if there's another PyCon Canada...

[Greg Wilson]

Hi everyone,
Apologies for not writing this three weeks ago when promised, but: if
there's going to be another conference, I'd like to ask whether it ought
to be as Python-centric as the first, or whether something like Strange
Loop would be more interesting and useful. While their schedule for
2012 seems to have disappeared from their web site, the video schedule
at https://thestrangeloop.com/news/strange-loop-2012-video-schedule
gives an idea of the breadth of topics they covered. Personally,
Python's just one part of my stack: I'm as interested in NoSQL
databases, extreme version control systems like
http://www.storytellersoftware.com, and next-generation debugging tools
as I am in decorators.
Thoughts? Is this too far afield, or would people be interested in a
"Strange North" style of thing?
Hope it's OK to throw this out there...
Greg

[Michael DiBernardo]

Hey Greg,

I think this is a great idea (I watched the hashtag for Strange Loop while it was happening). We're definitely going ahead with PyCon Canada 2013, but this is something I'd personally love to organize for 2014.

I'd also like to give a shot at starting a meetup group with this theme -- sort of a "cross pollination" group where people from different user groups / interests can show up to present. Do you know offhand if a group with a similar theme already exists?

-Debo

[Diana Clarke]

I'd love to see a schedule that includes more cross pollination. I'd
still like for it to be PyCon Canada, but solicit more related content
like:

- Vagrant, puppet etc for Python Developers
- NoSQL for Python Developers
- Javascript for Python Developers
- Teaching Programming with Python
- Image processing with Python
- Map/Reduce for Python Developers
- Statistics and analysis for Python Developers
- A crash course in front-end for back-end developers
- Writing Python Nagios Plugins

Where we can assume a baseline of Python and tack on other concrete skills.

I'd also like to see less talk, and more hands on. Like a skills track
with a series of 1 hour tutorials where the audience is actually
typing and leaves with a tangible start to a number of things.

--diana

[Greg Wilson]

 if there's another PyCon Canada...

Michael DiBernardo <mike...@gmail.com> Jan 06 07:20PM -0500  

Hey Greg,
 
I think this is a great idea (I watched the hashtag for Strange Loop while it was happening). We're definitely going ahead with PyCon Canada 2013, but this is something I'd personally love to organize for 2014.
 
I'd also like to give a shot at starting a meetup group with this theme -- sort of a "cross pollination" group where people from different user groups / interests can show up to present. Do you know offhand if a group with a similar theme already exists?
 
-Debo

Hi Michael,
This is sort of what DemoCamp was before it was colonized by the business plan people (first demo I ever saw of a NoSQL database was at DemoCamp 7, and yes, they were using Smalltalk to drive it :-). Still active, there's a group tagged #LambdaLounge in St Louis (overlaps with Strange Loop people) --- Jessica Kerr (@jessitron) could tell you more.

Diana Clarke <diana.jo...@gmail.com> Jan 07 06:47AM -0500  

I'd love to see a schedule that includes more cross pollination. I'd
still like for it to be PyCon Canada, but solicit more related content
like:
 
- Vagrant, puppet etc for Python Developers
- NoSQL for Python Developers
- Javascript for Python Developers
- Teaching Programming with Python
- Image processing with Python
- Map/Reduce for Python Developers
- Statistics and analysis for Python Developers
- A crash course in front-end for back-end developers
- Writing Python Nagios Plugins

+1 to that -- and it would help differentiate this meeting.

Where we can assume a baseline of Python and tack on other concrete skills.
 
I'd also like to see less talk, and more hands on. Like a skills track
with a series of 1 hour tutorials where the audience is actually
typing and leaves with a tangible start to a number of things. 

+1 to that too, though it requires a different kind of venue (more and smaller rooms).
Thanks,
Greg

[Zach Aysan]

What about something totally badass?

"Flying spy drones, with python & c"

"Swarming logic for flying spy drones"

"Ethics for swarming AI"

"Test driven laser armed swarming drone development"

"Building your first cheeseshop package"

That last one may be a bit to complicated though.

-Zach

[Michael DiBernardo]

Hey Greg,

On 2013-01-08, at 6:59 AM, Greg Wilson wrote:

 if there's another PyCon Canada...

Michael DiBernardo <mike...@gmail.com> Jan 06 07:20PM -0500  

Hey Greg,
 
I think this is a great idea (I watched the hashtag for Strange Loop while it was happening). We're definitely going ahead with PyCon Canada 2013, but this is something I'd personally love to organize for 2014.
 
I'd also like to give a shot at starting a meetup group with this theme -- sort of a "cross pollination" group where people from different user groups / interests can show up to present. Do you know offhand if a group with a similar theme already exists?
 
-Debo

Hi Michael,
This is sort of what DemoCamp was before it was colonized by the business plan people (first demo I ever saw of a NoSQL database was at DemoCamp 7, and yes, they were using Smalltalk to drive it :-). Still active, there's a group tagged #LambdaLounge in St Louis (overlaps with Strange Loop people) --- Jessica Kerr (@jessitron) could tell you more.

Right. I used to attend those in Vancouver way back in 2006 or something. Even then, they were starting to become heavily external-agenda-ized, but were still a lot of fun. Thanks for the refs, I'm going to take a look at those.

Diana Clarke <diana.jo...@gmail.com> Jan 07 06:47AM -0500  

I'd love to see a schedule that includes more cross pollination. I'd
still like for it to be PyCon Canada, but solicit more related content
like:
 
- Vagrant, puppet etc for Python Developers
- NoSQL for Python Developers
- Javascript for Python Developers
- Teaching Programming with Python
- Image processing with Python
- Map/Reduce for Python Developers
- Statistics and analysis for Python Developers
- A crash course in front-end for back-end developers
- Writing Python Nagios Plugins

+1 to that -- and it would help differentiate this meeting.

Where we can assume a baseline of Python and tack on other concrete skills.
 
I'd also like to see less talk, and more hands on. Like a skills track
with a series of 1 hour tutorials where the audience is actually
typing and leaves with a tangible start to a number of things. 

+1 to that too, though it requires a different kind of venue (more and smaller rooms).

Agreed as well. In addition to these subjects, I'd like to see some really hardcore / advanced Python-centric talks as well. I have a few speakers in mind for this, but suggestions and referrals are welcome. :)

-Debo