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PyCon US 2012 Conference Schedule

77 points by stevejohnson 15y ago

jnoller 15y ago
As always, I am hanging around ready to answer any PyCon related questions!
- benatkin 15y ago
  Are you aware that the website has layout issues with JavaScript turned off? How about adding a few CSS rules? Other than that it's an awesome site, though. Nice work Eldarion!
  - jnoller 15y ago
    Interesting. Honestly, not supporting JS is very low on my list of things to get working; but fwiw, the code is all OSS and located at: https://github.com/eldarion/pycon/tree/2012 https://github.com/eldarion/pycon/tree/2012
  - lukeman 15y ago
    What layout issues specifically? I disabled javascript and haven't seen any issues.
- odiroot 15y ago
  Well, the site is getting hammered. It's nearly inaccessible.
  - jnoller 15y ago
    I let our backend people know
askedrelic 15y ago
I'm looking forward to my first PyCon, meeting a bunch of new people, and getting some new ideas!
Sukotto 15y ago
I am a long time perl user looking to pick up python this year. How much value would this conf be to someone like myself who knows a lot about programming but practically nothing about python? I see that there are some intro-talks.... are they worth the overall admission price?
- jonstjohn 15y ago
  PyCon conference fees are very, very reasonable. I would take an intro tutorial or two, and enjoy soaking up all that is python. Talks range from beginner to advanced, and cover a wide range of development topics. I love this conference.
- jnoller 15y ago
  I'm biased as the chair, however I would heartily state "yes!" - there's a lot of great stuff on the program that would serve you, not to mention the stuff not on the program - the open space talks, meeting other hackers and programmers, etc. PyCon is much more than just the talks - and given how cheap admission really is compared to other conferences, it remains a "no duh" type of decision to me.
jnoller 15y ago
Just to add to things - we have some pretty awesome stuff: PG and Stormy Peters as keynote speakers: https://us.pycon.org/2012/keynotes/ https://us.pycon.org/2012/keynotes/ An astounding number of sponsors: https://us.pycon.org/2012/sponsors/ https://us.pycon.org/2012/sponsors/ Amazing tutorials: https://us.pycon.org/2012/schedule/lists/tutorials/ https://us.pycon.org/2012/schedule/lists/tutorials/ Startup Row: http://pycon.blogspot.com/2012/01/pycon-startup-row-2012.html http://pycon.blogspot.com/2012/01/pycon-startup-row-2012.htm... A PyCon 5k Run: http://pycon.blogspot.com/2012/01/inaugural-pycon-5k-fun-run.html http://pycon.blogspot.com/2012/01/inaugural-pycon-5k-fun-run... (all proceeds to charity) And we're raffling off a robot! http://pycon.blogspot.com/2011/12/pycon-us-2012-i-got-something-special.html http://pycon.blogspot.com/2011/12/pycon-us-2012-i-got-someth...
tocomment 15y ago
Hasn't the schedule been out for a few weeks?
- jnoller 15y ago
  this is with all dates/times in a good planning format
tocomment 15y ago
What do you reccomend for ground transportation?
- kroger 15y ago
  See https://us.pycon.org/2012/venue/getting-around/ https://us.pycon.org/2012/venue/getting-around/ You should also check http://www.caltrain.com/ http://www.caltrain.com/ if you plan to go to San Francisco.
cronyism 15y ago
What I find interesting about PyCon is the money trail, cronyism and nepotism. I see jnoller promote PyCon on Hacker News quite often, but shouldn't he disclose how he personally profits from PyCon?
- jnoller 15y ago
  I'm interested to hear how I personally profit from PyCon - because the fact is, I don't. I spend more hours than I care to admit stealing time from work and family, busting my ass to get things done for this conference and the Python Software Foundation. I do this as a volunteer, as those who came before me did. I don't get fat checks, or kickbacks from sponsors, or free cars or servants. I do get a lot of heartburn, a lot of email, and a lot of stress. So not only do I find your comment confusing and insulting, I'm honestly completely baffled.
- fuzzyman 15y ago
  Uhm... utter tripe. How bizarre.
- theorique 15y ago
  'cronyism', I personally worked with jnoller (at a company) a few years ago. Something that I have seen persisting and increasing from then until now is his passion for evangelizing Python as a valuable, open-source tool. The personal 'profit' that I have seen him earning is simply this: a well-deserved positive reputation as a guy who invests great amounts of his own time and energy to benefit the Python language and community. If you're going to say something specific, then say it. If you're going to make baseless accusations about people who volunteer, take it elsewhere.
- brianray 15y ago
  I helped handle PyCon Surveys in the past. One question that got over 300 responses (a good sample) was covering historically, "overall satisfaction with PyCon" 38.4% 118 said "Very High" and 32.6% said "High". I do not know if cronyism created that or not; if it did, then let's keep doing that. It is an amazing level of satisfaction.
- brianray 15y ago

77 points by stevejohnson 15y ago

jnoller 15y ago

As always, I am hanging around ready to answer any PyCon related questions!

benatkin 15y ago
Are you aware that the website has layout issues with JavaScript turned off? How about adding a few CSS rules? Other than that it's an awesome site, though. Nice work Eldarion!
- jnoller 15y ago
  Interesting. Honestly, not supporting JS is very low on my list of things to get working; but fwiw, the code is all OSS and located at: https://github.com/eldarion/pycon/tree/2012 https://github.com/eldarion/pycon/tree/2012
- lukeman 15y ago
  What layout issues specifically? I disabled javascript and haven't seen any issues.
odiroot 15y ago
Well, the site is getting hammered. It's nearly inaccessible.
- jnoller 15y ago
  I let our backend people know

askedrelic 15y ago

I'm looking forward to my first PyCon, meeting a bunch of new people, and getting some new ideas!

Sukotto 15y ago

I am a long time perl user looking to pick up python this year. How much value would this conf be to someone like myself who knows a lot about programming but practically nothing about python? I see that there are some intro-talks.... are they worth the overall admission price?

jonstjohn 15y ago
PyCon conference fees are very, very reasonable. I would take an intro tutorial or two, and enjoy soaking up all that is python. Talks range from beginner to advanced, and cover a wide range of development topics. I love this conference.
jnoller 15y ago
I'm biased as the chair, however I would heartily state "yes!" - there's a lot of great stuff on the program that would serve you, not to mention the stuff not on the program - the open space talks, meeting other hackers and programmers, etc. PyCon is much more than just the talks - and given how cheap admission really is compared to other conferences, it remains a "no duh" type of decision to me.

jnoller 15y ago

Just to add to things - we have some pretty awesome stuff: PG and Stormy Peters as keynote speakers: https://us.pycon.org/2012/keynotes/ https://us.pycon.org/2012/keynotes/ An astounding number of sponsors: https://us.pycon.org/2012/sponsors/ https://us.pycon.org/2012/sponsors/ Amazing tutorials: https://us.pycon.org/2012/schedule/lists/tutorials/ https://us.pycon.org/2012/schedule/lists/tutorials/ Startup Row: http://pycon.blogspot.com/2012/01/pycon-startup-row-2012.html http://pycon.blogspot.com/2012/01/pycon-startup-row-2012.htm... A PyCon 5k Run: http://pycon.blogspot.com/2012/01/inaugural-pycon-5k-fun-run.html http://pycon.blogspot.com/2012/01/inaugural-pycon-5k-fun-run... (all proceeds to charity) And we're raffling off a robot! http://pycon.blogspot.com/2011/12/pycon-us-2012-i-got-something-special.html http://pycon.blogspot.com/2011/12/pycon-us-2012-i-got-someth...

tocomment 15y ago

Hasn't the schedule been out for a few weeks?

jnoller 15y ago
this is with all dates/times in a good planning format

tocomment 15y ago

What do you reccomend for ground transportation?

kroger 15y ago
See https://us.pycon.org/2012/venue/getting-around/ https://us.pycon.org/2012/venue/getting-around/ You should also check http://www.caltrain.com/ http://www.caltrain.com/ if you plan to go to San Francisco.

cronyism 15y ago

What I find interesting about PyCon is the money trail, cronyism and nepotism. I see jnoller promote PyCon on Hacker News quite often, but shouldn't he disclose how he personally profits from PyCon?

jnoller 15y ago
I'm interested to hear how I personally profit from PyCon - because the fact is, I don't. I spend more hours than I care to admit stealing time from work and family, busting my ass to get things done for this conference and the Python Software Foundation. I do this as a volunteer, as those who came before me did. I don't get fat checks, or kickbacks from sponsors, or free cars or servants. I do get a lot of heartburn, a lot of email, and a lot of stress. So not only do I find your comment confusing and insulting, I'm honestly completely baffled.
fuzzyman 15y ago
Uhm... utter tripe. How bizarre.
theorique 15y ago
'cronyism', I personally worked with jnoller (at a company) a few years ago. Something that I have seen persisting and increasing from then until now is his passion for evangelizing Python as a valuable, open-source tool. The personal 'profit' that I have seen him earning is simply this: a well-deserved positive reputation as a guy who invests great amounts of his own time and energy to benefit the Python language and community. If you're going to say something specific, then say it. If you're going to make baseless accusations about people who volunteer, take it elsewhere.
brianray 15y ago
I helped handle PyCon Surveys in the past. One question that got over 300 responses (a good sample) was covering historically, "overall satisfaction with PyCon" 38.4% 118 said "Very High" and 32.6% said "High". I do not know if cronyism created that or not; if it did, then let's keep doing that. It is an amazing level of satisfaction.
brianray 15y ago