[Chicago] Pycon / Havana (hijacked GIL thread)

[Joshua Herman]

PyCuba would be pretty awesome. I really like the idea.

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 2:12 PM, kirby urner <kirby.urner at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I have no idea how long it would take a USArian to get permission to
>> > travel to Cuba, but it is not entirely true that we are forbidden to
>> > visit.
>> >
>> >
>> > http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1097.html#entry_requirements
>> >
>> > Looks like attendees could travel under some of the categories such as
>> > the ones for journalist, videographers, researchers, instructors, or
>> > professionals traveling to conferences.
>> >
>>
> Yes, my associate Glenn Baker has helped lead a number
> of groups to Cuba consisting of retired US military brass
> interested in meeting Castro etc.  (cdi.org was the organization
> behind these tours).
> University of Havana participated in the Pi Challenge held
> last Pi Day (3.14), which was to compute pi to 1000 places
> using a specific convergent series invented by Ramanujan.
> A lot of the themes concern open source more generally.
> Before we do a Pycon, we might have a more OSCON-like
> event with a Python track.
> The PSF snake is huddled with the Perl Foundation camel
> in the OSCON exhibit hall this year.  I'll have some pictures.
> Not sure of Unilever will be a sponsor but maybe (owner
> of Liptons and Ben & Jerry's, already has operations in
> Cuba.  As Anglo-Dutch, they're not under the same
> restrictions that keep out rival Procter & Gamble).
> Small Cuban IT shops and start ups are a phenomenon
> these days.
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17190349/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/t/cuba-embraces-open-source-software/
> (chronicles Richard Stallman's visit in 2007)
> http://publicintelligence.net/ufouo-open-source-center-cuban-independent-blogging-political-activism-grows/
> (regarding Cuban blogosphere, 2010)
> Kirby
> from OSCON
> @thekirbster
>
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