[Edu-sig] Call to Action (PyCon)

[Vern Ceder]

Thanks a lot, Kirby. That's the sort of boost we need. I hope some of 
the Portland folks will participate, virtually if they can't make the 
journey across the country.

Cheers,
Vern

kirby urner wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:14 AM, Vern Ceder
> <vceder at canterburyschool.org> wrote:
> 
> << trim >>
> 
>> So please consider taking this on. And please help plug the poster session -
>> it would be great to have a strong education presence as we add posters to
>> PyCon.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Vern
>>
> 
> Hi Vern --
> 
> I forwarded your edu-sig post verbatim with a bit of an intro,
> encouraging our Portland User Group to spread the word regarding this
> new opportunity:
> 
> http://mail.python.org/pipermail/portland/2009-November/000856.html
> 
> It may take a few Pycons for this practice to really gain traction.  I
> haven't been following the apac.pycon organizer list so don't know if
> that Pycon will feature a similar poster session or has plans to
> institute same down the road.  My sense is the various Pycons copy
> from each other, so whatever works will in Atlanta has good chance of
> spreading.
> 
> We're ramping up around Python in our multi-media events,
> experimenting with a kind of recruiting front end that's
> participatory, spoken word and music, using Lightning Talks as a guide
> (karaoke also apropos).  The goal is to attract students to a whole
> set of free skool type classes where relevant skill sets might be
> cultivated.
> 
> In other news:  PEP 3003 will freeze the Python language long enough
> to help VMs catch up, focus energy on expanding libraries.  Google has
> a new open source Go language....
> 
> Kirby
> 
>> --
>> This time for sure!
>>   -Bullwinkle J. Moose
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This time for sure!
    -Bullwinkle J. Moose
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Vern Ceder, Director of Technology
Canterbury School, 3210 Smith Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46804
vceder at canterburyschool.org; 260-436-0746; FAX: 260-436-5137