[GNHLUG] PySIG next week, Thursday 22 March, ABI Manchester -- Project Nite!

Bill Sconce sconce at in-spec-inc.com
Fri Mar 16 16:52:10 EDT 2007


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PySIG's Project Nite!                                 22 March 2007
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o PySIG next week!  Once again at the Amoskeag Business Incubator,
  with our continuing thanks to the folks at ABI and SNHU
  
o Once again we hope to have cookies, with thanks to Janet.
  Have we a volunteer for milk?

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PySIG -- New Hampshire Python Special Interest Group
Amoskeag Business Incubator, Manchester, NH
22 March 2007 (4th Thursday)   7:00PM

The monthly meeting of PySIG, the NH Python Special Interest Group,
takes place fourth Thursdays, starting at 7:00 PM.  Beginners' 
session precedes at 6:30 PM.  (Bring a Python question!)

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PySIG's Project Nite -- presented by any and each of us who's
gotten something interesting working in Python
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    Some of our best meetings have been those where we had the
    most opportunity to give and take, and let discussions go
    where the questions lead us.
    
    Our idea at Project Nite is to let each of us share something
    we've been able to do using Python.  Most of our stories have
    been successes, and it's a joy to see something neat which
    someone has been able to do using Python -- and why Python
    is THE tool for doing neat things, as well as learning how
    to do neat things.  Failure stories are welcome too -- saving
    someone else from doing something which turned out to not
    work can be an even more valuable gift!
    
    This does NOT need to be a formal presentation, and a short
    tip is as welcome as a new Web framework.  (!)  So dust off
    that LDAP synchronization script, or your automated-log-
    mailer code snippet, or that three-line invocation of the
    W32 OLE library, and bring it along.

Plus:
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o Kent's Korner (Module of the Month), maybe even by Kent himself!

o Our usual roundtable of introductions, happenings, and 
  announcements.  
    * A special treat this month, if Bill can get it working... *

And of course, milk & cookies...
Many thanks to Alex, who generously made last month's milk run
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6:30 Beginners' Q&A
7:00 Welcome, Announcements - Bill & Ted & Alex
7:10 Milk & Cookies - <your name here>, Janet
7:15 Kent's Korner (Module of the Month)
7:20 Project Nite!  - all of us
9:00 Adjourn


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About PySIG:
    PySIG meetings are typically 10-20 people, around a large table
    equipped with a projector, power, and Internet hookup (wired and
    wireless).  We encourage laptops and hands-on;  seminar style.
    The main meeting starts at 7 PM; officially we finish circa 9 PM.  
    Everyone is welcome.  ("Membership" is anyone who has an interest
    in the Python progamming language, whether on Microsoft systems,
    Linux, or mainframes.  We have everyone from object-oriented
    gurus to recovering COBOL programmers.)  Tell your friends!
    
Beginners' session:
    The half hour before the formal meeting (i.e., starting at 6:30PM)
    we have a beginners' session.  Any Python question is welcome -- 
    whoever asks the first question gets the half hour!  Questions are
    equally welcome by mail beforehand (in which case we can announce
    them) or at the meeting.  (As are all Python questions, anytime.)

Mailing list:
    http://www.dlslug.org/mailman/listinfo/python-talk

About Python:
    "Python is a dynamic object-oriented programming language that
    can be used for many kinds of software development. It offers 
    strong support for integration with other languages and tools, 
    comes with extensive standard libraries, and can be learned
    in a few days.  Many Python programmers report substantial 
    productivity gains and feel the language encourages the 
    development of higher quality, more maintainable code."

    "NASA uses Python...so does Rackspace, Industrial Light&Magic,
    AstraZeneca, Honeywell, and many others."

    Google: "Python has been an important part of Google since the
    beginning, and remains so as the system grows and evolves." 
    -Peter Norvig
    
    http://www.python.org

About Amoskeag Business Incubator:
    Our gracious hosts are the Amoskeag Business Incubator, an
    organization providing a supportive entrepreneurial environment
    that stimulates the growth of businesses to ensure economic
    vitality and encourage job creation, by providing affordable
    office space and technical assistance to early stage companies.
    PySIG thanks the ABI for their generous hospitality.
    
    http://www.abi-nh.com

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Directions (thanks to Ted Roche for improvements to "from the north"):
    PySIG NH meetings are held at the Amoskeag Business Incubator,
    33 South Commercial Street, Manchester, NH.

    Coming in to Manchester using I-293, from the north:
        o Use Exit 6 from I-293.  Stay to the right on the ramp,
          yield twice to traffic incoming from the left, cross back
          over I-293 and accept one merge coming in from your right.
          
        o Then get in the right lane, and stay there, over the river,
          and onto the Canal Street exit ramp.
          
        o Take the first right off Canal Street onto North Commercial
          Street.  Enjoy the scenic mill buildings as the street turns
          into Commercial Street.
          
        o Coming to the traffic light get in the middle lane.  South
          Commercial Street starts on the other side of the light.
          You go straight through (and join the folks coming from the
          south at step * below).

    Coming in to Manchester using I-293, from the south:
        o Use the Granite Street exit.  Turn right (east).  Go under
          I-293 and cross the bridge over the Merrimack River.

        o Turn right (south) at the first light after crossing the
          bridge.

        * This is South Commercial Street.  Go past one parking-lot
          entrance, turn right into the second one.  33 Commercial
          Street will be right in front of you.  You may go in via
          either the ramp or the door and three steps inside.

        o Inside.  Up the stairs if via the door.  Go through the
          glass doors - follow the diamonds on the floor.  Go left 
          at the last diamond.   (Under a sign which says 
              "<- Amoskeag Small Bus. Incubator").

        o More diamonds, another sign...  much glass and office
          space for SNHU; turn left there, 4 more diamonds and 
          you're at the glass doors for the Incubator.  An "abi"
          sign is above.

        o Through the doors, straight down the hall.  The ABI
          Conference Room is on the left.

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