[OLPC-AU] Workshops for learning Python and OLPC/Sugar in Melbourne, 21 May

[Sridhar Dhanapalan]

If you're in Melbourne and are interested in getting into OLPC/Sugar,
this might be useful for you.

Linux Users of Victoria are running a Python workshop alongside the
Melbourne OLPC Club meeting.


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jiri Baum <jiri at baum.com.au>
Date: 8 May 2011 12:03
Subject: May Beginner's Workshop - Python
To: luv-announce at luv.asn.au


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Saturday 21 May, 12 noon at The Hub @ Docklands
near cnr Bourke St and Harbour Esplanade, Docklands
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The next LUV Beginner's Workshop and Tutorial and the OLPC Corner will be on
the 21st of May. This month Alec Clews will be giving an introduction to
programming with Python.

The tutorial will start one hour into the workshop, at 1pm. If you wish to
participate in this hands-on tutorial, please bring your laptop with Python
installed.

In the usual unstructured workshop format, we intend to cover things like:

 * installing various Linux distributions;
 * tweaking and configuring your system;
 * automatic backups;
 * home networking, including wireless;
 * setting up specific platforms (e.g. MythTV, Asterisk, UbuntuStudio, etc);
 * using specific applications - OpenOffice, Inkscape, GIMP, OpenMovieStudio

... but if you want help with a different application or problem, come along
and let us know. The event is what you make of it. Bring your laptop!


The Melbourne OLPC Club meetings are co-located with the Beginner's Workshops.
If you are interested in the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) project, please come
and join in!


Link: http://luv.asn.au/2011/05/21


When: 21 May 2011
   workshop 12:00noon until 4:00pm
   tutorial: 1:00pm

Where: The Hub @ Docklands, 17 Waterview Walk, near cnr Bourke St
and Harbour Esplanade, Docklands - look for the giant rabbit sculpture;
Melway reference 2E H7; http://luv.asn.au/content/venue-maps#hub


Parking can be found nearby.

For those coming via Public Transport, the City Circle, number 48 (North
Balwyn - Docklands), number 86 (Bundoora - Docklands) and number 70 (Wattle
Park - Docklands) all stop on the corner of Bourke Street and Harbour
Esplanade. Southern Cross Station is just across the overpass over
Wurundjeri Road.


LUV would like to acknowledge Red Hat for their help in obtaining the Buzzard
Lecture Theatre venue, BENK Open Systems for sponsoring the Beginner's
Workshops and VPAC for hosting!
http://redhat.com.au
http://benk.net.au
http://vpac.org


Jiri Baum - Secretary
Linux Users of Victoria - luv.asn.au



Sridhar Dhanapalan
Technical Manager
One Laptop per Child Australia
M: +61 425 239 701
E: sridhar at laptop.org.au
A: G.P.O. Box 731
     Sydney, NSW 2001
W: www.laptop.org.au