On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 1:39 PM, Michelle Rowley <[email protected]> wrote:
> The first brainstorming session is set for 3pm this Saturday at Produce Row 
> (2nd and SE Oak). Feel free to drop by, have a beverage, and help brainstorm 
> even if you don't want to submit a talk for PyCon! If the weather forecast 
> holds, there may even be sun on the patio...
>

Plan to have my bike fixed by then, by today actually.  New wheels etc.

Here's her picture (sigh):

http://controlroom.blogspot.com/2011/09/equinox-retreat.html

More for the lightning talk(s):

http://www.brainsturbator.com/articles/crash_course_on_crop_circles_the_sequel/

Looking forward,

Kirby


> Michelle
>
> On Sep 20, 2011, at 10:34 AM, Michelle Rowley wrote:
>
>> Hey Pythoneers!
>>
>> At last week's meeting there was some talk about getting together to 
>> brainstorm submissions for PyCon 2012 talks and/or tutorials. It would be 
>> amazing if we had some Portland representation at PyCon this year! The 
>> deadline for talk submission this year is October 12th - that's 3 weeks from 
>> tomorrow.
>>
>> If anyone is up for it, I think we should start brainstorming this weekend, 
>> and maybe we can get one or two more brainstorming/pep-talk sessions in 
>> before the deadline. Remember, you don't have to have a completely formed 
>> talk in order to submit, you just need an idea that you can flesh out by 
>> March if that idea gets accepted.
>>
>> It would also be great if anyone who has submitted and/or given talks at 
>> conferences before could join us and help us through the process. I've 
>> submitted to a conference once as a co-speaker, but it wasn't accepted, so 
>> the submitting (with Selena Deckelmann holding my hand the whole way ;)) is 
>> as much as I know about the process.
>>
>> I've created a survey to keep track of how many Python people are feeling up 
>> to submitting a talk, and who can meet when: http://goo.gl/q7fWI. Feel free 
>> to ignore the stationery on that survey... someday I will change it from my 
>> old Emma testing one. ;)
>>
>> Michelle
>>
>> P.S. We can also discuss how we might all get down there… *cough*gigantic 
>> decorated van*cough*?? Just sayin'.
>>
>> ---
>> Michelle Rowley
>> @pythonchelle
>> [email protected]
>> http://www.meetup.com/pdxpython
>>
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