[YLUG] [lugmaster] Please forward if you have Python users in your LUG

[chl501 at york.ac.uk]

Hi,

May I forward this message to other people who might be interested in suck 
kind of conference (but not in YLUG)?

Best,

Chia-Hung

On Apr 21 2007, Alex Smith wrote:

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>Hello Everyone, I hope you are having a nice weekend so far.
>
>If you have Python Users in your LUG, please forward the following
>conference announcement to them, it is the first ever PyconUK event
>and it is a non-profit community based conference. It is in the
>Birmingham Conservatoire (the same location as GUADEC, the GNOME
>conference). Of course, there will be plenty of things that relate
>directly to Linux and Free/ Open Source Software, as explained below.
>Cheers.
>
>Best Wishes,
>Zeth
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>PYCON UK 2007 - FIRST PYTHON COMMUNITY CONFERENCE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
>
>The first UK community conference for Python will be held in
>Birmingham on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th of September 2007.
>
>PyCon UK is the young upstart counterpart to PyCon in the US. There
>will be talks, lightning talks, tutorials and social get-togethers. If
>you have a Python based free/open-source project and want to run a
>sprint or group meetup, before or after the conference, we have the
>facilities for that too.
>
>The conference is aimed at all members of the Python community,
>whether you're just starting or you dream in bytecode.
>
>Please visit <http://www.pyconuk.org> for more information. The
>Booking Form and Talk submissions system are available now.
>
>PyCon UK is being organised by the PyCon UK Society, you can contact
>us at < news at pyconuk.org >
>
>Why should I care about Python as a Linux user?
>
>Python is available by default in all major distributions, and you can
>access more or less all parts of the GNU/Linux system from Python,
>everything from Gnome/KDE, through to packages management systems,
>processes, command line utilities, as well, of course by running on
>Apache as a web application. Code you write in Python on Linux will
>also work on proprietary systems.
>
>I have never done programming before?
>
>Do not worry, just come anyway, we are having special
>sessions/tutorials for beginners, so it is the perfect time for you to
>get your feet wet. Python is one of the easiest languages to learn,
>and unlike most other very high-level languages, you are not painting
>yourself into a corner, you can create web applications, desktop
>applications and bash scripts.
>
>How expensive is this conference?
>
>Cheap. We have made it as cheap as we can so hobbyists and students
>can afford to come. PyconUK is going to be a not for profit community
>conference, early bird rates are heavily subsidised at just £50 for
>the two days, and that includes all the extras (conference dinner,
>T-shirt, goodie bag and so on). The main cost of going to a conference
>is accommodation, and we have really good value hotels in Birmingham,
>the official conference hotel is just £35 a night for a room sleeping
>3. More expensive options are available, most of the major hotels are
>within walking distance from the conference. More details at <
>http://www.pyconuk.org >.
>
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