From ed at pythoncharmers.com  Mon Dec  5 03:54:55 2011
From: ed at pythoncharmers.com (Ed Schofield)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 13:54:55 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Tonight's meetup
Message-ID: <CA+8hrDii4XWsE964B2JE80AB7EBM=u6oMFeYS7i5kq=mn3Zrug@mail.gmail.com>

Hi all,

We'll have a great turnout tonight: over 30 people!

So far the talk roster is thin -- just two confirmed -- so we're looking
for another volunteer or two to contribute talks or demos. It's a sellout
crowd -- now's your big chance to dazzle us! :) Is there anything Pythonic
you'd like to share? Feel free to add your talk title to the wiki page:

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

We might also start a Python jobs forum tonight...

See you soon!
    Ed


-- 
Dr. Edward Schofield
Python Charmers
+61 (0)405 676 229
http://pythoncharmers.com
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From r1chardj0n3s at gmail.com  Mon Dec  5 04:18:48 2011
From: r1chardj0n3s at gmail.com (Richard Jones)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 14:18:48 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Tonight's meetup
In-Reply-To: <CA+8hrDii4XWsE964B2JE80AB7EBM=u6oMFeYS7i5kq=mn3Zrug@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CA+8hrDii4XWsE964B2JE80AB7EBM=u6oMFeYS7i5kq=mn3Zrug@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAHrZfZAkUq=iF4DThod4SxPb6OwVUQDs7b932Gj+jbdQ0sbyNg@mail.gmail.com>

On 5 December 2011 13:54, Ed Schofield <ed at pythoncharmers.com> wrote:
> So far the talk roster is thin -- just two confirmed -- so we're looking for
> another volunteer or two to contribute talks or demos. It's a sellout crowd
> -- now's your big chance to dazzle us! :) Is there anything Pythonic you'd
> like to share?

I've just added a glaring omission:

 * behave - Benno Rice, with Richard heckling

:-)


    Richard

From javier at candeira.com  Mon Dec  5 04:20:42 2011
From: javier at candeira.com (Javier Candeira)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 14:20:42 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Tonight's meetup
In-Reply-To: <CAHrZfZAkUq=iF4DThod4SxPb6OwVUQDs7b932Gj+jbdQ0sbyNg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CA+8hrDii4XWsE964B2JE80AB7EBM=u6oMFeYS7i5kq=mn3Zrug@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAHrZfZAkUq=iF4DThod4SxPb6OwVUQDs7b932Gj+jbdQ0sbyNg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAKADsbcUuX+XYAb3mWrzsDs7A2+hr6gk0bNrgCQmW81tUiDEhA@mail.gmail.com>

I've heard about that Richard Heckling guy. Insufferable personality,
but he's good.

J

On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Richard Jones <r1chardj0n3s at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5 December 2011 13:54, Ed Schofield <ed at pythoncharmers.com> wrote:
>> So far the talk roster is thin -- just two confirmed -- so we're looking for
>> another volunteer or two to contribute talks or demos. It's a sellout crowd
>> -- now's your big chance to dazzle us! :) Is there anything Pythonic you'd
>> like to share?
>
> I've just added a glaring omission:
>
> ?* behave - Benno Rice, with Richard heckling
>
> :-)
>
>
> ? ?Richard
> _______________________________________________
> melbourne-pug mailing list
> melbourne-pug at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug

From tleeuwenburg at gmail.com  Mon Dec  5 05:11:59 2011
From: tleeuwenburg at gmail.com (Tennessee Leeuwenburg)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 15:11:59 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Tonight's meetup
In-Reply-To: <CAKADsbcUuX+XYAb3mWrzsDs7A2+hr6gk0bNrgCQmW81tUiDEhA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CA+8hrDii4XWsE964B2JE80AB7EBM=u6oMFeYS7i5kq=mn3Zrug@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAHrZfZAkUq=iF4DThod4SxPb6OwVUQDs7b932Gj+jbdQ0sbyNg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAKADsbcUuX+XYAb3mWrzsDs7A2+hr6gk0bNrgCQmW81tUiDEhA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CADhgxgd-PuqgK61RKb2GBadjQaK=HJ+M3vyESROVSjA+=yyeWQ@mail.gmail.com>

I'm working on my presentation now... it will probably suck, so if there is
a better lineup I will happily cede my space :)

On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 2:20 PM, Javier Candeira <javier at candeira.com> wrote:

> I've heard about that Richard Heckling guy. Insufferable personality,
> but he's good.
>
> J
>
> On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Richard Jones <r1chardj0n3s at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > On 5 December 2011 13:54, Ed Schofield <ed at pythoncharmers.com> wrote:
> >> So far the talk roster is thin -- just two confirmed -- so we're
> looking for
> >> another volunteer or two to contribute talks or demos. It's a sellout
> crowd
> >> -- now's your big chance to dazzle us! :) Is there anything Pythonic
> you'd
> >> like to share?
> >
> > I've just added a glaring omission:
> >
> >  * behave - Benno Rice, with Richard heckling
> >
> > :-)
> >
> >
> >    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"
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From rhydwyn.beta at gmail.com  Mon Dec  5 05:26:18 2011
From: rhydwyn.beta at gmail.com (Rhys Olwin)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 15:26:18 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Tonight's meetup
In-Reply-To: <CADhgxgd-PuqgK61RKb2GBadjQaK=HJ+M3vyESROVSjA+=yyeWQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CA+8hrDii4XWsE964B2JE80AB7EBM=u6oMFeYS7i5kq=mn3Zrug@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAHrZfZAkUq=iF4DThod4SxPb6OwVUQDs7b932Gj+jbdQ0sbyNg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAKADsbcUuX+XYAb3mWrzsDs7A2+hr6gk0bNrgCQmW81tUiDEhA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CADhgxgd-PuqgK61RKb2GBadjQaK=HJ+M3vyESROVSjA+=yyeWQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAB9kKXqbAyYGmJP7Zqr99DPfuN-wODByZvfR8pa+VQ3WQccmWA@mail.gmail.com>

I have short intro to GIS in python I can give
On 05/12/2011 3:12 PM, "Tennessee Leeuwenburg" <tleeuwenburg at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'm working on my presentation now... it will probably suck, so if there
> is a better lineup I will happily cede my space :)
>
> On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 2:20 PM, Javier Candeira <javier at candeira.com>wrote:
>
>> I've heard about that Richard Heckling guy. Insufferable personality,
>> but he's good.
>>
>> J
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Richard Jones <r1chardj0n3s at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > On 5 December 2011 13:54, Ed Schofield <ed at pythoncharmers.com> wrote:
>> >> So far the talk roster is thin -- just two confirmed -- so we're
>> looking for
>> >> another volunteer or two to contribute talks or demos. It's a sellout
>> crowd
>> >> -- now's your big chance to dazzle us! :) Is there anything Pythonic
>> you'd
>> >> like to share?
>> >
>> > I've just added a glaring omission:
>> >
>> >  * behave - Benno Rice, with Richard heckling
>> >
>> > :-)
>> >
>> >
>> >    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
>
>
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From dcrisp at netspace.net.au  Mon Dec  5 05:44:54 2011
From: dcrisp at netspace.net.au (David Crisp)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 15:44:54 +1100 (EST)
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Tonight's meetup
In-Reply-To: <CADhgxgd-PuqgK61RKb2GBadjQaK=HJ+M3vyESROVSjA+=yyeWQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CA+8hrDii4XWsE964B2JE80AB7EBM=u6oMFeYS7i5kq=mn3Zrug@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAHrZfZAkUq=iF4DThod4SxPb6OwVUQDs7b932Gj+jbdQ0sbyNg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAKADsbcUuX+XYAb3mWrzsDs7A2+hr6gk0bNrgCQmW81tUiDEhA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CADhgxgd-PuqgK61RKb2GBadjQaK=HJ+M3vyESROVSjA+=yyeWQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.02.1112051544160.6004@thor.pearwood.mine.nu>

Would sombody be able to resent the details of the location and how to get 
there for this evening?

I have long since deleted that email


On Mon, 5 Dec 2011, Tennessee Leeuwenburg wrote:

> I'm working on my presentation now... it will probably suck, so if there is
> a better lineup I will happily cede my space :)
>

From javier at candeira.com  Mon Dec  5 05:55:10 2011
From: javier at candeira.com (Javier Candeira)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 15:55:10 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Tonight's meetup
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.02.1112051544160.6004@thor.pearwood.mine.nu>
References: <CA+8hrDii4XWsE964B2JE80AB7EBM=u6oMFeYS7i5kq=mn3Zrug@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAHrZfZAkUq=iF4DThod4SxPb6OwVUQDs7b932Gj+jbdQ0sbyNg@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAKADsbcUuX+XYAb3mWrzsDs7A2+hr6gk0bNrgCQmW81tUiDEhA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CADhgxgd-PuqgK61RKb2GBadjQaK=HJ+M3vyESROVSjA+=yyeWQ@mail.gmail.com>
	<alpine.DEB.2.02.1112051544160.6004@thor.pearwood.mine.nu>
Message-ID: <CAKADsbcJvyHBV6bwKJKU8-ia0+BhPwy_5RXMCaE9+0-AVM1WLw@mail.gmail.com>

Meetings are hosted by Inspire9 at 1/41 Stewart Street in Richmond.

Map: http://g.co/maps/9jtw9

Taken from the wiki: http://wiki.python.org/moin/MelbournePUG

Cheers,

J

On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 3:44 PM, David Crisp <dcrisp at netspace.net.au> wrote:
> Would sombody be able to resent the details of the location and how to get
> there for this evening?
>
> I have long since deleted that email
>
>
> On Mon, 5 Dec 2011, Tennessee Leeuwenburg wrote:
>
>> I'm working on my presentation now... it will probably suck, so if there
>> is
>> a better lineup I will happily cede my space :)
>>
> _______________________________________________
> melbourne-pug mailing list
> melbourne-pug at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug

From tleeuwenburg at gmail.com  Mon Dec  5 07:35:13 2011
From: tleeuwenburg at gmail.com (Tennessee Leeuwenburg)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 17:35:13 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Sigh... can't make it
Message-ID: <CADhgxgdUYON0m1EFVzLTkwUqRaxb1BcNo9giY=XmAWm8F2GnPA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi all,

Sorry I'm required at home. Have a great night, and I look forward to the
new year.

Cheers,
-T
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From rhydwyn.beta at gmail.com  Wed Dec  7 09:10:21 2011
From: rhydwyn.beta at gmail.com (Rhys Olwin)
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 19:10:21 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Lost ASUS laptop power cable
Message-ID: <CAB9kKXrDazV87LT_e70Lm0-69myBdC-MOfH9+bWBPV8fdU7+3Q@mail.gmail.com>

Did anyone see one at insite9
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From javier at candeira.com  Wed Dec  7 10:50:27 2011
From: javier at candeira.com (Javier Candeira)
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 20:50:27 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Lost ASUS laptop power cable
In-Reply-To: <CAB9kKXrDazV87LT_e70Lm0-69myBdC-MOfH9+bWBPV8fdU7+3Q@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAB9kKXrDazV87LT_e70Lm0-69myBdC-MOfH9+bWBPV8fdU7+3Q@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAKADsbeFrWRfz=W9F0+ZGrWemCEv+ZcgYXmtWFHb68OUQDCbHA@mail.gmail.com>

I'll ask tomorrow at Inspire9. Was it just the cable or all the adapter?

J

On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 7:10 PM, Rhys Olwin <rhydwyn.beta at gmail.com> wrote:
> Did anyone see one at insite9
> _______________________________________________
> melbourne-pug mailing list
> melbourne-pug at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
>

From rhydwyn.beta at gmail.com  Wed Dec  7 11:18:07 2011
From: rhydwyn.beta at gmail.com (Rhys Olwin)
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 21:18:07 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Lost ASUS laptop power cable
In-Reply-To: <CAKADsbeFrWRfz=W9F0+ZGrWemCEv+ZcgYXmtWFHb68OUQDCbHA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAB9kKXrDazV87LT_e70Lm0-69myBdC-MOfH9+bWBPV8fdU7+3Q@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAKADsbeFrWRfz=W9F0+ZGrWemCEv+ZcgYXmtWFHb68OUQDCbHA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAB9kKXp8QWujWV0FAr=LzLcbh_EoetM4uz_MdDy8c=DiyW4GYw@mail.gmail.com>

False alarm, but thankyou.

Rhydwyn

On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 8:50 PM, Javier Candeira <javier at candeira.com> wrote:

> I'll ask tomorrow at Inspire9. Was it just the cable or all the adapter?
>
> J
>
> On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 7:10 PM, Rhys Olwin <rhydwyn.beta at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Did anyone see one at insite9
> > _______________________________________________
> > 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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From javier at candeira.com  Wed Dec  7 11:52:34 2011
From: javier at candeira.com (Javier Candeira)
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 21:52:34 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Lost ASUS laptop power cable
In-Reply-To: <CAB9kKXp8QWujWV0FAr=LzLcbh_EoetM4uz_MdDy8c=DiyW4GYw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAB9kKXrDazV87LT_e70Lm0-69myBdC-MOfH9+bWBPV8fdU7+3Q@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAKADsbeFrWRfz=W9F0+ZGrWemCEv+ZcgYXmtWFHb68OUQDCbHA@mail.gmail.com>
	<CAB9kKXp8QWujWV0FAr=LzLcbh_EoetM4uz_MdDy8c=DiyW4GYw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAKADsbdTHKqwg=xYWqxS-Dwo7h+G3mcRQNDgtXM-3vM9y0E_gQ@mail.gmail.com>

Noworries! Glad you found it. I am like that all the time.

J

On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 9:18 PM, Rhys Olwin <rhydwyn.beta at gmail.com> wrote:
> False alarm, but thankyou.
>
> Rhydwyn
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 8:50 PM, Javier Candeira <javier at candeira.com> wrote:
>>
>> I'll ask tomorrow at Inspire9. Was it just the cable or all the adapter?
>>
>> J
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 7:10 PM, Rhys Olwin <rhydwyn.beta at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Did anyone see one at insite9
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > 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
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> melbourne-pug mailing list
> melbourne-pug at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/melbourne-pug
>

From matwood at redhat.com  Wed Dec 14 01:01:19 2011
From: matwood at redhat.com (Mark Atwood, OpenShift PaaS Evangelist)
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:01:19 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Red Hat would like to present OpenShift at the
	Melbourne Python Users Group next month
In-Reply-To: <d319145c-c49c-40c1-8735-5fc3fdc0afbb@zmail14.collab.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com>
Message-ID: <86e91dfa-a188-48d9-b196-d73180154f60@zmail14.collab.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com>

Hi!

I'm a Developer Community Manager for OpenShift at Red Hat.  I'm based in the US, but have been invited to speak at LCA next month.  This will be my 4th trip to LCA, it's one of my favorite conferences.

OpenShift is a cloud "platform as a service" by Red Hat.  It supports Python, as well as Perl, Ruby, PHP, and JVM.
Because we are Red Hat, we are open sourcing it all as quickly as we can get things through business planning and legal issues.

As part of my trip, in addition to speaking at LCA, I would love to, the week before or of LCA, present at users groups that are interested in Python, Linux, Red Hat, cloud stuff, Perl, Ruby, and PHP.

Would you like me to present to your members next month?


Thanks!

.. Mark

From tleeuwenburg at gmail.com  Wed Dec 14 02:59:34 2011
From: tleeuwenburg at gmail.com (Tennessee Leeuwenburg)
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:59:34 +1100
Subject: [melbourne-pug] Red Hat would like to present OpenShift at the
 Melbourne Python Users Group next month
In-Reply-To: <86e91dfa-a188-48d9-b196-d73180154f60@zmail14.collab.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com>
References: <d319145c-c49c-40c1-8735-5fc3fdc0afbb@zmail14.collab.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com>
	<86e91dfa-a188-48d9-b196-d73180154f60@zmail14.collab.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com>
Message-ID: <CADhgxge8tFHLCbUTzXOy2ZxotGho8e0C97qqYgZdgrw9P234HQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi all,

Just letting everyone know that we've gotten back to Mark and will try to
tee something up so we can take advantage of this opportunity to hear him
speak. This may take the form of the regular MPUG meeting, but it may also
involve something more ad-hoc depending on timing and availability.

Thanks,
-Tennessee

On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Mark Atwood, OpenShift PaaS Evangelist <
matwood at redhat.com> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I'm a Developer Community Manager for OpenShift at Red Hat.  I'm based in
> the US, but have been invited to speak at LCA next month.  This will be my
> 4th trip to LCA, it's one of my favorite conferences.
>
> OpenShift is a cloud "platform as a service" by Red Hat.  It supports
> Python, as well as Perl, Ruby, PHP, and JVM.
> Because we are Red Hat, we are open sourcing it all as quickly as we can
> get things through business planning and legal issues.
>
> As part of my trip, in addition to speaking at LCA, I would love to, the
> week before or of LCA, present at users groups that are interested in
> Python, Linux, Red Hat, cloud stuff, Perl, Ruby, and PHP.
>
> Would you like me to present to your members next month?
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> .. Mark
> _______________________________________________
> 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 brian at python.org  Fri Dec 23 03:05:43 2011
From: brian at python.org (Brian Curtin)
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:05:43 -0600
Subject: [melbourne-pug] PyCon 2012 News - Tutorials, Talks, and Tickets
Message-ID: <4EF3E1F7.4000500@python.org>

We are now 75 days away from PyCon 2012 in Santa Clara ? it's hard to think about how quickly time has flown since PyCon 2011! We've lined up some great keynote and plenary speakers, announced the tutorial and talk selections, opened ticket sales, and have expanded financial aid opportunities. The community and our amazing array of sponsors have helped us break several records already, so we hope you're as excited about PyCon 2012 as we are. The conference runs March 7-15 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.

The keynote speakers include Y Combinator investor Paul Graham and Mozilla's Head of Developer Engagement, Stormy Peters. Both of them bring interesting experience to the table, and they're both captivating speakers. Speaking of captivating, Dave Beazley was announced on the plenary track, with more to be added in the coming weeks. Guido ? our Benevolent Dictator For Life ? will also be joining the line up!

With 483 tutorial, talk, and poster proposals submitted this year, the program committee had their hands full paring that list down to 95 talks, 32 tutorials, and 36 posters (which we're still accepting). In the little time since we made these announcements we've heard a lot of excitement. You can see the tutorial selections at https://us.pycon.org/2012/schedule/lists/tutorials/, with talks available at https://us.pycon.org/2012/schedule/lists/talks/.

Tickets are now available with early bird rates available until January 10, 2012 at https://us.pycon.org/2012/registration. Tutorial and admission prices continue unchanged; if you've been following along the last few years, these rates are the same as they have been for several years. Our team's dedication to keeping PyCon cost-effective, community driven, and grassroots continues thanks to the hard work and support of the team and sponsors (https://us.pycon.org/2012/sponsors/).

If financial assistance would make PyCon a possibility for you, we encourage you to apply to this year's expanded assistance program. With a deadline of January 7, 2012 (extended from January 2) and a new web-based application, the financial aid committee aims to make the trip, lodging, and a ticket a possibility for everyone. Thanks to a new partnership with the PyLadies organization, we're able to provide grants to women in the community who are interested in experiencing the conference. For full details see https://us.pycon.org/2012/assistance.

For more information about PyCon 2012, see our site at https://us.pycon.org/2012/. We also publish news on our blog: http://pycon.blogspot.com/.

Jesse Noller - Chairman
jnoller at python.org

Brian Curtin - Publicity Coordinator
brian at python.org