Re: [python-uk] [OT] MU G&S (was: New user group)

2007-02-05 Thread Michael Sparks
On Monday 05 February 2007 13:57, Tim Golden wrote: > [Michael Sparks] > > > I won't be there unfortunately because I'll > > be at a rehearsal - http://www.mugss.org/show/ . > > Hey! Hope it goes well. Thanks! > If you look here: > > http://www.mugss.org/history/1989/ Cool :-) So, you coming t

Re: [python-uk] PyCamp UK !

2007-02-05 Thread Michael Sparks
On Monday 05 February 2007 20:21, Richard Smedley wrote: .. > I barely know what I'm doing today but I think I have a reasonable > handle on September ;-) > > I'd already written to Michael S off-list where, inter alia, I > favoured this date - despite the clash with LBW2007. I have no idea what L

Re: [python-uk] PyCamp UK !

2007-02-05 Thread Zeth Green
On 05/02/07, Michael Foord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * Would coding be appropriate or expected for groups that wanted to ? > (bring your own laptop...) Well John Pinner's plan is for a 'community conference' that includes time and space for collaborative programming (i.e. a sprint/Hackfests).

Re: [python-uk] PyCamp UK !

2007-02-05 Thread Michael Foord
Richard Smedley wrote: > On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 19:30:39 Michael Foord wrote: > >>> As a result, I'm tempted to suggest either: >>>* 8/9 Sept (my preference) >>> >>> >> Sounds good to me... but then I barely know what I'm doing >> tomorrow. :-) >> > > I barely know what I'm doing

Re: [python-uk] PyCamp UK !

2007-02-05 Thread Richard Smedley
On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 19:30:39 Michael Foord wrote: > > As a result, I'm tempted to suggest either: > >* 8/9 Sept (my preference) > > > Sounds good to me... but then I barely know what I'm doing > tomorrow. :-) I barely know what I'm doing today but I think I have a reasonable handle on Septe

Re: [python-uk] PyCamp UK !

2007-02-05 Thread Michael Foord
Michael Sparks wrote: > On Monday 05 February 2007 12:19, Andy Robinson wrote: > >>> I'm not sure August is actually the best time for people in the UK either >>> - since so many people go away then. My feeling is that the best time >>> would be sometime in early September - either 1/2 Sept or 8

Re: [python-uk] Yet Another UK Python Conference

2007-02-05 Thread Simon Faulkner
> = perhaps one year in one *town* and one year in another. LOL, I just spent 3 mins trying to parse that! ___ python-uk mailing list python-uk@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk

Re: [python-uk] Yet Another UK Python Conference

2007-02-05 Thread Zeth Green
On 05/02/07, Zeth Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > perhaps one year in one two and one in another. = perhaps one year in one *town* and one year in another. ___ python-uk mailing list python-uk@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-

Re: [python-uk] Yet Another UK Python Conference

2007-02-05 Thread Zeth Green
Well I am happy to get involved in whatever is worked out. At least one successful event would be the way forward, perhaps one year in one two and one in another. PS. I love the reportlab toolkit. Excel is dead. On 05/02/07, Andy Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just spoke to John Pinner a

[python-uk] Yet Another UK Python Conference

2007-02-05 Thread Andy Robinson
I just spoke to John Pinner at Clocksoft on the phone - he's been off email for a couple of days and hasn't seen this thread. He and others in the Midlands have been planning a UK event for a long time, and have venues lined up at around the same time - September (!). There is a meeting of som

[python-uk] [OT] MU G&S (was: New user group)

2007-02-05 Thread Tim Golden
[Michael Sparks] > I won't be there unfortunately because I'll > be at a rehearsal - http://www.mugss.org/show/ . Hey! Hope it goes well. If you look here: http://www.mugss.org/history/1989/ You'll see my name down among the Chorus. It was sort of accidental, because I'd been the orchestra for P

Re: [python-uk] [Ann] New user group

2007-02-05 Thread Simon Faulkner
Andy McKay wrote: >> It says the 15th on the web? >> >> http://norweb.cnuk.org/category/events/ > > My apologies. As ever (well occasionally) the web is correct and my > monday addled brain is incorrect. Cool, I *can* come :-) ___ python-uk mailing li

Re: [python-uk] [Ann] New user group

2007-02-05 Thread Andy McKay
> It says the 15th on the web? > > http://norweb.cnuk.org/category/events/ My apologies. As ever (well occasionally) the web is correct and my monday addled brain is incorrect. -- Andy McKay ___ python-uk mailing list python-uk@python.org http:/

Re: [python-uk] [Ann] New user group

2007-02-05 Thread Simon Faulkner
Andy McKay wrote: > We are just starting a new user group in the Northwest here called > NorWeb, that has quite a python component to it: > > http://norweb.cnuk.org/about/ > > Next chat is on the 16th about Django It says the 15th on the web? http://norweb.cnuk.org/category/events/ __

Re: [python-uk] [Ann] New user group

2007-02-05 Thread Andy McKay
Thanks, yeah we are actually posted on there and even wonder at this point if we need a seperate user group :) Thats what a bit of the user group meeting will be about. > You might want to consider a crosslinking between the Geekup and > NorWeb sites. > (Geekup is also a northwest user group

Re: [python-uk] [Ann] New user group

2007-02-05 Thread Michael Sparks
Hi Andy, You might want to consider a crosslinking between the Geekup and NorWeb sites. (Geekup is also a northwest user group and people have been coming from across the northwest, so some loose co-ordination would probably a nice idea :) I'm sure Andrew & Dan would think its a good idea.

Re: [python-uk] PyCamp UK !

2007-02-05 Thread Michael Sparks
On Monday 05 February 2007 12:19, Andy Robinson wrote: > > I'm not sure August is actually the best time for people in the UK either > > - since so many people go away then. My feeling is that the best time > > would be sometime in early September - either 1/2 Sept or 8/9th Sept. > > +1. Especiall

Re: [python-uk] PyCamp UK !

2007-02-05 Thread Tim Golden
> Now, I've got an idea for a venue in Manchester[*] which could probably > cater to about 50-70 people depending on how the rooms are laid out which > would work out to something like £15 - £20 *without* sponsorship. If we > can get sponsorship then that figure would go down or could maybe be > re

[python-uk] [Ann] New user group

2007-02-05 Thread Andy McKay
We are just starting a new user group in the Northwest here called NorWeb, that has quite a python component to it: http://norweb.cnuk.org/about/ Next chat is on the 16th about Django http://norweb.cnuk.org/ Welcome one and all. -- Andy McKay ___

Re: [python-uk] PyCamp UK !

2007-02-05 Thread Andy Robinson
> I'm not sure August is actually the best time for people in the UK either - > since so many people go away then. My feeling is that the best time would be > sometime in early September - either 1/2 Sept or 8/9th Sept. > +1. Especially after August. - Andy ___

Re: [python-uk] PyCamp UK !

2007-02-05 Thread Andy Robinson
>> Oh is this the IronPython book? Cool :) >> >> > Yup. Just completed the first draft of chapter 2. Already behind > schedule. :-) No worries, IronPython itself took a while AFAIR ;-) ___ python-uk mailing list python-uk@python.org http://mail.p

Re: [python-uk] PyCamp UK !

2007-02-05 Thread Simon Brunning
On 2/3/07, Michael Sparks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Saturday 03 February 2007 19:42, Michael Foord wrote: > > I would certainly be very interested in attending and helping with such > > an event. It sounds like a great idea. > > Cool, I'll take that as a +1 :) +1 from me too. -- Cheers, Si