[Discuss] Vancouver Python Workshop

[Brian Quinlan]

Hi,

There is going to be a Python conference in Vancouver this summer. Since 
Python is an important language in the Open Source community, I thought 
that you might be interested and included this press release:

Vancouver Python Workshop
=========================

Building on the huge success of the 2004 Vancouver Python Workshop, the
Vancouver Python and Zope User Group is pleased to announce the 2006
Vancouver Python Workshop.

The conference will begin with keynote addresses by Guido van Rossum 
[1], Jim Hugunin [2] and Ian Cavén [3] on August 4st. Further
talks (and tutorials for beginners) will take place on August 5th and
6th. The Vancouver Python Workshop is a community organized conference
designed for both the beginner and for the experienced Python programmer
with:

  * tutorials for beginning programmers
  * advanced lectures for Python experts
  * case studies of Python in action
  * after-hours social events
  * informative keynote speakers
  * tracks on multimedia, Web development, education and more


More information see: http://www.vanpyz.org/conference/
or contact Brian Quinlan at: brian at sweetapp.com

Why Python?
===========

Python is the up and coming language on GNU/Linux. It is the basis for
the Gentoo portage system, is used extensively in the RedHat
configuration system and is also used in thousands of Open Source
projects (including BitTorrent, Freevo, GNU Mailman, Plone and Trac). It
has bindings for most popular C APIs (e.g. POSIX, Qt, Gtk, libxml). But
don't take my word for it, read what Eric S. Raymond has to say:

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=3882

To find out more about Python, visit:

http://www.python.org


Important dates
===============

Talk proposals accepted: May 15th to June 15th
Early registration (discounted): May 22nd to June 30th
Normal registration: from July 1st
Keynotes: August 4th
Conference and tutorial dates: August 5th and 6th

[1] Guido van Rossum (Google) is the inventor of Python and has managed 
its growth and development for more than a decade. Guido was awarded the 
Free Software Foundation Award in 2002 and Dr.Dobb's 1999 Excellence in 
Programming Award. Guido works at Google and spends half of his time on 
Python.

[2] Jim Hugunin (Microsoft) is the creator of numerous innovations that 
take Python into new application domains. Jim's most recent project, 
IronPython integrates Python into Microsoft's .NET runtime. Jim's 
previous project, Jython is Python for the Java runtime and was the 
second production-quality implementation of Python. Before that, Jim's 
Numeric Python adapted Python to the needs of number crunching 
applications. Jim works at Microsoft adapting the .NET runtime to the 
needs of dynamic languages like Python.

[3] Ian Cavén is the primary developer of the Lowry Digital Images 
motion picture restoration system. This Python and Zope-based system has 
been used to restore over 150 motion pictures. Highlights include 
Citizen Kane, Sunset Boulevard and both the Indiana Jones and Star Wars 
trilogies. While Ian was Chief Scientist at Lowry Digital, his rack of 
computers grew from a few Macintoshes on his desktop to over six hundred 
Macintosh and Linux servers - at one point earning Lowry the title as 
the second biggest installation of parallel processing Maintoshes in the 
world. In 2005, Lowry Digital Images was acquired by DTS (the famous 
movie audio company) and renamed DTS Digital Images. The motion picture 
restoration system has been discussed in publications as diverse as IEEE 
Spectrum, USA Today, the BBC NEWS, the New York Times and Apple.com. Ian 
has been a Python enthusiast since 1999.

Cheers,
Brian