From tleeuwenburg at gmail.com  Fri Oct  2 06:54:26 2009
From: tleeuwenburg at gmail.com (Tennessee Leeuwenburg)
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 14:54:26 +1000
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Need a venue for the meeting on the 13th!
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References: <E31FA776-96EA-4CEB-97F9-48B2131E7951@gmail.com>
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Message-ID: <43c8685c0910012154l445f8168hfb87b0f2e4ede15a@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Darius,

So are we booked in with them? If so, I'll organise an email round to
explain the change of venue and make sure ppl don't get lost. If not, are
you happy to phone and make the booking, then let me know?

Cheers,
-T

On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 6:33 PM, Darius Powell <dariusp686 at gmail.com> wrote:

> They said we can use the projector!  Though they have the animation
> starting at 9pm so we will have to finish by then.
>
> 2009/9/26 Tennessee Leeuwenburg <tleeuwenburg at gmail.com>:
> > I should have added: any chance you could give them a ring to find out?
> That
> > would be awesome too :)
> > Cheers,
> > -T
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 12:55 AM, Darius Powell <dariusp686 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> How about Robot at 12 Bligh Place.  They have a projector for Tue
> >> night animations.  We might be able to use it if we ask nicely,
> >> alternatively we could watch the animation :)
> >>
> >> 2009/9/24 Richard Jones <r1chardj0n3s at gmail.com>:
> >> > Our regular venue is booked on the 13th of October, so we need a new
> >> > venue
> >> > for that meeting. Any suggestions?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >    Richard
> >> >
> >> > _______________________________________________
> >> > melbourne-pug mailing list
> >> > melbourne-pug at python.org
> >> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
> >> >
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> melbourne-pug mailing list
> >> melbourne-pug at python.org
> >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > Tennessee Leeuwenburg
> > http://myownhat.blogspot.com/
> > "Don't believe everything you think"
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > melbourne-pug mailing list
> > melbourne-pug at python.org
> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
> >
> >
> _______________________________________________
> melbourne-pug mailing list
> melbourne-pug at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
>



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http://myownhat.blogspot.com/
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From dariusp686 at gmail.com  Fri Oct  2 07:58:21 2009
From: dariusp686 at gmail.com (Darius Powell)
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 15:58:21 +1000
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Need a venue for the meeting on the 13th!
In-Reply-To: <43c8685c0910012154l445f8168hfb87b0f2e4ede15a@mail.gmail.com>
References: <E31FA776-96EA-4CEB-97F9-48B2131E7951@gmail.com>
	<6da0cdc70909250755g48d21566j22fb3899c81ce517@mail.gmail.com>
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Message-ID: <6da0cdc70910012258q2bf5d653kc66ce877d68aac8a@mail.gmail.com>

All set for the 13th, they would like us to call if we cancel.

They said that they can set the projector up up stairs and project
onto the wall.  But they will need it for the 9pm animation.

So lets go robot :)

2009/10/2 Tennessee Leeuwenburg <tleeuwenburg at gmail.com>:
> Hi Darius,
>
> So are we booked in with them? If so, I'll organise an email round to
> explain the change of venue and make sure ppl don't get lost. If not, are
> you happy to phone and make the booking, then let me know?
>
> Cheers,
> -T
>
> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 6:33 PM, Darius Powell <dariusp686 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> They said we can use the projector! ?Though they have the animation
>> starting at 9pm so we will have to finish by then.
>>
>> 2009/9/26 Tennessee Leeuwenburg <tleeuwenburg at gmail.com>:
>> > I should have added: any chance you could give them a ring to find out?
>> > That
>> > would be awesome too :)
>> > Cheers,
>> > -T
>> >
>> > On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 12:55 AM, Darius Powell <dariusp686 at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> How about Robot at 12 Bligh Place. ?They have a projector for Tue
>> >> night animations. ?We might be able to use it if we ask nicely,
>> >> alternatively we could watch the animation :)
>> >>
>> >> 2009/9/24 Richard Jones <r1chardj0n3s at gmail.com>:
>> >> > Our regular venue is booked on the 13th of October, so we need a new
>> >> > venue
>> >> > for that meeting. Any suggestions?
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > ? ?Richard
>> >> >
>> >> > _______________________________________________
>> >> > melbourne-pug mailing list
>> >> > melbourne-pug at python.org
>> >> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
>> >> >
>> >> _______________________________________________
>> >> melbourne-pug mailing list
>> >> melbourne-pug at python.org
>> >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > --------------------------------------------------
>> > Tennessee Leeuwenburg
>> > http://myownhat.blogspot.com/
>> > "Don't believe everything you think"
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > melbourne-pug mailing list
>> > melbourne-pug at python.org
>> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
>> >
>> >
>> _______________________________________________
>> melbourne-pug mailing list
>> melbourne-pug at python.org
>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
>
>
>
> --
> --------------------------------------------------
> Tennessee Leeuwenburg
> http://myownhat.blogspot.com/
> "Don't believe everything you think"
>
> _______________________________________________
> melbourne-pug mailing list
> melbourne-pug at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
>
>

From tleeuwenburg at gmail.com  Fri Oct  2 08:08:09 2009
From: tleeuwenburg at gmail.com (Tennessee Leeuwenburg)
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 16:08:09 +1000
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Need a venue for the meeting on the 13th!
In-Reply-To: <6da0cdc70910012258q2bf5d653kc66ce877d68aac8a@mail.gmail.com>
References: <E31FA776-96EA-4CEB-97F9-48B2131E7951@gmail.com>
	<6da0cdc70909250755g48d21566j22fb3899c81ce517@mail.gmail.com>
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Yep, that's perfect. I will send round an email to the mpug group, facebook
it, wiki it etc, over the weekend. Don't let me stop you if you'd like to do
it though.

Thanks very much for doing some of the lifting :)

-Tennessee

On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 3:58 PM, Darius Powell <dariusp686 at gmail.com> wrote:

> All set for the 13th, they would like us to call if we cancel.
>
> They said that they can set the projector up up stairs and project
> onto the wall.  But they will need it for the 9pm animation.
>
> So lets go robot :)
>
> 2009/10/2 Tennessee Leeuwenburg <tleeuwenburg at gmail.com>:
> > Hi Darius,
> >
> > So are we booked in with them? If so, I'll organise an email round to
> > explain the change of venue and make sure ppl don't get lost. If not, are
> > you happy to phone and make the booking, then let me know?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > -T
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 6:33 PM, Darius Powell <dariusp686 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> They said we can use the projector!  Though they have the animation
> >> starting at 9pm so we will have to finish by then.
> >>
> >> 2009/9/26 Tennessee Leeuwenburg <tleeuwenburg at gmail.com>:
> >> > I should have added: any chance you could give them a ring to find
> out?
> >> > That
> >> > would be awesome too :)
> >> > Cheers,
> >> > -T
> >> >
> >> > On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 12:55 AM, Darius Powell <dariusp686 at gmail.com
> >
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> How about Robot at 12 Bligh Place.  They have a projector for Tue
> >> >> night animations.  We might be able to use it if we ask nicely,
> >> >> alternatively we could watch the animation :)
> >> >>
> >> >> 2009/9/24 Richard Jones <r1chardj0n3s at gmail.com>:
> >> >> > Our regular venue is booked on the 13th of October, so we need a
> new
> >> >> > venue
> >> >> > for that meeting. Any suggestions?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >    Richard
> >> >> >
> >> >> > _______________________________________________
> >> >> > melbourne-pug mailing list
> >> >> > melbourne-pug at python.org
> >> >> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
> >> >> >
> >> >> _______________________________________________
> >> >> melbourne-pug mailing list
> >> >> melbourne-pug at python.org
> >> >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > --------------------------------------------------
> >> > Tennessee Leeuwenburg
> >> > http://myownhat.blogspot.com/
> >> > "Don't believe everything you think"
> >> >
> >> > _______________________________________________
> >> > melbourne-pug mailing list
> >> > melbourne-pug at python.org
> >> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
> >> >
> >> >
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> melbourne-pug mailing list
> >> melbourne-pug at python.org
> >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > Tennessee Leeuwenburg
> > http://myownhat.blogspot.com/
> > "Don't believe everything you think"
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > melbourne-pug mailing list
> > melbourne-pug at python.org
> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
> >
> >
> _______________________________________________
> melbourne-pug mailing list
> melbourne-pug at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
>



-- 
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Tennessee Leeuwenburg
http://myownhat.blogspot.com/
"Don't believe everything you think"
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From tleeuwenburg at gmail.com  Mon Oct  5 02:17:02 2009
From: tleeuwenburg at gmail.com (Tennessee Leeuwenburg)
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 11:17:02 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Next meeting: next Tuesday,
	13th Oct @ Robot 6.30pm: 	http://tinyurl.com/ybtzlgg
Message-ID: <43c8685c0910041717o6d03d9b6s4445df328dfe2924@mail.gmail.com>

http://www.robotsushi.com/ <-- The venue website<http://www.robotsushi.com/>
http://tinyurl.com/ybtzlgg <-- Google Map
*
*
*MPUG is meeting again! Awesuuum!*

*The next Melbourne Python Users Group meeting will be on Tuesday, 13th
October at an exciting new venue! What's exciting about it? HEAPS! *
*  1) It's part of Melbourne's laneway culture*
*  2) At 9pm, there are Anime screenings*
*  3) It even has a techy name -- Robot*
*  4) We're gonna be there! Rockin!*

*As usual there will be your choice of beer, non-alcoholic beverages of
choice, and heaps of Python! We'll have presentations, discussions,
arguments, tears and laughter. Our laid-back and welcoming group is happy to
welcome anyone who is interested to come along and get to know your fellow
Melbourne Pythoneers and share knowledge and goodwill.*

*Cheers,*
*-Tennessee

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From miles.chris at gmail.com  Mon Oct  5 15:50:24 2009
From: miles.chris at gmail.com (Chris Miles)
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 00:50:24 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Next meeting: next Tuesday,
	13th Oct @ Robot 6.30pm: 	http://tinyurl.com/ybtzlgg
In-Reply-To: <43c8685c0910041717o6d03d9b6s4445df328dfe2924@mail.gmail.com>
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Message-ID: <779C054F-8F37-401E-BC04-C1FF44837A1C@gmail.com>


On 05/10/2009, at 11:17 AM, Tennessee Leeuwenburg wrote:

> http://www.robotsushi.com/ <-- The venue website
> http://tinyurl.com/ybtzlgg <-- Google Map
>
> MPUG is meeting again! Awesuuum!
>
> The next Melbourne Python Users Group meeting will be on Tuesday,  
> 13th October at an exciting new venue!

Cool!  I've signed up to talk about Blastoff and Pylons.

http://wiki.python.org/moin/MelbournePUG

See you all there.

Cheers,
Chris

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From tim at dynamichorizons.com  Wed Oct  7 01:50:24 2009
From: tim at dynamichorizons.com (Tim Morris)
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 10:50:24 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Python/Django developer needed
Message-ID: <0C84E617A3234300A6B4FB242145CF09@TimLaptop>

Hi there, 

 

We are developing an ecommerce website based on Python/Django. We've almost
finished the prototype but unfortunately our current developer doesn't have
capacity to take it any further. He suggested we contact the Melbourne PUG
to see if anyone is interested in picking up the work. 

 

We have an immediate short term need to finish the prototype (approx
10hours) but are really looking for an experienced provider who can work
with us over the next 6 months to refine and further develop the site.  

 

Anyone who is interested please email or give me a call as soon as
convenient on 0415 769 923. 

 

Cheers, 

 

 

Tim Morris | Dynamic Horizons 

Suite 1421, 401 Docklands Drive, Docklands VIC 3008 

m: 0415 769 923 | e: tim at dynamichorizons.com 

t: 03 9350 3678 | f: 03 9445 9201

 <http://www.dynamichorizons.com/> www.dynamichorizons.com

 

 

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From r1chardj0n3s at gmail.com  Tue Oct 13 02:01:15 2009
From: r1chardj0n3s at gmail.com (Richard Jones)
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:01:15 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Reminder: metting tonight, 6:30pm, at Robot Sushi
Message-ID: <6937307E-336E-442C-911E-132F79627A61@gmail.com>

Just a reminder about tonight's meeting:

IT'S AT A DIFFERENT VENUE

Robot Sushi and Bar, 12 Bligh Place, Melbourne (Google Map)

We've got a few talks lined up tonight:
HTML generation in code made way nicer (Richard Jones)
Accelerate your Pylons development with BlastOff (Chris Miles)

A whirlwind tour of FS and filelike (Ryan Kelly)


See you there!


      Richard Jones

http://wiki.python.org/moin/MelbournePUG

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From ryan at rfk.id.au  Tue Oct 13 04:48:43 2009
From: ryan at rfk.id.au (Ryan Kelly)
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:48:43 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Reminder: metting tonight, 6:30pm,
 at Robot Sushi
In-Reply-To: <6937307E-336E-442C-911E-132F79627A61@gmail.com>
References: <6937307E-336E-442C-911E-132F79627A61@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1255402123.9854.9.camel@rambutan>


> We've got a few talks lined up tonight:
>       * HTML generation in code made way nicer (Richard Jones) 
>       * Accelerate your Pylons development with BlastOff (Chris
>         Miles) 
>       * A whirlwind tour of FS and filelike (Ryan Kelly) 

Well, I've tried and tried to make it as "whirlwind" as possible, but I
just can't get it down to a lightning-talk-sized 5 minutes.

Will anyone be terribly offended if I pinch an extra minute or two to
tell the story properly? :-)


   Ryan

-- 
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From ishwor.gurung at gmail.com  Tue Oct 13 04:57:06 2009
From: ishwor.gurung at gmail.com (Ishwor Gurung)
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:57:06 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Reminder: metting tonight, 6:30pm,
	at Robot Sushi
In-Reply-To: <1255402123.9854.9.camel@rambutan>
References: <6937307E-336E-442C-911E-132F79627A61@gmail.com>
	<1255402123.9854.9.camel@rambutan>
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Ryan,
Hi

> Will anyone be terribly offended if I pinch an extra minute or two to
> tell the story properly? :-)

Any chance of the slides/docs being posted to the wiki for people
outside Melbourne? :-)
Thanks.
-- 
Regards,
Ishwor Gurung

From mydnite1 at gmail.com  Tue Oct 13 12:40:00 2009
From: mydnite1 at gmail.com (James Alford)
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:40:00 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] AI conference and summer school
Message-ID: <851350be0910130340l7d1696cdjded58e5eeccce99a@mail.gmail.com>

Hi all

Ryan, AI conference and summer school I was telling you about tonight.

Conference 1- 4 Dec:
http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/about/news/conferences/ai09/

Summer school 30th Nov - 1st Dec:
http://goanna.cs.rmit.edu.au/~xiaodong/aciss09/

I will be going to the summer school tutorials, not the conference, as
they are only $50-$100 for the two days worth.

James

From ryan at rfk.id.au  Wed Oct 14 04:40:24 2009
From: ryan at rfk.id.au (Ryan Kelly)
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:40:24 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Reminder: metting tonight, 6:30pm,
 at Robot Sushi
In-Reply-To: <34534aed0910121957l6db18ca9nf2ed1ca8ea5e2960@mail.gmail.com>
References: <6937307E-336E-442C-911E-132F79627A61@gmail.com>
	<1255402123.9854.9.camel@rambutan>
	<34534aed0910121957l6db18ca9nf2ed1ca8ea5e2960@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <1255488024.4539.2.camel@durian>


Hi All,

> Any chance of the slides/docs being posted to the wiki for people
> outside Melbourne? :-)

Sure thing, I've posted the slides and sample code to the wiki for
anyone who's interested.

  Cheers,

     Ryan

-- 
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From r1chardj0n3s at gmail.com  Wed Oct 14 06:43:47 2009
From: r1chardj0n3s at gmail.com (Richard Jones)
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:43:47 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Thanks for another great meeting!
Message-ID: <7EA53953-E825-45F5-888A-C0CDA057EF9F@gmail.com>

Thanks everyone for another great meeting last night. The wiki page  
has been updated with some links to the stuff we talked about last  
night:

     http://bit.ly/mpug

The next meeting will be on the 10th of November; most likely at Robot  
Sushi again unless we can find a larger venue (that has beer ;)


      Richard


From brianna.laugher at gmail.com  Wed Oct 14 07:32:30 2009
From: brianna.laugher at gmail.com (Brianna Laugher)
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:32:30 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Thanks for another great meeting!
In-Reply-To: <7EA53953-E825-45F5-888A-C0CDA057EF9F@gmail.com>
References: <7EA53953-E825-45F5-888A-C0CDA057EF9F@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <d20d84ea0910132232t6e90abcy9cd5a24d8931fdf@mail.gmail.com>

2009/10/14 Richard Jones <r1chardj0n3s at gmail.com>:
> Thanks everyone for another great meeting last night. The wiki page has been
> updated with some links to the stuff we talked about last night:
>
>    http://bit.ly/mpug
>
> The next meeting will be on the 10th of November; most likely at Robot Sushi
> again unless we can find a larger venue (that has beer ;)

Did Horse Bazaar boot us out? I thought it was just a temporary change.

It was an interesting meeting, but it seems to me the weak point
continues to be the venues. Robot was erring towards being too noisy,
too small and too neck crampy. HB is only a little better in that the
space is a bit bigger.

Having said that, finding a good venue is always difficult, and I
don't think I currently have a better suggestion, short of maybe
trying to lean on ThoughtWorks (they are on Collins St and host MXUG
http://groups.google.com.au/group/mxug , which incidentally is next
Wednesday).

Anyway, just thought I'd put that out there... not sure how everyone
else feels about it. Maybe beer is compensation enough?!

cheers
Brianna

-- 
They've just been waiting in a mountain for the right moment:
http://modernthings.org/

From miles.chris at gmail.com  Wed Oct 14 07:40:30 2009
From: miles.chris at gmail.com (Chris Miles)
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:40:30 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] BlastOff slides
Message-ID: <8E05519F-7491-4167-A419-85EBB67D82C8@gmail.com>

Thanks for a great meetup last night.

I have published the slides for my BlastOff talk here, for those  
interested:
  http://chrismiles.info/presentations/BlastOff-MPUG-2009-Talk/

Cheers,
Chris


From miles.chris at gmail.com  Wed Oct 14 07:49:20 2009
From: miles.chris at gmail.com (Chris Miles)
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:49:20 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Thanks for another great meeting!
In-Reply-To: <d20d84ea0910132232t6e90abcy9cd5a24d8931fdf@mail.gmail.com>
References: <7EA53953-E825-45F5-888A-C0CDA057EF9F@gmail.com>
	<d20d84ea0910132232t6e90abcy9cd5a24d8931fdf@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <0CE7032B-03F2-4865-83BF-014FA084A42B@gmail.com>


On 14/10/2009, at 4:32 PM, Brianna Laugher wrote:

> Having said that, finding a good venue is always difficult, and I
> don't think I currently have a better suggestion, short of maybe
> trying to lean on ThoughtWorks (they are on Collins St and host MXUG
> http://groups.google.com.au/group/mxug , which incidentally is next
> Wednesday).
>
> Anyway, just thought I'd put that out there... not sure how everyone
> else feels about it. Maybe beer is compensation enough?!

I attended the London Python meetups for many years (when I lived over  
there) and they used to be pub only, mainly social & drinking (a lot  
of drinking, I gotta admit) with no formal talks.  That was until  
ThoughtWorks volunteered some office space and so every 2nd or so  
London Python meetup would be held at ThoughtWorks with formal  
presentations by members & guests, followed by the obligatory pub  
session until late.

I don't mind either current venue, although they both limit the growth  
of the meetups.  If anyone knows any contacts within ThoughtWorks or  
similar companies (eKit?) that have an interest in Python perhaps you  
could ask them if they would be willing to host meetings.

Cheers
Chris


From brianna.laugher at gmail.com  Tue Oct 20 14:30:57 2009
From: brianna.laugher at gmail.com (Brianna Laugher)
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:30:57 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Thanks for another great meeting!
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2009/10/14 Chris Miles <miles.chris at gmail.com>:
>> Anyway, just thought I'd put that out there... not sure how everyone
>> else feels about it. Maybe beer is compensation enough?!
>
> I attended the London Python meetups for many years (when I lived over
> there) and they used to be pub only, mainly social & drinking (a lot of
> drinking, I gotta admit) with no formal talks. ?That was until ThoughtWorks
> volunteered some office space and so every 2nd or so London Python meetup
> would be held at ThoughtWorks with formal presentations by members & guests,
> followed by the obligatory pub session until late.
>
> I don't mind either current venue, although they both limit the growth of
> the meetups. ?If anyone knows any contacts within ThoughtWorks or similar
> companies (eKit?) that have an interest in Python perhaps you could ask them
> if they would be willing to host meetings.

Well, given the resounding lack of response, I suppose it's just me.
So I will look forward to future meetings at Robot or Horse Bazaar. :)

cheers
Brianna

-- 
They've just been waiting in a mountain for the right moment:
http://modernthings.org/

From mydnite1 at gmail.com  Wed Oct 21 00:10:50 2009
From: mydnite1 at gmail.com (James Alford)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:10:50 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Thanks for another great meeting!
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Well it was too noisy for me but my hearing is sensitive and voices
get washed out when the music is too loud.

Plus where was the Robot sushi?  I was looking forward to a bit.

On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 11:30 PM, Brianna Laugher
<brianna.laugher at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2009/10/14 Chris Miles <miles.chris at gmail.com>:
>>> Anyway, just thought I'd put that out there... not sure how everyone
>>> else feels about it. Maybe beer is compensation enough?!
>>
>> I attended the London Python meetups for many years (when I lived over
>> there) and they used to be pub only, mainly social & drinking (a lot of
>> drinking, I gotta admit) with no formal talks. ?That was until ThoughtWorks
>> volunteered some office space and so every 2nd or so London Python meetup
>> would be held at ThoughtWorks with formal presentations by members & guests,
>> followed by the obligatory pub session until late.
>>
>> I don't mind either current venue, although they both limit the growth of
>> the meetups. ?If anyone knows any contacts within ThoughtWorks or similar
>> companies (eKit?) that have an interest in Python perhaps you could ask them
>> if they would be willing to host meetings.
>
> Well, given the resounding lack of response, I suppose it's just me.
> So I will look forward to future meetings at Robot or Horse Bazaar. :)
>
> cheers
> Brianna
>
> --
> They've just been waiting in a mountain for the right moment:
> http://modernthings.org/
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From tleeuwenburg at gmail.com  Wed Oct 21 00:59:37 2009
From: tleeuwenburg at gmail.com (Tennessee Leeuwenburg)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:59:37 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Thanks for another great meeting!
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Yeah, it was basically noiser in there than you'd want, but I just can't
think of anywhere else to go. I have tried in the past to help organise
events at bars/pubs etc, and it was the same set of problems. To get someone
where they will treat your properly (i.e. listen to your requests regarding
noise levels, not stuff you round by changing bookings etc) you basically
need to pay. Otherwise, it's luck of the draw. Maybe we'll find somewhere
better for a while, but in my experience it's always a running battle to get
somewhere really good.
The alternatives are venues like workplaces, schools, universities etc,
which basically need someone with local knowledge to organise. My workplace
isn't really appropriate. Also, it means that there are no beers, snacks etc
and everything has to be BYO which can be a pain.

I'm in full agreement about the shortcomings of pubs generally (robot Sushi
included) but short on better ideas.

I have one possible place but I've forgotten the name. I'll try to look into
it next week...

Cheers,
-T

On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 9:10 AM, James Alford <mydnite1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well it was too noisy for me but my hearing is sensitive and voices
> get washed out when the music is too loud.
>
> Plus where was the Robot sushi?  I was looking forward to a bit.
>
> On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 11:30 PM, Brianna Laugher
> <brianna.laugher at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 2009/10/14 Chris Miles <miles.chris at gmail.com>:
> >>> Anyway, just thought I'd put that out there... not sure how everyone
> >>> else feels about it. Maybe beer is compensation enough?!
> >>
> >> I attended the London Python meetups for many years (when I lived over
> >> there) and they used to be pub only, mainly social & drinking (a lot of
> >> drinking, I gotta admit) with no formal talks.  That was until
> ThoughtWorks
> >> volunteered some office space and so every 2nd or so London Python
> meetup
> >> would be held at ThoughtWorks with formal presentations by members &
> guests,
> >> followed by the obligatory pub session until late.
> >>
> >> I don't mind either current venue, although they both limit the growth
> of
> >> the meetups.  If anyone knows any contacts within ThoughtWorks or
> similar
> >> companies (eKit?) that have an interest in Python perhaps you could ask
> them
> >> if they would be willing to host meetings.
> >
> > Well, given the resounding lack of response, I suppose it's just me.
> > So I will look forward to future meetings at Robot or Horse Bazaar. :)
> >
> > cheers
> > Brianna
> >
> > --
> > They've just been waiting in a mountain for the right moment:
> > http://modernthings.org/
> > _______________________________________________
> > melbourne-pug mailing list
> > melbourne-pug at python.org
> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
> >
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From miked at dewhirst.com.au  Wed Oct 21 05:47:10 2009
From: miked at dewhirst.com.au (Mike Dewhirst)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:47:10 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Thanks for another great meeting!
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Tennessee Leeuwenburg wrote:
> Yeah, it was basically noiser in there than you'd want, but I just can't 
> think of anywhere else to go. I have tried in the past to help organise 
> events at bars/pubs etc, and it was the same set of problems. To get 
> someone where they will treat your properly (i.e. listen to your 
> requests regarding noise levels, not stuff you round by changing 
> bookings etc) you basically need to pay. 

I just rang Torimatsu restaurant at 179 King Street between Bourke and 
Little Bourke. They have an upstairs dining room which they would let us 
have exclusively once a month between 6pm and 9:30pm. It would seat 30. 
They say 60 max but that would be a bit crowded and would include the 
bar area.

There are strings attached.

No charge for the venue but they would expect us to order a combined 
total of $26 worth of food and drinks per head. I presume that would be 
an average. Here are the food prices ...

    http://www.torimatsu.com.au/dinnermenu.html

And a minor hitch.

I have a projector but no screen and their walls are brown on one side 
and purple on the other.

I have eaten there many times and have no hesitation recommending the 
food. They have a decent bar and good winelist too.

If there are no immediate vetoes we need some volunteer city folk to 
check it out and help us decide.

Mike

Otherwise, it's luck of the
> draw. Maybe we'll find somewhere better for a while, but in my 
> experience it's always a running battle to get somewhere really good. 
> 
> The alternatives are venues like workplaces, schools, universities etc, 
> which basically need someone with local knowledge to organise. My 
> workplace isn't really appropriate. Also, it means that there are no 
> beers, snacks etc and everything has to be BYO which can be a pain.
> 
> I'm in full agreement about the shortcomings of pubs generally (robot 
> Sushi included) but short on better ideas.
> 
> I have one possible place but I've forgotten the name. I'll try to look 
> into it next week...
> 
> Cheers,
> -T
> 
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 9:10 AM, James Alford <mydnite1 at gmail.com 
> <mailto:mydnite1 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Well it was too noisy for me but my hearing is sensitive and voices
>     get washed out when the music is too loud.
> 
>     Plus where was the Robot sushi?  I was looking forward to a bit.
> 
>     On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 11:30 PM, Brianna Laugher
>     <brianna.laugher at gmail.com <mailto:brianna.laugher at gmail.com>> wrote:
>      > 2009/10/14 Chris Miles <miles.chris at gmail.com
>     <mailto:miles.chris at gmail.com>>:
>      >>> Anyway, just thought I'd put that out there... not sure how
>     everyone
>      >>> else feels about it. Maybe beer is compensation enough?!
>      >>
>      >> I attended the London Python meetups for many years (when I
>     lived over
>      >> there) and they used to be pub only, mainly social & drinking (a
>     lot of
>      >> drinking, I gotta admit) with no formal talks.  That was until
>     ThoughtWorks
>      >> volunteered some office space and so every 2nd or so London
>     Python meetup
>      >> would be held at ThoughtWorks with formal presentations by
>     members & guests,
>      >> followed by the obligatory pub session until late.
>      >>
>      >> I don't mind either current venue, although they both limit the
>     growth of
>      >> the meetups.  If anyone knows any contacts within ThoughtWorks
>     or similar
>      >> companies (eKit?) that have an interest in Python perhaps you
>     could ask them
>      >> if they would be willing to host meetings.
>      >
>      > Well, given the resounding lack of response, I suppose it's just me.
>      > So I will look forward to future meetings at Robot or Horse
>     Bazaar. :)
>      >
>      > cheers
>      > Brianna
>      >
>      > --
>      > They've just been waiting in a mountain for the right moment:
>      > http://modernthings.org/
>      > _______________________________________________
>      > melbourne-pug mailing list
>      > melbourne-pug at python.org <mailto:melbourne-pug at python.org>
>      > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
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> 
> 
> -- 
> --------------------------------------------------
> Tennessee Leeuwenburg
> http://myownhat.blogspot.com/
> "Don't believe everything you think"
> 
> 
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From richardjones at optushome.com.au  Wed Oct 28 22:01:38 2009
From: richardjones at optushome.com.au (Richard Jones)
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:01:38 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Fwd: OSDC 2009 Early Bird Ends Friday
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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Stephen Thorne <stephen at thorne.id.au>
> Date: 28 October 2009 9:32:09 PM AEDT
> Subject: OSDC 2009 Early Bird Ends Friday
>
> Hello!
>
> This is your last chance to get early bird registration for the Open
> Source Developers Conference, 2009. Places are running out and the
> discount ends on the 30th, so get in quick!
>
> The Open Source Developers' Conference is a conference run by open
> source developers, for developers and business people. It covers
> numerous programming languages across a range of operating systems,  
> and
> related topics such as business processes, licensing, and strategy.
> Talks vary from introductory pieces through to the deeply technical.
>
> OSDC 2009 will be held at the Bardon Conference Center in Brisbane,
> Queensland, Australia from the 25th to the 27th of November, 2009.
>
> Our programme includes a great array of good speakers, and can be  
> viewed
> here: http://2009.osdc.com.au/programme
>
> Prices: Early bird $275, standard price $300. Early bird ends the 30th
> of October. You can register for the conference at
> http://2009.osdc.com.au/register
>
> ----
>
> If you're going to be in Brisbane on the 24th of November, you might
> wish to attend Upstarta Camp: a picnic in the park. A workshop  
> follows a
> barbecue in the afternoon and while there's no firm cap on numbers at
> the moment, you'd best register early to ensure you get a place.
>
> More info and registration: http://upstarta.biz/Main/UpstartaCamp
> When: Tuesday 24 November (afternoon before first OSDC day), 12pm-5pm
> Where: Brisbane, Mt Coot-Tha / Bardon area (near OSDC venue)
> Cost: $10 for members, $20 for non-members
>
> ----
>
> For more information, please feel free to contact us on
> conference at osdc.com.au


From richardjones at optushome.com.au  Fri Oct 30 01:49:29 2009
From: richardjones at optushome.com.au (Richard Jones)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:49:29 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Next meeting: Tuesday 10th November
Message-ID: <619C7C3A-8E2A-4120-B9B0-A8E0C789CC11@optushome.com.au>

The next Melbourne Python Users Group meeting will be on Tuesday 10th  
November at  Robot Sushi and Bar, 12 Bligh Place, Melbourne.

For details see http://bit.ly/mpug

There's no talks proposed yet: please sign up for a 5 or 15 minute  
talk to tell us about something cool or interesting you're doing or  
have discovered lately!

The meeting is just after Kiwi PyCon so I might talk a bit about that  
if I've got the energy :)


See you there!

       Richard Jones


From tleeuwenburg at gmail.com  Fri Oct 30 03:13:37 2009
From: tleeuwenburg at gmail.com (Tennessee Leeuwenburg)
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:13:37 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Next meeting: Tuesday 10th November
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If nothing else comes up, I'm happy to give a cut-down version of one of my
OSDC talks

Cheers,
-T

On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Richard Jones <
richardjones at optushome.com.au> wrote:

> The next Melbourne Python Users Group meeting will be on Tuesday 10th
> November at  Robot Sushi and Bar, 12 Bligh Place, Melbourne.
>
> For details see http://bit.ly/mpug
>
> There's no talks proposed yet: please sign up for a 5 or 15 minute talk to
> tell us about something cool or interesting you're doing or have discovered
> lately!
>
> The meeting is just after Kiwi PyCon so I might talk a bit about that if
> I've got the energy :)
>
>
> See you there!
>
>      Richard Jones
>
> _______________________________________________
> melbourne-pug mailing list
> melbourne-pug at python.org
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