From joe.jasinski at gmail.com Wed May 4 19:48:22 2016 From: joe.jasinski at gmail.com (Joe Jasinski) Date: Wed, 4 May 2016 18:48:22 -0500 Subject: [ChiPy-announce] ChiPy Call for May 12th Speakers Message-ID: Hi ChiPy, We are looking for speakers for the *May 12th* ChiPy meeting. We are excited to hear from new and veteran speakers. We are also looking for someone who is willing to give a 5-10 minute "Module of the Month" lightning talk, covering a useful Python module or module feature. *To submit a talk:* - Please send your talk idea to this list. - We'll need you to fill out the talk proposal form to get you on the schedule. - http://www.chipy.org/meetings/topics/propose Let me know if you have any questions, and hope to hear from you soon! If you'd like to attend the next meeting, you can rsvp at chipy.org or via our Meetup group. -- Joe J. Jasinski www.joejasinski.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joe.jasinski at gmail.com Tue May 10 23:00:49 2016 From: joe.jasinski at gmail.com (Joe Jasinski) Date: Tue, 10 May 2016 22:00:49 -0500 Subject: [ChiPy-announce] ChiPy May 2015 Message-ID: ChiPy, Our May 12th meeting is upcoming, and we have some good talks planned. This month, our first batch of ChiPy T-shirts will also be on sale for $15! Join us at 6:00pm to hang out, network, and eat! New ChiPy attendees are invited to stop by the "ChiPy Welcoming Table" at 6:30pm, where you can learn more about ChiPy and meet some new people. The presentations will begin promptly at 7:00pm. All are welcome! Please RSVP soon. Please provide your full name in the RSVP for the security check at the door. *When:* Thursday May 12th - 6:00pm: doors open; food arrives - 6:30pm - 6:45: ChiPy Welcoming Table open - 7:00pm: Talks Start *How:* You can rsvp at chipy.org or via our Meetup group. *Where:* Braintree 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza Suite 800 Chicago, IL *What:* - *The 'collections' module* (0:10:00 Minutes) By: Phil Robare A quick overview of the collections module and its five data structures. The talk will be aimed at the intermediate level python user who has the basic syntax down but has not yet delved into the wealth of programming tools in the standard library. - *pyStan: Bayesian Inference for Fun and Profit* (0:30:00 Minutes) By: Stephen Hoover Probabilistic programming languages offer a flexible and expressive way to model data by treating random variables as first-class objects. Stan is a popular and well-supported library which allows users to write models in the Stan programming language and use MCMC methods to perform Bayesian inference. Stan itself is written in C++, and has a Python interface through the PyStan package. In this talk, I'll show off some of the capabilities of PyStan and go through a simple practical example of Bayesian inference in Python. - *Python, Startups, Tech Debt, and You* (0:20:00 Minutes) By: Matt Erickson There's a lot of people newish to Python and either interested or already in a startup environment (either within a larger corporation or an actual startup). Python makes a *great* tool for that, however while there?s ways to use it to carry your work along to great success, there?s ways to wind up with such spaghetti you?re tempted to throw your hands in the air and go back to Java. The focus on the talk is how to use Python and the tools it provides to avoid the unmaintainable mess while still being able to ?cut corners? to get something out the door to make your boss/investors/customers happy. Thanks always to all our Platinum sponsors, especially: Braintree, Imaginary Landscape, and Telnyx. Please be aware of our code of conduct http://www.chipy.org/pages/conduct/ See you there! -- Joe J. Jasinski www.joejasinski.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From joe.jasinski at gmail.com Thu May 12 00:38:21 2016 From: joe.jasinski at gmail.com (Joe Jasinski) Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 23:38:21 -0500 Subject: [ChiPy-announce] [Chicago] ChiPy May 2015 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Josh, Sizes mostly range from small to XL. We have a few XXL. There is a limited quantity available for all sizes for this first run as we gauge interest. However, if sizes run out, I plan to take down names and get a second batch going. Cash only for now. Joe On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 9:35 PM, Joshua Herman wrote: > Dear Joe , > I assume cash only for the tshirts will we be able to specify a size or > what sizes will they come in ? > Sincerely > Joshua herman > On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 10:01 PM Joe Jasinski > wrote: > >> ChiPy, >> >> Our May 12th meeting is upcoming, and we have some good talks planned. >> >> This month, our first batch of ChiPy T-shirts will also be on sale for >> $15! >> >> Join us at 6:00pm to hang out, network, and eat! >> >> New ChiPy attendees are invited to stop by the "ChiPy Welcoming Table" >> at 6:30pm, where you can learn more about ChiPy and meet some new people. >> >> The presentations will begin promptly at 7:00pm. >> >> All are welcome! Please RSVP >> soon. Please provide >> your full name in the RSVP for the security check at the door. >> >> *When:* >> Thursday May 12th >> >> - 6:00pm: doors open; food arrives >> - 6:30pm - 6:45: ChiPy Welcoming Table open >> - 7:00pm: Talks Start >> >> *How:* >> You can rsvp at chipy.org or via our Meetup >> group. >> >> *Where:* >> Braintree >> 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza >> Suite 800 >> Chicago, IL >> >> *What:* >> >> - *The 'collections' module* >> (0:10:00 Minutes) >> By: Phil Robare >> A quick overview of the collections module and its five data >> structures. The talk will be aimed at the intermediate level python user >> who has the basic syntax down but has not yet delved into the wealth of >> programming tools in the standard library. >> >> >> - *pyStan: Bayesian Inference for Fun and Profit* >> (0:30:00 Minutes) >> By: Stephen Hoover >> Probabilistic programming languages offer a flexible and expressive >> way to model data by treating random variables as first-class objects. Stan >> is a popular and well-supported library which allows users to write models >> in the Stan programming language and use MCMC methods to perform Bayesian >> inference. Stan itself is written in C++, and has a Python interface >> through the PyStan package. In this talk, I'll show off some of the >> capabilities of PyStan and go through a simple practical example of >> Bayesian inference in Python. >> >> >> - *Python, Startups, Tech Debt, and You* >> (0:20:00 Minutes) >> By: Matt Erickson >> There's a lot of people newish to Python and either interested or >> already in a startup environment (either within a larger corporation or an >> actual startup). Python makes a *great* tool for that, however while >> there?s ways to use it to carry your work along to great success, there?s >> ways to wind up with such spaghetti you?re tempted to throw your hands in >> the air and go back to Java. The focus on the talk is how to use Python and >> the tools it provides to avoid the unmaintainable mess while still being >> able to ?cut corners? to get something out the door to make your >> boss/investors/customers happy. >> >> >> Thanks always to all our Platinum sponsors, especially: Braintree, >> Imaginary Landscape, and Telnyx. >> >> Please be aware of our code of conduct http://www.chipy >> .org/pages/conduct/ >> >> See you there! >> >> >> -- >> Joe J. Jasinski >> www.joejasinski.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Chicago mailing list >> Chicago at python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago >> > > _______________________________________________ > Chicago mailing list > Chicago at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago > > -- Joe J. Jasinski www.joejasinski.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From zitterbewegung at gmail.com Wed May 11 22:35:54 2016 From: zitterbewegung at gmail.com (Joshua Herman) Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 02:35:54 -0000 Subject: [ChiPy-announce] [Chicago] ChiPy May 2015 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Joe , I assume cash only for the tshirts will we be able to specify a size or what sizes will they come in ? Sincerely Joshua herman On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 10:01 PM Joe Jasinski wrote: > ChiPy, > > Our May 12th meeting is upcoming, and we have some good talks planned. > > This month, our first batch of ChiPy T-shirts will also be on sale for $15! > > Join us at 6:00pm to hang out, network, and eat! > > New ChiPy attendees are invited to stop by the "ChiPy Welcoming Table" at > 6:30pm, where you can learn more about ChiPy and meet some new people. > > The presentations will begin promptly at 7:00pm. > > All are welcome! Please RSVP > soon. Please provide > your full name in the RSVP for the security check at the door. > > *When:* > Thursday May 12th > > - 6:00pm: doors open; food arrives > - 6:30pm - 6:45: ChiPy Welcoming Table open > - 7:00pm: Talks Start > > *How:* > You can rsvp at chipy.org or via our Meetup > group. > > *Where:* > Braintree > 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza > Suite 800 > Chicago, IL > > *What:* > > - *The 'collections' module* > (0:10:00 Minutes) > By: Phil Robare > A quick overview of the collections module and its five data > structures. The talk will be aimed at the intermediate level python user > who has the basic syntax down but has not yet delved into the wealth of > programming tools in the standard library. > > > - *pyStan: Bayesian Inference for Fun and Profit* > (0:30:00 Minutes) > By: Stephen Hoover > Probabilistic programming languages offer a flexible and expressive > way to model data by treating random variables as first-class objects. Stan > is a popular and well-supported library which allows users to write models > in the Stan programming language and use MCMC methods to perform Bayesian > inference. Stan itself is written in C++, and has a Python interface > through the PyStan package. In this talk, I'll show off some of the > capabilities of PyStan and go through a simple practical example of > Bayesian inference in Python. > > > - *Python, Startups, Tech Debt, and You* > (0:20:00 Minutes) > By: Matt Erickson > There's a lot of people newish to Python and either interested or > already in a startup environment (either within a larger corporation or an > actual startup). Python makes a *great* tool for that, however while > there?s ways to use it to carry your work along to great success, there?s > ways to wind up with such spaghetti you?re tempted to throw your hands in > the air and go back to Java. The focus on the talk is how to use Python and > the tools it provides to avoid the unmaintainable mess while still being > able to ?cut corners? to get something out the door to make your > boss/investors/customers happy. > > > Thanks always to all our Platinum sponsors, especially: Braintree, > Imaginary Landscape, and Telnyx. > > Please be aware of our code of conduct http://www.chipy.org/pages/conduct/ > > See you there! > > > -- > Joe J. Jasinski > www.joejasinski.com > _______________________________________________ > Chicago mailing list > Chicago at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chicago > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: