[Chicago] fishing for talks

Carl Karsten cfkarsten at gmail.com
Mon Nov 2 18:50:11 CET 2009


I am OK with dedicating the meeting - it's 3 speakers, so it will be
interesting.  we could give them boxing gloves.  even if they don't
start swinging, it will be fun to watch them try to type.

I personally want to see the PPA talk.  It could be squeezed into 30
min, but that's at odds with squeezing in more content and it would be
a shame to cut Q&A short.

If we pare or pair the full version of it with the Python at MIT it
would be a great meeting to encourage outsiders to come, like the
local Linux heads.


On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Garrett Smith <g at rre.tt> wrote:
> It'd be a good synergy I think to give it us first -- we don't need
> polish for goodness sake :)
>
> So thoughts on opening up Nov for dedicated coverage of "Python for
> Scientific and High Performance Computing" by the aforementioned
> gang-of-three?
>
> I realize it's a bit heavy handed to push the other volunteer topics
> off for a month, so feel free to shoot this down.
>
> Garrett
>
> On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 12:19 PM, Carl Karsten <cfkarsten at gmail.com> wrote:
>> They are giving the talk the Monday Nov 16 (right?)
>> http://scyourway.supercomputing.org/conference/view/tut171
>>
>> So it would be best for them to give it to us first.  better for us to
>> have it after they have used the conference to practice at :)
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Garrett Smith <g at rre.tt> wrote:
>>> I'd vote to dedicate an entire meeting to this. I'm not suggesting it
>>> be Nov, but this is some pretty sweet stuff and since there's three
>>> contributors, it'd be in keeping with Chipy's tradition of multiple
>>> presentations.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 9:48 PM, William Scullin <wscullin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> James Snyder, Nick Romero, Massimo DiPierro and I have a tutorial
>>>> about 3.5 hours in length for Supercomputing 09 in Portland, Oregon
>>>> that we might be able to cut to fit available ChiPy meeting time. We'd
>>>> welcome any option to rehearse and any feedback on slides.
>>>>
>>>> Time:
>>>> "Python for Scientific and High Performance Computing."
>>>>
>>>> Content:
>>>> Introductory: 20% Intermediate: 60% Advanced: 20%
>>>>
>>>> Abstract:
>>>> Python, a high-level portable multi-paradigm interpreted programming
>>>> language is becoming increasingly popular with the scientific and HPC
>>>> communities due to ease of use, large collection of modules,
>>>> adaptability, and strong support from vendors and community alike.
>>>> This tutorial provides an introduction to Python focused on HPC and
>>>> scientific computing. Throughout, we provide concrete examples,
>>>> hands-on examples, and links to additional sources of information. The
>>>> result will be a clear sense of possibilities and best practices using
>>>> Python in HPC environments. We will cover several key concepts:
>>>> language basics, NumPy and SciPy, parallel programming, performance
>>>> issues, integrating C and Fortran, basic visualization, large
>>>> production codes, and finding resources. While it is impossible to
>>>> address all libraries and application domains, at the end participants
>>>> should be able to write a simple application making use of parallel
>>>> programming techniques, visualize the output, and know how to
>>>> confidently proceed with future projects with Python.
>>>>
>>>> ( http://scyourway.supercomputing.org/conference/view/tut171 )
>>>>
>>>> Slides:
>>>> http://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AWPA-6VEuhB3ZGd3Z3ducnhfMzJndnAyZ25kbg&hl=en
>>>>
>>>> - William
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 8:01 PM, Carl Karsten <carl at personnelware.com> wrote:
>>>>> It's that time again: time to figure out how to make the best meeting
>>>>> ever.  Talks are always a good idea. What are people working on?  got
>>>>> something to share?  got a problem you would like discussed?
>>>>>
>>>>> Ask what ChiPy can do for you, or what you can do for ChiPy - I don't
>>>>> care as long as it results in someone talking about something.
>>>>>
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