Morning all,<br><br>Kiwi PyCon is happening in October last year. Last year, I provided a very well-attended presentation. I'm sure there will be great interest in receiving more proposals from tech/education in general and OLPC/Sugar in particular. I think that people from this list should consider both presenting, as well as attending.<br>
<br>I like that the NZ Python Users Group has specifically called for "participation" and not "papers". It gives you a good indication of the type of crowd that will be there.<br><br>I would love to be part of this year's event. Unfortunately, finances are likely to hold me back. I would be more than happy to help drafting up some content if anyone would like a hand.<br>
<br><br clear="all">Tim<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Guy K. Kloss</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:g.kloss@massey.ac.nz">g.kloss@massey.ac.nz</a>></span><br>
Date: Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 3:40 PM<br>Subject: [nzpug] Kiwi PyCon 2010 - Call for Participation<br>To: "<a href="mailto:nzpug@googlegroups.com">nzpug@googlegroups.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:nzpug@googlegroups.com">nzpug@googlegroups.com</a>><br>
<br><br>Hi all,<br>
<br>
we've got another Kiwi PyCon lined up, and we're all expecting it to be as<br>
good as last year's event. This year it will be staged in lovely<br>
Paihia/Waitangi in the sunny Bay of Islands. It is on the weekend 20-21<br>
November.<br>
<br>
Find attached the "Call for Participation". We are encouraging everybody to<br>
come and to participate. Do not feel intimidated, this is a community<br>
conference, and we are hosting talks and sessions for all knowledge levels. Be<br>
it a tiny demo or show and tell (by doing a 5 minute Lightning Talk), or up to<br>
running an hour long tutorial. Or are you interested in the dynamic evolution<br>
of a session? Then the un-conference like Open Spaces will give you just the<br>
platorm for interaction ...<br>
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Also ... make sure to spread the word. Tell everybody else about it. Forward<br>
this mail, blog about it, post it on Twitter/Identi.ca, etc. This CfP will<br>
soon also be posted on the Kiwi PyCon web site:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://nz.pycon.org" target="_blank">http://nz.pycon.org</a><br>
<br>
So you can just post a link. We're just making it easier and easier for you<br>
...<br>
<br>
Code and enjoy,<br>
<br>
The Kiwi PyCon Committee<br>
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