While all are very good ideas, there is still clearly a need for a second London python dojo since tickets fly in just a few hours after the announcement.
Just a thought J > Ed, it sounds great. I think it would be very good to > host a different Python session in London, perhaps in > the other half of the month from the Dojo, and that > it be a weekend will obviously allow some people to > come who couldn't come otherwise -- just as the > reverse is true for our Thursday Dojos. > > As Nicholas says, we tend to coordinate simply through > the python-uk mailing list (ie this one) with tweets > and any other means people wish to use. I don't think > we're on Lanyard altho' I could be wrong. > > The size you're talking about is probably about as big > as you really want before the thing moves into being > a conference. Just in curiosity, would it be possible > for you to post a photo of your presentation space? > > I second the suggestion for a sprint, at least as one > way of making use of the session. I'm fairly sure that > the PSF sprinters are particularly keen on Python3-porting > sprints. > > For my own part, I'd like to be able to come. I'm in West > London, but I run a boys' club on Saturdays and Sunday is > the only free space I get :) Have to see... Thanks again > for offering the space. Let's see if we can get something > going. > > TJG > > > On 31/01/2012 13:38, Ed Stafford wrote: >> A Python Sprint is a fantastic idea as well. >> >> I've double checked our facilities and we can easily accomodate 35 in >> the theater and can squeeze in another 7 chairs up front (might be a >> little cramped though) and there's a little bit of standing room off the >> side. >> >> I think 40-45 people would be the max unless presentations are short and >> some people don't mind standing. If that's the case we could fit maybe >> 50 or so. There's plenty of space in the conference rooms and breakout >> areas (couches and various chairs). >> >> On 31 January 2012 13:32, Richard Nienaber <rjniena...@gmail.com >> <mailto:rjniena...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Actually, rather than run a dojo (which is quite a focussed >> affair) >> why not run a hackathon? Self selecting teams can coalesce >> around a >> problem area rather than specific problem and have 6 hours to >> produce >> something before a show-and-tell. For example, running a >> hackathon >> around the subject of "Living in London" (I'm making this up as >> I go >> along, can't you tell..?) might produce tools for grabbing data, >> quick >> and lightweight websites, data-analysis tools, cloud based APIs >> to >> aggregate information or single use applications such as >> something >> that sends you a text message if it's going to rain in London in >> the >> next 24 hours... and so on. >> >> >> I'd love to participate in a hackathon. Another idea is putting >> together a PSF sanctioned python sprint <http://pythonsprints.com/>. >> These are sprints that would be for the benefit of the wider python >> community e.g. >> >> * Python Core work, e.g, bug triage, documentation >> * Porting libraries/applications to Python 3 >> * PyPI and packaging related improvements >> * Contribution to Python VMs, e.g., PyPy, IronPython >> * Contribution to other Python projects, e.g., Django, PIL, >> pywin32 and so on... >> >> The PSF are also willing to help out with costs if your application >> is accepted. >> >> Richard >> >> _______________________________________________ >> python-uk mailing list >> python-uk@python.org <mailto:python-uk@python.org> >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> python-uk mailing list >> python-uk@python.org >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > > _______________________________________________ > python-uk mailing list > python-uk@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > > _______________________________________________ python-uk mailing list python-uk@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk
