Re: [python-uk] saturday london python dojos?

2012-01-31 Thread Alec Battles
> While all are very good ideas, there is still clearly a need for a second > London python dojo since tickets fly in just a few hours after the > announcement. yeah, that's what i was asking, ie -- 'does anyone else wish there were saturday/sunday *python dojos* in london? am i the only one in th

Re: [python-uk] saturday london python dojos?

2012-01-31 Thread Ed Stafford
If there's enough demand I'd be happy to host a second dojo as well. The space is easy to find, covering the food and drink is what I'm working on now. I'll take some pictures this evening before I leave the office, as it's less crowded, and send them along. On 31 January 2012 13:51, Javier Llopi

Re: [python-uk] saturday london python dojos?

2012-01-31 Thread Javier Llopis
While all are very good ideas, there is still clearly a need for a second London python dojo since tickets fly in just a few hours after the announcement. Just a thought J > Ed, it sounds great. I think it would be very good to > host a different Python session in London, perhaps in > the other

Re: [python-uk] saturday london python dojos?

2012-01-31 Thread Rami Chowdhury
On Jan 31, 2012, at 1:46 PM, Tim Golden wrote: > I second the suggestion for a sprint, at least as one > way of making use of the session. I'm fairly sure that > the PSF sprinters are particularly keen on Python3-porting > sprints. I would be very much up for a Python sprint, although like others

Re: [python-uk] saturday london python dojos?

2012-01-31 Thread Tim Golden
Ed, it sounds great. I think it would be very good to host a different Python session in London, perhaps in the other half of the month from the Dojo, and that it be a weekend will obviously allow some people to come who couldn't come otherwise -- just as the reverse is true for our Thursday Dojos

Re: [python-uk] saturday london python dojos?

2012-01-31 Thread Ed Stafford
A Python Sprint is a fantastic idea as well. I've double checked our facilities and we can easily accomodate 35 in the theater and can squeeze in another 7 chairs up front (might be a little cramped though) and there's a little bit of standing room off the side. I think 40-45 people would be the

Re: [python-uk] saturday london python dojos?

2012-01-31 Thread Nicholas H.Tollervey
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 We post well in advance on the python-uk mailing list. Code dojos are usually the first Thursday of every month except January (and sometimes September depending on the academic year). We take August off. ;-) N. On 31/01/12 13:25, Ed Stafford wrote:

Re: [python-uk] saturday london python dojos?

2012-01-31 Thread Richard Nienaber
> > Actually, rather than run a dojo (which is quite a focussed affair) > why not run a hackathon? Self selecting teams can coalesce around a > problem area rather than specific problem and have 6 hours to produce > something before a show-and-tell. For example, running a hackathon > around the sub

Re: [python-uk] saturday london python dojos?

2012-01-31 Thread Ed Stafford
Hi Nick, Absolutely, is there a system in place somewhere to help coordinate these or is it on an ad-hoc basis? Do you just check Lanyard or something? On 31 January 2012 12:41, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi Ed, > > > > > Still early days.

Re: [python-uk] saturday london python dojos?

2012-01-31 Thread Nicholas H.Tollervey
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Ed, > Still early days. The one thing I don't want to do is step on the > toes of the existing dojo. So please, if you feel this is the case > let me know and we can work something out. Maybe the python dojo > stays as it is and we concentrate o

Re: [python-uk] saturday london python dojos?

2012-01-31 Thread Ed Stafford
You're right about the fatigue and it's my fault for being unclear. The events won't all be python related. I have contacts with people from other events so I'm thinking one Python dojo or hackathon, a general themed hackathon with participation from multiple disciplines and maybe a barcamp every o

Re: [python-uk] saturday london python dojos?

2012-01-31 Thread Bruce Durling
Ross and Nick On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 12:20, Nicholas H.Tollervey wrote: > When I think about what we do in the dojo I reckon the limitations of > size and frequency (we can only do it once a month in an office > that'll hold no more than 30 hackers) actually plays to our advantage. > People kno

Re: [python-uk] saturday london python dojos?

2012-01-31 Thread Nicholas H.Tollervey
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, On 31/01/12 11:54, Ed Stafford wrote: > Hi Ross, > > That's an idea! Once I get the sign off I may find we have enough > time for 2 or 3 events a month. Will have to gauge interest towards > the end of the week. > Hmmm... might this not cause h

Re: [python-uk] saturday london python dojos?

2012-01-31 Thread Ed Stafford
Hi Ross, That's an idea! Once I get the sign off I may find we have enough time for 2 or 3 events a month. Will have to gauge interest towards the end of the week. On 31 January 2012 11:45, Ross Lawley wrote: > Ed if you're feeling really adventurous you could throw a BarCamp! Its > been a whil

Re: [python-uk] saturday london python dojos?

2012-01-31 Thread Ross Lawley
Ed if you're feeling really adventurous you could throw a BarCamp! Its been a while since one has been done there: http://barcamp.org/w/page/401031/BarCampLondon4 Ross On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Ed Stafford < walter.staff...@carbonsixty.co.uk> wrote: > I like the idea of a hackathon and t

Re: [python-uk] saturday london python dojos?

2012-01-31 Thread Ed Stafford
I like the idea of a hackathon and the venue would lend itself well to this. I've been told that we won't have budget for food or drink but I have other contacts that I may able to convince to help sponsor the events. As I said, it's early days yet and I've only just started the formal process for

Re: [python-uk] saturday london python dojos?

2012-01-31 Thread Nicholas H.Tollervey
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Choosing the day/time of a dojo is always going to inconvenience someone. I have a young family and weekends are precious. Obviously I could make a Saturday dojo but not every month. If Ed is willing to provide a location along with free pizza and bee

Re: [python-uk] saturday london python dojos?

2012-01-31 Thread Ed Stafford
There's no reason we couldn't host two events a month at the Global office (Leicester Square). I have to get sign off but it seems possible. We have a theatre that will seat around 40 people for presentations. I'll wait until I get final approval before moving forward. On 31 January 2012 11:00, Jo

Re: [python-uk] saturday london python dojos?

2012-01-31 Thread Alistair Broomhead
I'd also be interested - I usually attend ldnpydojo on a Thursday but a weekend would be more ideal. If it were a Sunday I would prefer it to start and end earlier, for the same reason Thursdays are less than convenient. Sent from my Sony Tablet S On Jan 30, 2012 10:34 PM, "Mohammed Abdulrazeg" w

Re: [python-uk] saturday london python dojos?

2012-01-31 Thread Jonathan Hartley
On 30/01/2012 23:58, Carles Pina i Estany wrote: Hi, On Jan/30/2012, Tom Viner wrote: I personally would really enjoy having a longer session to create more ambitious solutions on a weekend dojo. Although I wouldn't be able to attend every time. I estimate that I would go 50% of the Python Do