This year PyTexas is being held at
Oct 24-25, 2009 (Sat/Sun)
HOWDY!
Welcome to the wiki site for pyTexas, the Python Unconference for the Texas Region. This unconference is a FREE event for Pythoneers from all over the Texas region to gather and share experiences and developments.
pyTexas 2009 is now confirmed:
- When: the weekend of Oct 24th and 25th (see the schedule)
- Where: The University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth
Address
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
3500 Camp Bowie Blvd.
Fort Worth Texas 76107
We are meeting in the Education and Administration Building, aka EAD Our meeting rooms are 506 and 406. Registration will be outside room 506.
Parking
Park in Parking lot A. This is the parking lot closest to the intersection of Montgomery Street, Camp Bowie Blvd, West Lancaster Street, and Clark Street. The university map of the nearest streets and buildings is at: http://www.hsc.unt.edu/Sites/RoomSchedulingOffice/index.cfm?pageName=Driving%20Directions%20and%20Maps
Google Map
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=map+3500+Camp+Bowie+Blvd.+76107
Notes
We'll have the use of two auditoriums, each with a projector and Internet access. Saturday will be for formal presentations in the morning and open space talks (scheduled at the last minute using sticky notes on a board; See BarCamp) scheduled for the afternoon. Sunday will have sprints and a PythonLab. Of course, we'll also have social get-togethers for meals at nearby restaurants.
A mailing list for announcements and discussions about pyTexas is available at: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/texas
Volunteers Needed:
- Speakers (we have several good talks proposed but could use a few more)
- Organizers - We already have several but could use more); see the Organizers page.
- Promoters - Let's prepare an announcement for python-announce, the area user groups (including PHP and other programmer groups).
- Data Kiosk Contributors - We want to have a kiosk where people can download Python-related videos, podcasts, etc. Let's have a meeting to consolidate these free data resources onto one or more drives which can be attached to the kiosk.
- Planners for the MealGatherings
- PythonLab Puzzlemasters and Proctors
- Sprint Leaders
Navigating this site: See the left sidebar under 'Texas Unconference'
History
This tradition started in 2007 when the Houston Python user group hosted the gathering, and continued in 2008 when the Austin user group hosted the event. In 2009, we decided to name the event pyTexas, based on the naming conventions started at the successful pyArkansas and pyOhio events. (The name 'pycamp' was everyone's favorite in 2006 and 2007 but was easily confused with a commercial venture of the same name.)
Prior years
