Kiwi PyCon 2010 Registrations now OPEN
Hi all, FYI this email announcement went out a couple of days ago: -- The time has come - online registrations for Kiwi PyCon 2010 are now open! Registration fees are as follows: **Regular NZD100** Earlybird: if registered before 01 Sep: NZD80 **Student/Unwaged NZD60** Earlybird: If registered before 01 Sep: NZD40 This year we have a limit of 180 participants. Given the demand and huge success of 2009 you better be quick! Just head over to Registrations (http://nz.pycon.org/registrations/) to secure your seat. Please note that the Paihia/Waitangi area is a very popular spot for both domestic and international visitors, so also make sure to secure accommodation (http://nz.pycon.org/2010/about/accommodation/) before it gets expensive. What am I getting for this? - A nice venue - Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea on both days - A Kiwi PyCon 2010 t-shirt - A lanyard with the conference schedule - Wifi access to Internet (separate from the hotel) See you there! Danny W. Adair President New Zealand Python User Group Incorporated
REMINDER: Christchurch NZPUG Meetup Today
Hi all, Just a reminder that the Christchurch NZPUG meetup is today. Here are the details again from the email I sent out on Monday: Again we ask that you send an email to meeting-christchurch AT nzpug dot org so we have an idea of those who are coming along and can also ensure your name goes in the draw for a free eBook courtesy of O'Reilly. **Again we'll order some pizzas so please bring along some money to contribute to this (usually works out at about $7-8 each)** Details are as follows: Date: 5 March 2010 Time: 5:30-7:30pm URL: http://nzpug.org/MeetingsChristchurch/Mar2010 Talks: * DarrylCousins: Demo: Building a web application using repoze.bfg Look forward to seeing you all there! Kind regards, Tim
REMINDER: Christchurch NZPUG Meetup Today
Hi all, Just a reminder that the Christchurch NZPUG meetup is today. Here are the details again from the email I sent out on Monday: Again we ask that you send an email to meeting-christchurch AT nzpug dot org so that your name goes into the draw for our giveaway book (got one on: Programming on Google App Engine). **This time we'll really order some pizzas so please bring along a few dollars to contribute to this** Details are as follows: Date: 29 January 2010 Time: 5:30-7:30pm URL: http://nzpug.org/MeetingsChristchurch/Jan2010 Talks: * Michael O'Connor Tim Evans (ARANZ Geo): Geological Modeling software built in Python Costs: As per our previous meetings we'll order some pizzas on the night and get some donations (usually a few dollars) towards this then. RSVP: As per previous meetups, please send an email to meeting-christchurch AT nzpug DOT org to let me know, so we can make plans for after preso nibbles/etc. Look forward to seeing you all there! Kind regards, Tim
REMINDER: Christchurch NZPUG Meetup This Friday
Hi all, Just a reminder that we've got the following event this Friday. Again we ask that you send an email to meeting-christchurch AT nzpug dot org so that your name goes into the draw for our giveaway book (got one on: Programming on Google App Engine). **This time we'll really order some pizzas so please bring along a few dollars to contribute to this** Details are as follows: Date: 29 January 2010 Time: 5:30-7:30pm URL: http://nzpug.org/MeetingsChristchurch/Jan2010 Talks: * Michael O'Connor Tim Evans (ARANZ Geo): Geological Modeling software built in Python Costs: As per our previous meetings we'll order some pizzas on the night and get some donations (usually a few dollars) towards this then. RSVP: As per previous meetups, please send an email to meeting-christchurch AT nzpug DOT org to let me know, so we can make plans for after preso nibbles/etc. Look forward to seeing you all there! Kind regards, Tim
Re: Completely Offtopic: Any recommendations for computer technicians in Rangiora?
On Wed, 2010-01-13 at 13:11 +1300, Brett Davidson wrote: On 13/01/2010 1:07 p.m., Christopher Sawtell wrote: 2010/1/13 Brett Davidson br...@net24.co.nz My Aunt lives out there and I'm a little too busy to fix her Windows machine at present. What appears to be wrong with it? -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell Sounds more hardware related than software - video card / monitor. I've got a friend out there who is excellent - http://www.speedingbullet.co.nz/ Thanks, Tim
Re: [LCA2010 chat] Holidaying in South Island after LCA
Hi Sridhar, There are a few mailing lists of LUGs and PUGs around the country whom I've cc'd with your request - at least in terms of meeting up with some FOSSers spread throughout the South Island (of which I'm one ;). -Tim On Sun, 2009-12-06 at 20:56 +1100, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: Hey all, I'm thinking of taking a holiday in the South Island (not the North as I've already been there a few times) on the week after LCA. I don't like travelling alone, so I'm wondering if there's anyone else who'd like to do it with me. I don't have any more detailed plans than that, but I reckon I'd hop over the strait soon after LCA, spend a week doing stuff and then fly back to Sydney. If anybody is interested, we could meet initially at the conference and then take it from there. I haven't booked my flights yet, but I suppose I could pick a flight out a week later from, say, Christchurch, and sort out the week's activities when in Wellington. Suggestions on how to do this are also welcome.
REMINDER: Christchurch NZPUG Meetup Today!
Hi all, Just a reminder that we've got the Christchurch NZPUG meetup today at 5:30pm at Cii. If you haven't already and would like to come along, please send an email to meeting-christchurch AT nzpug dot ORG. We do of course welcome 'off the street' attendees too (you'll just miss out on the book draw :). Details are as follows: Date: 4 December 2009 Time: 5:30-7:30pm URL: http://nzpug.org/MeetingsChristchurch/Dec2009 Talks: * Kevin Alcock: An Intro to Google App Engine * Morris Johns: Python on the wifi router (5 minutes) * Tim Knapp: ContentMirror - Manage Your Web Content In Plone and Serve It Up In Insert Favourite Server Costs: As per our previous meetings we'll order some pizzas on the night and get some donations (usually a few dollars) towards this then. Look forward to seeing you all there! Kind regards, Tim
REMINDER: Christchurch NZPUG Meetup Tomorrow
Hi all, Just a reminder that we've got the following event tomorrow. Too for those of you who haven't been for-a-while/ever the reason we ask that you send an email to meeting-christchurch AT nzpug dot ORG is so that your name goes into the draw for 1 of our 2 giveaway books (got one on Django Ecommerce and one on Python 3 for beginners). Details are as follows: Date: 4 December 2009 Time: 5:30-7:30pm URL: http://nzpug.org/MeetingsChristchurch/Dec2009 Talks: * Kevin Alcock: An Intro to Google App Engine * Morris Johns: Python on the wifi router (5 minutes) * Tim Knapp: ContentMirror - Manage Your Web Content In Plone and Serve It Up In Insert Favourite Server Costs: As per our previous meetings we'll order some pizzas on the night and get some donations (usually a few dollars) towards this then. RSVP: As per previous meetups, please send an email to meeting-christchurch AT nzpug DOT org to let me know, so we can make plans for after preso nibbles/etc. Look forward to seeing you all there! Kind regards, Tim
REMINDER: Christchurch NZPUG Meetup This Friday 4 December
Hi all, Just a reminder that we've got the following event Friday this week. Details are as follows: Date: 4 December 2009 Time: 5:30-7:30pm URL: http://nzpug.org/MeetingsChristchurch/Dec2009 Talks: * Kevin Alcock: An Intro to Google App Engine * Morris Johns: Python on the wifi router (5 minutes) * Tim Knapp: ContentMirror - Manage Your Web Content In Plone and Serve It Up In Insert Favourite Server Costs: As per our previous meetings we'll order some pizzas on the night and get some donations (usually a few dollars) towards this then. RSVP: As per previous meetups, please send an email to meeting-christchurch AT nzpug DOT org to let me know, so we can make plans for after preso nibbles/etc. Look forward to seeing you all there! Kind regards, Tim
Re: Skype on Kubuntu
On Thu, 2009-11-26 at 15:28 +1300, Christopher Sawtell wrote: Has anybody got Skype ( ver. 2.1.0.47 ) video to work on (K)ubuntu Kosmic Koala ( or what ever it is that they are callling the 9.10 version - I forget ) ? Yup, sound/video works fine on my Sony Vaio (VGN-SR16GN), which has an internal camera/mic. My logitech webcam used to work with earlier Kubuntus, but now all I get is a grey background. Any war stories - both good and bad - and a fix would be most welcome. Video worked OOTB but had to muck with the modprobe stuff to get the mic to work as per the howtos here[1]. Very Sony Vaio-specific though :( -Tim [1] http://vaioubuntu.wordpress.com/ -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
Re: linux.conf.au Wellington. Who's going?
On Mon, 2009-11-09 at 11:54 +1300, Ross Drummond wrote: Linux conference Australia in on in Wellington in January; http://www.lca2010.org.nz I am going, is anyone else on the list attending? Yup. We had a bunch of people at Kiwi PyCon 2009 over the weekend who also said that they'll be there so that's cool. Early bird discount registrations have closed early fully subscribed so it seems that the conference will be popular. -Tim Cheers Ross Drummond
Kiwi PyCon Media Statement - Conference Emphasises Language's Benefits
NEW ZEALAND PYTHON USER GROUP Media Statement November 2, 2009 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Conference Emphasises Language's Benefits Simplicity, Flexibility, Beauty! is the theme for Kiwi PyCon 2009, a conference being held this Saturday and Sunday in Christchurch to promote the Python programming language in New Zealand. Python has been described as the closest programming language to the English language and is therefore very simple to learn. Due to its simplicity, Otago University have decided to teach Python as part of an introductory course to programming and there will be a presentation at the conference regarding how the course has benefited students at the university. Python also runs the software on the XO laptops, which have been distributed to over a million children in developing countries worldwide as part of the One Laptop Per Child project. There will be a presentation regarding OLPC at the conference including a demonstration of a number of XO laptops in action. Python's flexibility will also be highlighted throughout the conference programme, with presentations on how it is being used in the field of animation, in computer games, on cellphones and websites. Some of the presenters at the event will be coming from England, America, and Australia. “Registrations sold out 4 days prior to the registration closing date” comments Tim Knapp, Conference Director, “which really highlights the great level of interest in the language throughout New Zealand.” The conference starts at 8:30am this Saturday at the Canterbury Innovation Incubator. For more information go to http://nz.pycon.org. ---Ends--- For media or conference enquiries please contact: Tim Knapp, NZ Python User Group Vice President and Event Director Phone: 021 156 6405 Email: kiwipy...@nzpug.org Website: nz.pycon.org
[ATTN: Christchurch people delegates *needing* accommodation] Accommodation for Kiwi PyCon 09 Delegates
ATTN: Christchurch people delegates *needing* accommodation, Just another email re. accommodation for pythonistas coming down for Kiwi PyCon 09. If you're able to help out at all with providing accommodation for a delegate please let me know offlist. Just a reminder, we're not talking about providing accommodation for an axe-wielding looney but for a fellow pythonista, which I'm certain will be a mutually enjoyable experience for both host and guest :) Also, accommodation may be the difference between someone being able to attend Kiwi PyCon 09 or not. Just to emphasise too, priority will be given to pythonistas who without free accommodation would otherwise not be able to afford to come. So though I invite those onlist to contact me re. finding some free accommodation, if you would otherwise be able to afford this on your own I can't promise we'll be able to fill your request. Thanks, Tim
Kiwi PyCon Media Statement - How a programming language is changing the Web
NEW ZEALAND PYTHON USER GROUP Media Statement October 5, 2009 IMMEDIATE RELEASE How a programming language is changing the Web The main keynote speaker at Kiwi PyCon 2009, Joel Burton, an internationally recognised trainer and presenter, will explain how the programming language Python is becoming the language of choice for developing websites due to its simplicity and flexibility. The conference will be held at the Canterbury Innovation Incubator in Christchurch on November 7th and 8th. Other tracks at the conference will include: GUI, Science Math, Game, and Applications. The conference will also have a dedicated Web track, which will include presentations about many Python web technologies, such as: Django, Twisted, Zope 3, Grok, and Plone. The conference has attracted a lot of interest from many universities throughout the country and staff and students from Auckland, Massey, Canterbury, and Otago universities will be presenting regarding how they've used Python in their research. “As Christchurch has the reputation of being the Silicon Valley of New Zealand, its been really great to see a number of electronics companies in Christchurch support the event”, said Tim Knapp, the conference Director. Tait Electronics, a radio communications manufacturer, is a Gold sponsor for the event. “The positive response we've received from the IT community in New Zealand has been really encouraging” commented Mr. Knapp. “Really, no matter what industry your business is in, this conference will be of benefit to you.” Registration closes on October 23rd and registrations are limited. For more information visit nz.pycon.org. ---Ends--- For media or conference enquiries please contact: Tim Knapp, NZ Python User Group Vice President and Event Director Phone: 021 156 6405 Email: kiwipy...@nzpug.org Website: nz.pycon.org
Another payment option for Kiwi PyCon 2009
Hello all, The Kiwi PyCon 2009 team have been beavering away in the background and we can now announce that we now offer another payment option - Paymate. This will be of particular benefit to our international delegates as it provides the option to accept credit card payments for your admission fees. Also, in order to provide the optimum wireless experience at Kiwi PyCon 2009, we've also included an option in the registration form that asks delegates who will be bringing a laptop/wireless device to the conference to specify which Wifi technology their wireless card supports (i.e. 802.11a, 802.11g or both). -Your Kiwi PyCon 2009 Team.
nz.pycon.org website updates
Hello, The nz.pycon.org website has now been updated with all the relevant information regarding the forthcoming Kiwi PyCon 2009 event in Christchurch on November 7-8, 2009. The updates include: * How much does it cost? http://nz.pycon.org/about/ * Where can I stay? http://nz.pycon.org/about/accommodation/ * What's the host city like? http://nz.pycon.org/about/christchurch/ * What's the local cuisine like? http://nz.pycon.org/about/eating-out/ * Is there free parking available? http://nz.pycon.org/about/venue/ * Where's the pre-conference party at? http://nz.pycon.org/about/pre-conference-party/ * How do I get there? http://nz.pycon.org/about/travel/ * Who's responsible for this anyway? http://nz.pycon.org/about/team/ * Who're the Keynote speakers? http://nz.pycon.org/2009/aug/25/keynote-speakers-confirmed-kiwi-pycon-2009/ The Kiwi PyCon 2009 Organising Committee is currently sorting through the submitted presentations and creating the conference agenda, which is due by Sunday, 20 September 2009, in just under 4 weeks time but we're hoping to have the agenda up before that so you can get registering for the event! Looking forward to the big day. Kind regards, Tim Knapp
[REMINDER]: Last Day For Presentation Submissions For Kiwi PyCon 2009 Is Wednesday, August 12!
Hello, The Kiwi PyCon Organising Committee has been overwhelmed by the quality and quantity of submissions so far and we really don't want anyone to miss out on an opportunity to present at the first PyCon in Asia Pacific! So just a reminder to those of you who are still vacillating over whether or not to speak at Kiwi PyCon, please don't delay as the *last day* for submitting presentations for Kiwi PyCon 2009[1] is this Wednesday, August 12. More information re. the presentation submission criteria is available here[2] and the talk submission form is available here[3]. Thanks, Tim [1] http://nz.pycon.org [2] http://nz.pycon.org/talks-cfp/call-for-papers [3] http://nz.pycon.org/submit-talk
[Reminder] Call for Papers for Kiwi PyCon 2009
Hi all, Just a reminder that the paper submission deadline is in 1.5 weeks on Sunday, 2 August. As you are aware, Kiwi PyCon is a community run event so we rely heavily on the community to support the event by presenting talks/tutorials/etc on the day. So please consider helping us out by giving a presentation at Kiwi PyCon 2009! More detail available here[1]. Thanks in advance, Your NZPUG Kiwi PyCon Committee [1] http://nz.pycon.org/talks-cfp/call-for-papers
Christchurch NZPUG Meetup Today!
Hi all, Just a reminder re. the NZPUG Meetup today at 5:30pm. As previously mentioned, Alex Dong[1] will be giving the presentation tonight. Some details re. Alex follow. quote Founder of Haokanbu: (Nov. 2006 to Nov. 2008) China's largest photo blogging service. Recruit and grow a highly talented engineering team. Lived through all the startup roller roasters. Particularly in growing the site from one server to 11 CentOS 64-bit boxes. Technologies: django on lighttpd, mogilefs for distributed cache, memcache for distributed cache, perlbal for load balancing, squid for front-end cache and S3 as backup storage. /quote And Alex has graciously agreed to give us a preso this coming Friday at the usual spot. So please come along! This is a great opportunity for us NZers as we probably haven't had to develop an app that approaches the kind of scale Alex has dealt with. Details of the event follow: Date: 01 May 2009 - Tonight! Time: 5:30-7:30pm URL: http://nzpug.org/MeetingsChristchurch/May2009 Talks: * Alex Dong: Alex's Adventures Developing http://www.haokanbu.com (10 App Server Farm Anyone?) Costs: As per our last meeting we'll order some pizzas on the night and get some donations (usually a few dollars) towards this then. RSVP: As per previous meetups, please send an email to meeting-christchurch AT nzpug DOT org to let me know, so we can make plans for after preso nibbles/etc. Look forward to seeing you all there! Kind regards, Tim [1] http://www.alexdong.com
Christchurch NZPUG Meetup This Friday 01 May
Hi all, If you're subscribed to the NZPUG mailing list you may've heard about Alex Dong's trip to NZ a little while back. Here's an excerpt from his personal page[1]: quote Founder of Haokanbu: (Nov. 2006 to Nov. 2008) China's largest photo blogging service. Recruit and grow a highly talented engineering team. Lived through all the startup roller roasters. Particularly in growing the site from one server to 11 CentOS 64-bit boxes. Technologies: django on lighttpd, mogilefs for distributed cache, memcache for distributed cache, perlbal for load balancing, squid for front-end cache and S3 as backup storage. /quote And Alex has graciously agreed to give us a preso this coming Friday at the usual spot. So please come along! This is a great opportunity for us NZers as we probably haven't had to develop an app that approaches the kind of scale Alex has dealt with. Details of the event follow: Date: 01 May 2009 Time: 5:30-7:30pm URL: http://nzpug.org/MeetingsChristchurch/May2009 Talks: * Alex Dong: Alex's Adventures Developing http://www.haokanbu.com (10 App Server Farm Anyone?) Costs: As per our last meeting we'll order some pizzas on the night and get some donations (usually a few dollars) towards this then. RSVP: As per previous meetups, please send an email to meeting-christchurch AT nzpug DOT org to let me know, so we can make plans for after preso nibbles/etc. Look forward to seeing you all there! Kind regards, Tim [1] http://www.alexdong.com
REMINDER: Christchurch NZPUG Meetup Tonight!
Hi all, Just a reminder that we've got the following event on tonight. Details are as follows: Date: 13 March 2009 (Tonight) Time: 5:30-7:30pm URL: http://nzpug.org/MeetingsChristchurch/Mar2009 Talks: * Christopher Fairbairn: The PythonCE project * Marek Kuziel: Kiwi PyCon 2009 Update Costs: As per our previous meetings we'll order some pizzas on the night and get some donations (usually a few dollars) towards this then. RSVP: As per previous meetups, please send an email to meeting-christchurch AT nzpug DOT org to let me know, so we can make plans for after preso nibbles/etc. Look forward to seeing you all there! Kind regards, Tim
REMINDER: Christchurch NZPUG Meetup This Friday 13 March
Hi all, Just a reminder that we've got the following event Friday this week. Details are as follows: Date: 13 March 2009 Time: 5:30-7:30pm URL: http://nzpug.org/MeetingsChristchurch/Mar2009 Talks: * Christopher Fairbairn: The PythonCE project * Marek Kuziel: Kiwi PyCon 2009 Update Costs: As per our previous meetings we'll order some pizzas on the night and get some donations (usually a few dollars) towards this then. RSVP: As per previous meetups, please send an email to meeting-christchurch AT nzpug DOT org to let me know, so we can make plans for after preso nibbles/etc. Look forward to seeing you all there! Kind regards, Tim
REMINDER: Christchurch NZPUG Meetup This Friday 05 December
Hi all, Just a reminder that we've got the following event Friday next week. Details are as follows: Date: 13 March 2009 Time: 5:30-7:30pm URL: http://nzpug.org/MeetingsChristchurch/Dec2008 Talks: * Christopher Fairbairn: The PythonCE project * Marek Kuziel: Kiwi PyCon 2009 Update Costs: As per our previous meetings we'll order some pizzas on the night and get some donations (usually a few dollars) towards this then. RSVP: As per previous meetups, please send an email to meeting-christchurch AT nzpug DOT org to let me know, so we can make plans for after preso nibbles/etc. Look forward to seeing you all there! Kind regards, Tim
[nzpug] [Correction] REMINDER: Christchurch NZPUG Meetup Next Friday 13 March
[Errata: sorry the email subject and event URL were incorrect - thanks Phil!] Hi all, Just a reminder that we've got the following event Friday next week. Details are as follows: Date: 13 March 2009 Time: 5:30-7:30pm URL: http://nzpug.org/MeetingsChristchurch/Mar2009 Talks: * Christopher Fairbairn: The PythonCE project * Marek Kuziel: Kiwi PyCon 2009 Update Costs: As per our previous meetings we'll order some pizzas on the night and get some donations (usually a few dollars) towards this then. RSVP: As per previous meetups, please send an email to meeting-christchurch AT nzpug DOT org to let me know, so we can make plans for after preso nibbles/etc. Look forward to seeing you all there! Kind regards, Tim --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups New Zealand Python User Group group. To post to this group, send email to nz...@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nzpug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nzpug?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
REMINDER: Christchurch NZPUG Meetup Today at 5:30pm!
Hi all, Just a reminder that today is the big day! So if you'd like to learn how to take 1 part configuration file + 1 part python interpreter and 'hey presto' you've got a Plone or Django instance with whatever additional products/modules added in and your favourite flavour of proxy server topping then come along. It almost seems magical! Find out how to do buildout-foo! Details are as follows: Date: 05 December 2008 Time: 5:30-7:30pm URL: http://nzpug.org/MeetingsChristchurch/Dec2008 Talks: * Tim Knapp: Deploying Plone/Zope with Buildout * Marek Kuziel: Deploying Django with Buildout Costs: As per our last meeting we'll order some pizzas on the night and get some donations (usually a few dollars) towards this then. RSVP: As per previous meetups, please send an email to meeting-christchurch AT nzpug DOT org to let me know, so we can make plans for after preso nibbles/etc. Look forward to seeing you all there! Kind regards, Tim
Re: OT: Google street view live in NZ
On Tue, 2008-12-02 at 11:42 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote: On Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:34:08 +1300 Roy Britten [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fort those with bandwidth and time to spare: http://maps.google.co.nz/?ie=UTF8ll=-43.514603,172.636671spn=0,359.992372z=17layer=ccbll=-43.514569,172.636588panoid=V9UIKqwziFk5EJNcC-7YTwcbp=12,245.93077862416845,,0,0.20458403771021919 or http://tinyurl.com/65pv7t Hmmm... nothing new for me there: hardy/ff 3.0.4 Strange, I'm on FF 3.0.3 + hardy and works fine. Steve
REMINDER: Christchurch NZPUG Meetup This Friday 05 December
Hi all, Just a reminder that we've got the following event Friday this week. Details are as follows: Date: 05 December 2008 Time: 5:30-7:30pm URL: http://nzpug.org/MeetingsChristchurch/Dec2008 Talks: * Tim Knapp: Deploying Plone/Zope with Buildout * Marek Kuziel: Deploying Django with Buildout Costs: As per our last meeting we'll order some pizzas on the night and get some donations (usually a few dollars) towards this then. RSVP: As per previous meetups, please send an email to meeting-christchurch AT nzpug DOT org to let me know, so we can make plans for after preso nibbles/etc. Look forward to seeing you all there! Kind regards, Tim
Mark your calendars for the next Christchurch NZPUG meetup: Dec 5th!
Hi all, December's Christchurch NZPUG meetup will be a deployment workshop. We will be particularly looking at Buildout, a python-based deployment technology - think of it as insert your favourite package management tool here on steroids but it's platform independent (windows, *nix, osx, bsd, solaris, et al). It is also the deployment technology behind OnlineGroups.net :) Details are as follows: Date: Friday, 05 December 2008 Time: 5:30-7:30pm URL: http://nzpug.org/MeetingsChristchurch/Dec2008 Talks: * Tim Knapp: Deploying Plone/Zope with Buildout * Marek Kuziel: Deploying Django with Buildout As per previous meetups, please send an email to meeting-christchurch AT nzpug DOT org to let me know, so we can make plans for after preso nibbles/etc. Look forward to seeing you all there! Kind regards, Tim
World Plone Day - 7 Nov - New Zealand Press Release
Hello all, Please find below the NZ Press Release for the forthcoming World Plone Day event - everyone welcome! Thanks, Tim Knapp World Plone Day – 7 Nov – Wgtn/Auck/Chch Surviving the global economic crisis: Plone Open Source community fights back with collaboration. From big business to Government agencies to non-profit organisations, no one is escaping the financial crisis engulfing the world economy. Jobs are being lost and projects put on hold as spending is reduced. IT managers are being forced to look for innovative, cost-effective solutions which deliver quality results within budget. Open source technology is increasingly satisfying these needs using collaboration between a large number of people to achieve efficiencies of scale. More and more, business and Government are realising the immense benefits of open source solutions which include: • increased value for money (such as no licence fees) • superior security • better quality • global support by a community of users and developers. The economic crisis is a catalyst causing organisations to consider open source as an alternative and move away from propriety software for monetary reasons. But once they discover the some of the less known advantages of open source, many of them will stay with it even when the economy turns around. The Dutch government set a soft deadline of April 2008 for its agencies to start using open-source software. Ministry spokesman Edwin van Scherrenburg said, the government estimates it would save $8.8 million a year on city housing registers al one after switching to the Open Document Format standard. Plone is an enterprise content management system solution and one of the largest open source projects on the planet. The Plone community is organising World Plone Day on 7 November. This follow the sun event is a global initiative involving 27 countries around the world where Plone integrators, users and developers will hold seminars, presentation and lectures about Plone and what it can do for you and your business. In New Zealand Plone day is being held in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch. For more information please visit http://plone.org/wpd
REMINDER: Christchurch NZPUG Meetup Tomorrow
Hello again, Just a further reminder (they'll be one more tomorrow ;) that we've got the following event tomorrow and I haven't had that many RSVPs as of yet. Please note too that we've added another speaker to the list - Tim Penhey will be giving an introductory speech about the Bazaar VCS, so all you Distributed VCS wannabes come along (keep in mind that Tim works for Canonical on their Launchpad + Bazaar integration so he's an expert in the area - questions welcome)! Details are as follows: Date: 03 October 2008 Time: 5:30-7:30pm URL: http://nzpug.org/MeetingsChristchurch/Oct2008 Talks: * Indy Chang Liu: Python-Ogre * Billy Chang: the 2D vector graphics GUI library that I built for ZenCub3d Lightning talk (15mins): * Tim Penhey: Introduction to Bazaar Costs: As per our last meeting we'll order some pizzas on the night and get some donations (usually a few dollars) towards this then. RSVP: As per previous meetups, please send an email to meeting-christchurch AT nzpug DOT org to let me know, so we can make plans for after preso nibbles/etc. Look forward to seeing you all there! Kind regards, Tim
REMINDER: Christchurch NZPUG Meetup This Friday 03 October
Hi all, Just a reminder that we've got the following event Friday this week. Please note too that we've added another speaker to the list - Tim Penhey will be giving an introductory speech about the Bazaar VCS. Details are as follows: Date: 03 October 2008 Time: 5:30-7:30pm URL: http://nzpug.org/MeetingsChristchurch/Oct2008 Talks: * Indy Chang Liu: Python-Ogre * Billy Chang: the 2D vector graphics GUI library that I built for ZenCub3d Lightning talk (15mins): * Tim Penhey: Introduction to Bazaar Costs: As per our last meeting we'll order some pizzas on the night and get some donations (usually a few dollars) towards this then. RSVP: As per previous meetups, please send an email to meeting-christchurch AT nzpug DOT org to let me know, so we can make plans for after preso nibbles/etc. Look forward to seeing you all there! Kind regards, Tim
Christchurch NZPUG Meetup This Friday 01 August
Hello all, Please find below the details of our upcoming Christchurch NZPUG meetup. Thanks in advance, Tim Event info-- Details below: Date: Friday, 01 August 2008 Time: 5:30-7pm URL: http://nzpug.org/MeetingsChristchurch/Aug2008 Talks: * Carl Cerecke - Python Decorators * Adam Boileau - Security Hacking in Python Costs: Light refreshments will be provided as usual. Please bring a gold coin ($2) to help support this. I won't have a chance this Friday to get some savouries prior to the meetup so was planning on getting pizzas. Proceedings will also take a bit longer this coming Friday as I wanted to raise the issue of the NZPUG charter for the incorporated society (see other thread) so having pizzas to munch on while we're discussing that would be nice imho :) 3 Large Pizzas delivered comes in at $36 and I've got $16.50 from the last NZPUG's contributions so we have a balance of $19.50 to make up in contributions 'on the day' - could those coming give some indication if they can assist in paying for the pizzas? $4-5 each would more than cover it (and have some left over for next times after meeting snacks!) RSVP: If you haven't already emailed me to let me know you're attending, please do so we can make plans for after preso nibbles/etc. Look forward to seeing you all there! Kind regards, Tim
REMINDER: Christchurch NZPUG Meetup Tonight
Hello again, The June Christchurch NZPUG meetup is tonight! If you haven't RSVPed and would like to come, please let me know :) Again the details are as follows: Date: 06 June 2008 Time: 5:30-7pm Number Attending: 8 confirmed URL: http://nzpug.org/MeetingsChristchurch/Jun2008 Talks: * John Stowers: The Conduit Project * Andrew Groom: VortexDNA - a Zope3-based project Look forward to seeing you all there! Kind regards, Tim [1] http://www.packtpub.com/django-website-development-tutorial/book
Christchurch NZPUG Meetup This Friday 06th June - Please RSVP!
Hello again, Just a note that so far I've had 6 confirm they're coming. If you are coming, would you please send an email to meeting-christchurch AT nzpug DOT org as the prize draw for the Django book[1] will be made from those who RSVP and also it helps me in terms of logistics to plan for food/etc. Again the details are as follows: Date: 06 June 2008 Time: 5:30-7pm URL: http://nzpug.org/MeetingsChristchurch/Jun2008 Talks: * John Stowers: The Conduit Project * Andrew Groom: VortexDNA - a Zope3-based project Look forward to seeing you all there! Kind regards, Tim [1] http://www.packtpub.com/django-website-development-tutorial/book
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NZPUG Meetup This Friday 04th April
Hello all, Just thought I'd drop a quick message to the CLUG list re. a python developer meetup that we've got on tomorrow night. Details are as follows: Date: 04 April 2008 Time: 5:30-7pm URL: http://nzpug.org/MeetingsChristchurch/April2008 Attendees: 8 Talks: * Tim Knapp: The Repoze project and best practices for deployment of Python code (ie. eggs, buildout) * Marek Kuziel: Django and new ways of signing into sites without signing-up first As mentioned above, we currently have 8 attendees - so if you haven't already emailed me to let me know you're attending, please do so we can make plans for after preso nibbles/etc. Look forward to seeing you all there! Kind regards, Tim
