PyCon Ireland Blog entries
PyCon Ireland 2011 podcasts
Nov. 21, 2011, 12:53 a.m.
Larry Hastings has another podcast which includes an interview with Raymond Hettinger at PyCon Ireland 2011. You can listen to it here.
Our own resident penguin or Declan Mc Grath also has a podcast interviewing people including Raymond Hettinger at the conference. You can listen to it here. (BTW, small update to podcast, we had ~160 delegates instead if over 180 mentioned in the podcast. :-))
Thanks to Larry and Declan for sharing their podcasts with us. Enjoy!
PyCon Ireland 2011: Videos, Photos and slides
Oct. 27, 2011, 9:27 a.m.
- Videos are going up at Vimeo.
- You can find the photos at our PyCon Ireland's Flickr group, feel free to add your own photos to the group as well.
- Presentation slides are here, not all the slides are there, we are still trying to get them all.
PyCon Ireland 2011 is over - Thanks to everyone who helped and attended
Oct. 10, 2011, 3:37 p.m.
This year's event was bigger, but we never expected the huge amount of interest when the deadline was reached. Apologies to those who couldn't get a ticket, we will have another conference in 2012.
A big shout out to the rest of the committee and many volunteers (bag packers, session chairs, registration, and many that I can't remember).
And a big thanks to the speakers and to you, the community. We all made it happen and good news is, we will be having another one in 2012!
Don't forget to add your write-ups in our news section.
PyCon Ireland 2011: Introduction to NoSQL has been cancelled this morning
Oct. 9, 2011, 10:14 a.m.
Introduction to NoSQL has been cancelled this morning. Apologies for late notice.
PyCon Ireland 2011: "Processing Web Data with Python" CANCELLED
Oct. 7, 2011, 1:23 p.m.
Processing Web Data with Python (Michael Hausenblas) tutorial on Sunday has been cancelled. Currently this 60 minute slot is empty. Please check notice boards for any updates on Sunday.
PyCon Ireland 2011: Lightning talks
Oct. 5, 2011, 3:08 p.m.
Quick, fun, five-minute talks on almost any topic. Want to give a lightning talk at PyCon in exchange for a drink voucher? Just sign up at the conference.
PyCon Ireland 2011: What you need before attending tutorials.
Oct. 4, 2011, 10:10 p.m.
If you are new to Python and want the get hands-on approach? We have Pythonistas on-hand on Saturday giving tutorials in our Beginner's Track:
What you will need for Saturday's Beginner's Track
- python 2.7+ or python 2.3+ and unittest2 installed
- python-twitter installed
- Latest version of Django
- More to follow, or see comments below...
On Sunday, we continue with our Beginner's Track:
What you will need for Sunday's Beginner's Track
- python 2.7+ or python 2.3+ installed
- More to follow, or see comments below...
Tutorial schedule: http://www.python.ie/pycon/2011/conference/#tutorials
NOTE to people giving tutorials: Please use comment section below listing requirements that delegates need to download before attending conference.
NOTE to delegates: Please bear in mind that we are using hotel wi-fi, download or install what you need before attending the conference. We only have limited USB keys and cds so it would help if you prep before you come along.
PyCon Ireland tickets are now SOLD OUT!
Oct. 4, 2011, 4:49 p.m.
There will be no "On the Door" ticket sales on Saturday.
People are welcome to take part in sprints on Sunday as it's free participation. Bring along your laptops.
More info about sprints: http://python.ie/pycon/2011/conference/#sprints
/// PyCon Ireland Organisers
Who are the PyCon Ireland 2011 Committee?
Sept. 29, 2011, 9:18 p.m.
You can find the organisers in Sunflower orange/yellow PyCon Ireland 2011 t-shirts. Here's the run-down on this year's committee members.
- Rodrigue Alcazar - First time helping out organising PyCon Ireland this year.
- Brian Brazil - One of the initial core Python Ireland people.
- Alan Kennedy - The resident Jython guy, he's also one of the initial core Python Ireland people.
- Kevin Leo - First time helping out organising PyCon Ireland this year.
- Vicky Lee aka whykay - The main conference co-ordinator, running around and chasing down sponsors, speakers, just like a headless chicken. She can be found emailing, tweeting, coding away and generally doing her own thing.
- Tendayi Muwashe - First time helping out organising PyCon Ireland this year.
- Sean O'Donnell - The one who breathed life into Python Ireland after a short hiatus back in 2005, and persistent on being at the pub every month in the early days even when no-one turned up.
- Mick Twomey - One of the initial core Python Ireland people, long time Pythonista.
PyCon Ireland 2011: Parking at Radisson Blu Hotel
Sept. 29, 2011, 5:01 p.m.
- From the hotel:
- Car Parking is available at the hotel. We have 60 spaces in total and the charges for the car park are set @ €2.90 per hour or a maximum charge of €10.00 per 24-hour period for a Registered Guest or Meeting/Event Delegate. Car parking is strictly on a first come – first served basis. Additional Car Parking is available at the nearby Jury’s Christchurch Car Park for €14.40 per 24-hour period.
PyCon Ireland 2011: Recruiting Session
Sept. 28, 2011, 8:15 p.m.
Introducing our 30 minute Recruiting Session on Saturday. Bring your resumé if you are a job-seeker. If your are hiring, drop along to the session as well. Both parties have a couple of minutes to talk about themselves, then the networking begins.
PyCon Ireland 2011: Demonware contributes prizes
Sept. 23, 2011, 3:02 p.m.
Demonware has kindly gave us some PC and console games as prizes for the conference. On behalf of the the organisers, thank you!
PyCon Ireland 2011: Thank you message to Paul Barry
Sept. 16, 2011, 3:41 p.m.
We would like to extend our thanks to Paul Barry for donating some books as prizes to PyCon Ireland this year.
PyCon Ireland 2011: Registration will close at the end of September
Sept. 6, 2011, 9:05 p.m.
Registration for PyCon Ireland 2011 will close at the end of September. Register here for your ticket.
PyCon Ireland 2011: Talks announced
Sept. 2, 2011, 12:07 a.m.
We are pleased to announce the PyCon Ireland 2011 talks. Thanks to all who submitted talks and tutorials. You can check out the talks at http://python.ie/pyconireland/conference/#talks
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