[SLUG] PyCon Australia 2011: registrations now open

[Ryan Kelly]

Hi Everyone,


I'm pleased to announce that registrations are now open for PyCon
Australia 2011.

PyCon Australia is Australia's only conference dedicated exclusively to
the Python programming language, and will be held at the Sydney Masonic
Center over the weekend of August 20 and 21.  See below for more
information and updates on:

1. Registration is now open
2. Classroom Track
3. Call For Proposals deadline approaching
4. Sponsors Announced

Please pass this message on to those you feel may be interested.



Registration Is Now Open


We offer three levels of registration for PyCon Australia 2011.
Registration provides access to two full days of technical content
presented by Python enthusiasts from around the country, as well as the
new classroom track and a seat at the conference dinner.

We are currently offering a limited number of early-bird tickets, but
get in quick because they are selling fast! 

  Corporate - $440
If your company is paying for you to attend PyCon, please register
at the corporate rate. You'll be helping to keep the conference
affordable for all.
  
  Full (Early Bird) - $165
This is the registration rate for regular attendees. We are offering
a limited Early Bird rate for the first 50 registrations until the
end of May.

  Student - $44
For students able to present a valid student card we're offering
this reduced rate, which does not include the conference dinner.

All prices include GST.  For more information or to register, please
visit the conference website.

Register here: http://pycon-au.org/reg



Classroom Track
===

In addition to the standard technical talks, this year's conference
will feature a "Classroom Track" designed specifically for tutorial
style presentations.

If you need to get up to speed on some of the latest language features
and tools, this will be a great opportunity to learn fast in a
supportive environment.



Call For Proposals
==

We've had some great initial responses to the Call For Proposals, but
there's still time left and plenty of program to fill.

Remember, the deadline for proposal submission is the 2nd of May.
That's just under two weeks away!

We are looking for proposals for talks on all aspects of Python
programming from novice to advanced levels; applications and frameworks,
or how you have been involved in introducing Python into your
organisation. We're especially interested in short presentations that
will teach conference-goers something new and useful. Can you show
attendees how to use a module? Explore a Python language feature?
Package an application?

We welcome first-time speakers; we are a community conference and we
are eager to hear about your experience. If you have friends or
colleagues who have something valuable to contribute, twist their arms
to tell us about it! Please also forward this Call for Proposals to
anyone that you feel may be interested.

The earlier you submit your proposal, the more time we will have to
review and give you feedback before the program is finalised.

Speakers receive free registration for the conference, including a seat
at the conference dinner.  Don't miss out, submit your proposal today! 

http://pycon-au.org/cfp




Sponsors Announced
==

We are happy to announce our first set of sponsors.  Thank you to the
following companies for their continuing support of Python and for
helping to make PyCon Australia 2011 a reality:


   Gold:  Google  
   Gold:  Microsoft   

   Silver:  Anchor
   Silver:  Enthought 
   Silver:  Python Software Foundation


Thanks also to Linux Australia, who provide the overarching legal and
organisational structure for PyCon Australia.



   Ryan Kelly
   PyCon Australia 2011





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[SLUG] SyPy May 5th: "Logging in the clouds: A down to earth guide for dealing with information overload using python." - OrionVM

[Dylan Jay]

SyPy: Sydney Python Users group meetup
Details see http://sypy2011may.eventbrite.com/

Main Talk summary:
OrionVM is an Infrastructure as a Service cloud computing company with  
a large amount of servers and a much larger amount of real time data  
that they need to collect, process and respond to. See how they deal  
with millions of loggable events a day using nothing but python


About the speaker(s):
TBA


6:15: Arrive
6:30: Lightning talks (email me, or just bring a 5min talk along)
6:45: "Logging in the Clouds"
7:40 Social networking and beers and dinner at the Pyrmont Bridge Hotel.

*RSVP: Please RSVP so we have an idea of numbers*
http://sypy2011may.eventbrite.com/

Getting There: See the event page for details
Free free to join us at the pub after/instead.
If have any problems call Dylan Jay on 0421477460


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[SLUG] Testing live streaming for tonight's SLUG

[Tim Ansell]

Hello everyone,

Tonight we are going to experiment with live streaming SLUG. This is
something I have wanted to do for a long time as it means the videos
straight after the event rather then 6months later like it is currently.

I'll be trialling on ustream at
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mithro-s-test-stream from 6:00pm.

I'm open to better/open
solutions but we need something similar to ustream features. We also need
something that will give us a video at the end and not require post editing
(which is what causes the videos to not be uploaded).

Tim
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[SLUG] RE: [CTTE] Testing live streaming for tonight's SLUG

[m...@elliott-brennan.id.au]

Wh H!

Nice one Timmy.


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From: Tim Ansell
Sent:  29/04/2011, 1:18  PM
To: SLUG Activities; Slug Committee; slug@slug.org.au
Subject: [CTTE] Testing live streaming for tonight's SLUG


Hello everyone,

Tonight we are going to experiment with live streaming SLUG. This is
something I have wanted to do for a long time as it means the videos
straight after the event rather then 6months later like it is currently.

I'll be trialling on ustream at
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/mithro-s-test-stream from 6:00pm.

I'm open to better/open
solutions but we need something similar to ustream features. We also need
something that will give us a video at the end and not require post editing
(which is what causes the videos to not be uploaded).

Tim

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