Got to check out my classroom today. Looks pretty state of the art. Ceiling mounted InFocus connected to the instructor station, several rows student stations, now each loaded with Python, Povray and J. Internet connectivity. Good lighting, heating/cooling, other amenities.
Now the remaining uncertainty is snow, forecast as likely for this Saturday. I'm hoping it's not serious, as the first day of class is always plenty chaotic without the added twist of inclement weather. I'm also scheduled to teach core Python to some GIS company here in PDX on March 28 (two 1.5 hour sessions). That's very close to Pycon. I'd have to high tail it back. I think Portland is fortunate in having quite a few snake charmers of high caliber, such as Kevin Altis, Kevin Turner, Dylan Reinhardt and others. If demand for Python trainers grows, we should be able to cover the field by intelligently coordinating our efforts (e.g. Altis is our GUI guru, and Dunn, but he's all the way in Vancouver :-D). Plus at OSCON I learned we even have Michel Pelletier, co-author of The Zope Book. I've never seen him at a PORPIG meeting though. I'd like to learn more about his concept of interfaces in Python. Kirby _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
