From stuart at swilliams.ca  Thu Oct 22 18:14:33 2009
From: stuart at swilliams.ca (Stuart Williams)
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:14:33 -0500
Subject: [Python Wpg] Winnipeg Python Users Group September meeting
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My call for re-introductions resulted in 4 or 5 messages a month ago.
Anyone else out there have enough time now to re-introduce yourself,
let us know if you're interested in meetings, and if so what location
and time works?

So far we have 3 interested who prefer downtown during the day, 1
interested who has no preference, and 2 interested who prefer meeting
at the U of M.

I'm leaning towards having a meeting next week downtown and another
one in 3 or 4 weeks at the U of M, both during the noon hour.

Stuart.

On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 8:48 PM, Stuart Williams <stuart at swilliams.ca> wrote:
> Fall is here and it's time for the Winnipeg Python Users Group to
> start up again, but we won't meet tomorrow night, September 23rd. ?The
> organizers didn't get organized in time, we don't have a room or a
> presentation, and some of us aren't able to attend due to conflicts.
>
> However, I also think it's time to step back and reflect on the group.
> ?The catch 22 is it's hard to reflect when meeting attendance is
> fairly low.
>
> We have 53 members on the mailing list and I estimate that 20 to 30
> people have attended from 1 and 5 times in the past 3.5 years, but
> usual attendance rarely tops half a dozen.
>
> This is not necessarily a problem. ?The nature of and demand for local
> technical user groups has changed quite a bit in the last 15 years. ?I
> think having 53 people in Winnipeg who identify themselves as being
> somewhat interested in Python and who can be reached with relevant
> announcements that they would like to receive is a good thing.
>
> I suggest try answering the following questions, starting with an
> introduction or re-introduction of yourself and your interest in
> Python.
>
> Are you interested in meetings? ?Is the time or location bad? ?Would a
> noon-hour meeting downtown work better? ?Do you want to hear
> presentations, work on projects, or something else?
>
>
> Here are my answers:
>
> I'm a Software Developer in the financial services industry. ?I use
> Python at work. ?I have taught Python to high school students, to
> university students, and to other software developers at PyCon. ?I'm
> one of the organizers of the Winnipeg Python Users Group.
>
> I enjoy the meetings and usually attend. ?The time and location are
> OK, although daytime downtown would be better for me. ?I enjoy hearing
> presentations on new topics, preparing presentations, and working on
> projects - no strong preference in any particular direction.
>
> Stuart.
>


From high.res.mike at gmail.com  Thu Oct 22 20:32:03 2009
From: high.res.mike at gmail.com (Mike Pfaiffer)
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:32:03 -0500
Subject: [Python Wpg] Winnipeg Python Users Group September meeting
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Stuart Williams wrote:
> My call for re-introductions resulted in 4 or 5 messages a month ago.
> Anyone else out there have enough time now to re-introduce yourself,
> let us know if you're interested in meetings, and if so what location
> and time works?
> 
> So far we have 3 interested who prefer downtown during the day, 1
> interested who has no preference, and 2 interested who prefer meeting
> at the U of M.
> 
> I'm leaning towards having a meeting next week downtown and another
> one in 3 or 4 weeks at the U of M, both during the noon hour.
> 
> Stuart.

	Unfortunately I can't make it to the meeting this month (at either 
location). I'm recovering from a cold. I doubt I'd be able to contribute 
much but coughing and the occasional expletive.

				Later
				Mike



> On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 8:48 PM, Stuart Williams <stuart at swilliams.ca> wrote:
>> Fall is here and it's time for the Winnipeg Python Users Group to
>> start up again, but we won't meet tomorrow night, September 23rd.  The
>> organizers didn't get organized in time, we don't have a room or a
>> presentation, and some of us aren't able to attend due to conflicts.
>>
>> However, I also think it's time to step back and reflect on the group.
>>  The catch 22 is it's hard to reflect when meeting attendance is
>> fairly low.
>>
>> We have 53 members on the mailing list and I estimate that 20 to 30
>> people have attended from 1 and 5 times in the past 3.5 years, but
>> usual attendance rarely tops half a dozen.
>>
>> This is not necessarily a problem.  The nature of and demand for local
>> technical user groups has changed quite a bit in the last 15 years.  I
>> think having 53 people in Winnipeg who identify themselves as being
>> somewhat interested in Python and who can be reached with relevant
>> announcements that they would like to receive is a good thing.
>>
>> I suggest try answering the following questions, starting with an
>> introduction or re-introduction of yourself and your interest in
>> Python.
>>
>> Are you interested in meetings?  Is the time or location bad?  Would a
>> noon-hour meeting downtown work better?  Do you want to hear
>> presentations, work on projects, or something else?
>>
>>
>> Here are my answers:
>>
>> I'm a Software Developer in the financial services industry.  I use
>> Python at work.  I have taught Python to high school students, to
>> university students, and to other software developers at PyCon.  I'm
>> one of the organizers of the Winnipeg Python Users Group.
>>
>> I enjoy the meetings and usually attend.  The time and location are
>> OK, although daytime downtown would be better for me.  I enjoy hearing
>> presentations on new topics, preparing presentations, and working on
>> projects - no strong preference in any particular direction.
>>
>> Stuart.
>>
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