jeffrey.fischer at gmail.com Thu Nov 15 12:03:18 2018 From: jeffrey.fischer at gmail.com (Jeff Fischer) Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2018 09:03:18 -0800 Subject: [Baypiggies] Tonight at BayPiggies: come hear about PyGame and how to give a talk! Message-ID: Hi everyone, The famous Shannon -jj Behrens will be giving two talks tonight (Nov 15): 1. *Building Video Games for Fun with PyGame* 2. *How to give a talk* JJ is an excellent and insightful speaker, so don't miss out on this month's meeting just ahead of the holidays! *Speaker Bio* Shannon -jj Behrens has been a member of the Python community since 2000 and a strong supporter of BayPiggies over the years. He currently is an architect at Udemy and has previously held senior engineering and evangelist roles at other prominent tech companies, including Twitter and Google. He maintains a popular blog at jjinux.blogspot.com on a range of topics such as Python, JavaScript, Linux, open source software, the Web, and lesser-known programming languages. *RSVP* Please RSVP here: https://www.meetup.com/BAyPIGgies/events/255844458/ *Time and Location* 7 pm to 9 pm LinkedIn, Unify Meeting Room, 950 West Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From grace at pybay.com Fri Nov 16 14:40:03 2018 From: grace at pybay.com (Grace Law) Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 11:40:03 -0800 Subject: [Baypiggies] Call for Lightning Talks at the 4th Annual SF Python Holiday Party on Dec 5 Message-ID: Hi there, Hope you are as excited about the 4th Annual Holiday Party on *Wednesday, Dec 5* at Yelp in SF as we are. In case you haven't heard the raved reviews, the Holiday Party is the largest gathering of Python Devs in SF Bay Area outside of PyBay, the Regional Conference. We will do it the old fashion way - 8-lightning talks, a live band, a main-talk from Raymond Hettinger , and more... Please help us make this special evening even better by submitting a 5-mins lightning talk *by this Sunday EOD*! Yes, tell us about your latest discovery and healthy obsession. Our preference is for topics that have a wide appeal. Fun/Light-hearted humor is not required but encouraged. If we don't have enough good submissions early next week, we will continue to evaluate late submissions. Early bird tickets to this always sold out event is available now. If you change your mind, you can always transfer the ticket to someone else. Thanks in advance for supporting our fundraising effort. ? We looking forward to seeing you on Dec 5! Grace Law PyBay Conference Chair and SF Python Organizer 415-323-0388 / grace at pybay.com SF Python is a volunteer-run organization aiming to foster the Python Community in the Bay Area. We produce ~20 educational events a year including PyBay , the Regional Python Conference in SF this August. Learn more -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jjinux at gmail.com Fri Nov 16 20:26:53 2018 From: jjinux at gmail.com (Shannon -jj Behrens) Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 17:26:53 -0800 Subject: [Baypiggies] Slides Message-ID: Hey guys, Here are the slides for my talks: * bit.ly/give_a_talk * bit.ly/pygame_talk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mdavis2 at ucsc.edu Mon Nov 26 19:44:31 2018 From: mdavis2 at ucsc.edu (Marilyn Davis) Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2018 18:44:31 -0600 Subject: [Baypiggies] Dec. classes: face-to-face, online, for programmers, and for data analysis Message-ID: Hi Python People, Next week, Dec. 3 - 6, Mon - Thurs, is a face-to-face intensive "Python For Programmers" class, with 10 days together online after for questions: http://course.ucsc-extension.edu/modules/shop/index.html?action=section&OfferingID=5591127&SectionID=6217855 Experienced programmers only please. If you'd prefer a more relaxed course, try the online course. It doesn't start, officially, until Dec 18; but you can register and start now: http://course.ucsc-extension.edu/modules/shop/index.html?action=section&OfferingID=5591127&SectionID=6224949 ****>>> The exciting news, for me at least, is that I'll be teaching a new course: "Python For Data Analysis", in the lab at UCSC Extension in Santa Clara, Dec 10 - 14 plus 2 weeks online to complete class Reviews and ask questions. http://course.ucsc-extension.edu/modules/shop/index.html?action=section&OfferingID=6240437&SectionID=6240451 The tools: Jupyter Notebooks, Pandas, and underlying libraries have set me on fire and sent me back to my science roots to learn and teach these modern day miracles. Let's bring truth forward! ---- All courses are hands-on with short lectures, and lots of relevant exercises, and, we study the solutions after some lab time. Questions are always welcome; discussion and pair-programming are encouraged. Please come, and send students! 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