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url: /2010/sprints/projects/python-core/
title: Python Core Sprint &#64; PyCon 2010
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  <h1 class="title">Python Core Sprint &#64; PyCon 2010</h1>
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  <tr class="field"><th class="docinfo-name">Project URL:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org/">http://www.python.org/</a></td>
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  <p>:Sprint Leader:<a href="#id3"><span class="problematic" id="id4">`BrettCannon&lt;mailto:brett&#64;python.org&gt;`_</span></a>
  :Code repository: <a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org/dev/faq/">http://www.python.org/dev/faq/</a>
  :Contributor Info: <a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org/dev/setup/">http://www.python.org/dev/setup/</a></p>
  <p>WorkonPythonitself.</p>
  <div class="section" id="attendees">
  <h1>Attendees</h1>
  <p>If you'll be attending the Python sprint, please add your name below:</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Your Name (days attending)</li>
  <li>Eric Smith - MondayandTuesday</li>
  </ul>
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  <p><a href="#id1"><span class="problematic" id="id2">*</span></a>Steven Bethard - Monday
  * Mark Dickinson - Monday
  * Jesse Noller - Monday through Thursday morning
  * Georg Brandl - Monday through Wednesday
  * Michael Foord -Mondaythrough Thursdaymorning
  * <a class="reference external" href="http://stutzbachenterprises.com/">Daniel Stutzbach</a> - Monday through Thursday
  * Brett Cannon - Monday through Thursday morning
  * Skip Montanaro - Monday, maybe Tuesday
  * R DavidMurray -Monday throughThursday early afternoon
  * Vadim (all days, split with Django)
  * David Christian - Monday through Wednesday
  * Andrew Svetlov - Monday through Thursday
  * SenthilKumaran- Mondaythrough Thursday
  * Jack Diederich - Monday through Weds afternoon (itertools and telnetlib)</p>
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url: /2010/sprints/projects/playerpiano/
title: Better Presentations with PlayerPiano
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  <h1 class="title">Better Presentations with PlayerPiano</h1>
  <p>PlayerPiano amazes your friends by running Python doctests
  inafakeinteractive shell.</p>
  <p>The sprint  will explore innovating tools for better presentations.</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Recording - DONE</li>
  <li>Learn to write a PlayerPiano script</li>
  <li>support forshellsbesidesPython</li>
  <li>syntax highlighting - DONE</li>
  <li>playerpiano-remote: MORE COWBELL (and by cowbell I mean ajax)</li>
  <li>Pure Javascript implementation - HALF DONE</li>
  <li>Make yourownpythonvideo</li>
  </ul>
  <p>Minimalist presentations made easier</p>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://playerpiano.googlecode.com">http://playerpiano.googlecode.com</a></p>
  <p>email: <a class="reference external" href="mailto:pfein&#37;&#52;&#48;pobox&#46;com">pfein<span>&#64;</span>pobox<span>&#46;</span>com</a></p>
  </div>


url: /2010/about/
title: PyCon: Connecting The Python Community
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  <h1 class="title">PyCon: Connecting The Python Community</h1>
  <p><strong>PyCon 2010 Videos</strong></p>
  <p>Our incredible AudioVideoTeamalready has two videos from the conference online:</p>
  <p><strong>Topics of Interest (#119)</strong> <em>Ian Bicking</em>:
  <a class="reference external" href="http://blip.tv/file/1932161">Blip TV</a>,`TalkPage&lt;<a class="reference external" href="http://us.pycon.org/2010/conference/schedule/event/76/">http://us.pycon.org/2010/conference/schedule/event/76/</a>&gt;`_.</p>
  <p><strong>Lightning Talk: New Python Licence</strong> <em>Jesse Noller</em>:
  <a class="reference external" href="/2010/tutorials/">Blip TV&lt;http://blip.tv/file/1931026&gt;</a>.</p>
  <p>The`PythonSoftware Foundation &lt;<a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org/psf/">http://www.python.org/psf/</a>&gt;`_ is
  proud to present the annual US Python community conference,
  PyCon 2010, inAtlanta.  PyCon is organized and run by volunteersfrom thePython
  community.</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Do you use Python? <a class="reference external" href="/2010/helping/">Please join us!</a></li>
  <li>Are you with a company that uses Python?`Please sponsor PyCon!&lt;/2010/sponsors/&gt;`_</li>
  </ul>
  <p>Thetutorials and conference talks will be held at the <strong>Hyatt Regency O'Hare hotel.</strong>
  The development sprints will be at the <strong>Crowne PlazaAtlanta O'Harehotel</strong>.</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Complete locationinformation on this and the sister hotel is detailed on the <a class="reference external" href="/2010/registration/hotel/">Hotel Registration &amp; Information</a> page.</li>
  <li>See the`HotelMap&lt;<a class="reference external" href="http://www.ohare.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/services/maps/index.jsp?icamp=propMapDirections">http://www.ohare.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/services/maps/index.jsp?icamp=propMapDirections</a>&gt;`_ and <a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=9300+Bryn+Mawr+Avenue+60018">Google Map</a> for an overviewofthearea.</li>
  <li>For information on public transportation, airport transit, local restaurants and other related information, check out our <a class="reference external" href="/2010/chicago/">Atlanta</a> information page.</li>
  </ul>
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  <p><strong>Conference Registration is now OPEN!</strong></p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="/2010/register/">Conference registration</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="/2010/conference/">Registration information (rates etc.)&lt;/2010/registration/&gt;</a></li>
  </ul>
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  <p><a href="#id3"><span class="problematic" id="id4">*</span></a><a class="reference external" href="/2010/registration/hotel/">Hotelinformation &amp; reservations</a></p>
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  <div class="section" id="dates-to-remember">
  <h1>Dates to Remember</h1>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="/2010/tutorials/">Tutorial Days</a>:Wednesday March 25 &amp; Thursday</li>
  </ul>
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  <p>March26. (Two days of tutorials this year instead of one!)</p>
  <blockquote>
  <strong>Location: Hyatt Regency O'Hare hotel</strong></blockquote>
  <ul>
  <li><p class="first"><a class="reference external" href="/2010/conference/">Conference Days</a>:Friday March 27 through
  SundayMarch29</p>
  <p><strong>Location: Hyatt Regency O'Hare hotel</strong></p>
  </li>
  <li><p class="first"><a class="reference external" href="/2010/sprints/">Development Sprints</a>: Monday March 30 through
  Thursday April2</p>
  <p><strong>Location: Crowne PlazaAtlantaO'Hare hotel</strong></p>
  </li>
  </ul>
  <p>Watch for announcements <a class="reference external" href="http://pycon.blogspot.com/">on the PyCon blog</a>.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="what-ispycon">
  <h1>What isPyCon?</h1>
  <p>PyCon is the largest annualgathering ofthe Python community in the
  world.  PyCon is really three events in a row:</p>
  <ul>
  <li><p class="first"><a class="reference external" href="/2010/tutorials/">Tutorial Days</a>: Wednesday March 25&amp; Thursday March 26 (2 days of
  tutorials this yearinstead of1!)</p>
  <p><strong>Location: Hyatt Regency O'Hare hotel</strong></p>
  <p>Learn something new and relevant in intensive 3-hour sessions.The
  evenings are free for socializing and OpenSpace.</p>
  </li>
  </ul>
  <p><a href="#id5"><span class="problematic" id="id6">*</span></a><a class="reference external" href="/2010/conference/">Conference Days</a>: Friday March 27 through Sunday March 29.</p>
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  <blockquote>
  <p><strong>Location: Hyatt Regency O'Hare hotel</strong></p>
  <p>Seewhat's going on in the Python world, meet yourfellow
  Pythonistas,share your knowledge and experience, make contacts,
  brainstorm projects, discuss prospects... the sky's thelimit.</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a href="#id15"><span class="problematic" id="id16">`Scheduled talks&lt;/2010/conference/talks/&gt;`_</span></a> will happen inthe
  ballrooms.  4 tracks of talks and panels on a wide variety of
  topics will be presented, withsomething for everyone.  Also we'll</li>
  </ul>
  </blockquote>
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  <p>have <a href="#id17"><span class="problematic" id="id18">`keynote talks&lt;/2010/conference/keynotes/&gt;`_</span></a> every day.</p>
  <blockquote>
  <ul>
  <li><p class="first"><a class="reference external" href="/2010/conference/openspace/">Open Space sessions</a></p>
  </li>
  <li><p class="first"><a href="#id19"><span class="problematic" id="id20">`Lightning talks&lt;/2010/conference/lightning/&gt;`_</span></a> arequick
  5-minutetalks that you can sign up for at the conference.  In a
  word, lightning talks are <strong>FUN</strong>!</p>
  </li>
  <li><p class="first"><a href="#id21"><span class="problematic" id="id22">`Expo Hall&lt;/2010/sponsors/expo/&gt;`_</span></a>: Meet with representativesof
  companiesusing Python, supporting Python, and hiring Pythonistas.
  Snag some swag!</p>
  <p>Many sponsors will be recruiting,so come prepared with business
  cards andrésumésif you're in the job market. You can also check
  out the <a href="#id7"><span class="problematic" id="id8">`</span></a>Python Job Board</p>
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  </ul>
  </blockquote>
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  <p>&lt;<a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org/community/jobs/">http://www.python.org/community/jobs/</a>&gt;`_ for listings.</p>
  <blockquote>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>And don't forgetthe hallwaytrack!</li>
  </ul>
  </blockquote>
  <ul>
  <li><p class="first"><a class="reference external" href="/2010/sprints/">Development Sprints</a>: Monday March 30 through Thursday April2.</p>
  <p><strong>Location: Crowne Plaza Atlanta O'Hare hotel</strong></p>
  <p>Help advance yourfavoriteproject, including Python itself!  We
  provide the space and the infrastructure (network, power,tables &amp;
  chairs), you provide the enthusiasm and the brainpower.  All</p>
  </li>
  </ul>
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  <p>experiencelevels welcome.  The sprints are free!</p>
  <p>In addition, there are two invitation-only <a href="#id23"><span class="problematic" id="id24">`summits&lt;/2010/about/summits&gt;`_</span></a> scheduled
  during the tutorials which will bring developersof thevarious
  implementations together to discuss technology and strategies: the
  <a href="#id25"><span class="problematic" id="id26">`Virtual Machine Summit&lt;/2010/about/summits/vm&gt;`_</span></a> and the
  <a href="#id27"><span class="problematic" id="id28">`Python LanguageSummit&lt;/2010/about/summits/language&gt;`_</span></a>.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="a-community-conference">
  <h1>A Community Conference</h1>
  <p>PyCon is inexpensive because it'sorganized by the Python community forthe
  community.Registration is far cheaper than most comparable
  technology conferences, to keep PyCon accessible to the widest
  communitypossible.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="venues">
  <h1>Venues</h1>
  <p>PyCon2010 will beheld at two hotels in Rosemont, Georga, a suburb of
  Atlanta adjacent to the Atlanta O'Hare International Airport (ORD):</p>
  <dl class="docutils">
  <dt><em>Hyatt Regency O'Hare (**main venue*</em>): tutorials__and`conference talks`__,</dt>
  <dd>including <a href="#id13"><span class="problematic" id="id14">`open space sessions`__</span></a>.</dd>
  </dl>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Crowne Plaza Atlanta O'Hare:summits_and <a class="reference external" href="/2010/sprints/">development sprints</a></li>
  </ul>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="/2010/registration/hotel/">See the hotel reservations page for details.</a></p>
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url: /2010/openspace/boardgames/
title: Board Game Social
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  <h1 class="title">Board Game Social</h1>
  <p>Every year we have evening board game social sessions in the open space rooms, with one room as HQ.</p>
  <div class="section" id="postmortem">
  <h1>PostMortem</h1>
  <p>Thanksfora sharing your time, friendship and games.
  Please add your comments and suggestions for next year below:</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Last year I brought a whiteboard formini-sign ups but it wasn't used,so Ididn't bring it this year. Should I have? (Dean)</li>
  <li><ul class="first">
  <li>I never missed it (whiteboard). -- (Erich Heine)</li>
  </ul>
  </li>
  <li>Missed the Sunday night BGS, if there wasone. Maybe I was looking tooeary?(730ish) -Doug</li>
  <li><ul class="first">
  <li>I'm sorry there wasn't a crowd at 7:30 like on the previous nights, and  expected there would be a small group but not empty (enough forthe loaner and bringalonggames). Ihad to leave pycon at 3:00. (Dean)</li>
  </ul>
  </li>
  <li>I had a lot of fun at this event, no complaints. Perhaps there could be an arrangement w/ the hotel or something toprovide snacks, but thatis the onlychange I'd suggest. (Erich Heine)</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="directions">
  <h1>Directions</h1>
  <p>The first official nights (and when there will be the most games and folks) isFriday and Saturdaynight, but Iexpect things may start Wednesday or Thursday night and run through the Sprints.</p>
  <p>If you're coming to PyCon and can bring a board game or looking to play acertain game,please add your nameto
  this page and say what you can bring.  Further details in Fine Print below.</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>What games would you like to see?</li>
  <li>What games can youbring?</li>
  </ul>
  <p>Thanks forsharing your games andfriendship! The room was packed on Friday and Saturday and again a highlight of my PyCon experience.</p>
  <p>What should we do different nextyear?</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="games-peoplearebringing">
  <h1>Games PeopleareBringing</h1>
  <p><em>Note: just because one person is bringing a specific game does not mean you should not bring yours as they will notalways be at the boardgamesocial; so please add your name.</em></p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.wunderland.com/LooneyLabs/Fluxx/Rules.html">Fluxx</a> - 3-15 players. (Doug Napoleone) (Erich Heine)</li>
  <li><a href="#id18"><span class="problematic" id="id19">`MontyPythonFluxx&lt;http://www.fluxxgames.com/&gt;`_</span></a> - 3-15 players. (Dean Goodmanson)</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.wunderland.com/icehouse/IceTowers/Rules.html">IceTowers</a> - 3-6 players. (DougNapoleone)</li>
  </ul>
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  <p><a href="#id1"><span class="problematic" id="id2">*</span></a><a href="#id20"><span class="problematic" id="id21">`Carcassonne&lt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcassonne_(board_game)&gt;`_</span></a> - 2-5 players. (Doug Napoleone)
  * <a class="reference external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Grid">Power Grid</a> - 2-6, w/expansion. (Dean G)
  * <a href="#id22"><span class="problematic" id="id23">`Bang!&lt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bang!&gt;`_</span></a> 3-8+ w/ expansions (Dean G)
  * <a class="reference external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemic_(board_game)">Pandemic</a> 2-4 player cooperative game(Dean G, LukeO)
  <a href="#id3"><span class="problematic" id="id4">*</span></a><a class="reference external" href="http://piecepack.org">Piecepack</a> (Dean Goodmanson)
  * <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13">Settlers of Catan</a> (Erich Heine)
  * <a href="#id24"><span class="problematic" id="id25">`Blockus&lt;http://www.blokus.com/&gt;`_</span></a> - 4players(Erich Heine, standard)
  *  Blokus Trigon and 3-D (Rumis) - DeanG
  * <a class="reference external" href="http://www.hivegame.com/">Hive</a> - 2 players (Larry Hastings, standard and withMosquito expansion)
  * <a href="#id26"><span class="problematic" id="id27">`Army ofFrogs&lt;http://www.hivegame.com/&gt;`_</span></a> - 3-4 players (DeanG)
  * <a class="reference external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadels_(game)">Citadels</a> (Courtesy of <a href="#id28"><span class="problematic" id="id29">`Cat &amp; Mouse Games&lt;http://cat-n-mouse.com/&gt;`_</span></a>)
  * <a href="#id30"><span class="problematic" id="id31">`Witch'sBrew&lt;http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/34084&gt;`_</span></a> (Courtesy of <a class="reference external" href="http://cat-n-mouse.com/">Cat &amp; Mouse Games</a>)
  * <a href="#id32"><span class="problematic" id="id33">`En Garde!&lt;http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18963&gt;`_</span></a> (Courtesy of`Cat &amp;Mouse Games &lt;<a class="reference external" href="http://cat-n-mouse.com/">http://cat-n-mouse.com/</a>&gt;`_)
  * <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37759">Incan Gold</a> (Courtesy of <a class="reference external" href="http://cat-n-mouse.com/">Cat &amp;Mouse Games</a>)
  * <a href="#id34"><span class="problematic" id="id35">`BattlestarGalactica&lt;http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37111&gt;`_</span></a> (Courtesy of <a class="reference external" href="http://www.chicagolandgames.com/">Atlantaland Games</a>)
  <a href="#id6"><span class="problematic" id="id7">*</span></a><a class="reference external" href="http://www.chicagolandgames.com/">Diplomacy &lt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomacy_(game)&gt;`_(Courtesyof `Atlantaland Games</a>)
  * <a href="#id36"><span class="problematic" id="id37">`Tribune: Primus Inter Pares&lt;http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30957&gt;`_</span></a> (Courtesy of <a href="#id38"><span class="problematic" id="id39">`AtlantalandGames&lt;http://www.chicagolandgames.com/&gt;`_</span></a>)
  * <a href="#id40"><span class="problematic" id="id41">`Ticket to Ride Europe &lt;http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/14996&gt;`_(Courtesy of `Atlantaland Games&lt;http://www.chicagolandgames.com/&gt;`_</span></a>)
  <a href="#id8"><span class="problematic" id="id9">*</span></a><a class="reference external" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30746">Ticket to Ride Switzerland</a>  (Courtesy of <a href="#id42"><span class="problematic" id="id43">`Atlantaland Games&lt;http://www.chicagolandgames.com/&gt;`_</span></a>)
  <a href="#id10"><span class="problematic" id="id11">*</span></a><a href="#id44"><span class="problematic" id="id45">`Bohnanza&lt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohnanza&gt;`_</span></a> 3-6 player trading game (DeanG--battered copy.)
  * Peurto Rico (and San Juan cardversion)</p>
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  <p><a href="#id12"><span class="problematic" id="id13">*</span></a><a href="#id46"><span class="problematic" id="id47">`Dominion&lt;http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218&gt;`_</span></a> 2-4 player deck building game, currently #6 on BoardGameGeek (Bill Barksdale)
  * <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8203">Taluva&lt;http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/24508&gt;`_2-4 playertile placement. (Luke O)
  * `Hey That's My Fish</a> 2-4 player strategy with Penguins.(Luke O)</p>
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  <div class="section" id="games-people-would-liketosee">
  <h1>Games People Would LiketoSee</h1>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Carcassonne: The Tower</li>
  <li>Democracy -Whichone?http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeksearch.php?action=search&amp;objecttype=boardgame&amp;q=Democracy</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/521">Crokinole -</a> Heard so much about it, neverseenitin person. May be a good conversation point also. I'll bring Sorry Sliders regardless. :-D (Dean)</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12">Ra -</a> My co-workers and I havebeenplayingthis twice a week for the last few weeks. Alas, it is out-of-print (should be reprinted in May) and not my copy.</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="attendees">
  <h1>Attendees</h1>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>DougNapoleone</li>
  </ul>
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  <p><a href="#id14"><span class="problematic" id="id15">*</span></a>DeanGoodmanson - <a class="reference external" href="mailto:goodmansond&#37;&#52;&#48;gmail&#46;com">goodmansond<span>&#64;</span>gmail<span>&#46;</span>com</a>
  * Joe Germuska
  * Larry Hastings
  * Shawn Wheatley - this was probably my favorite part of PyCon last year! Power Grid was a blast. Iencourageanyoneinterested to stop by.
  * Doug Philips - (arriving Thu eve, departing Mon AM, no sprints :( )
  * Paul Kippes - BGG profile, <a href="#id48"><span class="problematic" id="id49">`pensive&lt;http://www.boardgamegeek.com/user/pensive&gt;`_</span></a>
  <a href="#id16"><span class="problematic" id="id17">*</span></a>BillBarksdale - <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/user/wcbarksdale">wcbarksdale</a></p>
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  <div class="section" id="generalcomments-questions">
  <h1>GeneralComments/Questions</h1>
  <p>The emphasis is on multiplayer gamesthatcan handle four or six people.
  I don't think two-player games are very practical for meto bring, because
  I'd have to bring so many of them; hopefully local attendees canbringchess,
  go, checkers, etc.  <em>(Doug Napoleone)</em></p>
  <blockquote>
  Last year a couple of us had to try prettyhard to get chess sets to play bughouse,
  a multi-player chess variant. Illbebringing my chess set this year, and recomend
  othes bring sets and timers as well. (ErichHeine)</blockquote>
  <p>I'll bring a chess set also and be throwing together more games than I'mlistinghere. - Dean</p>
  <p>Last year's wiki page: <a class="reference external" href="http://wiki.python.org/moin/PyCon2008/BoardGameEvent">http://wiki.python.org/moin/PyCon2008/BoardGameEvent</a></p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="fine-print">
  <h1>Fine Print</h1>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Dean Goodmanson and Joe Germuska are BoardGameCoordinators and we're expecting many other &quot;runners&quot; to pop in and greet newcomers or host a game or twoas there may not be a full time host.  Arriving Thursday.</li>
  <li>Courtesy isubiquitousbut accidents can happen. The items your bring to this event are your responsibility.</li>
  <li>Board games ontutorial and Sprint nights are welcome.</li>
  <li>If a game is on the games tableand isn'tyours, please don't remove it from the room without the owners permission.</li>
  <li>Put your business card inyour game boxes in case something gets left behind.</li>
  </ul>
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url: /2010/tutorials/schedule/2PM3/
title: Python for Teachers (and Teachers of Teachers)
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  <h1 class="title">Python for Teachers (and Teachers of Teachers)</h1>
  <p>As a geek with Python kung fu,youhavefun
  skills to share with others, including those still in high school and
  seeking to master mathematical concepts that will serve them for a
  life time.  In taking thistutorial,you'reopening a communications
  channel between yourself, and other eager learners hoping to partake
  more deeply of open source culture and the opportunities it offers.</p>
  <p>Weknow fromlastyear that many PyCon delegates are broadly interested
  in education track. This proposal attempts to support this demand by
  developing some publicly-accessible Python-relatedmaterialthat
  demonstrates how object-oriented programming be learned by using them to
  implement concepts from the mathematical domain.</p>
  <p>Learning can take place atmultiplelevels:</p>
  <p>1.Python and object-oriented concepts.</p>
  <ol class="arabic simple" start="2">
  <li>Mathematical concepts, which will be demonstrated in ways readily
  accessible to anyone who understandsPython.</li>
  </ol>
  <p>3.Presentation ofprogramming topics in the educational environment.</p>
  <p>From this latter point of view the pair teaching format can be
  considered experimental. Its success orotherwise willbedetermined
  largely by group dynamics, and our goal is to make the outcome in and of
  itself provide useful empirical data helpful toothersplanningworkshops.</p>
  <div class="section" id="presenters">
  <h1>Presenters</h1>
  <p>Kirby Urner, age 50, was born in Atlanta and grew up
  overseas, before settling in Portland to work in thehightechnology
  sector.  Hehas a philosophy degree from Princeton University, was a
  contributing editor for McGraw-Hill, served as a mathematics teacher
  St. Dominic Academy andprestigioushigh school for young womenin
  Jersey City.  He currently works in a small private sector company
  serving both public and private sector clients.  Kirby is a single dad
  withtwodaughters, one grown, and one inhigh school.</p>
  <p>Steve Holden, aged (mumble) has been fiddling with
  computers since the 1960s. He graduated in Computational Science from
  LeedsUniversityand has spent a lifetime onprogramming projects. He
  took up Python about ten years ago as the most sensible implementation
  of object-oriented ideas he had come across. He has asonapproaching
  40, two cats, a six-month old pup and a wife but almost no life at all.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="requirements">
  <h1>Requirements</h1>
  <p>Python 2.6, 3.0 preloaded, also
  POV-Ray, VPython, and PIL wouldbeideal, but not every participantis
  expected to dive in to equal degree on each topic, i.e. those just
  wanting to listen while browsing email, will balance those wishing to
  go wholehoginto each and every exercise.skeleton code will be
  available in advance on the web, and will be updated after the presentation.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="class-outline">
  <h1>Class Outline</h1>
  <p>Math as ExtensibleTypeSystem</p>
  <p>Namespaces:Honk, honk!</p>
  <p>Pythonic Types (Python's type system)</p>
  <p>Math as Storytelling (e.g. Cryptonomicon)</p>
  <p>Cryptography 101:  RSA by senior year('InCode')</p>
  <p>Math Biota:  more on</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Integers Modulo N,</li>
  <li>Vegetable Group Soup etc.</li>
  <li>Euler's Theorem &amp; Fermat's Little Theorem</li>
  </ul>
  <p>The ASCII to Unicode transition:  a bigstoryof our era</p>
  <p>SomePhilosophical Remarks (why Python?)</p>
  <p>Intermission</p>
  <p>Working with Math Objects</p>
  <p>Everything is a Snake in Python (thinking about__ribs__)</p>
  <p>Fractalswith PIL</p>
  <p>Vectorsand Polyhedra with VPython</p>
  <p>Interlude (people help each other on projects)</p>
  <p>Scene Descriptions with POV-Ray (Python as gluelanguage)</p>
  </div>
  </div>


url: /2010/openspace/PluggableArchitectures/
title: Pluggable Architectures
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  <h1 class="title">Pluggable Architectures</h1>
  <h2 class="subtitle" id="approaches-design-patterns-dosanddon-ts">Approaches, design patterns, dosanddon'ts</h2>
  <p>Whatare current approaches to designing pragmatic systems that can be extended
  and managed in a component or component-likeapproach?</p>
  <p>What are some good patterns to adopt and anti-patternsto avoid?</p>
  <p>Right tool for the job?  Sure, but what do these approaches bring to the table and
  what are theynotgood for?</p>
  <p>Some examples of approaches:</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>zope.interface</li>
  </ul>
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  <p>-Trac's component and interface approach
  - Abstract Base Classes
  - entry points</p>
  </div>


url: /2010/sprints/projects/wsgi/
title: WSGI/Pylons/TurboGears/Repoze/etc Sprint &#64; PyCon 2010
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  <h1 class="title">WSGI/Pylons/TurboGears/Repoze/etc Sprint &#64; PyCon 2010</h1>
  <table class="docinfo" frame="void" rules="none">
  <col class="docinfo-name" />
  <col class="docinfo-content" />
  <tbody valign="top">
  <tr class="field"><th class="docinfo-name">ProjectURLs:</th><td class="field-body"></td>
  </tr>
  </tbody>
  </table>
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  <dl class="docutils">
  <dt>Pylons:  <a class="reference external" href="http://pylonshq.com/">http://pylonshq.com/</a></dt>
  <dd>TurboGears:  <a class="reference external" href="http://turbogears.org/">http://turbogears.org/</a>
  Repoze:  <a class="reference external" href="http://repoze.org/">http://repoze.org/</a></dd>
  </dl>
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  <col class="field-name" />
  <col class="field-body" />
  <tbody valign="top">
  <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Sprint Leaders:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference external" href="mailto:sluggoster&#37;&#52;&#48;gmail&#46;com">Mike Orr</a>,`MarkRamm&lt;<a class="reference external" href="mailto:mark&#46;ramm&#37;&#52;&#48;gmail&#46;com">mailto:mark<span>&#46;</span>ramm<span>&#64;</span>gmail<span>&#46;</span>com</a>&gt;`_, <a class="reference external" href="mailto:jorge&#46;vargas&#37;&#52;&#48;gmail&#46;com">Jorge Vargas</a>, <a class="reference external" href="http://www.percious.com">Chris Perkins</a></td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="field-name" colspan="2">Code repository:</th></tr>
  <tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td class="field-body">XXX</td>
  </tr>
  </tbody>
  </table>
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  <p>:Contributor <a class="reference external" href="Info:XXX">Info:XXX</a></p>
  <p>Awebframework sprint bazaar!  The developers of Pylons, TurboGears, and Repoze.BFG
  will be working on various projects related to our frameworks and the packages they
  depend on.OtherWSGIframeworks are invited to participate and to propose their own
  projects.  Subscribe to your framework's main discussion list for pre-sprinttask
  coordination.</p>
  <div class="section" id="potentialtasks">
  <h1>Potentialtasks</h1>
  <p>This section is subdivided into project specific tasks and general tasks, if you are uncertain use thegenericsection</p>
  <div class="section" id="pylons-tasks">
  <h2>Pylons tasks</h2>
  <p><a href="#id1"><span class="problematic" id="id2">*</span></a>Documentation (<a class="reference external" href="http://wiki.pylonshq.com/display/pylonscookbook/Suggested+Improvements+to+the+Documentation">wishlist</a>)
  * Gaps inPylonsofficial docs (which parts?)
  * Pylons on GoogleApp Engine
  * Python 3 porting
  * CMS/wiki/blog software(<a href="#id12"><span class="problematic" id="id13">`background&lt;http://wiki.pylonshq.com/display/pylonsprojects/Blog%2C+CMS%2C+and+Wiki+software&gt;`_</span></a>)
  * Marketing</p>
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  </div>
  <div class="section" id="turbogearstasks">
  <h2>TurboGearstasks</h2>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Overall TG2.1 goals, mainlyreusable,extensible components (see <a class="reference external" href="http://trac.turbogears.org/ticket/1655">#1655</a> and <a href="#id14"><span class="problematic" id="id15">`#2275&lt;http://trac.turbogears.org/ticket/&gt;`_</span></a>)</li>
  <li>Object-Oriented Dispatch Refractoring (ChrisP)</li>
  </ul>
  <div class="system-message">
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  <p><a href="#id4"><span class="problematic" id="id5">*</span></a>Sprox 0.6tasks
  * tgext.pages (CMS)
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  <div class="section" id="repozetasks">
  <h2>Repozetasks</h2>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>repoze.what (what needs tobedone?)</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="multi-framework-tasks">
  <h2>Multi Framework tasks</h2>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>FormEncode documentation(<a href="#id18"><span class="problematic" id="id19">`pylonsnotes&lt;http://wiki.pylonshq.com/display/pylonscookbook/The+other+FormEncode+manual+(UNFINISHED)&gt;`_</span></a>, <a href="#id20"><span class="problematic" id="id21">`several tickets atTGtrac&lt;http://trac.turbogears.org/query?status=new&amp;status=assigned&amp;status=reopened&amp;keywords=~pycon&amp;order=priority&gt;`_</span></a>)</li>
  <li>Where should WSGI go from here?</li>
  <li>Pype: a next-generationframeworkbasedon Pylons, TurboGears, repoze.BFG, and (maybe) a successor to WSGI</li>
  <li>WebTools, a new package designed to contain common tools that the Python standard libraryfailsatproviding</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="attendees">
  <h1>Attendees</h1>
  <p>If you'll be attending the WSGI sprint, please add your name below:</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Mike Orr - first 2 days</li>
  <li>Robert Marianski - 2days</li>
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  * Ben Bangert - first 2 days
  * Jorge Vargas - ? days
  * Carlos de la Guardia - first 2 days
  * Reed O'Brien - ? days
  * Tres Seaver - first 2days
  <a href="#id8"><span class="problematic" id="id9">*</span></a>ChrisRossi - first 2 days
  * Rob Miller
  * Andrew Sawyers - first 2 days
  * Matt Feifarek - first 1, maybe 2 days
  * Roy Hyunjin Han - first 2 days
  * Marcus Cavanaugh - 1day
  <a href="#id10"><span class="problematic" id="id11">*</span></a>JasonGalyon - first 2, maybe 4 days
  * Chris Perkins - All 4 baby!
  * Michael Marmor - 1 day
  * John Clark - ? days
  * John Lund</p>
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title: PyCon: Connecting The Python Community
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  <h1 class="title">PyCon: Connecting The Python Community</h1>
  <p><strong>PyCon 2010 Videos</strong></p>
  <p>Our incredible Audio Video Teamalready has two videos from the conference online:</p>
  <p><strong>Topics of Interest (#119)</strong> <em>Ian Bicking</em>:
  <a class="reference external" href="http://blip.tv/file/1932161">Blip TV</a>, <a href="#id10"><span class="problematic" id="id11">`Talk Page&lt;http://us.pycon.org/2010/conference/schedule/event/76/&gt;`_</span></a>.</p>
  <p><strong>Lightning Talk: New Python Licence</strong> <em>Jesse Noller</em>:
  <a class="reference external" href="http://blip.tv/file/1931026">Blip TV</a>.</p>
  <p>The <a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org/psf/">PythonSoftware Foundation</a> is
  proud to present the annual US Python community conference,
  PyCon 2010, in Chicago.  PyCon is organized and run by volunteers from thePython
  community.</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Do you use Python? <a class="reference external" href="/2010/helping/">Please join us!</a></li>
  <li>Are you with a company that uses Python? <a class="reference external" href="/2010/sponsors/">Please sponsor PyCon!</a></li>
  </ul>
  <p>Thetutorials and conference talks will be held at the <strong>Hyatt Regency O'Hare hotel.</strong>
  The development sprints will be at the <strong>Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare hotel</strong>.</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Complete locationinformation on this and the sister hotel is detailed on the <a class="reference external" href="/2010/registration/hotel/">Hotel Registration &amp; Information</a> page.</li>
  <li>See the <a href="#id12"><span class="problematic" id="id13">`Hotel Map&lt;http://www.ohare.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/services/maps/index.jsp?icamp=propMapDirections&gt;`_</span></a> and <a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=9300+Bryn+Mawr+Avenue+60018">Google Map</a> for an overview of thearea.</li>
  <li>For information on public transportation, airport transit, local restaurants and other related information, check out our <a class="reference external" href="/2010/chicago/">Chicago</a> information page.</li>
  <li>An <a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=101366992701854199693.0004464acc1cf925e6ad5&amp;z=15">EventMap</a> has been set up detailing the location of both hotels, along with food and transitoptions.</li>
  </ul>
  <p><strong>Conference Registration is now OPEN!</strong></p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="/2010/register/">Conference registration</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="/2010/registration/">Registration information (rates etc.)</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="/2010/registration/hotel/">Hotelinformation &amp; reservations</a></li>
  </ul>
  <div class="section" id="dates-to-remember">
  <h1>Dates to Remember</h1>
  <ul>
  <li><p class="first"><a class="reference external" href="/2010/tutorials/">Tutorial Days</a>: Wednesday March 25 &amp; Thursday
  March26. (Two days of tutorials this year instead of one!)</p>
  <p><strong>Location: Hyatt Regency O'Hare hotel</strong></p>
  </li>
  <li><p class="first"><a class="reference external" href="/2010/conference/">Conference Days</a>: Friday March 27 through
  Sunday March29</p>
  <p><strong>Location: Hyatt Regency O'Hare hotel</strong></p>
  </li>
  <li><p class="first"><a class="reference external" href="/2010/sprints/">Development Sprints</a>: Monday March 30 through
  Thursday April 2</p>
  <p><strong>Location: Crowne Plaza ChicagoO'Hare hotel</strong></p>
  </li>
  </ul>
  <p>Watch for announcements <a class="reference external" href="http://pycon.blogspot.com/">on the PyCon blog</a>.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="what-is-pycon">
  <h1>What is PyCon?</h1>
  <p>PyCon is the largest annual gathering ofthe Python community in the
  world.  PyCon is really three events in a row:</p>
  <ul>
  <li><p class="first"><a class="reference external" href="/2010/tutorials/">Tutorial Days</a>: Wednesday March 25 &amp; Thursday March 26 (2 days of
  tutorials this year instead of1!)</p>
  <p><strong>Location: Hyatt Regency O'Hare hotel</strong></p>
  <p>Learn something new and relevant in intensive 3-hour sessions.  The
  evenings are free for socializing and Open Space.</p>
  </li>
  </ul>
  <p><a href="#id1"><span class="problematic" id="id2">*</span></a><a class="reference external" href="/2010/conference/">Conference Days</a>: Friday March 27 through Sunday March 29.</p>
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  <blockquote>
  <p><strong>Location: Hyatt Regency O'Hare hotel</strong></p>
  <p>See what's going on in the Python world, meet your fellow
  Pythonistas,share your knowledge and experience, make contacts,
  brainstorm projects, discuss prospects... the sky's the limit.</p>
  <ul>
  <li><p class="first"><a class="reference external" href="/2010/conference/talks/">Scheduled talks</a> will happen inthe
  ballrooms.  4 tracks of talks and panels on a wide variety of
  topics will be presented, with something for everyone.  Also we'll
  have <a href="#id14"><span class="problematic" id="id15">`keynote talks&lt;/2010/conference/keynotes/&gt;`_</span></a> every day.</p>
  </li>
  <li><p class="first"><a class="reference external" href="/2010/conference/openspace/">Open Space sessions</a></p>
  </li>
  <li><p class="first"><a class="reference external" href="/2010/conference/lightning/">Lightning talks</a> are quick
  5-minutetalks that you can sign up for at the conference.  In a
  word, lightning talks are <strong>FUN</strong>!</p>
  </li>
  <li><p class="first"><a class="reference external" href="/2010/sponsors/expo/">Expo Hall</a>: Meet with representatives of
  companiesusing Python, supporting Python, and hiring Pythonistas.
  Snag some swag!</p>
  <p>Many sponsors will be recruiting, so come prepared with business
  cards and résumésif you're in the job market. You can also check
  out the <a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org/community/jobs/">Python Job Board</a> for listings.</p>
  </li>
  <li><p class="first">And don't forget the hallwaytrack!</p>
  </li>
  </ul>
  </blockquote>
  <ul>
  <li><p class="first"><a class="reference external" href="/2010/sprints/">Development Sprints</a>: Monday March 30 through Thursday April 2.</p>
  <p><strong>Location: Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare hotel</strong></p>
  <p>Help advance your favoriteproject, including Python itself!  We
  provide the space and the infrastructure (network, power, tables &amp;
  chairs), you provide the enthusiasm and the brainpower.  All
  experiencelevels welcome.  The sprints are free!</p>
  </li>
  </ul>
  <p>In addition, there are two invitation-only <a class="reference external" href="/2010/about/summits">summits</a> scheduled
  during the tutorials which will bring developers of thevarious
  implementations together to discuss technology and strategies: the
  <a class="reference external" href="/2010/about/summits/vm">Virtual Machine Summit</a> and the
  <a href="#id16"><span class="problematic" id="id17">`Python Language Summit&lt;/2010/about/summits/language&gt;`_</span></a>.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="a-community-conference">
  <h1>A Community Conference</h1>
  <p>PyCon is inexpensive because it's organized by the Python community for the
  community.Registration is far cheaper than most comparable
  technology conferences, to keep PyCon accessible to the widest
  community possible.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="venues">
  <h1>Venues</h1>
  <p>PyCon 2010 will beheld at two hotels in Rosemont, Illinois, a suburb of
  Chicago adjacent to the Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD):</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Hyatt Regency O'Hare (<strong>main venue</strong>): <a href="#id7"><span class="problematic" id="id8">tutorials__</span></a> and`conference talks`__,
  including <a href="#id7"><span class="problematic" id="id9">`open space sessions`__</span></a>.</li>
  <li>Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare: summits_and <a class="reference external" href="/2010/sprints/">development sprints</a></li>
  </ul>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="/2010/registration/hotel/">See the hotel reservations page for details.</a></p>
  </div>
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title: Attendee Notes
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  <h1 class="title">Attendee Notes</h1>
  <p><strong>This page needs updates for 2010.</strong></p>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://wiki.python.org/moin/Attendee_Notes">Please list changes or additions to these notes on the Pythonwiki.</a></p>
  <p>Also see <a class="reference external" href="/2010/about/events/">the Overview of Events</a>.</p>
  <div class="contents topic" id="contents">
  <p class="topic-title first">Contents</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#help-needed" id="id5">Help Needed</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#badge-pickup-registration" id="id6">Badge Pickup &amp;Registration</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#time-change" id="id7">Time Change</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#chicago-weather" id="id8">Chicago Weather</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#hotel-amenities" id="id9">Hotel Amenities</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#network" id="id10">Network</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#meals-served" id="id11">Meals Served</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#openspace" id="id12">OpenSpace</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#sprints" id="id13">Sprints</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#hotel-shuttle-from-o-hare" id="id14">Hotel Shuttle from O'Hare</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#hotel-parking-and-driving-notes" id="id15">Hotel Parking and Driving Notes</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#public-transportation-to-the-hotel" id="id16">Public Transportation to the Hotel</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#sponsors-and-vendors" id="id17">Sponsors and Vendors</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#social-software" id="id18">Social Software</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#somethingmissing" id="id19">SomethingMissing?</a></li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="help-needed">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id5">Help Needed</a></h1>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="/2010/helping/volunteers/">We need on-site help for registration &amp; session chairs.</a>
  Wednesday and Thursday evening, we'll havepizza for volunteers!</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="badge-pickup-registration">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id6">Badge Pickup &amp;Registration</a></h1>
  <p>There are going to be a lot of people this year, so try to get to the
  registration desk early.  It's open from 7:30 AM on Wednesday,Thursday, &amp; Friday.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="time-change">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7">Time Change</a></h1>
  <p>In most of the US &amp; Canada on March 8 the clocks will change to Daylight
  Saving Time.  This means that Chicago will beUTC-05:00.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="chicago-weather">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id8">Chicago Weather</a></h1>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.theweathernetwork.com/index.php?product=weather&amp;placecode=usil0225&amp;switchto=f">Weather forecast (°F)</a></li>
  </ul>
  <div class="system-message">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: WARNING/2 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 57)</p>
  Bullet list ends without a blank line; unexpected unindent.</div>
  <p><a href="#id1"><span class="problematic" id="id2">*</span></a><a class="reference external" href="http://www.theweathernetwork.com/index.php?product=weather&amp;placecode=usil0225&amp;switchto=c">Weather forecast (°C)</a></p>
  <div class="system-message" id="id1">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: WARNING/2 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 57); <em><a href="#id2">backlink</a></em></p>
  Inline emphasis start-string without end-string.</div>
  <p>If you are planning to venture outdoors, bring layers so that youcan
  de-layer when you get too warm.  E.g. T-shirt, long sleeve shirt,
  sweater, jacket.</p>
  <p>If it is ridiculously cold out, long silk underwear is nice to have
  beneath pants andshirts.  This is probably more than people will need
  if it's near to above freezing.</p>
  <p>During the conference, we recommend a light sweater for the tutorials
  and talks as well; hotelsoften keep the temperature lower than some
  people like it.</p>
  <p>The Elegant Stitches booth will have Python sweatshirts for sale!</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="hotel-amenities">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id9">Hotel Amenities</a></h1>
  <p>The hotelshave indoor pools and health centers with exercise
  equipment.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="network">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id10">Network</a></h1>
  <p>We will have wireless internet access.  Details to be announced.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="meals-served">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id11">Meals Served</a></h1>
  <p>Expect the followingcatering:</p>
  <ul>
  <li><p class="first">Wednesday March 25 and Thursday March 26 (Tutorial Days):</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>morning and afternoon breaks</li>
  <li>lunch</li>
  </ul>
  </li>
  <li><p class="first">Friday March 27 - Sunday March 29 (ConferenceDays):</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>morning &amp; afternoon breaks</li>
  <li>lunch</li>
  </ul>
  </li>
  <li><p class="first">Monday March 30 - Thursday April 2 (Development Sprints):</p>
  <p>To be determined.</p>
  </li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="openspace">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id12">OpenSpace</a></h1>
  <p>We will once again have <a class="reference external" href="/2010/openspace/">Open Space</a> available for attendees to hold their own events.
  Please consider posting an <a href="#id3"><span class="problematic" id="id4">`</span></a>Open Space &lt;/2010/openspace/&gt;`_session on the board (location TBD).</p>
  <div class="system-message" id="id3">
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  <div class="section" id="sprints">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id13">Sprints</a></h1>
  <p>We're hoping for more <a class="reference external" href="/2010/sprints/">participation in the development sprints</a> than ever.  Please joinin!</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="hotel-shuttle-from-o-hare">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id14">Hotel Shuttle from O'Hare</a></h1>
  <p>For attendees arriving at O'Hare, you should use the
  &quot;center exit 2&quot; presumably from baggage claim, for groundtransportation.
  Follow the arrows for Hotel Shuttles, to the building with the red awning,
  across from the Hilton.
  Look for the Hyatt Regency or Crowne Plaza (red) shuttle.
  They runevery 15 minutes morning to evening,
  every 30 minutes overnight.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="hotel-parking-and-driving-notes">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id15">Hotel Parking and Driving Notes</a></h1>
  <p>Parking at the Hyatt Regency hotel isfree for guests.
  The Crowne Plaza hotel's parking lot is run by a third party, and costs $18/day, even for guests
  staying at the hotel.
  The Rosemont Village parking garage is next door,and charges $11/day.</p>
  <p>It's always a good idea to bring your car insurance certificate with you. In Illinois you may be required to provide it if pulled over.</p>
  <p>Don't forget tollcash!
  In Illinois cash tolls are twice as expensive as tolls paid electronically
  via I-Pass or EZ-Pass transponders. The main interstates converging on the
  hotel from the north andsouth (I-294) and northwest (I-90) are toll roads.
  I-90 from Chicago is not a toll road.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="public-transportation-to-the-hotel">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id16">Public Transportation to the Hotel</a></h1>
  <p>Seehttp://us.pycon.org/2010/chicago/hotel/#public-transit</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="sponsors-and-vendors">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id17">Sponsors and Vendors</a></h1>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="/2010/sponsors/expo/">We have a ballroom and a lounge full of sponsors &amp; vendors.</a> Our vendors will be selling Python-related merchandise
  and many of our sponsors will be hiring. If you're in the job market, bring
  business cards &amp;résumés. Come prepared!</p>
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  <dd><ul class="first last simple">
  <li>O'Reilly Publishing will be selling technical books for the discriminating
  Pythonista.</li>
  <li>Come visit Booth #213 and browse throughbook resources for Python programmers
  from Addison-Wesley/Prentice Hall/Sams. All titles are available for a limited
  time at 30% off their list price at <a class="reference external" href="http://www.informit.com/pycon2008">www.informit.com/pycon2008</a>.</li>
  </ul>
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  <dt>analysis and get your caffeine fix at Booth 105.</dt>
  <dd><ul class="first last simple">
  <li>Leapfrog Online welcomes PyCon 2008 to our hometown of Chicago.  Visit us at
  our booth (#106) to talk with some of our developers -two of whom are
  presenting at PyCon (Kumar McMillan and Jason Pellerin) - and to drop off your
  entry form to win a Wii.</li>
  </ul>
  </dd>
  </dl>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="social-software">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id18">Social Software</a></h1>
  <p>Theorganizers have set up events for PyCon on several
  social-networking sites. Please see the '<a class="reference external" href="../connect/">Connect</a>' page for details.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="somethingmissing">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id19">SomethingMissing?</a></h1>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://wiki.python.org/moin/Attendee_Notes">Please list changes or additions to these notes on the Python wiki.</a></p>
  <p>If you notice that something ismissing from PyCon, or if you have a
  great idea, <a class="reference external" href="/2010/helping/">please step forward and get to work on it</a>!
  If you don't, who will?</p>
  </div>
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  `PyCon 2008`_  Chicago,IL
  `PyCon 2007`_  Addison, TX
  `PyCon 2006`_  Addison, TX
  `PyCon 2005`_  Washington, DC
  `PyCon 2004`_  Washington, DC
  `PyCon 2003`_  Washington, DC
  ============================
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  </div>
  <div class="section" id="talks-andpresentations">
  <h1>Talks andPresentations</h1>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://wiki.python.org/moin/PyCon2006/Talks">2006 Talks and Presentations</a></li>
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  <div class="section" id="slides-and-talks-archive">
  <h1>Slides and Talks Archive</h1>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="/talks/">Talks Database</a>:Database of all PyCon recordings and presentations.</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="videos-of-talks">
  <h1>Videos of Talks</h1>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a href="#id1"><span class="problematic" id="id2">`Some PyCon 2008 presentations are available on YouTube.&lt;http://www.youtube.com/pycon08&gt;`__</span></a></li>
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  <p class="topic-title first">Contents</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#press-passes" id="id12">Press Passes</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#pressreleases" id="id13">PressReleases</a><ul>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#press-release-4" id="id14">Press Release #4</a><ul>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#white-oak-technologies-inc-google-sun-microsystems-sponsor-world-s-largest-pythonconference" id="id15">White Oak Technologies, Inc., Google, Sun Microsystems Sponsor World's Largest PythonConference</a><ul>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#python-3-0-enters-spotlight-at-pycon2010" id="id16">Python 3.0 enters spotlight at PyCon2010</a></li>
  </ul>
  </li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#about-python" id="id17">About Python</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#about-pycon" id="id18">About PyCon</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#links" id="id19">Links</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#media-contact" id="id20">Media Contact</a></li>
  </ul>
  </li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#press-release-3" id="id21">Press Release #3</a><ul>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#pycon-2010-hosts-cross-community-summitmeetings" id="id22">PyCon 2010 Hosts Cross-Community SummitMeetings</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#id1" id="id23">About Python</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#id2" id="id24">About PyCon</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#id3" id="id25">Links</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#id4" id="id26">Media Contact</a></li>
  </ul>
  </li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#press-release-2" id="id27">Press Release#2</a><ul>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#pycon-2010-takes-python-to-new-places" id="id28">PyCon 2010 Takes Python to New Places</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#id5" id="id29">About Python</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#id6" id="id30">About PyCon</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#id7" id="id31">Links</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#mediacontact" id="id32">MediaContact</a></li>
  </ul>
  </li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#press-release-1" id="id33">Press Release #1</a><ul>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#python-conference-changes-venue-to-accommodategrowth" id="id34">Python Conference Changes Venue to AccommodateGrowth</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#id8" id="id35">About Python</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#id9" id="id36">About PyCon</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#id10" id="id37">Links</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#id11" id="id38">Media Contact</a></li>
  </ul>
  </li>
  </ul>
  </li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="press-passes">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id12">Press Passes</a></h1>
  <p>PyCon2010 welcomes editors, reporters, freelancers, webloggers,
  and broadcasters from interested media outlets.  You may request
  a press pass and, if accepted, will receive a discount codethat
  will provide free registration for PyCon.  Reporters will have
  access to the three conference days (March 27-29 2010) and to the
  sprints (March 30 - April 2 2010).</p>
  <p>To requesta press pass or make any other press-related inquiry, please contact:</p>
  <div class="line-block">
  <div class="line">David Goodger, conference chair</div>
  <div class="line"><a class="reference external" href="mailto:pycon&#37;&#52;&#48;python&#46;org">pycon<span>&#64;</span>python<span>&#46;</span>org</a></div>
  <div class="line">514-662-2443</div>
  </div>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="pressreleases">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id13">PressReleases</a></h1>
  <div class="section" id="press-release-4">
  <h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id14">Press Release #4</a></h2>
  <div class="section" id="white-oak-technologies-inc-google-sun-microsystems-sponsor-world-s-largest-pythonconference">
  <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id15">White Oak Technologies, Inc., Google, Sun Microsystems Sponsor World's Largest PythonConference</a></h3>
  <div class="section" id="python-3-0-enters-spotlight-at-pycon2010">
  <h4><a class="toc-backref" href="#id16">Python 3.0 enters spotlight at PyCon2010</a></h4>
  <p><em>CHICAGO - March 24, 2010</em> - PyCon 2010, the largest annual conference of the worldwide Python programming
  community, takes place March25 - April 2 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare and
  the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare in Chicago, IL.  The core conference runs
  March 27-29, with days of special events both before and after themain conference.</p>
  <p>Last December's release of Python 3.0 marks one of the most important events
  in Python's history, and PyCon 2010 provides developers a chance to learn to
  adapt toit from the worldwide masters of Python programming.  Though Python's
  2.x series will remain viable for years, the Python community is clearly excited
  about the way forward paved byPython 3.0.  Several PyCon sessions will cover
  features new to the 3.0 release and techniques for writing Python 3.0 code.
  Following the main conference days (March 27-29), eighteen majorPython-based
  projects and the Python language core itself will gather attendees for four days of
  development sprints, where usually far-flung groups will work together to
  improve andextend their project codebases, and adapt them to Python 3.0's
  new possibilities.</p>
  <p>Python continues to advance in popularity and is acknowledged as one
  of the most important anduseful languages in the IT community.  In the past
  year, the Python language has been awarded the Linux New Media &quot;Best Open
  Source Programming Language&quot; award and the LinuxQuestions.orgLanguage of the Year,
  and is currently at position 6 in the TIOBE Programming Commmunity Index.</p>
  <p>Alan Broder, President  of White Oak Technologies, Inc., says, &quot;Since its inception
  in the late 1990's, WOTI's excellent reputation as a
  developer of high-performance software has depended on its ability to find top
  developers who can develop and deliver excellentsoftware products. The
  marketplace for top technical talent in the Washington DC area is quite
  competitive, so we needed to choose a language that would enable WOTI to recruit
  from thewidest possible pool of developers. As accomplished developers in
  C/C++, Lisp, Perl, and other languages, we decided to conduct an experiment  to
  try and build identical web-clientapplications in both Python and Java,
  starting with little knowledge of either language. The results were dramatic -
  including all learning time, we were able to build our first viablePython
  application in far less time then the equivalent Java application.  Python was
  the obvious choice, and since then, we've not looked back. We're quite pleased
  that Pythoncontinues to provide us with a competitive edge.&quot;</p>
  <p>Twenty-five industry leaders have joined to sponsor PyCon 2010, including
  White Oak Technologies, Inc. (Diamond); Google and SunMicrosystems (Platinum);
  and ESRI, CCP, Visual Numerics, Microsoft, slide.com, and Walt Disney Animation
  Studios (Gold).</p>
  <p>PyCon 2010 includes over eighty-five talks and keynotes,plus Open Spaces,
  Lightning Talks, and nighttime events -  activities
  that give attendees chances to meet and learn from each other in
  unstructured and semi-structured ways.
  AnExpo Hall will bring attendees together with sponsors and vendors.</p>
  <p>The core PyCon conference days (March 27-29) are preceded by two days
  (March 25-26) of intensive half-day tutorials.Two invitation-only summit
  meetings, the Virtual Machine Summit and the Python Community Summit, will
  run concurrently with the tutorials.  These first-time-ever summit meetings
  willgive leaders from the Python and other dynamic programming language
  communities an opportunity to share ideas and strategize together.  All
  PyCon attendees are invited to stay after thecore conference for development
  sprints (March 30 - April 2).</p>
  </div>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="about-python">
  <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id17">About Python</a></h3>
  <p>Python is an open-source, dynamically typed, object-oriented programming
  languagethat can be used in nearly the entire range of technology applications.
  It offers an easy learning curve and access to a vast array of libraries. With
  implementations available for allcommon operating systems as well as the Java
  and .NET platforms, Python can be used on virtually any system in existence.
  Like other open-source, dynamic languages, it offers rapidproductivity and a
  vigorous developer community; at the same time, Python's clarity and reliability
  give confidence to enterprise users. The December 2008 release of Python 3.0
  marks amajor milestone in Python's history, bringing new levels of clarity,
  consistency, and power to Python code.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="about-pycon">
  <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id18">About PyCon</a></h3>
  <p>Presented by the Python SoftwareFoundation, the world’s largest Python
  conference brings together a diverse group of developers, enthusiasts, and
  organizations to explore new challenges, launch new businessesand forge new
  connections within the Python community. PyCon provides attendees with the
  opportunity to delve into the dynamic programming language employed by
  well-known companies suchas Google, Cisco, and the New York Times. PyCon helps
  people learn new tools and techniques, present their own projects, and meet
  other Python fans.  Press passes to the conference areavailable for members
  of the press who would like to see PyCon in person.</p>
  <p>About White Oak Technologies, Inc.
  White Oak Technologies, Inc. (WOTI) provides the next generationof
  solutions to massive, information-intensive, strategic intelligence challenges.  WOTI, with its industry-leading expert staff, is a premier provider of advanced
  software technologies.Python is WOTI's primary programming language for
  solving many or our clients' problems.  As a past sponsor of PyCon, WOTI is
  honored to further support the Python community through PyCon2010. For more
  information, visit www.woti.com.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="links">
  <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id19">Links</a></h3>
  <div class="line-block">
  <div class="line">PyCon website: <a class="reference external" href="http://us.pycon.org">http://us.pycon.org</a></div>
  <div class="line">Python website: <a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org">http://www.python.org</a></div>
  <div class="line">White Oak Technologies, Inc.:http://www.woti.com/</div>
  <div class="line">LinuxQuestions.org: <a class="reference external" href="http://www.linuxquestions.org/">http://www.linuxquestions.org/</a></div>
  <div class="line">Linux New Media: <a class="reference external" href="http://www.linuxnewmedia.com/">http://www.linuxnewmedia.com/</a></div>
  <div class="line">TIOBE index:http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html</div>
  <div class="line">Python Software Foundation: <a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org/psf/">http://www.python.org/psf/</a></div>
  </div>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="media-contact">
  <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id20">Media Contact</a></h3>
  <div class="line-block">
  <div class="line">David Goodger,conference chair</div>
  <div class="line"><a class="reference external" href="mailto:pycon&#37;&#52;&#48;python&#46;org">pycon<span>&#64;</span>python<span>&#46;</span>org</a></div>
  <div class="line">514-662-2443</div>
  </div>
  </div>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="press-release-3">
  <h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id21">Press Release #3</a></h2>
  <div class="section" id="pycon-2010-hosts-cross-community-summitmeetings">
  <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id22">PyCon 2010 Hosts Cross-Community SummitMeetings</a></h3>
  <p><em>CHICAGO - March 16, 2010</em> - Python programmers won't be the only ones coming to PyCon this month.  PyCon 2010 is hosting twonew summit events that will draw key developers and strategists not only from Python, but also from the Perl, Ruby, Java, .NET, and JavaScript communities.</p>
  <p>The Virtual Machine Summit onMarch 25, sponsored by Sun Microsystems, and Python Language Summit on March 26, both at PyCon 2010 in Chicago, are invitation-only events that will bring cross-discipline groups together todiscuss and strategize on challenges that are common across their projects.</p>
  <p>Virtual machines - software layers that sit between machine-specific binary code and language-specificcompilers, creating multi-language programming environments - have become a focus of modern language development.  Virtual machine developers will attend from a variety of projects, based in anumber of language communities: PyPy (Python), Parrot (Perl), Da Vinci (Java), DLR (.NET), TraceMonkey (JavaScript), and MagLev, Rubinius, and JRuby (all Ruby).  The summit gives them a uniqueopportunity to share insights and ideas on their common challenges with an
  exceptionally broad group.</p>
  <p>Allison Randal, architect of the Parrot virtual machine and a director of the PerlFoundation, said, &quot;Virtual machines have become such a crucial part of language development that there are groups working on them from virtually every language community.  We're facing similarchallenges, and too often, we've been facing them separately.  I'm looking forward to this chance to share ideas with some of the best minds in programming.&quot;</p>
  <p>Python itself has grown intoa variety of Python implementations (CPython, Jython, IronPython, PyPy) and an ecosystem of tools and resouces like the Python Package Index.  The Python Language Summit will bring managers ofthese projects together for focused discussions on topics including the ongoing transition to Python 3.0, better coordination between different Python implementations, and improved packaging ofPython libraries and applications.  The agenda is at <a class="reference external" href="http://us.pycon.org/2010/about/summits/language/">http://us.pycon.org/2010/about/summits/language/</a>.</p>
  <p>PyCon 2010 takes place from March 25 to April 2 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare and theCrowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare in Chicago, IL. The core conference dates are March 27 -- 29; the two summits run concurrently with the tutorials on March 25 -- 26.  The core conference is followedby development sprints (March 30 -- April 2), sponsored by Canonical, where attendees will work with project leads for four days of intensive, cooperative coding to advance major Pythonprojects.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="id1">
  <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id23">About Python</a></h3>
  <p>Python is an open-source, dynamically typed, object-oriented programming language that can be used in nearly the entire range of technologyapplications. It offers an easy learning curve and access to a vast array of libraries. With implementations available for all common operating systems as well as the Java and .NET platforms,Python can be used on virtually any system in existence. Like other open-source, dynamic languages, it offers rapid productivity and a vigorous developer community; at the same time, Python'sclarity and reliability give confidence to enterprise users. The December 2008 release of Python 3.0 marks a major milestone in Python's history, bringing new levels of clarity, consistency, andpower to Python code.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="id2">
  <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id24">About PyCon</a></h3>
  <p>Presented by the Python Software Foundation, the world’s largest Python conference brings together a diverse group ofdevelopers, enthusiasts, and organizations to explore new challenges, launch new businesses and forge new connections within the Python community. PyCon provides attendees with the opportunity todelve into the dynamic programming language employed by well-known companies such as Google, Cisco, and the New York Times. PyCon helps people learn new tools and techniques, present their ownprojects, and meet other Python fans.</p>
  <p>PyCon 2010 is sponsored by twenty-two leading companies, including White Oak Technologies, Inc. (Diamond); Google and Sun (Platinum); and
  ESRI,CCP, Visual Numerics, Microsoft, slide.com, and Walt Disney Animation Studios (Gold).</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="id3">
  <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id25">Links</a></h3>
  <div class="line-block">
  <div class="line">PyCon website:                  <a class="reference external" href="http://us.pycon.org">http://us.pycon.org</a></div>
  <div class="line">Python LanguageSummit website: <a class="reference external" href="http://us.pycon.org/2010/about/summits/language/">http://us.pycon.org/2010/about/summits/language/</a></div>
  <div class="line">Virtual Machine Summit website: <a class="reference external" href="http://us.pycon.org/2010/about/summits/vm/">http://us.pycon.org/2010/about/summits/vm/</a></div>
  <div class="line">Python website:http://www.python.org</div>
  </div>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="id4">
  <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id26">Media Contact</a></h3>
  <div class="line-block">
  <div class="line">David Goodger, conference chair</div>
  <div class="line"><a class="reference external" href="mailto:pycon&#37;&#52;&#48;python&#46;org">pycon<span>&#64;</span>python<span>&#46;</span>org</a></div>
  <div class="line">514-453-2443</div>
  </div>
  </div>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="press-release-2">
  <h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id27">Press Release#2</a></h2>
  <div class="section" id="pycon-2010-takes-python-to-new-places">
  <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id28">PyCon 2010 Takes Python to New Places</a></h3>
  <p><em>CHICAGO - February 10, 2010</em> - PyCon 2010, the seventh annual conference ofthe worldwide Python programming community, has opened registration and announced its list of accepted talks.  The topics show Python appearing in a variety of places outside its traditionalrealms.</p>
  <p>From hackathons in Africa to a neutrino detector at the South Pole; from massive multicore machines to tiny embedded wireless devices; and from mobile phones to distributedheterogeneous networks, talks at Pycon 2010 demonstrate how Python is being used in places and in ways that will startle even longtime Python users.  Python continues to branch out acrosssoftware platforms as well, with several talks covering the growing use of IronPython and Jython on the .NET and Java platforms.</p>
  <p>Meanwhile, traditional Python strongholds such as science,education, databases, and web programming are not neglected, and several talks flesh out attendees' understanding of fundamental Python topics.  Software craftsmanship is another prominenttopic, with many talks describing techniques for testing and deploying high-quality code.</p>
  <p>The 10 invited talks and 65 accepted talks are only a part of PyCon's schedule.  The three-daymain conference will be preceded by two days of intensive tutorials with 32 sessions on a broad range of topics.  Lightning Talks, Open Space sessions, and keynotes will provide even morelearning opportunities throughout the conference.  Finally, attendees are invited to stay after the conference for four days of development sprints, where they can work alongside some ofPython's greatest programmers to advance prominent Python projects like Django, One Laptop Per Child, and the Python language itself.</p>
  <p>PyCon 2010 takes place from March 25 to April 2 atthe Hyatt Regency O'Hare and the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare in Chicago, IL.  The core conference dates are March 27 -- 29; tutorials run March 25-26, and development sprints run March 30 -April 2.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="id5">
  <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id29">About Python</a></h3>
  <p>Python is an open-source, dynamically typed, object-oriented programming language that can be used in nearly the entire range of technologyapplications.  It offers an easy learning curve and access to a vast array of libraries.  With implementations available for all common operating systems as well as the Java and .NET platforms,Python can be used on virtually any system in existence.  Like other open-source, dynamic languages, it offers rapid productivity and a vigorous developer community; at the same time, Python'sclarity and reliability give confidence to enterprise users.  The upcoming production release of Python 3.0 marks a major milestone in Python's history, bringing new levels of clarity,consistency, and power to Python code.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="id6">
  <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id30">About PyCon</a></h3>
  <p>Presented by the Python Software Foundation, the world’s largest Python conference brings together adiverse group of developers, enthusiasts, and organizations to explore new challenges, launch new businesses and forge new connections within the Python community.  PyCon provides attendees withthe opportunity to delve into the dynamic programming language employed by well-known companies such as Google, Cisco, and the New York Times.  PyCon helps people learn new tools and techniques,showcase projects, and meet other Python fans.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="id7">
  <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id31">Links</a></h3>
  <div class="line-block">
  <div class="line">PyCon website:  <a class="reference external" href="http://us.pycon.org">http://us.pycon.org</a></div>
  <div class="line">Python website: <a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org">http://www.python.org</a></div>
  <div class="line">PyCon invited talks:http://us.pycon.org/2010/conference/keynotes/</div>
  <div class="line">PyCon accepted talks: <a class="reference external" href="http://us.pycon.org/2010/conference/talks/">http://us.pycon.org/2010/conference/talks/</a></div>
  <div class="line">PyCon tutorials: <a class="reference external" href="http://us.pycon.org/2010/tutorials/schedule/">http://us.pycon.org/2010/tutorials/schedule/</a></div>
  </div>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="mediacontact">
  <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id32">MediaContact</a></h3>
  <div class="line-block">
  <div class="line">David Goodger, conference chair</div>
  <div class="line"><a class="reference external" href="mailto:pycon&#37;&#52;&#48;python&#46;org">pycon<span>&#64;</span>python<span>&#46;</span>org</a></div>
  <div class="line">514-453-2443</div>
  </div>
  <p>See PyCon 2010 press releases athttp://us.pycon.org/2010/about/press/</p>
  </div>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="press-release-1">
  <h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id33">Press Release #1</a></h2>
  <div class="section" id="python-conference-changes-venue-to-accommodategrowth">
  <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id34">Python Conference Changes Venue to AccommodateGrowth</a></h3>
  <p><em>World's largest Python event returns to Chicago</em></p>
  <p><em>CHICAGO - October 20, 2008</em> - PyCon 2010, the seventh annualPython community conference, will take place March 27 to 29 at Chicago's Hyatt Regency O'Hare hotel.</p>
  <p>In 2008, its first year in Chicago, PyCon stunned organizers by drawing over 1000attendees, up from 586 in 2007 and 410 in 2006.  To avoid running out of room in 2010, organizers have moved next year's conference to Chicago's Hyatt Regency from the Crowne Plaza ChicagoO'Hare, its 2008 venue.</p>
  <p>&quot;The continued growth of PyCon keeps us on our toes.  Each year's new attendees bring new energy to the community with their enthusiasm and their creativity - notto mention their sheer numbers; we changed venues to accommodate expected growth.  It's an exciting time to be in the Python community&quot;, said David Goodger, PyCon chair.</p>
  <p>PyCon, anentirely volunteer-run conference, encompasses topics across the breadth of Python usage, from core language design to dynamic web applications.  PyCon includes hundreds of regular talks,keynotes, Lightning Talks, hands-on laboratories, and informal Open Space events, as well as a sponsors' expo hall.  PyCon 2010's main conference days (March 27-29) will be preceded by two daysof intensive, half-day tutorials - increased from last year's single day due to their popularity.  After the conference, many attendees will stay for four days (March 30 - April 2) ofdevelopment &quot;sprints&quot; - cooperative programming workshops that advance selected open-source projects.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="id8">
  <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id35">About Python</a></h3>
  <p>Python is an open-source, dynamically typed,object-oriented programming language that can be used in nearly the entire range of technology applications.  It offers an easy learning curve and access to a vast array of libraries.  Python hasshown steady growth in the TIOBE index and has advanced from position 8 to 6 in the past year.  With implementations available for all common operating systems as well as the Java and .NETplatforms, Python can be used on virtually any system in existence.  Like other open-source, dynamic languages, it offers rapid productivity and a vigorous developer community; at the same time,Python's clarity and reliability give confidence to enterprise users.  The upcoming production release of Python 3.0 marks a major milestone in Python's history, bringing new levels of clarity,consistency, and power to Python code.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="id9">
  <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id36">About PyCon</a></h3>
  <p>Presented by the Python Software Foundation, the world’s largest Python conference brings together adiverse group of developers, enthusiasts, and organizations to explore new challenges, launch new businesses and forge new connections within the Python community.  PyCon provides attendees withthe opportunity to delve into the dynamic programming language employed by well-known companies such as Google, Cisco, and the New York Times.  PyCon helps people learn new tools and techniques,showcase projects, and meet other Python fans.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="id10">
  <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id37">Links</a></h3>
  <div class="line-block">
  <div class="line">PyCon website:  <a class="reference external" href="http://us.pycon.org">http://us.pycon.org</a></div>
  <div class="line">Python website: <a class="reference external" href="http://www.python.org">http://www.python.org</a></div>
  <div class="line">TIOBE index:http://www.tiobe.com</div>
  </div>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="id11">
  <h3><a class="toc-backref" href="#id38">Media Contact</a></h3>
  <div class="line-block">
  <div class="line">Catherine Devlin</div>
  <div class="line"><a class="reference external" href="mailto:catherine&#46;devlin&#37;&#52;&#48;gmail&#46;com">catherine<span>&#46;</span>devlin<span>&#64;</span>gmail<span>&#46;</span>com</a></div>
  <div class="line">(937)427-8814x222</div>
  </div>
  <p>See PyCon 2010 press releases athttp://us.pycon.org/2010/about/press/</p>
  </div>
  </div>
  </div>
  </div>


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title: Summit Meetings
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  <h1 class="title">Summit Meetings</h1>
  <p>PyCon 2010 will feature two invitation-only summit meetings, intended to
  bring developers of the various implementations togetherto discuss
  technology and strategies.</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="vm">Virtual Machine Summit</a>: Wednesday, March 25, 2010</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="language">Python Language Summit</a>: Thursday, March 26, 2010</li>
  </ul>
  <p>Both summitmeetings will be held at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare hotel.
  <a class="reference external" href="/2010/registration/hotel/">See the Hotel Reservations page for details.</a></p>
  </div>


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title: Python Language Summit
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  <h1 class="title">Python Language Summit</h1>
  <p>The Python Language Summit is an invitation-only event for developers
  ofPython implementations and the standard library, to be held at
  PyCon 2010 in Chicago, on Thursday March 26 2010,
  at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare hotel in Chicago, as part ofPyCon 2010.
  We will be in the Kennedy room.
  The coordinator for this summit is Andrew Kuchling.</p>
  <p>Attendees will not deliver formal presentations.  Instead, the Summit
  will be aseries of sessions focusing on specific issues. After a 5-10
  minute presentation by a session leader, the attendees will
  concentrate on discussing issues and deciding upon actions to take.</p>
  <p>The Summit is being held the day before PyCon starts,
  simultaneous with the second day of tutorials.</p>
  <div class="section" id="planned-schedule">
  <h1>Planned Schedule</h1>
  <p>The times listed in thisschedule may still subject to slight changes.
  The topics
  listed for each session are illustrative; the exact selection will be
  decided upon by the session's attendees and influencedby the session leader's
  starting presentation.</p>
  <div class="section" id="id1">
  <h2>9:00 - 10:30</h2>
  <p>Open discussion session.</p>
  <p>Session leader: Andrew M. Kuchling</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="id2">
  <h2>10:30- 10:50</h2>
  <p>Morning break</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="id3">
  <h2>10:50 - 12:20</h2>
  <p>Transition plan for rest of 2.x series; goals for 2.7/3.1.</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Newfeatures &amp; future plans?</li>
  <li>Public outreach &amp; assistance with porting.</li>
  <li>Is 2.7 the last of the 2.x releases?</li>
  <li>Unicode issues</li>
  </ul>
  <p>Session leader: Brett Cannon.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="id4">
  <h2>12:20 -13:20</h2>
  <p>Lunch</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="id5">
  <h2>13:20 - 14:50</h2>
  <p>Cross-implementation issues:</p>
  <p>What do the various VMs want/need from CPython tohelp with their
  implementations?</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Marking CPython-specific tests in the test suite?</li>
  <li>Getting an implementation agnostic test suite for the Python language?</li>
  <li>Separating thelanguage tests and the pure Python part of the standard library into
  a separate project?  (Or publish them as a separate package.)</li>
  <li>Transition plans for 3.0?</li>
  </ul>
  <p>Session leader:Frank Wierzbicki of Jython.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="id6">
  <h2>14:50 - 15:10</h2>
  <p>Afternoon break.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="id7">
  <h2>15:10 - 16:40</h2>
  <p>Package distribution &amp;installation.</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>setting up an organized network of mirrors ? la CPAN</li>
  <li>adding a commenting system on PyPI</li>
  <li>think about a reference implementation for a PyPI client in the</li>
  </ul>
  <div class="system-message">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: WARNING/2 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 93)</p>
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  <p>standard library (XML-RPC client+upload and register)
  * improvements to packaging matters -- both Distutils and Setuptools are included.</p>
  <p>Session leader: Tarek Ziade</p>
  </div>
  </div>
  </div>


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title: Virtual Machine Summit
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  <h1 class="title">Virtual Machine Summit</h1>
  <p>The Virtual Machine Summit is an invitation-only event for developers
  of virtual machines for dynamiclanguages, to be held at PyCon 2010 in Chicago,
  on Wednesday, March 25th, 2010. The coordinator for this summit is Ivan Krstić.</p>
  <p>The VM summit is taking place on Wednesday, March25th 2010
  at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare hotel in Chicago,
  as part of PyCon 2010.  We will be in the Kennedy room.</p>
  <p>More details for invitees are available athttp://radian.org/notebook/2010-dynvm.</p>
  <div class="section" id="schedule">
  <h1>Schedule</h1>
  <div class="system-message">
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  <pre class="literal-block">
  =============  =================
  10:30-10:50    Morning break
  12:20-13:20    Lunch
  14:50-15:10Afternoon break
  =============  =================
  </pre>
  </div>
  </div>
  </div>


url: /2010/about/worldwide/
title: Python Conferences Worldwide
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  <h1 class="title">Python Conferences Worldwide</h1>
  <p>The Python programming language is popular around the world. The global
  Python communityhosts five conferences each year:</p>
  <blockquote>
  <a class="reference external" href="http://www.europython.org/">EuroPython</a> began in Charleroi, Belgium and
  was held in Vilnius, Lithuania in 2008.  EuroPython 2010 will be</blockquote>
  <div class="system-message">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: WARNING/2 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 10)</p>
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  <p>28th June to 4th July 2010 in Birmingham, UK.</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://pyconbrasil.com.br/">PyCon Brasil</a> held its fourth conference
  on September 18-20 in Rio de Janeiro.</p>
  <p><a href="#id1"><span class="problematic" id="id2">`PyCon FR&lt;http://fr.pycon.org/&gt;`_</span></a> was held in Paris on May 17 &amp; 18, 2008.</p>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://www.pycon.it/">PyCon Italia</a> convened for the first time in
  2007.  The 2010 conference will be inFirenze, 8-10 May 2010.</p>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://www.pyconuk.org/">PyCon UK</a> was held in 2007 and 2008 in Birmingham.
  For 2010, PyCon UK is not officially being held, but EuroPython 2010is in
  the same city.</p>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="/">PyCon</a> USA was in Washington, DC from 2003 to 2005, then moved to Dallas,
  Texas for 2006 and 2007.  <a href="#id3"><span class="problematic" id="id4">`In 2008, PyCon USA was held in Chicago&lt;/2008/&gt;`_</span></a>.
  Chicago will also be the site for PyCon 2010.  In 2010 PyCon will move to
  Atlanta GA.</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>These self-organized, community-driven events rely upon volunteers.Each
  conference may circulate between different sites from year to year.  All
  share the goal of bringing together the developers, designers, and business
  people who are the Pythoncommunity.</p>
  <p>At a PyCon, you will meet people who have just begun their journey into the
  world of this dynamic, object-oriented programming language. You will also
  meet the people whostarted it all.</p>
  <p>You can expect informational and inspirational talks in a friendly
  atmosphere.  Other Python developers are glad to share their experiences,
  and to learn from yours.It's easy to make contacts and to make friends.
  You will meet interesting people and enjoy yourself.</p>
  <div class="system-messages section">
  <h1>Docutils System Messages</h1>
  <div class="system-message" id="id1">
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  </div>
  </div>


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title: Chicago: Home of PyCon 2010!
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  <h1 class="title">Chicago: Home of PyCon 2010!</h1>
  <p>Chicago, the Windy City, Second City -- a great place to meet with other members
  ofthe Python community.  Here you'll find information about</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="travel">Traveling to Chicago</a>: it's central and easy to get to.</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="hotel">Getting to the Hotels</a>: the shuttlebuses run all day (&amp; night if you call)!</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="transit">Getting Around Chicago</a>: everyone should try the &quot;L&quot; (elevated trains).
  There's a station a few blocks away from thehotel.</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="explore">Explore Chicago</a>: things to do, places to go, sights to see...</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="restaurants">Restaurants</a>: Chicago is famous for its deep dish pizza and hot dogs.</li>
  </ul>
  <div class="system-message">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: WARNING/2 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 18)</p>
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  <p>There are lots of other choices nearby and a short trip away!</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="bars">Bars</a>: Paint the town red!  But drink responsibly.</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="shopping">Shopping</a>: some great choices!</li>
  </ul>
  <p><a href="#id1"><span class="problematic" id="id2">*</span></a><a class="reference external" href="chipy">ChiPy: the Chicago Python User Group</a>: helping to make PyCon possible!</p>
  <div class="system-message" id="id1">
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  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=101366992701854199693.0004464acc1cf925e6ad5&amp;z=15">Here's a custom Google map with the hotel, airport, restaurants and other points ofinterest.</a></p>
  </div>


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title: Chicago Bars
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  <h1 class="title">Chicago Bars</h1>
  <p>In addition to <a class="reference external" href="../restaurants">restaurants</a> you might want to check out some bars
  in Chicago.  Bars in Chicago stay open pretty late, many closing at2am or 4am,
  and some on the weekends stay open until 5am.  Most places will check ID cards, even
  for people who are obviously over 21.</p>
  <div class="section" id="accessible-from-blueline">
  <h1>Accessible From BlueLine</h1>
  <p>Like most things, the most convenient bars are on the Blue Line.  Most of these bars
  are by the Damen stop on the Blue Line, in Wicker Park:</p>
  <dl class="docutils">
  <dt><strong>*Lemmings</strong> <a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Lemmings,+1850+N+Damen,+Chicago&amp;sll=41.917032,-87.677593&amp;sspn=0.006994,0.014591&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=41.91534,-87.677593&amp;spn=0.006994,0.014591&amp;t=h&amp;z=16">1850 N Damen</a></dt>
  <dd>Chill atmosphere, farther north.  Damen stop, Blue Line.</dd>
  </dl>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><strong>Danny's</strong> <a href="#id1"><span class="problematic" id="id2">`1958 W Dickens&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=1958+W+Dickens&amp;sll=41.91534,-87.677593&amp;sspn=0.013987,0.029182&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=41.921311,-87.67695&amp;spn=0.006993,0.014591&amp;t=h&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=addr&gt;`_</span></a>
  --right off Damen.  Good place for loud music with chill nooks and chairs, but
  also dancing, starts bumpin about 11pm but closes at 2.  Damen stop, Blue Line.</li>
  <li><a href="#id3"><span class="problematic" id="id4">`Map Room&lt;http://www.maproom.com/&gt;`_</span></a> <a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Map+Room,+1949+N+Hoyne&amp;sll=41.921311,-87.67695&amp;sspn=0.006993,0.014591&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=41.920321,-87.67725&amp;spn=0.006993,0.014591&amp;t=h&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=addr">1949 N Hoyne</a>,
  on Armitage.  Awesome beer selection, very cool atmosphere, won't see a bunch of
  yuppies here.  Can be very crowded.  About 6 or 7 blocksfrom the Western stop, Blue Line.</li>
  <li><strong>Estelle's</strong> <a href="#id5"><span class="problematic" id="id6">`2013 W. North Ave&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Estelle%27s,+2013+W.+North+Ave&amp;sll=41.920321,-87.67725&amp;sspn=0.006993,0.014591&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;z=14&gt;`_</span></a>
  -- latenight, go after 1 or 2am but veryinteresting and fun!  Damen stop, Blue Line.</li>
  <li><strong>Northside</strong> <a href="#id7"><span class="problematic" id="id8">`1635 N Damen&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Northside,+1635+N+Damen&amp;sll=41.920321,-87.67725&amp;sspn=0.027973,0.058365&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;z=14&gt;`_</span></a>
  -- most run of the mill overall, but goodatmosphere and beers. Chill, lots of
  places to sit. Can be run over by the cool kids sometimes.  Damen stop, Blue Line.</li>
  <li><strong>Pontiac</strong> <a href="#id9"><span class="problematic" id="id10">`1531 N Damen&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Pontiac,+1531+N+Damen&amp;sll=41.920321,-87.67725&amp;sspn=0.027973,0.058365&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;z=14&gt;`_</span></a>,
  -- right by El stop.  Very chill place, great ifit is warm and can sit outside.
  Sometimes they have live music.  Damen stop, Blue Line.</li>
  <li><strong>Blueline</strong> <a href="#id11"><span class="problematic" id="id12">`1548 N Damen&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Blueline,+1548+N+Damen&amp;sll=41.920321,-87.67725&amp;sspn=0.027973,0.058365&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;z=14&gt;`_</span></a>,
  right under El platform.   Chill with lots ofbooths, more of a martini place but
  the crowd is not swanky, can be a first stop and you can eat there too.  Damen stop, Blue Line.</li>
  <li><strong>SmokeDaddy</strong> <a href="#id13"><span class="problematic" id="id14">`1804 W Division&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=SmokeDaddy,+1804+W+Division&amp;sll=41.920321,-87.67725&amp;sspn=0.055945,0.11673&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;z=13&gt;`_</span></a>
  -- latenight eats, awesome BBQ but also reallygreat live music, kinda rockabilly
  country bluegrass mashup.  4 or 5 blocks from the Division stop, Blue Line.</li>
  <li><strong>Empire</strong> <a href="#id15"><span class="problematic" id="id16">`1566 N Milwaukee&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Empire,+1566+N+Milwaukee,+Chicago&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=41.910533,-87.676429&amp;spn=0.001749,0.003648&amp;z=18&amp;iwloc=A&gt;`_</span></a>
  -- cool atmosphere, little more of amartini place, little more cool kid.  Damen stop, Blue Line.</li>
  <li><strong>Bin Wine</strong> <a href="#id17"><span class="problematic" id="id18">`Cafe 1559 N Milwaukee&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Bin+Wine+Cafe,+1559+N+Milwaukee&amp;sll=41.910533,-87.676429&amp;sspn=0.001749,0.003648&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;z=16&gt;`_</span></a>
  -- great place for wine peeps, can get allkinds of amazing wine flights and
  nibble, sit down atmosphere.  Damen stop, Blue Line.</li>
  <li><strong>The Whistler</strong> <a class="reference external" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-whistler-chicago">2421 N Milwaukee Avenue</a>
  -- shhhh, best kept secret in Chicago.  Very humble pre-prohibition era cocktail lounge
  (the latest rage).  I.E. real sazeracs and other carefully crafted blends of</li>
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  <p>beautiful tastes.  Pricey but worth every cent.  California stop, Blue Line.</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><strong>The Violet Hour</strong> <a class="reference external" href="http://www.theviolethour.com/">1520 N Damen Ave</a>
  -- another pre-prohibition erabar modeled after an old speakeasy.
  Seriously, it does not have a storefront.  You enter through a little door of what
  looks like a boarded up building.  Guys, DO NOT GO HERE unlessyou are entertaining a lady.
  And you might want to wear a suit.  Just saying.  But the drinks here are crafted by the
  finest hands in the drink-making industry.  Pricey but worth it.Damen stop, Blue Line.</li>
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  <div class="section" id="uptown">
  <h1>Uptown</h1>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.greenmilljazz.com/">Green Mill</a>, <a href="#id19"><span class="problematic" id="id20">`4802 N Broadway St&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?q=-&amp;sll=41969114,-87659656&amp;cid=41969114,-87659656,16347116002331705951&amp;li=lmd&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=41.973275,-87.652402&amp;spn=0.013975,0.029182&amp;z=15&amp;iwloc=A&gt;`_</span></a>
  -- not thateasy to get to from the hotel.  This is a well-known jazz club with
  live music until late at night.  They discourage loud conversation and admission is usually $5 for the live music.</li>
  </ul>
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  <p>Lawrence stop, Red Line.</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.hopleaf.com/">Hopleaf</a>, <a href="#id21"><span class="problematic" id="id22">`5148 N Clark St&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=hopleaf,+chicago&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=41.971616,-87.657423&amp;spn=0.02795,0.058365&amp;z=14&gt;`_</span></a>
  -- also not particularly easy to get to.  They have a verylarge beer selection,
  including quite a few more exotic malt drinks.  They also have a small but very
  good food menu.  Not for large groups.  Argyle or Berwyn stop, Red Line (it's inbetween the two).</li>
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  </div>


url: /2010/chicago/chipy/
title: ChiPy: The Chicago Python User Group
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  <div class="document" id="chipy-the-chicago-python-user-group">
  <h1 class="title">ChiPy: The Chicago Python User Group</h1>
  <p>ChiPy members are helping to organize PyCon 2010.  Ifyou're
  in the Chicago area, please drop by!</p>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://www.chipy.org">ChiPy home page &amp; meeting announcements</a></p>
  </div>


url: /2010/chicago/explore/
title: Explore Chicago
content:
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  <div class="document" id="explore-chicago">
  <h1 class="title">Explore Chicago</h1>
  <h2 class="subtitle" id="things-to-do-places-to-go-sights-tosee">Things to do, places to go, sights tosee...</h2>
  <div class="contents topic" id="contents">
  <p class="topic-title first">Contents</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#museums" id="id5">Museums</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#views" id="id6">Views</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#tours" id="id7">Tours</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#travel-guides-for-chicago" id="id8">Travel Guides for Chicago</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#shopping" id="id9">Shopping</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#restaurants" id="id10">Restaurants</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#bars" id="id11">Bars</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#package-deals" id="id12">Package Deals</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#neighborhoods" id="id13">Neighborhoods</a></li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <p>Share your opinions, recommendations, and alternatives <a class="reference external" href="http://wiki.python.org/moin/PyCon2008/Exploring_Chicago">on the wikipage</a>.</p>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=101366992701854199693.0004464acc1cf925e6ad5&amp;z=15">Here's a custom Google map with the hotel, airport, restaurants and other points ofinterest.</a></p>
  <div class="section" id="museums">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id5">Museums</a></h1>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.artic.edu/">The Museum of the Art Institute ofChicago</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.mcachicago.org/">The Museum of Contemporary Art</a> --
  this museum is good or bad depending on what the current show is.  If the</li>
  </ul>
  <div class="system-message">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: WARNING/2 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 22)</p>
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  <dl class="docutils">
  <dt><a class="reference external" href="http://www.mcachicago.org/exhibitions/index.php">current shows</a> sound</dt>
  <dd>interesting to you then it's great... otherwise, not so much.</dd>
  </dl>
  <div class="system-message">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: WARNING/2 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 24)</p>
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  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a href="#id14"><span class="problematic" id="id15">`The John G. Shedd Aquarium&lt;http://www.sheddaquarium.org/&gt;`_</span></a></li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.msichicago.org/">The Museum of Science and Industry</a></li>
  <li><a href="#id16"><span class="problematic" id="id17">`The Field Museum&lt;http://www.fieldmuseum.org/&gt;`_</span></a></li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="views">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id6">Views</a></h1>
  <ul>
  <li><p class="first"><a class="reference external" href="http://www.the-skydeck.com/">The Sears Tower Skydeck</a></p>
  </li>
  <li><p class="first"><a href="#id1"><span class="problematic" id="id2">`</span></a>The Hancock Observatory &lt;<a class="reference external" href="http://www.hancock-observatory.com/">http://www.hancock-observatory.com/</a>&gt;`_in
  the John Hancock Center, 875 N. Michigan Avenue, in the Magnificent
  Mile shopping area.  Considered by many to be a better deal than the
  Sears Tower Skydeck (cheaper, a shorterwait, and in a shopping area,
  but not quite as high).</p>
  <div class="system-message" id="id1">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: WARNING/2 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 31); <em><a href="#id2">backlink</a></em></p>
  <p>Inline interpreted text or phrase reference start-string without end-string.</p>
  </div>
  </li>
  <li><p class="first">The bar and lounge in the Hancock building.  Free to enter, and just one floor
  below the Observatory.  You get the same view,and spend your money on a
  drink and a nice atmosphere instead of an entrance fee.</p>
  </li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="tours">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7">Tours</a></h1>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a href="#id18"><span class="problematic" id="id19">`CAF Architecture river cruise&lt;http://www.architecture.org/tour_view.aspx?TourID=8&gt;`_</span></a>
  -- this might be cold at this time of year, but it's an excellent tour.</li>
  <li><a href="#id20"><span class="problematic" id="id21">`Other Chicago Architecture Foundation Tours&lt;http://www.architecture.org/&gt;`_</span></a>
  -- they run several other tours every day as well.</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.wrightplus.org/tours/tours.php">Frank Lloyd Wright Tours</a> --
  in Oak Park, thesuburb immediately west of Chicago where Frank Lloyd Wright
  built a great number of homes.  Many (most?) of them are still occupied, so you
  mostly see the exterior of thebuildings.</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="travel-guides-for-chicago">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id8">Travel Guides for Chicago</a></h1>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a href="#id22"><span class="problematic" id="id23">`Fodor's Guide to Chicago&lt;http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=chicago&#64;49&amp;cur_section=ove&gt;`_</span></a></li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/north-america/usa/chicago">The Lonely Planet Guide to Chicago</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Chicago">WikiTravel Chicago</a></li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="shopping">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id9">Shopping</a></h1>
  <p>See <a href="#id24"><span class="problematic" id="id25">`Shopping in Chicago&lt;../shopping/&gt;`_</span></a>.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="restaurants">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id10">Restaurants</a></h1>
  <p>If you're going to shop, you've got to eat - see <a class="reference external" href="../restaurants">Chicago Restaurants</a>.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="bars">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id11">Bars</a></h1>
  <p>Because, well...because.  See <a class="reference external" href="../bars">Chicago Bars</a>.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="package-deals">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id12">Package Deals</a></h1>
  <p>If you are going to tack on some real vacation time, these can save you a few bucks.</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a href="#id3"><span class="problematic" id="id4">`CityPass&lt;http://www.citypass.com/city/chicago.html&gt;`__</span></a> ($49.50 adults, $39 children)
  includes the Shedd Aquarium VIP, The Field Museum &amp; Underground Adventure,
  Adler Planetarium, Museum ofScience and Industry plus OMNIMAX,
  and The Hancock Observatory</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="neighborhoods">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id13">Neighborhoods</a></h1>
  <p>On the Blue Line, before you get to the Loop (aka Downtown), there are twointeresting
  neighborhoods you might want to explore.</p>
  <p>The first is <a class="reference external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Town,_Chicago#Wicker_Park">Wicker Park</a>
  (and immediately to the north,`Bucktown &lt;<a class="reference external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Square%2C_Chicago#Bucktown">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Square%2C_Chicago#Bucktown</a>&gt;`_).
  The Damen stop is at the center of Wicker Park.  There are interesting things southeast on Milwaukee
  (to theMilwaukee stop), or north on Damen (which takes you towards Bucktown).  Wicker
  Park is kind of artsy and hip.  The neighborhood is a little rough despite the strong
  pressure ofgentrification.</p>
  <p>Closer to the hotel is <a class="reference external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan_Square">Logan Square</a>,
  which is a neighborhood with a large hispanic population.  You can get off atthe
  Logan Square station.</p>
  <p>There are several interesting north-side neighborhoods in Chicago.  To get to these
  with mass transit you'll have to take a bus (or a taxi of course).`Fullerton and Clark
  &lt;<a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;q=fullteron%20and%20clark%2C%20chicago&amp;ie=UTF8">http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;q=fullteron%20and%20clark%2C%20chicago&amp;ie=UTF8</a>&gt;`_
  may be a good starting point.  All of Clark Avenue is interesting (as is itsneighboring
  street Broadway).  At Addison and Clark you are in Wrigleyville, home to many sports bars
  and some improv theater.  This area is generally fun to wander around in, day
  ornight.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="system-messages section">
  <h1>Docutils System Messages</h1>
  <div class="system-message" id="id3">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>); <em><a href="#id4">backlink</a></em></p>
  Anonymous hyperlink mismatch: 1 references but 0 targets.
  See &quot;backrefs&quot; attribute for IDs.</div>
  <div class="system-message" id="id14">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 24); <em><a href="#id15">backlink</a></em></p>
  Unknown target name: &quot;the john g. shedd aquarium&lt;http://www.sheddaquarium.org/&gt;&quot;.</div>
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  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 26); <em><a href="#id17">backlink</a></em></p>
  Unknown target name: &quot;the field museum&lt;http://www.fieldmuseum.org/&gt;&quot;.</div>
  <div class="system-message" id="id18">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 42); <em><a href="#id19">backlink</a></em></p>
  Unknown target name: &quot;caf architecture river cruise&lt;http://www.architecture.org/tour_view.aspx?tourid=8&gt;&quot;.</div>
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  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 44); <em><a href="#id21">backlink</a></em></p>
  Unknown target name: &quot;other chicago architecture foundation tours&lt;http://www.architecture.org/&gt;&quot;.</div>
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  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 53); <em><a href="#id23">backlink</a></em></p>
  Unknown target name: &quot;fodor's guide to chicago&lt;http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=chicago&#64;49&amp;cur_section=ove&gt;&quot;.</div>
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  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 60); <em><a href="#id25">backlink</a></em></p>
  Unknown target name: &quot;shopping in chicago&lt;../shopping/&gt;&quot;.</div>
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url: /2010/chicago/hotel/
title: Getting to the Hotel
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  <div class="document" id="getting-to-the-hotel">
  <h1 class="title">Getting to the Hotel</h1>
  <div class="contents local topic" id="contents">
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#hotel-shuttle-bus-fromo-hare-airport" id="id5">Hotel Shuttle Bus fromO’Hare Airport</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#directions" id="id6">Directions</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#public-transit" id="id7">Public Transit</a></li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <p>Please see the <a class="reference external" href="/2010/registration/hotel/">hotels page</a>
  for full details includingreservation information. Please <strong>do NOT</strong>
  make reservations directly with the hotels; PyCon will lose money if you do
  (we have an obligation to fill rooms).</p>
  <p>The tutorials andconference are being held at the <a class="reference external" href="http://www.ohare.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/services/maps/index.jsp">Hyatt Regency O'Hare</a>.
  The summits and sprints are being held at the nearby
  <a class="reference external" href="http://www.crowneplazaohare.com/">CrownePlaza Chicago O'Hare</a> hotel.</p>
  <p>We are using both hotels for accommodations.</p>
  <p>Both are in Rosemont, Illinois,
  with convenient access to all majorexpressways.  The <a class="reference external" href="http://www.rosemont.com/visiting/theater.shtml">Rosemont Theater</a> and Donald L. Stephens
  Convention Center are across the street from both the Hyatt and the CrownePlaza,
  the Chicago El train is two or three blocks
  away, and downtown Chicago is 15 miles away—a 30-minute drive.</p>
  <div class="note">
  <p class="first admonition-title">Note</p>
  <p class="last"><a href="#id3"><span class="problematic" id="id4">`Hotel parking info here.&lt;/2010/registration/hotel/#parking&gt;`__</span></a></p>
  </div>
  <div class="line-block">
  <div class="line">Hyatt Regency O'Hare</div>
  <div class="line">9300 Bryn Mawr Avenue,</div>
  <div class="line">Rosemont, Illinois, USA 60018</div>
  </div>
  <p>(North side of Bryn Mawr Avenue, east of North RiverRoad, across from the D. E. Stephens Convention Center.)</p>
  <p>Phone: +1-847-696-1234</p>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=9300+Bryn+Mawr+Avenue+60018">Hyatt Regency O'Hare on GoogleMaps</a></p>
  <div class="line-block">
  <div class="line">Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare</div>
  <div class="line">5440 North River Road</div>
  <div class="line">Rosemont, Illinois, USA 60018</div>
  </div>
  <p>(North-west cornerof North River Road and Balmoral Avenue.)</p>
  <p>Phone: 1-847-671-6350</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>1 mile from I-90 &amp; I-294</li>
  <li>3 blocks south of Kennedy Expressway</li>
  <li>Exit River Road South off of KennedyExpressway</li>
  </ul>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=5132132422011478109,41.984175,-87.861213%3B15496306495877837977,41.977830,-87.862541&amp;saddr=5440+N+River+Rd+%4041.977830,+-87.862541&amp;daddr=&amp;sll=41.981005,-87.861875&amp;sspn=0.006843,0.01133&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;ll=41.982304,-87.862988&amp;spn=0.013686,0.022659&amp;z=15">Crowne Plaza on Google Maps</a></p>
  <div class="section" id="hotel-shuttle-bus-fromo-hare-airport">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id5">Hotel Shuttle Bus fromO’Hare Airport</a></h1>
  <p>The hotels provide complimentary transportation to and from nearby
  O'Hare International Airport 24 hours a day, 7days a week.  The
  shuttle buses run every 15 minutes from 6:00am to midnight.
  For pickup after midnight, call the hotel directly.
  To take the shuttle from the
  airport, you should makeyour way to the Hotel Shuttle Bus Center:</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Go to Terminal 2.  (Actually, the shuttle/bus center is sort of in between terminals, so it's most optimal to find an overhead sign pointing toshuttle/bus center and follow that, but if you're lost, starting at Terminal 2 is fine.)</li>
  <li>Take the escalator down to the baggage claim area.</li>
  <li>Go down the stairs from baggage claim,walking down the pedestrian
  walkway.</li>
  <li>Take the elevator going up to the parking lot and make a right going
  around the wall. (Do not go out the doors into the parking lot).</li>
  </ul>
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  <p><a href="#id1"><span class="problematic" id="id2">*</span></a>Hyatt Regency: Go to Door 1 and wait for the Hyatt Regency O’Hare Hotel shuttle bus.
  * Crowne Plaza: Go to Door 2 and wait for the Crowne Plaza O’Hare Hotel shuttlebus</p>
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  <p>To ensure a faster pick-up between midnight and 6:00am or if you
  arrive in the International Terminal, please use the courtesy
  telephone near thebaggage claim area to inform the hotel of your arrival.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="directions">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id6">Directions</a></h1>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://www.ohare.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/services/maps/index.jsp?icamp=propMapDirections">Hyatt Regency O'Hare directions page.</a></p>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://www.crowneplazaohare.com/html/chicago-airport-hotel.asp">Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare directions page.</a></p>
  <p>From Midway Airport (MDW), please see <a class="reference external" href="../travel/">Traveling to Chicago</a>.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="public-transit">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7">Public Transit</a></h1>
  <p>The hotels can be easily reachedvia the El,
  Chicago's <a class="reference external" href="http://transitchicago.com/">public train system</a>.
  Take the Blue Line towards O'Hare to the Rosemont stop (second to last).
  Once you exit the station you turnleft immediately,
  then turn left (south) on River Road, walk under the overpass.</p>
  <p>For the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, walk 2 blocks, and turn left on Bryn Mawr.</p>
  <p>For the Crowne Plazawalk 3 blocks (half a mile),
  past the convention center (huge building on your left) and the hotel is on the other side of the road
  (it has a blinking red marquee.)
  You will cross BrynMawr Avenue.  If you reach Higgins Road, you went the wrong way.</p>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=5132132422011478109,41.984175,-87.861213%3B15496306495877837977,41.977830,-87.862541&amp;saddr=Blue+Line+Rosemont+Stop%4041.984175,+-87.861213&amp;daddr=5440+N+River+Rd+%4041.977830,+-87.862541&amp;sll=41.981005,-87.861875&amp;sspn=0.006843,0.01133&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;ll=41.982304,-87.862988&amp;spn=0.013686,0.022659&amp;z=15">Google Maps directions: Rosemont El station to the hotel</a></p>
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  <h1 class="title">Chicago Restaurants</h1>
  <p>(This is a work-in-progress.  <a class="reference external" href="/2010/helping/">You can help!</a>)</p>
  <p>Got a late night hankering for some thin crust(or deep dish) pizza?
  Looking for dinner within walking distance of the hotel?  Going into the
  Loop to do a little <a class="reference external" href="/2010/chicago/shopping/">shopping</a> and need a place to
  grab a biteto eat?  You've come to the right place.  Chicago is home to
  more <a href="#id4"><span class="problematic" id="id5">`AAA five diamond restaurants&lt;http://ww2.aaa.com/aaa/common/Tourbook/diamonds/whatisthis.html?association=%20AAA&amp;clb_id=005&gt;`_</span></a>
  than any other city in the United States but it also has some wonderful
  hole-in-the-wallplaces you won't find anywhere else as well.  We've tried
  to put together a sampling of what's available.  Click the restaurant's name
  to visit their website or a review page from oneof the local restaurant
  review sites.  Click the address to get a Google Map of the location.</p>
  <p>If you don't see what you're looking for here, <a class="reference external" href="mailto:skip&#37;&#52;&#48;pobox&#46;com">don't be afraid toask</a>.  If you have some other places to add to this
  page <a class="reference external" href="mailto:skip&#37;&#52;&#48;pobox&#46;com">let us know</a>.</p>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=101366992701854199693.0004464acc1cf925e6ad5&amp;z=15">Here's a custom Google map with the hotel, airport,restaurants and other points of interest.</a></p>
  <div class="section" id="near-thehotel">
  <h1>Near theHotel</h1>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.theram.com/il-rosemont.php">RAM Restaurant &amp; Brewery</a>,
  <a href="#id6"><span class="problematic" id="id7">`9520 W Higgins Rd, Rosemont&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?q=9520+W+Higgins+Rd,+Des+Plaines,+IL+60018,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title&gt;`_</span></a>,
  (847)692-4426.
  For those of you who like to sample some local microbrews, there'sa
  brewpub right around the corner from the hotel.</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.giordanos.com/">Giordano's</a>,
  <a href="#id8"><span class="problematic" id="id9">`9415 W. Higgins Rd., Rosemont&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?q=9415+W+Higgins+Rd,+Des+Plaines,+IL+60018,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title&gt;`_</span></a>,
  (847)292-2600.  Popular local pizza chain.</li>
  <li><a href="#id10"><span class="problematic" id="id11">`Nick's Fishmarket&lt;http://www.nicksfishmarketchicago.com/&gt;`_</span></a>,
  <a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=10275+W+Higgins+Rd,+Des+Plaines,+IL+60018,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title">10275 W. Higgins Rd., Rosemont</a>,</li>
  </ul>
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  <p>(847)298-8200.
  - <a class="reference external" href="http://www.mortons.com/">Morton's The Steakhouse</a>,</p>
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  <a href="#id12"><span class="problematic" id="id13">`9525 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?q=9525+Bryn+Mawr+Ave,+Des+Plaines,+IL+60018,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title&gt;`_</span></a>,
  (847)678-5155</blockquote>
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  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a href="#id14"><span class="problematic" id="id15">`Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse&lt;http://www.harrycarays.com/home.html&gt;`_</span></a>,
  <a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=10233+W+Higgins+Rd,+Des+Plaines,+IL+60018,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title">10233 W. Higgins Rd., Rosemont</a>,</li>
  </ul>
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  <dt>(847)699-1200.  As the announcer of the Cubs Harry Caray was a Chicago</dt>
  <dd>legend.  We still sing &quot;Take Me Out to the Ballgame&quot; during the seventh
  inning stretch at home games.  HarryCaray's restaurants are popular
  local institutions as well.</dd>
  </dl>
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  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.gibsonssteakhouse.com/">Gibson's Steakhouse</a>,
  <a href="#id16"><span class="problematic" id="id17">`5464 N. River Rd., Rosemont&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?q=5464+N+River+Rd,+Des+Plaines,+IL+60018,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title&gt;`_</span></a>,
  (847)928-9900.  Can you tell we like steak in Chicago?</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.shoelessjoesrosemont.com/">Shoeless Joe's Sports Bar &amp;Grille</a>,
  <a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=10290+W+Higgins+Rd,+Des+Plaines,+IL+60018,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title">10290 W. Higgins Rd., Rosemont</a>,</li>
  </ul>
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  <dt>(847)296-5760.  We love our sports as well.  This might be a good place to</dt>
  <dd>catch your basketball team during March Madness.</dd>
  </dl>
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  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a href="#id18"><span class="problematic" id="id19">`Bogart's Restaurant at Muvico's Rosemont 18&lt;https://www.muvico.com/default.asp?t=210&gt;`_</span></a>,
  <a href="#id20"><span class="problematic" id="id21">`9701 Bryn Mawr Ave, Des Plaines&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?q=9701+Bryn+Mawr+Ave,+Des+Plaines,+IL+60018,+USA&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=addr&amp;om=0&gt;`_</span></a>,
  (847)447-1030.  A brand new upscale restaurant and movie theater that opened inSeptember of 2007, a very short walk from the hotel.</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/ginos-east-chicago-4">Gino's East</a>, <a href="#id22"><span class="problematic" id="id23">`8725 W Higgins Rd, Chicago&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?q=8725+W+Higgins+Rd,+Chicago,+IL,+USA&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=addr&amp;om=0&gt;`_</span></a>.  About a five-minute cab ride from the hotel.</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="along-the-cta-blueline">
  <h1>Along the CTA BlueLine</h1>
  <p>The Blue Line is the CTA train which stops closest to the conference hotel.  This section is organized by Blue Line stop to make it easier for you to figureout where you're going.</p>
  <div class="section" id="jefferson-park">
  <h2>Jefferson Park</h2>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.galestreet.com/">Gale Street Inn</a>,
  <a href="#id24"><span class="problematic" id="id25">`4914 North Milwaukee, Chicago&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?q=4914+N+Milwaukee+Ave,+Chicago,+IL+60630,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title&gt;`_</span></a>,
  (773)725-1300.
  A great place for ribs.  This is actually quite close to the hotel,on the
  way to the Loop, directly across from the Jefferson Park Blue Line station
  (which is only three stops from the Rosemont station).</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="logan-square">
  <h2>Logan Square</h2>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/lula-cafe-chicago">LulaCafe</a>, <a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2537+N+Kedzie,+Chicago,+IL,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title">2537 N Kedzie, Chicago</a>.
  CTA: Blue Line to LoganSquare, exit and walk south then east around
  the square, it's on the southeast corner.  About 20/25 min ride from
  O'Hare.  Delicious French American fusion with organic producefrom
  local farms.  Meat, vegetarian, and vegan options.</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/dunlays-on-the-square-chicago-2">Dunlay's on the Square</a>, <a href="#id26"><span class="problematic" id="id27">`3137 W Logan Blvd, Chicago&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?q=3137+W+Logan+Boulevard,+Chicago,+IL,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title&gt;`_</span></a>.
  CTA: Blue Line to Logan Square, walk east alongside the square to
  Kedzie, walk north ablock, it's on your right.
  Decent American cuisine.  Is it a restaurant or a bar?  You decide.
  Just around the corner from Lula's, great in case the wait there is
  too long.</li>
  </ul>
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  <dt>-<a class="reference external" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/el-cid-2-chicago">El Cid</a>, <a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2645+N+Kedzie+Ave,+Chicago,+IL,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title">2645 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago</a>.</dt>
  <dd>CTA: Blue Lineto Logan Square, walk east alongside the square to
  Kedzie, walk north a block, it's on your right.
  There are a few El Cids but this closest to the train.  Decent Mexican
  fare ataffordable prices and killer margaritas (take the train!).
  Great in case there's a long wait at Lula's.</dd>
  </dl>
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  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/cafe-con-leche-chicago">Cafe Con Leché</a>,`2714 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago &lt;<a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2714+N+Milwaukee+Ave,+Chicago,+IL,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title">http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2714+N+Milwaukee+Ave,+Chicago,+IL,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title</a>&gt;`_.  (773) 289-4274
  Very cheap yet delicious Cuban joint frequentedby Cuban locals of the
  neighborhood.  The steak sandwich proves they know a thing or two about
  Cuban food.  And, of course, pep yourself up with a cafe con leche.  Call
  to makesure they are open.  CTA: Blue Line to Logan Square, walk
  northwest on Milwaukee Ave 2 or 3 blocks.</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="california">
  <h2>California</h2>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/el-nandu-chicago-2">El Nandu</a>, <a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2731+W+Fullerton+Ave,+Chicago,+IL,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title">2731 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago</a>.  (773) 278-0900
  Midrange Argentinian restaurantfor a true connoisseur of meat!  For the
  adventurous types who want to experience some new cuts, try the &quot;Sweet
  Bread.&quot;  Great wine too. CTA: Blue Line to California, walk 2 blocksnorth
  on California, turn right  (east) on Fullerton, it's a block down on the
  right side.</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/buona-terra-chicago">Buona Terra</a>, <a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2535+N+California+Ave,+Chicago,+IL,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title">2535 N California Ave,Chicago</a>.  (773) 289-3800
  Cozy, midrange little Italian restaurant with a great wine selectionand
  options for a full 5 course Italiano dining experience.  CTA: Blue Line to
  California, walk 5 or 6 blocks north on California and it's on your right.</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="western">
  <h2>Western</h2>
  <dl class="docutils">
  <dt>-<a class="reference external" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/irazu-costa-rican-restaurant-chicago">Irazu</a>, <a href="#id28"><span class="problematic" id="id29">`1865 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1865+N+Milwaukee+Ave,+Chicago,+IL,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title&gt;`_</span></a>.  (773) 252-5687</dt>
  <dd>Excellent, affordable Costa Rican restaurant.  They have won awards
  fortheir veggie burrito and it lives up to those awards.  Also
  consider a yummy milkshake (now with soy milk too) and the &quot;Costa
  Rican sandwich&quot; which is like panini and I believe theybake the bread
  on the premises.
  CTA: Blue Line to Western, walk north on Western a few steps and turn right
  (southeast) on Milwaukee Ave., it's a block down on your left.</dd>
  </dl>
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  <p>-<a class="reference external" href="http://www.honey1bbq.com/">Honey 1 BBQ</a>, <a class="reference external" href="http://tinyurl.com/honey1">2241 N Western Ave, Chicago</a> amazing rip tips</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="damen">
  <h2>Damen</h2>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/piece-restaurant-chicago">Piece</a>, <a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1927+W+North+Ave,+Chicago,+IL,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title">1927 W North Ave</a>.
  CTA: Blue Line to Damen, walk northeast across theintersection and
  head east on North Ave for a block, it's on your right.  About 25/30
  min ride from O'Hare.
  If you can get over TV's and sports fans surrounding you, this issome
  of the best pizza and microbrew you'll find in Chicago.  The pizza is
  in more of a New Haven style than a Chicago one but is truly unique
  with lots of difference choices forcrusts and toppings.</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/sultans-market-chicago">Sultan's Market</a>, <a href="#id30"><span class="problematic" id="id31">`2057 W North Avenue&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2057+W+North+Ave,+Chicago,+IL,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title&gt;`_</span></a>.
  CTA: Blue Line to Damen, walk north to North Ave., turn left (west)
  and walk for a block,it's on your left hand side.  About 25/30 min
  ride from O'Hare.
  Best Falafel in Chicago, no contest.  Chicken Schwarma sandwich is
  good too and their lentil soup is exquisite.Very reasonably priced,
  order at the counter.</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="division">
  <h2>Division</h2>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/crust-chicago">Crust</a>, <a href="#id32"><span class="problematic" id="id33">`2056 W Division St&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2056+W+Division+St,+Chicago,+IL,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title&gt;`_</span></a>.
  CTA: Blue Line to Division, walk west 10 blocks or wave down a cab for
  a short ride.  About25/30 min ride from O'Hare.
  Interesting all-organic place -- from organic pizza to organic infused vodka.</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/coco-rouge-chicago">Coco Rouge</a>, <a class="reference external" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/_kqBUeZsdPamjiXNmD56cA">1940 W DivisionSt</a> (773) 772-2626.  Another great chocolatier.</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="downtown-chicago">
  <h1>Downtown Chicago</h1>
  <p>Getting to the Loop from the hotel takes about45 minutes on the Blue Line.
  You can plan your trip to the city from the <a class="reference external" href="http://www.transitchicago.com/maps/tripplanner.html">CTA's website</a>.</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a href="#id34"><span class="problematic" id="id35">`Heaven on Seven&lt;http://www.heavenonseven.com/&gt;`_</span></a>,
  <a href="#id36"><span class="problematic" id="id37">`111 N. Wabash, Chicago&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?q=111+N+Wabash+Ave,+Chicago,+Cook,+Illinois+60602,+United+States&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=georefine&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=1&amp;geocode=0,41.883493,-87.626201&gt;`_</span></a>,</li>
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  <dt>(312)263-6443 or</dt>
  <dd><a href="#id38"><span class="problematic" id="id39">`600 N. Michigan, Chicago&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?q=600+N+Michigan+Ave,+Chicago,+Cook,+Illinois+60611,+United+States&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;hl=en&amp;cd=1&amp;oi=georefine&amp;ct=clnk&amp;geocode=0,41.892573,-87.624194&gt;`_</span></a>,</dd>
  <dt>(312)280-7774.  Excellent Cajun food.  The original Wabash location is</dt>
  <dd>not open most evenings.  The Michigan Avenue location is likely to be crowded, so
  it's best to call ahead andmake reservations if you can.</dd>
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  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.siamricethai.com/">Siam Rice Thai</a>,
  <a href="#id40"><span class="problematic" id="id41">`117 N. Wells, Chicago&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?q=117+N+Wells+St,+Chicago,+IL+60606,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title&gt;`_</span></a> (312)606-9999.  Excellent Thai.
  Jam-packed at lunch, pretty empty at dinner, at least during theweek.</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.hannahsbretzel.com/">Hannah's Bretzel</a>, This place is <a class="reference external" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/ZSUWhcLoo-aIPBDoMKw_vQ">wonderful!</a>. <a href="#id42"><span class="problematic" id="id43">`180 W Washington St, Chicago&lt;http://maps.google.com/maps?q=180+W+Washington+St,+Chicago,+IL,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title&gt;`_</span></a> (312) 621-1111</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/pizzeria-uno-chicago">Pizzeria Uno</a>, <a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=29+E+Ohio+St,+Chicago,+IL,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title">29 E. OhioStreet, Chicago</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/pizzeria-due-chicago">Pizzeria Due</a>, <a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=619+N+Wabash+Ave,+Chicago,+IL,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title">619 N. Wabash Ave,Chicago</a>.</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="edgewater">
  <h1>Edgewater</h1>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.hopleaf.com/">Hop Leaf</a>, Fine Food. BetterBeers, Wines &amp; Spirits. Belgian Specialties. By El: the Berwyn stop of the CTA's Red Line is an easy 6-block walk (stroll through the Lakewood-Balmoral historical district) or transfer to the#92 Foster bus when you get out of the Jefferson Park el/metra station.</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="elsewhere">
  <h1>Elsewhere</h1>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.amitabul.getwebnet.com/">Amitabul</a>,
  <a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=6207+N+Milwaukee+Ave,+Chicago,+IL+60646,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title">6207 N Milwaukee Ave,Chicago</a>,
  (773)774-0276.
  The reviews on <a class="reference external" href="http://www.metromix.com/">Metromix</a> givethis vegan Korean restaurant five stars.
  Figure a 20-minute cab ride from the hotel.</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/wholly-frijoles-lincolnwood">Wholly Frijoles</a>,
  <a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=3908+W+Touhy+Ave,+Lincolnwood,+IL+60712,+USA&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=map&amp;ct=title">3908 W. Touhy Ave.,Lincolnwood</a>.
  (847)329-9810.  Terrific, inexpensive Mexican food.
  Call ahead and getyour name on the list though.  The wait can be long.  25-minute cab ride to get there.</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;time=&amp;date=&amp;ttype=&amp;q=vosges&amp;near=520+N+Michigan+Ave,+Chicago,+IL+60611,+USA&amp;sll=41.891815,-87.624164&amp;sspn=0.008673,0.013969&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=41.8987,-87.642403&amp;spn=0.06938,0.111752&amp;z=13&amp;om=1">Vosges Haut Chocolate Boutique</a> (312) 644-9450</li>
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  <p>-<a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=chocolate&amp;near=Chicago,+IL&amp;fb=1&amp;view=text&amp;cd=1&amp;hl=en&amp;latlng=41887100,-87624515,15252116222138841401">Moonstruck Chocolate Cafe</a> (312) 696-1201
  - <a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?&amp;q=chocolate&amp;near=Chicago,+IL&amp;fb=1&amp;view=text&amp;cd=2&amp;hl=en&amp;latlng=41889058,-87642870,11599244525115576713">BlommerChocolate Co.</a> (312) 226-7700</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="othersources">
  <h1>OtherSources</h1>
  <p>If nothing above appeals to you there are a number of websites which offer more choices.</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>The <a class="reference external" href="http://lthforum.com">LTH Forum</a> is an extremely</li>
  </ul>
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  <p>helpful and friendly discussion group for foodies in Chicago. This <a class="reference external" href="http://www.eatchicago.net/gnrmap.html">GNR google map overlay</a> provides a friendly interface to their annual <a class="reference external" href="http://www.lthforum.com/bb/viewforum.php?f=28">GreatNeighborhood Restaurant awards</a>.
  - WTTW's <a class="reference external" href="http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=1,5">Check Please!</a> has reviews of</p>
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  <ul class="simple">
  <li>If you have some time to spend searching, check out <a class="reference external" href="http://www.metromix.com/">Metromix</a> and the <a class="reference external" href="http://www.chicagoreader.com/">Chicago Reader</a>.</li>
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url: /2010/chicago/shopping/
title: Shopping in Chicago
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  <div class="document" id="shopping-in-chicago">
  <h1 class="title">Shopping in Chicago</h1>
  <p>(This page is a work-in-progress.  <a class="reference external" href="/2010/helping/">You can help!</a>)</p>
  <p>Need a t-shirt?  Forget your USB cable?  Areyou always on the prowl for a
  good book?  Want to shop the Mag Mile?  Here are some pointers.</p>
  <div class="section" id="computer-stuff">
  <h1>Computer Stuff</h1>
  <p>In case you need to run out and get some oddcomputer cable you forgot, here
  are a few places sort of nearby.</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Peregrine Systems, <a class="reference external" href="http://www.google.com/maps?f=l&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;time=&amp;date=&amp;ttype=&amp;q=computers&amp;near=5801+N.+River+Rd,+Rosemont,+IL&amp;sll=41.98562,-87.860886&amp;sspn=0.600217,0.773163&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;latlng=41988755,-87860232,100867083148005985&amp;ei=SbRAR8inM4zqqgLC6JzKAg&amp;sig2=VcofeEdZ7A_pNFJvf9IOng&amp;cd=1">6133 N. Riber Rd, Rosemont, IL</a>
  (847)954-8100.</li>
  <li>Circuit City, <a class="reference external" href="http://www.google.com/maps?f=l&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;time=&amp;date=&amp;ttype=&amp;q=circuit+city&amp;near=5801+N.+River+Rd,+Rosemont,+IL&amp;sll=41.98562,-87.860886&amp;sspn=0.600217,0.773163&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;latlng=42011950,-87770219,11750459277192309650&amp;ei=DrNAR6aKLYTmqgLquYzWAg&amp;sig2=4ZYlnNnAug5Ftx2mTovM_Q&amp;cd=1">5701 Touhy Ave, Niles, IL</a>
  (847)647-1440.</li>
  <li>BestBuy, <a class="reference external" href="http://www.google.com/maps?f=l&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;time=&amp;date=&amp;ttype=&amp;q=best+buy&amp;near=5801+N.+River+Rd,+Rosemont,+IL&amp;sll=42.263082,-87.707977&amp;sspn=0.597598,0.773163&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;latlng=41954733,-87807298,950512510390609482&amp;ei=37NAR9OeC5yMrAL1t7jPAg&amp;sig2=PzZ6SSbyNdv9J7_a6uD-xQ&amp;cd=1">4100 N. Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL</a>
  (708)583-1839.</li>
  </ul>
  <p>and far, but fun.</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Fry's, <a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;q=fry's+electronics&amp;near=Chicago,+IL&amp;fb=1&amp;cid=0,0,15485127055130988747&amp;ll=41.827938,-88.026624&amp;spn=0.009034,0.013969&amp;z=16&amp;iwloc=A&amp;om=1">3300 FinleyRd, Downers Grove, IL</a> (630) 390-2100</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="geek-related">
  <h1>Geek-related</h1>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://www.apple.com/retail/northmichiganavenue/map/">The Apple Store</a>:
  Located on theMagnificent Mile (Michigan Avenue from the river to Watertower Place, around 900 N.).
  Its an easy taxi ride from anywhere downtown; if you're already on Michigan Avenue near the river,its
  a reasonable walk (from the river probably 10 minutes). There is also an
  <a class="reference external" href="http://www.apple.com/retail/woodfield/week/20071118.html">Apple Store</a> in
  Schaumburg's Woodfield Mall inthe NW suburbs.</p>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://www.microcenter.com/at_the_stores/chicago.html">Microcenter</a>:
  This is a great store with lower than average prices (for Chicago at least).  But, its agoodly
  cab ride and not near an EL stop.  If you take a cab, ask them to wait for you - you're unlikely
  to find an empty cab on the street Microcenter is on.  Its about a 10 minute driveout from downtown.</p>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://www.sciplus.com/">American Science &amp; Surplus</a>: A cool source of scientific,
  educational, and entertaining items, often at well below retail prices.
  There's a store at <a class="reference external" href="http://www.sciplus.com/storeDetail.cfm?store=1">5316 N. Milwaukee Avenue</a>, about 5 miles (8 km) from the
  hotel, near the Jefferson Park El station on the Blue line(3 stops away).</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="bibliomania">
  <h1>Bibliomania</h1>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://www.quimbys.com/">Quimby's</a>: <cite>Specialists in the importation,
  distribution, and sale of unusual publications , aberrantperiodicals,
  saucy comic booklets and assorted fancies as well as a comprehensive miscellany
  of the latest independent 'zines' that all the kids have been talking about.</cite></p>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://myopicbookstore.com/">MyopicBooks</a></p>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/">Women &amp; Children First</a></p>
  <p><a href="#id1"><span class="problematic" id="id2">`Centuries &amp; Sleuths&lt;http://www.centuriesandsleuths.com/&gt;`_</span></a></p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="general-shopping">
  <h1>General Shopping</h1>
  <p><a href="#id3"><span class="problematic" id="id4">`A fairly nifty map of Magnificent Mile shopping&lt;http://www.chicagotraveler.com/chicago_magnificent_mile_shopping_map.htm&gt;`_</span></a></p>
  </div>
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  </div>


url: /2010/chicago/transit/
title: Getting Around Chicago
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  <h1 class="title">Getting Around Chicago</h1>
  <p>There's a free shuttle to get to the <a class="reference external" href="../hotel">hotel</a> from the airport.</p>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;hl=en&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=101366992701854199693.0004464acc1cf925e6ad5&amp;z=15">Here's a custom Google mapwith the hotel, airport, restaurants and other points of interest.</a></p>
  <div class="section" id="masstransit">
  <h1>MassTransit</h1>
  <p>Chicago has an excellent mass transit system including rail and bus service
  from both major airports and around the city.
  You can plan a trip using <a class="reference external" href="http://tripsweb.rtachicago.com/">the tripplanner</a> --
  highly recommended!  The planner doesn't make it obvious how fares work; if you see a fare
  over $2 it's probably inaccurate if you get afare card.</p>
  <p>Chicago's rapid transit system is called the 'L'; this is run by <a class="reference external" href="http://transitchicago.com">the Chicago Transit
  Authority (CTA)</a>, who also runs bus service in the
  city.  <a class="reference external" href="http://transitchicago.com/maps/systemmaps.html">You can find system maps here.</a>
  The CTA is a great way to get around if you want to <a class="reference external" href="/2010/chicago/explore/">explore Chicago</a>.</p>
  <p>The conference hotel is located two blocks south of the Rosemont 'L' station on the
  Blue Line, a short walk away.  The Blue Line runs 24 hours a day.The hotel shuttle
  will drop you off there too.  If you walk, be sure to cross River Road by Bryn Mawr Ave
  as there's no chance after that.</p>
  <p>The 'L' costs $2 per trip, plus $0.25if you transfer to a bus.  You can purchase
  or add money to a fare card using cash at all 'L' stations (no credit cards).  Multiple
  people can share a fare card but you'll only have onetransfer.  The CTA system map
  also makes a decent city map, and they'll usually have free maps at stations.
  Stations all have attendants who can answer your questions (but they can'thandle money
  or generally do anything very useful).</p>
  <p>Note that the 'L' is a very loud train.  If you're sensitive to noise,
  the hotel-provided earplugs may come inhandy!</p>
  <p>See Wikipedia for <a class="reference external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_%27L%27">more about the 'L'</a>
  and for <a href="#id1"><span class="problematic" id="id2">`more about the CTA&lt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Transit_Authority&gt;`_</span></a>.</p>
  <p>The commuter rail system is called Metra, and the suburban bus service is
  called Pace; these are run by the Regional TransitAuthority (RTA).  <a class="reference external" href="http://metrarail.com/schedule.html">The
  Metra schedule is here.</a>
  <a class="reference external" href="http://pacebus.com/sub/bus_system/default.asp">You can find more information on Pace routes here.</a></p>
  <p>If you are coming into Midway Airport, note that taking the Orange Line to the Blue
  Line is slow.  The trip planner recommendstaking the #62 Bus to the Blue Line.
  You'll still want to pick up a fare care at the 'L' station (which you can use on
  the bus).</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="taxis">
  <h1>Taxis</h1>
  <p>If you wish to take a cabfrom O'Hare airport, follow the taxi signs overhead
  in the arrivals area of the terminal.  There will be a taxi stand (often with
  a line of people waiting).
  Here's what Fodor's website has to say about taking a taxi from a Chicago airport:</p>
  <blockquote>
  &quot;<em>BY TAXI</em>: Metered taxicab service is available at both O'Hare and
  Midway airports. Trips to and from O'Hare mayincur a $1 surcharge to
  compensate for changing fuel costs. Expect to pay about $40-$45 plus
  tip from O'Hare to Near North and downtown locations, about $30-$35
  plus tipfrom Midway. Some cabs, such as Checker Taxi and Yellow Cab,
  participate in a share-a-ride program in which each cab carries up to
  four individual passengers going from the airportto downtown. The
  cost per person is substantially lower than the full rate, which is
  approximately $50.&quot;</blockquote>
  <p>You can flag down cabs along most busy streets in Chicago.  Ifyou're near
  a hotel or cab stand (there are a few cab stands in the downtown area), you
  may find a taxi more easily.</p>
  <p>If you have a group of people you can call for a taxi andrequest a minivan.
  One possible service is 1-800-TAXICAB.  Yellow Cab Chicago seems to be in flux and
  haven't been answering their phone.  Note that there is an extra fee of $1 foreach
  passenger after the first (the fare structure is written down in each taxi, so you can
  be pretty confident about what the fare should be).</p>
  </div>
  <div class="system-messages section">
  <h1>Docutils System Messages</h1>
  <div class="system-message" id="id1">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 41); <em><a href="#id2">backlink</a></em></p>
  Unknown target name: &quot;more about the cta&lt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/chicago_transit_authority&gt;&quot;.</div>
  </div>
  </div>


url: /2010/chicago/travel/
title: Traveling to Chicago
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  <div class="document" id="traveling-to-chicago">
  <h1 class="title">Traveling to Chicago</h1>
  <p>Work in progress.  <a class="reference external" href="/2010/helping/">You can help!</a></p>
  <div class="section" id="by-air">
  <h1>By Air</h1>
  <p>It is important to know thatChicago has 2 major airports:</p>
  <ul>
  <li><p class="first"><strong>O'Hare (ORD)</strong></p>
  <p>As their names suggest, both the Hyatt Regency O'Hare and
  the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare are quite close to the O'HareInternational airport.
  O'Hare is the world's busiest airport, with connections and competitive fares to just about everywhere.</p>
  <p>If you arrive at O'Hare, you can <a class="reference external" href="/2010/chicago/hotel/">take yourhotel's free shuttle bus</a>.</p>
  <p>If you are in a hurry, a taxi from O'Hare to the hotel should cost about $10-$15.
  If you are not loaded down with luggage,you could also take &quot;Blue Line&quot; &quot;L&quot; train from O'Hare to Rosemont (the first stop out of O'Hare)
  and walk 10 minutes south on River Road to the hotel.</p>
  <p><a href="#id1"><span class="problematic" id="id2">`O'Hare Flight information&lt;http://www.ohare.com/fidsohare/&gt;`_</span></a></p>
  </li>
  <li><p class="first"><strong>Midway (MDW)</strong></p>
  <p>Bargain hunters and procrastinators may be tempted by the low last minute fares offered by <a href="#id3"><span class="problematic" id="id4">`Southwest&lt;http://www.southwest.com/&gt;`_</span></a>, <a class="reference external" href="http://www.frontierairlines.com">Frontier</a> and other airlines to
  Chicago's Midway Airport.
  This is often a good option, but you should know that thetrip from Midway to the convention hotel will
  add some time and expense to your trip.
  The hotel's free shuttle bus will not go to Midway airport.</p>
  <p>A guess is that a taxi fromMidway to the hotel would cost $50-$80 and take around 45 minutes.</p>
  <p>With the &quot;L&quot; train, the trip will cost $2 and take 80 minutes to 2 hours.
  To do this, follow the signs at Midwayto the &quot;Orange Line&quot; &quot;L&quot;.
  The Orange line will treat you to a very scenic &quot;L&quot;evated ride into Chicago's loop.
  Transfer at Clark/Lake street to the underground &quot;Blue Line&quot;, which youshould take in the direction of O'Hare to the Rosemont stop.
  If you are tired or have a lot of luggage, call the hotel (847-671-6350) and have their free shuttle pick you up at the station(Rosemont).
  Otherwise, walk about about 3 minutes south on River Road to
  the Hyatt Regency O'Hare (on the left, east side)
  or 5 minutes south on River Road to the Crowne Plazahotel (on the right, west side).</p>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://www.flychicago.com/fidsmidway/default.asp">Midway flight information</a></p>
  </li>
  <li><p class="first">Flight Status</p>
  </li>
  </ul>
  <blockquote>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a href="#id5"><span class="problematic" id="id6">`Security checkpoint wait times&lt;http://waittime.tsa.dhs.gov/index.html&gt;`_</span></a></li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp">Flight delay map</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/plaintext.html">Flight delay plain text</a></li>
  </ul>
  </blockquote>
  <div class="system-message">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: WARNING/2 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 53)</p>
  Block quote ends without a blank line; unexpected unindent.</div>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>mobile friendly flight status <a class="reference external" href="http://mobile.orbitz.com/">http://mobile.orbitz.com/</a></li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="by-car">
  <h1>By Car</h1>
  <p>Use this link to <a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Crown+Plaza+Hotel,+5440+N.+River+Road+60018&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=42.002111,-87.878952&amp;spn=0.112002,0.180244&amp;z=12&amp;iwloc=A&amp;om=1">Googlemaps</a>.</p>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="/2010/registration/hotel#parking">Parkingdetails here.</a></p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="by-rail">
  <h1>By Rail</h1>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/HomePage">Amtrak</a> has trains from all over the US.These trains arrive in downtown Chicago and have easy access to the &quot;Blue Line&quot; &quot;L&quot;.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="by-bus">
  <h1>By Bus</h1>
  <p>From cities in the Midwest, <a class="reference external" href="http://www.greyhound.com/home.asp">Greyhound</a> and`MegaBus &lt;<a class="reference external" href="http://www.megabus.com/us/">http://www.megabus.com/us/</a>&gt;`_ are a reasonable options.
  Greyhound shares the &quot;Chicago Cumberland Ave&quot; stop with the Cumberland &quot;Blue Line&quot; &quot;L&quot; station.
  This is one stop from theRosemont &quot;L&quot; station, where the hotel is.
  This is within the 5-mile radius served by the hotel's free shuttle bus, so call them and have them pick you up.
  Hint: if you book 30 to 45 daysin advance, you might be able to get a $1 fare on MegaBus.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="miscellaneous">
  <h1>MISCELLANEOUS</h1>
  <div class="section" id="lithium-batteries">
  <h2>Lithium Batteries</h2>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Official stuff:</li>
  </ul>
  <blockquote>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://safetravel.dot.gov/whats_new_main.html">battery infosummary</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://safetravel.dot.gov/whats_new_batteries.html">specific to batteries</a></li>
  <li><a href="#id7"><span class="problematic" id="id8">`Q&amp;A PDF&lt;http://safetravel.dot.gov/documents/airline_passengers_and_batteries.pdf&gt;`_</span></a></li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/assistant/batteries.shtm">TSA info pg</a></li>
  </ul>
  </blockquote>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Blog entries and otherinfo:</li>
  </ul>
  <blockquote>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/62899Yahoo!">Yahoo!</a></li>
  <li><a href="#id9"><span class="problematic" id="id10">`DailyTech&lt;http://www.dailytech.com/New+Airline+Battery+Bans+Complicated+but+Not+Brain+Surgery/article10172.htm&gt;`_</span></a></li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://gizmodo.com/338676/rumor-smashed-the-faa-isnt-banning-laptop-batteries">Gizmodo</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://techthoughts.org/2007/12/31/new-faa-lithium-ion-battery-rules-jan-1-2008">scary YouTube video clip</a></li>
  </ul>
  </blockquote>
  </div>
  </div>
  <div class="system-messages section">
  <h1>Docutils System Messages</h1>
  <div class="system-message" id="id1">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 25); <em><a href="#id2">backlink</a></em></p>
  Unknown target name: &quot;o'hare flight information&lt;http://www.ohare.com/fidsohare/&gt;&quot;.</div>
  <div class="system-message" id="id3">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 29); <em><a href="#id4">backlink</a></em></p>
  Unknown target name: &quot;southwest&lt;http://www.southwest.com/&gt;&quot;.</div>
  <div class="system-message" id="id5">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 50); <em><a href="#id6">backlink</a></em></p>
  Unknown target name: &quot;security checkpoint wait times&lt;http://waittime.tsa.dhs.gov/index.html&gt;&quot;.</div>
  <div class="system-message" id="id7">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 85); <em><a href="#id8">backlink</a></em></p>
  Unknown target name: &quot;q&amp;a pdf&lt;http://safetravel.dot.gov/documents/airline_passengers_and_batteries.pdf&gt;&quot;.</div>
  <div class="system-message" id="id9">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 91); <em><a href="#id10">backlink</a></em></p>
  Unknown target name: &quot;dailytech&lt;http://www.dailytech.com/new+airline+battery+bans+complicated+but+not+brain+surgery/article10172.htm&gt;&quot;.</div>
  </div>
  </div>


url: /2010/conference/proposals/
title: Call for Conference Talk Proposals
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  <h1 class="title">Call for Conference Talk Proposals</h1>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="release/">Submit your talk proposal here.</a>  (But read theseinstructions first!)</p>
  <p>Want to share your experience and expertise? PyCon 2010 is looking for
  proposals to fill the formal presentation tracks. The PyCon conference
  days will be March27-29, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois, preceded by the
  Tutorial Days (March 25-26), and followed by four days of Development
  Sprints (March 30-April 2).</p>
  <p>Previous PyCon conferences havehad a broad range of presentations,
  from reports on academic and commercial projects to tutorials and case
  studies. We hope to continue that tradition this year. As long asa
  presentation is interesting and potentially useful to the Python
  community, it will be considered for inclusion in the program.</p>
  <p>We're especially interested in short presentationsthat will teach
  conference-goers something new and useful. Can you show attendees how
  to use a module? Explore a Python language feature? Package an
  application?</p>
  <p>Please followthese instructions carefully.
  <a class="reference external" href="release/">Submit your talk proposal here</a>.</p>
  <p>If you have any questions, please see the <a class="reference external" href="faq/">Proposal Submission FAQ</a>.  If that doesn't answeryour questions, contact the PyCon
  Program Committee at <a class="reference external" href="mailto:pycon-pc&#37;&#52;&#48;python&#46;org">pycon-pc<span>&#64;</span>python<span>&#46;</span>org</a>.</p>
  <div class="contents topic" id="contents">
  <p class="topic-title first">Contents</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#important-dates" id="id4">Important Dates</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#no-automatic-speakerregistration-or-payment" id="id5">No Automatic SpeakerRegistration Or Payment</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#permission-to-record-release-presentations" id="id6">Permission to Record &amp; Release Presentations</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#pycon-topics" id="id7">PyCon Topics</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#talk-format" id="id8">Talk Format</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#proposal-submission-mechanics" id="id9">Proposal Submission Mechanics</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#otherpresentation-opportunities" id="id10">OtherPresentation Opportunities</a></li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="important-dates">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id4">Important Dates</a></h1>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Call for Proposals opens: September 29,2008</li>
  <li>Proposal submission deadline: November 03, 2008</li>
  <li>Proposal acceptance: December 15, 2008</li>
  <li>Electronic copy (&quot;paper&quot;) deadline: March 1, 2010</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="no-automatic-speakerregistration-or-payment">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id5">No Automatic SpeakerRegistration Or Payment</a></h1>
  <p>PyCon is a volunteer-run, &quot;everybody pays&quot; community conference.  We
  keep the costs low to make PyCon accessibleto the greatest range of
  community members possible.  This means that PyCon cannot offer
  payment or free registration to conference speakers.  Conference
  registration, accommodations,and transportation are the
  responsibility of the speakers.</p>
  <p>However, <a class="reference external" href="/2010/registration/financial-aid/">financial aid will be available, and speakers who pay their
  own way are encouraged to apply</a>.  Giving a talk isa
  great rationale when requesting aid.  If you require financial aid in
  order to attend PyCon, please note it in your proposal and be sure to
  apply.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="permission-to-record-release-presentations">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id6">Permission to Record &amp; Release Presentations</a></h1>
  <p>Part of the motivation for PyCon is to help with Python educationand
  advocacy around the world, not just in the United States, and not just
  at PyCon. Accordingly,
  we intend to record all PyCon presentations and release the recordings
  on the web. Bysubmitting your talk proposal, you agree to give
  permission to the Python Software Foundation to record, edit, and
  release audio and/or video of your presentation.</p>
  <p>To cut down onadministration, no exceptions will be made. If you
  don't want to give the PSF permission to record your presentation and
  release the recording, do not submit a proposal.</p>
  <p>Fordetails, see the <a class="reference external" href="/2010/conference/release/">Recording Release Agreement</a>.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="pycon-topics">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7">PyCon Topics</a></h1>
  <p>Suitable topics for PyCon presentations include, but are notlimited
  to:</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Core Python, including Python 3000</li>
  <li>Other implementations: IronPython, Jython, PyPy, and Stackless.</li>
  <li>Python libraries and extensions</li>
  <li>Businessapplications</li>
  <li>Concurrency</li>
  <li>Databases</li>
  <li>Documentation</li>
  <li>Education</li>
  <li>Embedding and extending Python</li>
  <li>Game programming</li>
  <li>GUI programming</li>
  <li>Network programming</li>
  <li>Opensource Python projects</li>
  <li>Packaging issues</li>
  <li>Programming tools</li>
  <li>Project best practices</li>
  <li>Science and math</li>
  <li>Social issues</li>
  <li>System administration with Python</li>
  <li>Testing</li>
  </ul>
  <div class="system-message">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: WARNING/2 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 106)</p>
  Bullet list ends without a blank line; unexpected unindent.</div>
  <p><a href="#id2"><span class="problematic" id="id3">*</span></a>Web programming (Django, Pylons, Zope, TurboGears, WSGI...)</p>
  <div class="system-message" id="id2">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: WARNING/2 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 106); <em><a href="#id3">backlink</a></em></p>
  Inline emphasis start-string without end-string.</div>
  <p>There are <a class="reference external" href="http://wiki.python.org/moin/Talk_Subjects">more ideas on this wiki page</a>
  (and you can record your ownsuggestions).</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="talk-format">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id8">Talk Format</a></h1>
  <p>The preferred length for talks is 30 minutes. You can request a
  45-minute slot, but proposals requiring 45 minutes will bereviewed
  more stringently. 45-minute slots are, as a rule of thumb, reserved
  for how-to talks rather than talks about things you made, saw, or did.</p>
  <p>Open Space rooms will also beavailable for follow-up sessions.</p>
  <p>Session lengths include time for audience questions.  You should
  budget at least five minutes for questions; for example, a 30-minute
  talk will be25 minutes of presentation and 5 minutes of questions.</p>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="faq/#panel-discussions">Panel discussions</a> are 65 minutes long.</p>
  <p>The <a class="reference external" href="../helpforspeakers/">Help For Speakers</a> page hassuggestions
  and advice for speakers.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="proposal-submission-mechanics">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id9">Proposal Submission Mechanics</a></h1>
  <p>Starting Monday the 29th of September 2008, use
  the <a class="reference external" href="release/">PyCon OnlineProposal Submission system</a>
  to send us your proposals.  You must <a class="reference external" href="/2010/profile/new/?next=/2010/conference/proposals/">create an account on the website</a> (and be
  loggedin) in order to submit a proposal.  In your profile, be sure to
  include a one paragraph biography, written in the third person (&quot;Presenter
  Name is...&quot;); include where you live, your job,your projects, books
  you've written, volunteer activities, etc.</p>
  <p>The primary author should submit the proposal, after which additional
  authors can be added (they must have accountstoo).</p>
  <p>The proposal must include the following:</p>
  <ul>
  <li><p class="first">Talk title.</p>
  </li>
  <li><p class="first">Duration: choose 30 minutes for most talks, or 45 minutes for
  how-tos and panel discussions.</p>
  </li>
  <li><p class="first">Choose oneor more category tags.</p>
  </li>
  <li><p class="first">Level: indicate the intended audience difficulty level: beginner,
  intermediate, or advanced.  Add more detail in the summary and/or
  description, such asspecific experience required.</p>
  </li>
  <li><p class="first">Summary (max. 100 words): for the website.</p>
  </li>
  <li><p class="first">Description:</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Detailed outline, for review (include timing).</li>
  <li>Notes for reviewers.</li>
  </ul>
  <p>Thedescription field will not be visible on the website; it is
  for reviewers only.  However, some portions may be extracted later
  for the website.</p>
  </li>
  </ul>
  <p>If your proposal is accepted, youare free to include a companion
  paper along with your presentation, to be published on the PyCon web
  site. If you're including a paper, you must do so by the paper
  submission deadline:March 01, 2010. This submission is to be your
  full paper, not a draft. It should contain the usual aspects of an
  academic paper such as an abstract, introduction, body and
  conclusion.Please ensure that the submission has had its grammar and
  spelling corrected and that code snippets work.</p>
  <p>Your paper allows attendees who attended your talk a chance to refresh
  theirmemories about your presentation, and gives attendees who missed
  your talk a chance to learn from you anyway. Make sure your paper
  includes -- at the very least -- a brief introduction toyour subject
  material and a list of further resources.</p>
  <p>Appropriate file formats include reST, HTML, and PDF. We encourage
  authors to place their papers under a Creative Commonslicense.
  Please visit the <a class="reference external" href="http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses">Creative Commons &quot;Choose a License&quot; page</a> to select a
  license that meets your requirements.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="otherpresentation-opportunities">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id10">OtherPresentation Opportunities</a></h1>
  <p>If you don't want to make a formal presentation, you're still more
  than welcome to bring your new project or idea toPyCon!</p>
  <p>There will be several sessions of Lightning Talks, which are 5-minute
  mini-talks scheduled right at the conference. There will also be
  several Open Space rooms for informaland spur-of-the-moment
  presentations. Open Space slots are allocated during PyCon on a
  first-come first-served basis. These slots can be used for
  presentations, round table discussions,hands-on tutorials, follow-up
  discussions after scheduled talks, or anything else you wish to
  present.</p>
  <p>We look forward to seeing you in Chicago!</p>
  </div>
  </div>


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title: Raffle Prizes
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  <div class="document" id="raffle-prizes">
  <h1 class="title">Raffle Prizes</h1>
  <p>After a plenary session on Sunday we'll have raffle winner announcements and pickup.
  Sponsors and their donations will beannounced and then we'll announce winners and the ID# on their badge.
  Winners will immediately proceed to the prize pick up table to claim a prize.</p>
  <p>The prizes we have so farare:</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Two people will win licenses for Resolver One.  Resolver One is a program
  that blends a familiar spreadsheet-like interface with the powerful Python
  programminglanguage, giving you a tool with which to better analyse and
  present your data.  This product only runs on Windows, so keep that in mind
  before you choose this prize. You can readmore about it at
  <a class="reference external" href="http://www.resolversystems.com/products/">http://www.resolversystems.com/products/</a></li>
  <li>Several people will win one of the fine Python titles offered by Addison Wesley and<ul>
  <li>Prentice Hall.  Thetitles are:</li>
  <li>Python Fundamentals (7.5 hours DVD video)</li>
  <li>Python Fundamentals (7.5 hours DVD video)</li>
  <li>Core Python Programming</li>
  <li>Programming in Python 3</li>
  <li>Programmingin Python 3</li>
  <li>Python Web Development with Django</li>
  </ul>
  </li>
  <li>Three people will win 3 OS licenses for Wingware.
  The 3 OS license means that the Winner can install and use the producton Linux,
  OSX and Windows.  Wing IDE is the most advanced Python IDE available today. Wing's
  powerful debugging and code intelligence capabilities will turbo-charge your
  Pythondevelopment.  You can read more about it at
  <a class="reference external" href="http://www.wingware.com/">http://www.wingware.com/</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://TimeWellSpent.org">Time Well Spent</a> has donated a copy of the very popular cooperative board game`Pandemic. &lt;<a class="reference external" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30549">http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30549</a>&gt;`_</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://cat-n-mouse.com/">Cat &amp; Mouse Games</a> and</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://chicagolandgames.com">Chicagoland Games</a> have donatedseveral great board games:<ul>
  <li>Reiner Knizia's Cthulhu Rising</li>
  <li>Twilight Creations Presents Zombies!!!</li>
  <li>Bohnanza</li>
  <li>Bohnanza</li>
  <li>Citadels</li>
  <li>Monty PythonFluxx</li>
  </ul>
  </li>
  <li>O'Reilly has donated many books, including the following titles:<ul>
  <li>Programming Python, 3rd edition</li>
  <li>Learning Python, 3rd edition</li>
  <li>Learning Python, 3rdedition</li>
  <li>Learning Python, 3rd edition</li>
  <li>Intellectual Property and Open Source, by Van Lindberg</li>
  <li>Intellectual Property and Open Source, by Van Lindberg</li>
  <li>IntellectualProperty and Open Source, by Van Lindberg</li>
  <li>Intellectual Property and Open Source, by Van Lindberg</li>
  <li>Hello, Android</li>
  <li>Head First PHP &amp; MySQL</li>
  <li>Head First PHP &amp;MySQL</li>
  <li>Head First SQL</li>
  <li>Head First SQL</li>
  <li>Head First Java</li>
  <li>Head First Java</li>
  <li>MySQL in a Nutshell, 2nd edition</li>
  <li>MySQL in a Nutshell, 2nd edition</li>
  </ul>
  </li>
  </ul>
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  <ul>
  <li><dl class="first docutils">
  <dt>SQL in a Nutshell, 3rd edition</dt>
  <dd><ul class="first last simple">
  <li>iPhone Forensics</li>
  <li>iPhone Forensics</li>
  <li>Using Drupal</li>
  <li>Using Drupal</li>
  <li>Using Drupal</li>
  <li>Building Embedded Linux Systems</li>
  </ul>
  </dd>
  </dl>
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  <dt>Building Embedded Linux Systems</dt>
  <dd><ul class="first simple">
  <li>Designing Gestural Interfaces</li>
  <li>High Performance MySQL</li>
  </ul>
  <p class="last">In addition, O'Reilly will send one title (of the winner's choice) to</p>
  </dd>
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  <p>each of 5 winners, to be shipped after Pycon.</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.disneyanimation.com/">Disney Animation Studios</a>
  has donated several copies of their new DVD release, &quot;Bolt&quot; (region 1,NTSC).</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://fedoraproject.org/">The Fedora Project</a> has donated an OLPC XO laptop.</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.wearpython.com">WearPython (Elegant Stitches)</a>
  has donated a Python-branded hat, a &quot;Dave's Low-Rider mug&quot;, and a Python branded USB flash drive.</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.europython.eu/">The EuroPython Society</a>
  has donated one free registration (including 4nights at the conference hotel) for
  <a class="reference external" href="http://www.europython.eu/">EuroPython 2010</a>.</li>
  <li>Massimo di Pierro has donated 10 PDF copies of his <a href="#id1"><span class="problematic" id="id2">`Web2Py book&lt;http://www.web2py.com/&gt;`__</span></a>.</li>
  <li>Michael Foord has donated 2 copies of his &quot;Iron Python in Action&quot; book.</li>
  </ul>
  <div class="section" id="fine-print">
  <h1>Fine Print</h1>
  <p>Winners need to be present to claim aprize.</p>
  <p>The prizes are not associated with a winning ID number, and the prizes will be
  chosen by the winner at the pick-up table when they arrive.</p>
  </div>
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url: /2010/helping/contact/
title: Organizer Arrival and Contact Info
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  <div class="contents topic" id="contents">
  <p class="topic-title first">Contents</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#contactinfo" id="id3">ContactInfo</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#arrival-departure-times" id="id4">Arrival/Departure Times</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#shippinginformation" id="id5">ShippingInformation</a></li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="contactinfo">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id3">ContactInfo</a></h1>
  <table class="docutils field-list" frame="void" rules="none">
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  <tbody valign="top">
  <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Doug Napoleone:</th><td class="field-body">cell: 774-644-0049 | email: <a class="reference external" href="mailto:doug&#46;napoleone&#37;&#52;&#48;gmail&#46;com">doug<span>&#46;</span>napoleone<span>&#64;</span>gmail<span>&#46;</span>com</a></td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">David Goodger:</th><td class="field-body">cell: <strong>847-612-8138 (note: NEW)</strong> | email: <a class="reference external" href="mailto:goodger&#37;&#52;&#48;python&#46;org">goodger<span>&#64;</span>python<span>&#46;</span>org</a> <a class="reference external" href="mailto:/dgoodger&#37;&#52;&#48;gmail&#46;com">/dgoodger<span>&#64;</span>gmail<span>&#46;</span>com</a></td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Ted Pollari:</th><td class="field-body">cell: 773-817-0768 | email: <a class="reference external" href="mailto:tcp&#37;&#52;&#48;mac&#46;com">tcp<span>&#64;</span>mac<span>&#46;</span>com</a></td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Carl Karsten:</th><td class="field-body">cell: 847-331-1602 | email: <a class="reference external" href="mailto:carl&#37;&#52;&#48;personnelware&#46;com">carl<span>&#64;</span>personnelware<span>&#46;</span>com</a></td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Steven Wilcox:</th><td class="field-body">cell: 615-306-8210 | email:steven&#64;wilcoxzone.com</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">A. Kuchling:</th><td class="field-body">cell: 703-577-6963 | email: <a class="reference external" href="mailto:amk&#37;&#52;&#48;amk&#46;ca">amk<span>&#64;</span>amk<span>&#46;</span>ca</a></td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Cosmin:</th><td class="field-body">cell: 224-715-4771 | email: <a class="reference external" href="mailto:cosmin&#37;&#52;&#48;offbytwo&#46;com">cosmin<span>&#64;</span>offbytwo<span>&#46;</span>com</a></td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Ewa Jodlowska:</th><td class="field-body">cell: 773-401-9513 | email:ewa&#64;cteusa.com / jodlowska2&#64;gmail.com</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="field-name" colspan="2">Jacob Kaplan-Moss:</th></tr>
  <tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td class="field-body">cell: 785-766-2474 | email: <a class="reference external" href="mailto:jacob&#37;&#52;&#48;jacobian&#46;org">jacob<span>&#64;</span>jacobian<span>&#46;</span>org</a></td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Barry Hawkins:</th><td class="field-body">cell: 404-664-7108 | email: <a class="reference external" href="mailto:barry&#37;&#52;&#48;alltc&#46;com">barry<span>&#64;</span>alltc<span>&#46;</span>com</a></td>
  </tr>
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  <p>:Yarko Tymciurak:cell: 847-668-8985 | email: yarkot1&#64;gmail.com
  :Greg Lindstrom: cell: 501-514-2219  | email: gslindstrom&#64;gmail.com
  :Brandon Rhodes: cell: 404-704-6376  | email:brandon&#64;rhodesmill.org
  :Catherine Devlin: cell: 937-344-8663 | email: catherine.devlin&#64;gmail.com</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="arrival-departure-times">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id4">Arrival/Departure Times</a></h1>
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  <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Doug Napoleone:</th><td class="field-body">Tue March 248:30pm (Flight Delayed) -&gt; Thur April 2 1pm</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">David Goodger:</th><td class="field-body">arriving Monday March 23, 3:03pm, Air Canada 519;
  departing Saturday April 4, AM.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Ted Pollari:</th><td class="field-body">arriving inChicago on March 15th, checking in on March 23rd; Checking out March 30,
  departing Chicago April 1st, AM</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Steven Wilcox:</th><td class="field-body">arriving Tuesday March 24, PM;</td>
  </tr>
  </tbody>
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  <p>departing Sunday March 29th, AM
  :A. Kuchling: arriving Tuesday March 24, 1:54PM (NWA 3517); departing Tuesday March 31, 9:03AM (NWA 3574)
  :Cosmin: always in Chicago, at Hyatt from March 24to April 2nd
  :Yarko Tymciurak: always in Chicago,</p>
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  at Hyatt 3/24 ~7PM through 3/29;</blockquote>
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  <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Van Lindberg:</th><td class="field-body">Arriving late on Wednesday March 25, leaving late on Saturday March28</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Ewa Jodlowska:</th><td class="field-body">Always in Chicago, leaving on Sunday March 29 and will be accessible via cell phone after that.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="field-name" colspan="2">Jacob Kaplan-Moss:</th></tr>
  <tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td class="field-body">Arriving 3/24, 6pm, AA1820. Departing 4/2, 3pm,AA1283.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Greg Lindstrom:</th><td class="field-body">Arriving Tuesday (late afternoon).  Departing Sunday AM</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Brandon Rhodes:</th><td class="field-body">Arriving Tuesday (mid-day). Departing 4/2, afternoon.</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Barry Hawkins:</th><td class="field-body">Arriving Tuesday9:00PM, Delta 1946; Departing Sunday 4:30 PM, Delta 1949</td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="field-name" colspan="2">Catherine Devlin:</th></tr>
  <tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td class="field-body">Arriving Thursday afternoon, departing Sunday evening</td>
  </tr>
  </tbody>
  </table>
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  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id5">ShippingInformation</a></h1>
  <p>Shipments to the warehouse must arrive no later than March 24, 2010.
  Shipments to the Hyatt Regency O’Hare should be timed to arrive on
  March 25-26, 2010 only. No earlier.</p>
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  <div class="line">[Exhibitor name]</div>
  <div class="line">[Booth number]</div>
  <div class="line">PyCon Meeting</div>
  <div class="line">c/oRosemont Exposition Services, Inc.</div>
  <div class="line">3412 River Road</div>
  <div class="line">Franklin Park, IL 60131</div>
  </div>
  </td>
  </tr>
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  | [Booth number]
  | PyCon Meeting
  | c/o Rosemont Exposition Services, Inc.
  | Hyatt Regency O’Hare
  | 9300 Bryn Mawr
  | Rosemont, IL 6001-8</p>
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url: /2010/helping/publicize/
title: Publicize PyCon
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  <div class="document" id="publicize-pycon">
  <h1 class="title">Publicize PyCon</h1>
  <p><strong>You</strong> are the key to getting the word out about PyCon.  Here are some materials to help you do it.</p>
  <div class="section" id="blogbadges">
  <h1>Blogbadges</h1>
  <p>If you blog, please let your readers know about PyCon.  A blog badge is a nice way to enhance such a post.</p>
  <img alt="/media/2010/public/pycon2010-horizontal-large-215x135.png" src="/media/2010/public/pycon2010-horizontal-large-215x135.png" />
  <img alt="/media/2010/public/pycon2010-horizontal-medium-170x105.png" src="/media/2010/public/pycon2010-horizontal-medium-170x105.png" />
  <img alt="/media/2010/public/pycon2010-horizontal-small-140x88.png" src="/media/2010/public/pycon2010-horizontal-small-140x88.png" />
  <p>Copy this HTML into your post to get a fully-functional badge.</p>
  <pre class="literal-block">
  &lt;a href=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;imgsrc=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/media/2010/public/pycon2010-horizontal-large-215x135.png&quot; alt=&quot;PyCon 2010: Chicago&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  </pre>
  <pre class="literal-block">
  &lt;a href=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;imgsrc=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/media/2010/public/pycon2010-horizontal-medium-170x105.png&quot; alt=&quot;PyCon 2010: Chicago&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  </pre>
  <pre class="literal-block">
  &lt;a href=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;imgsrc=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/media/2010/public/pycon2010-horizontal-small-140x88.png&quot; alt=&quot;PyCon 2010: Chicago&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  </pre>
  <pre class="literal-block">
  &lt;a href=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;imgsrc=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/media/2010/public/pycon2010-horizontal-smaller-100x64.png&quot; alt=&quot;PyCon 2010: Chicago&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  </pre>
  <p>(Please don't just copy the image; the fully-functional badge ishyperlinked to the PyCon website.)</p>
  <p>You can also stick a cute little badge into your blog's permanent sidebar, like this:</p>
  <img alt="/media/2010/public/pycon2010-strip-large-200x42.png" src="/media/2010/public/pycon2010-strip-large-200x42.png" />
  <img alt="/media/2010/public/pycon2010-strip-medium-175x37.png" src="/media/2010/public/pycon2010-strip-medium-175x37.png" />
  <img alt="/media/2010/public/pycon2010-strip-small-140x30.png" src="/media/2010/public/pycon2010-strip-small-140x30.png" />
  <img alt="/media/2010/public/pycon2010-strip-smaller-100x22.png" src="/media/2010/public/pycon2010-strip-smaller-100x22.png" />
  <p>The avatar badge's code.</p>
  <pre class="literal-block">
  &lt;a href=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/media/2010/public/Ppycon2010-strip-large-200x42.png&quot;alt=&quot;PyCon 2010: Chicago&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  </pre>
  <pre class="literal-block">
  &lt;a href=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/media/2010/public/pycon2010-strip-medium-175x37.png&quot; alt=&quot;PyCon 2010:Chicago&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  </pre>
  <pre class="literal-block">
  &lt;a href=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/media/2010/public/pycon2010-strip-small-140x30.png&quot; alt=&quot;PyCon 2010: Chicago&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  </pre>
  <pre class="literal-block">
  &lt;a href=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/media/2010/public/pycon2010-strip-smaller-100x22.png&quot; alt=&quot;PyCon 2010: Chicago&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  </pre>
  <img alt="/media/2010/public/pycon2010-vertical-large-158x360.png" src="/media/2010/public/pycon2010-vertical-large-158x360.png" />
  <img alt="/media/2010/public/pycon2010-vertical-medium-133x300.png" src="/media/2010/public/pycon2010-vertical-medium-133x300.png" />
  <img alt="/media/2010/public/pycon2010-vertical-small-100x225.png" src="/media/2010/public/pycon2010-vertical-small-100x225.png" />
  <p>The portrait badge's code.</p>
  <pre class="literal-block">
  &lt;a href=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;imgsrc=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/media/2010/public/pycon2010-vertical-large-158x360.png&quot; alt=&quot;PyCon 2010: Chicago&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  </pre>
  <pre class="literal-block">
  &lt;a href=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;imgsrc=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/media/2010/public/pycon2010-vertical-medium-133x300.png&quot; alt=&quot;PyCon 2010: Chicago&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  </pre>
  <pre class="literal-block">
  &lt;a href=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;imgsrc=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/media/2010/public/pycon2010-vertical-small-100x225.png&quot; alt=&quot;PyCon 2010: Chicago&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  </pre>
  <pre class="literal-block">
  &lt;a href=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;imgsrc=&quot;http://us.pycon.org/media/2010/public/pycon2010-vertical-smaller-75x170.png&quot; alt=&quot;PyCon 2010: Chicago&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  </pre>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="tell-it-on-the-mountain">
  <h1>Tell it on the mountain</h1>
  <p>If youparticipate in mailing lists where PyCon would be of interest - and who <em>wouldn't</em> be interested in PyCon? -  let them know.  Don't forget your local user groups, computer associations, etc.Here's a sample announcement.</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>PyCon 2010</p>
  <p>Chicago, IL</p>
  <p>March 27-29, 2010</p>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://us.pycon.org/2010">http://us.pycon.org/2010</a></p>
  <p>PyCon 2010, the seventhannual community conference for the Python programming language, will take place March 27-29 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare Hotel in Chicago, IL.</p>
  <p>A rich schedule is being planned,including presentations, keynotes, Lightning Talks, an exhibition hall, and the hands-on Python Lab.  Plentiful Open Space has been set aside for Birds-of-a-Feather sessions and other unscheduled&quot;unconference&quot;-style activity.</p>
  <p>Topics span the range of Python programming activity from introductory to advanced.  Some topics are perennial; others focus on recent news, likePython 3.0 and new developments in Python for the .NET and Java environments.</p>
  <p>For 2010, the pre-conference tutorials have been expanded from one day to two (March 25 - 26) due totheir great popularity.  After the conference, four days of development sprints (March 30 to April 2) will bring participants together for face-to-face cooperation to advance several Python open-source projects.</p>
  <p>As Python usage has grown rapidly, PyCon has grown as well.  PyCon 2008's attendance topped 1000, up from 410 just two years ago.</p>
  <p>PyCon:http://us.pycon.org/2010</p>
  <p>PyCon blog: <a class="reference external" href="http://pycon.blogspot.com/">http://pycon.blogspot.com/</a></p>
  <p>Python language: <a class="reference external" href="http://python.org">http://python.org</a></p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>PyCon also has some professionally-made <a href="#id1"><span class="problematic" id="id2">`press releases&lt;/2010/about/press/&gt;`_</span></a>.Those are good to give to people who work in the news media.  If you have any personal contacts in the media, please talk to them directly, and/or connect them with`Catherine Devlin &lt;<a class="reference external" href="http://wiki.python.org/moin/CatherineDevlin">http://wiki.python.org/moin/CatherineDevlin</a>&gt;`_.</p>
  <p>Finally, here's a variant on the above blurb, written to target educators.</p>
  <blockquote>
  <p>PyCon 2010</p>
  <p>Chicago,IL</p>
  <p>March 27-29, 2010</p>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="http://us.pycon.org/2010">http://us.pycon.org/2010</a></p>
  <p>PyCon 2010, the seventh annual community conference for the Python programming language, will take placeMarch 27-29 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare Hotel in Chicago, IL.</p>
  <p>A rich schedule is being planned, including presentations, keynotes, Lightning Talks, an exhibition hall, and thehands-on Python Lab.  Plentiful Open Space has been set aside for Birds-of-a-Feather sessions and other unscheduled &quot;unconference&quot;-style activity.</p>
  <p>Topics span the range of Pythonprogramming activity from introductory to advanced.  Some topics are perennial; others focus on recent news, like Python 3.0 and new developments in Python for the .NET and Java environments.</p>
  <p>For 2010, the pre-conference tutorials have been expanded from one day to two (March 25 - 26) due to their great popularity.  After the conference, four days of development sprints (March30 to April 2) will bring participants together for face-to-face cooperation to advance several Python open-source projects.</p>
  <p>As Python usage has grown rapidly, PyCon has grown aswell.  PyCon 2008's attendance topped 1000, up from 410 just two years ago.</p>
  <p>About Python:</p>
  <p>Python is a dynamic, open-source programming language suited to manykinds of software development.  TIOBE named Python the fastest-growing programming language of 2007.  Python is particularly recognized as a valuable language for education.  Its ease of useallows quick start-up and progress, yet it also encourages good long-term programming habits and style.  Its clear, readable syntax makes cooperation between students and instructors easy.Thanks to its broad capabilities, rich libraries, and vigorous community, Python can continue to be a student's language of choice long after moving from beginner to expert.  Python code can runon Java and .NET platforms through the Jython and IronPython implementations.</p>
  <p>PyCon: <a class="reference external" href="http://us.pycon.org/2010">http://us.pycon.org/2010</a></p>
  <p>PyCon blog: <a class="reference external" href="http://pycon.blogspot.com/">http://pycon.blogspot.com/</a></p>
  <p>Python language: <a class="reference external" href="http://python.org">http://python.org</a></p>
  </blockquote>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="speak">
  <h1>Speak</h1>
  <p>Are you a speaker at an upcoming event?  Great!  Here's a PyCon slide for your slide deck.</p>
  <blockquote>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="/media/2010/public/slide.odp">OpenDocument slide</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="/media/2010/public/slide.ppt">Power Point slide</a></li>
  </ul>
  </blockquote>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="poster-flyer">
  <h1>Poster/Flyer</h1>
  <p>This one-sheet announcement can be used as aposter or flyer.  Hand copies around your user group meetings.  Post it on campuses.  Ask to post it at bookstores.  Put it in a card to your Mom.  (She always asks what you've been up to, afterall.)</p>
  <blockquote>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="/media/2010/public/poster.odp">Open Document flyer</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="/media/2010/public/poster.ppt">Power Point flyer</a></li>
  </ul>
  </blockquote>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="other">
  <h1>Other</h1>
  <p>Brainstorm.  Come up with otherpublicity ideas, and suggest them.  <a class="reference external" href="http://catherinedevlin.blogspot.com/2008/01/brilliant-pycon-publicity-ideas.html">Let your creativity run wild.</a></p>
  <p><a href="#id3"><span class="problematic" id="id4">`Catherine Devlin&lt;http://wiki.python.org/moin/CatherineDevlin&gt;`_</span></a> is serving as this year's volunteer publicity coordinator.  Please contact her with any questions, suggestions, or offers to help.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="system-messages section">
  <h1>Docutils System Messages</h1>
  <div class="system-message" id="id1">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 114); <em><a href="#id2">backlink</a></em></p>
  Unknown target name: &quot;press releases&lt;/2010/about/press/&gt;&quot;.</div>
  <div class="system-message" id="id3">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 168); <em><a href="#id4">backlink</a></em></p>
  Unknown target name: &quot;catherine devlin&lt;http://wiki.python.org/moin/catherinedevlin&gt;&quot;.</div>
  </div>
  </div>


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title: Edu-Sig Bof
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  <h1 class="title">Edu-Sig Bof</h1>
  <p>A BoF for members of the edu-sig community and anyone else with an interest
  in Python in Education, or education about Python,or...</p>
  <p>Please join us!</p>
  <p>Feel free to add your own interests and suggestions below.</p>
  <p>Friday night:</p>
  <ul>
  <li><p class="first">Dinner:  Leave from outside Ballroom FGH at 6:25PM</p>
  <p>Walk to6:45PM reservation at Maria's Mexican Restaurant, 9440 W Foster Ave.
  Maria's is about 600 yards south of the hotel - easy walking distance.
  Inexpensive restaurant, mixed reviews,but local!
  Reservation is for 10 people.  Please add your name so I can get a better count, or
  suggest something different!</p>
  <p>Attenders for Friday dinner:  Andy Harrington,André Roberge, Vern Ceder,
  Ian Benson, Kirby Urner, Simon Ruiz, Gregor Lingl, Charles Severance, Ian Benson</p>
  </li>
  <li><p class="first">Meeting at 8:30PM in McCarran Open Space room</p>
  </li>
  </ul>
  <p>If youare planning to attend PyCon 2010 in Chicago, please put your name and any
  interest or background below.</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Vern Ceder - teaching Python in secondary schools, revising Manning's <em>QuickPython Book</em> for Python 3</li>
  <li>Michael Goldwasser - CS Faculty at Saint Louis University and co-author of the CS1 text &quot;Object-Oriented Programming in Python&quot;</li>
  <li>Gregor Lingl - BRG 16, Highschool in Vienna, Austria. Author of &quot;Python für Kids&quot; and of the new turtle module, which is part of the Python Standard Library since Python 3.0. I'll arrive at Chicago on March 26thlate in the evening, so only 27th or 28th of March are appropriate for me</li>
  <li>Andy Harrington Loyola U, Chicago, author of Hands-on Python Tutorial</li>
  <li>André Roberge, author of RUR-PLEand Crunchy.</li>
  <li>Charles Severance, University of Michigan - Author of Google Appengine book From O'Reilly</li>
  <li>Kirby Urner, 4D Solutions, a pioneer in open source, teaching Python inPortland.</li>
  <li>Ian Benson, stanford tizard</li>
  </ul>
  <div class="section" id="suggested-topics">
  <h1>Suggested Topics</h1>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Sugar</li>
  <li>Should Python have analogs to Alice and Scratch?</li>
  <li>Creating abank of online interactive doctest-based exercises. See for example <a class="reference external" href="http://pywhip.appspot.com/">http://pywhip.appspot.com/</a></li>
  <li>Creating a repository of &quot;beautiful code snippets&quot;, convincingly demonstrating the power or thebeauty
  of programming with Python - or the fun with it, donated by well known Python developers. (Making them to sort of role models)</li>
  <li>What new features would you like to see added toCrunchy? ;-)</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="suggested-activities">
  <h1>Suggested Activities</h1>
  </div>
  </div>


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title: Board Game Social
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  <h1 class="title">Board Game Social</h1>
  <p>Every year we have evening board game social sessions in the open space rooms, with one room as HQ.</p>
  <div class="section" id="post-mortem">
  <h1>Post Mortem</h1>
  <p>Thanksfor a sharing your time, friendship and games.
  Please add your comments and suggestions for next year below:</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Last year I brought a whiteboard for mini-sign ups but it wasn't used,so I didn't bring it this year. Should I have? (Dean)</li>
  <li><ul class="first">
  <li>I never missed it (whiteboard). -- (Erich Heine)</li>
  </ul>
  </li>
  <li>Missed the Sunday night BGS, if there was one. Maybe I was looking tooeary? (730ish) -Doug</li>
  <li><ul class="first">
  <li>I'm sorry there wasn't a crowd at 7:30 like on the previous nights, and  expected there would be a small group but not empty (enough for the loaner and bringalonggames). I had to leave pycon at 3:00. (Dean)</li>
  </ul>
  </li>
  <li>I had a lot of fun at this event, no complaints. Perhaps there could be an arrangement w/ the hotel or something to provide snacks, but thatis the only change I'd suggest. (Erich Heine)</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="directions">
  <h1>Directions</h1>
  <p>The first official nights (and when there will be the most games and folks) is Friday and Saturdaynight, but I expect things may start Wednesday or Thursday night and run through the Sprints.</p>
  <p>If you're coming to PyCon and can bring a board game or looking to play a certain game,please add your name to
  this page and say what you can bring.  Further details in Fine Print below.</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>What games would you like to see?</li>
  <li>What games can you bring?</li>
  </ul>
  <p>Thanks forsharing your games and friendship! The room was packed on Friday and Saturday and again a highlight of my PyCon experience.</p>
  <p>What should we do different next year?</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="games-people-arebringing">
  <h1>Games People areBringing</h1>
  <p><em>Note: just because one person is bringing a specific game does not mean you should not bring yours as they will not always be at the board gamesocial; so please add your name.</em></p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.wunderland.com/LooneyLabs/Fluxx/Rules.html">Fluxx</a> - 3-15 players. (Doug Napoleone) (Erich Heine)</li>
  <li><a href="#id11"><span class="problematic" id="id12">`Monty Python Fluxx&lt;http://www.fluxxgames.com/&gt;`_</span></a> - 3-15 players. (Dean Goodmanson)</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.wunderland.com/icehouse/IceTowers/Rules.html">IceTowers</a> - 3-6 players. (Doug Napoleone)</li>
  <li><a href="#id13"><span class="problematic" id="id14">`Carcassonne&lt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcassonne_(board_game)&gt;`_</span></a> - 2-5 players. (Doug Napoleone)</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Grid">Power Grid</a> - 2-6, w/ expansion. (Dean G)</li>
  <li><a href="#id15"><span class="problematic" id="id16">`Bang!&lt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bang!&gt;`_</span></a> 3-8+ w/ expansions (Dean G)</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemic_(board_game)">Pandemic</a> 2-4 player cooperative game (Dean G, Luke O)</li>
  </ul>
  <div class="system-message">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: WARNING/2 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 45)</p>
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  <p><a href="#id1"><span class="problematic" id="id2">*</span></a><a class="reference external" href="http://piecepack.org">Piecepack</a> (Dean Goodmanson)
  * <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13">Settlers of Catan</a> (Erich Heine)
  * <a class="reference external" href="http://www.blokus.com/">Blockus</a> - 4 players(Erich Heine, standard)
  *  Blokus Trigon and 3-D (Rumis) - DeanG
  * <a class="reference external" href="http://www.hivegame.com/">Hive</a> - 2 players (Larry Hastings, standard and with Mosquito expansion)
  * <a href="#id17"><span class="problematic" id="id18">`Army of Frogs&lt;http://www.hivegame.com/&gt;`_</span></a> - 3-4 players (DeanG)
  * <a class="reference external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citadels_(game)">Citadels</a> (Courtesy of <a class="reference external" href="http://cat-n-mouse.com/">Cat &amp; Mouse Games</a>)
  * <a href="#id19"><span class="problematic" id="id20">`Witch's Brew&lt;http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/34084&gt;`_</span></a> (Courtesy of <a class="reference external" href="http://cat-n-mouse.com/">Cat &amp; Mouse Games</a>)
  * <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/18963">En Garde!</a> (Courtesy of <a class="reference external" href="http://cat-n-mouse.com/">Cat &amp;Mouse Games</a>)
  * <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37759">Incan Gold</a> (Courtesy of <a class="reference external" href="http://cat-n-mouse.com/">Cat &amp; Mouse Games</a>)
  * <a href="#id21"><span class="problematic" id="id22">`Battlestar Galactica&lt;http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37111&gt;`_</span></a> (Courtesy of <a class="reference external" href="http://www.chicagolandgames.com/">Chicagoland Games</a>)
  * <a class="reference external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomacy_(game)">Diplomacy</a> (Courtesyof <a class="reference external" href="http://www.chicagolandgames.com/">Chicagoland Games</a>)
  * <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30957">Tribune: Primus Inter Pares</a> (Courtesy of <a href="#id23"><span class="problematic" id="id24">`Chicagoland Games&lt;http://www.chicagolandgames.com/&gt;`_</span></a>)
  * <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/14996">Ticket to Ride Europe</a> (Courtesy of <a class="reference external" href="http://www.chicagolandgames.com/">Chicagoland Games</a>)
  <a href="#id8"><span class="problematic" id="id9">*</span></a><a class="reference external" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30746">Ticket to Ride Switzerland</a>  (Courtesy of <a class="reference external" href="http://www.chicagolandgames.com/">Chicagoland Games</a>)
  * <a href="#id25"><span class="problematic" id="id26">`Bohnanza&lt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohnanza&gt;`_</span></a> 3-6 player trading game (DeanG--battered copy.)
  * Peurto Rico (and San Juan card version)</p>
  <div class="system-message" id="id1">
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  <div class="system-message" id="id8">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: WARNING/2 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 45); <em><a href="#id9">backlink</a></em></p>
  Inline emphasis start-string without end-string.</div>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a href="#id27"><span class="problematic" id="id28">`Dominion&lt;http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218&gt;`_</span></a> 2-4 player deck building game, currently #6 on BoardGameGeek (Bill Barksdale)</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/24508">Taluva</a> 2-4 playertile placement. (Luke O)</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/8203">Hey That's My Fish</a> 2-4 player strategy with Penguins. (Luke O)</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="games-people-would-like-tosee">
  <h1>Games People Would Like toSee</h1>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Carcassonne: The Tower</li>
  <li>Democracy -  Which one?http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeksearch.php?action=search&amp;objecttype=boardgame&amp;q=Democracy</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/521">Crokinole -</a> Heard so much about it, never seen itin person. May be a good conversation point also. I'll bring Sorry Sliders regardless. :-D (Dean)</li>
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12">Ra -</a> My co-workers and I have been playingthis twice a week for the last few weeks. Alas, it is out-of-print (should be reprinted in May) and not my copy.</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="attendees">
  <h1>Attendees</h1>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Doug Napoleone</li>
  <li>DeanGoodmanson - <a class="reference external" href="mailto:goodmansond&#37;&#52;&#48;gmail&#46;com">goodmansond<span>&#64;</span>gmail<span>&#46;</span>com</a></li>
  <li>Joe Germuska</li>
  <li>Larry Hastings</li>
  <li>Shawn Wheatley - this was probably my favorite part of PyCon last year! Power Grid was a blast. I encourage anyoneinterested to stop by.</li>
  <li>Doug Philips - (arriving Thu eve, departing Mon AM, no sprints :( )</li>
  <li>Paul Kippes - BGG profile, <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/user/pensive">pensive</a></li>
  <li>BillBarksdale - <a class="reference external" href="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/user/wcbarksdale">wcbarksdale</a></li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="general-comments-questions">
  <h1>General Comments/Questions</h1>
  <p>The emphasis is on multiplayer games thatcan handle four or six people.
  I don't think two-player games are very practical for me to bring, because
  I'd have to bring so many of them; hopefully local attendees can bringchess,
  go, checkers, etc.  <em>(Doug Napoleone)</em></p>
  <blockquote>
  Last year a couple of us had to try pretty hard to get chess sets to play bughouse,
  a multi-player chess variant. Ill bebringing my chess set this year, and recomend
  othes bring sets and timers as well. (Erich Heine)</blockquote>
  <p>I'll bring a chess set also and be throwing together more games than I'm listinghere. - Dean</p>
  <p>Last year's wiki page: <a class="reference external" href="http://wiki.python.org/moin/PyCon2008/BoardGameEvent">http://wiki.python.org/moin/PyCon2008/BoardGameEvent</a></p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="fine-print">
  <h1>Fine Print</h1>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Dean Goodmanson and Joe Germuska are Board GameCoordinators and we're expecting many other &quot;runners&quot; to pop in and greet newcomers or host a game or two as there may not be a full time host.  Arriving Thursday.</li>
  <li>Courtesy is ubiquitousbut accidents can happen. The items your bring to this event are your responsibility.</li>
  <li>Board games on tutorial and Sprint nights are welcome.</li>
  <li>If a game is on the games table and isn'tyours, please don't remove it from the room without the owners permission.</li>
  <li>Put your business card in your game boxes in case something gets left behind.</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="system-messages section">
  <h1>Docutils System Messages</h1>
  <div class="system-message" id="id11">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 39); <em><a href="#id12">backlink</a></em></p>
  Unknown target name: &quot;monty python fluxx&lt;http://www.fluxxgames.com/&gt;&quot;.</div>
  <div class="system-message" id="id13">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 41); <em><a href="#id14">backlink</a></em></p>
  Unknown target name: &quot;carcassonne&lt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/carcassonne_(board_game)&gt;&quot;.</div>
  <div class="system-message" id="id15">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 43); <em><a href="#id16">backlink</a></em></p>
  Unknown target name: &quot;bang!&lt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bang!&gt;&quot;.</div>
  <div class="system-message" id="id17">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 45); <em><a href="#id18">backlink</a></em></p>
  Unknown target name: &quot;army of frogs&lt;http://www.hivegame.com/&gt;&quot;.</div>
  <div class="system-message" id="id19">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 45); <em><a href="#id20">backlink</a></em></p>
  Unknown target name: &quot;witch's brew&lt;http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/34084&gt;&quot;.</div>
  <div class="system-message" id="id21">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 45); <em><a href="#id22">backlink</a></em></p>
  Unknown target name: &quot;battlestar galactica&lt;http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37111&gt;&quot;.</div>
  <div class="system-message" id="id23">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 45); <em><a href="#id24">backlink</a></em></p>
  Unknown target name: &quot;chicagoland games&lt;http://www.chicagolandgames.com/&gt;&quot;.</div>
  <div class="system-message" id="id25">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 45); <em><a href="#id26">backlink</a></em></p>
  Unknown target name: &quot;bohnanza&lt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bohnanza&gt;&quot;.</div>
  <div class="system-message" id="id27">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 63); <em><a href="#id28">backlink</a></em></p>
  Unknown target name: &quot;dominion&lt;http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218&gt;&quot;.</div>
  </div>
  </div>


url: /2010/openspace/tipbof/
title: TIP Dinner/BoF
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  <h1 class="title">TIP Dinner/BoF</h1>
  <div class="section" id="sat-mar-28-6-30">
  <h1>Sat Mar 28 6:30-?</h1>
  <p>TIP stands for Testing in Python.  There's a mailing list of folks (<a class="reference external" href="http://lists.idyll.org/listinfo/testing-in-python">http://lists.idyll.org/listinfo/testing-in-python</a> ) who care about testing and methodologies, be they Agile, TDD, Stupidity Driven Development, etc.  Discussions run the gamut of codeorganization, testing frameworks, continuous integration, web testing, etc.</p>
  <p>If you are interested in either dinner or the BoF please update the attendees sectionbelow.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="dinner">
  <h1>Dinner</h1>
  <p>Meet in Hotel Lobby on Saturday March 28th at 6:30pm</p>
  <p>Titus has reserved one of the open space rooms, but someone should check to
  see what SteveHolden is doing with &quot;teach me web testing&quot;; it overlapped as of
  yesterday.  Plus he had a better room, so we should steal it from him if possible.</p>
  <p>For dinner, we'll probably orderpizza in, and Terry Peppers will
  be getting beer.  Please bring some cash or your paypal info ;).  I'd plan ~$10/perso
  for pizza, another $5-10 for beer.</p>
  <p>Ideas for dinner?Restaurants?
  See <a class="reference external" href="/2010/chicago/restaurants/">Chicago Restaurants</a>.</p>
  <ul>
  <li><p class="first">Pizza - where?</p>
  <p>Chicago has great pizza.  It's the home of &quot;deep dish&quot; style.</p>
  <p>Giordano's isgood.  They're a few blocks north on River Road, within walking
  distance if it's not too cold.  And they deliver.</p>
  <p>This is probably our default: ordering pizza in.</p>
  </li>
  </ul>
  <p><a href="#id1"><span class="problematic" id="id2">*</span></a>Maria's Mexican Restaurant</p>
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  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Here are the <a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&amp;source=s_d&amp;saddr=9300+Bryn+Mawr+Avenue+60018&amp;daddr=9440+W+Foster+Ave,+Des+Plaines,+Illinois+60018&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;mra=pe&amp;mrcr=0&amp;rtol=0&amp;dirflg=w&amp;sll=41.973243,-87.863674&amp;sspn=0.029449,0.027852&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;z=16">walking directions</a></li>
  <li>9440 W Foster Ave, Rosemont, IL 60656, USA · 773-992-2288</li>
  </ul>
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  <dt><a href="#id3"><span class="problematic" id="id4">*</span></a>This is a short walk from the hotel.  It has a lot of space</dt>
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  <p class="last">but was a little crowded last year on a Sat night.  Might need to
  call ahead to reserve space?</p>
  </dd>
  </dl>
  </blockquote>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference external" href="http://chicago.metromix.com/restaurants/austrian/resis-bierstube-chicago/136004/content">Resi'sBierstube</a><ul>
  <li>Best kept secret of Chicago</li>
  <li>20+ Bavarian beers on tap</li>
  <li>It isgenerally not crowded and has been used for ad-hoc gatherings by <a class="reference external" href="http://chipy.org/">ChiPy</a>.
  If we wanted to project then we should probably call ahead otherwise it should be fine fora group of 20-ish.</li>
  <li>This is about a 20-25 min drive from the hotel.  By public transport it is a little tricky
  ~60 min, transfer Blue line to Brown exit Irving Park stop.</li>
  </ul>
  </li>
  </ul>
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  <dt>These train lines run all night though and would be ideal for a return trip.</dt>
  <dd>It is also possible to flag down cabs from where the bar is.
  Best option would be to organize a convoy(Terry Peppers and Kumar McMillan can drive 3-4 people each; Pam Zerbinos can probably take another 2-3.)</dd>
  </dl>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="bof">
  <h1>BoF</h1>
  <p>Starting on Saturday March 28th at 9-9:30pm (after dinner) inOpen Space DFW room.</p>
  <p>Plan is for lightning talks on testing related subjects followed by discussion/brainstorming/....</p>
  <p>Put ideas and name if interested in givingbelow</p>
  <div class="section" id="lightning-talk-ideas">
  <h2>Lightning talk ideas</h2>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Coverage - do we want anything other than line?  (Matt Harrison) Help from Titus and Ned.</li>
  <li>Mock library shootout</li>
  </ul>
  <div class="system-message">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: WARNING/2 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 71)</p>
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  <p><a href="#id5"><span class="problematic" id="id6">*</span></a>Managing missing tests &amp; other test reporting issues with Pandokia (Vicki Laidler)
  * Writing parameterized test cases (Aaron Maxwell)
  * A Holistic View of Testing (TerryPeppers)</p>
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  </div>
  <div class="section" id="attendees">
  <h1>Attendees</h1>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Matt Harrison (dinner and bof)</li>
  <li>Grig Gheorghiu (both)</li>
  <li>Jason Pellerin (both)</li>
  <li>Kumar McMillan (both)</li>
  <li>Terry Peppers  (both)</li>
  </ul>
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  <p><a href="#id7"><span class="problematic" id="id8">*</span></a>Doug Hellmann (both)
  * Aaron Maxwell (both) + 0 to 2 colleagues
  * Nat Williams (both)
  * David Christian (both)
  * Titus Brown (both)
  * John Harrison (both)
  * Arne Grimstrup(bof)
  * Lukas Linhart (both) + 3 colleagues
  * Pam Zerbinos (both)
  * Kevin Boers (both)
  * Jesse London (both)
  * Paul Hildebrandt(both) + 2 colleagues
  * Vicki Laidler (bof)
  <a href="#id9"><span class="problematic" id="id10">*</span></a>Tim Hatch (both)
  * Mikeal Rogers (both)
  * Adam Christian (both)
  * Gary Bernhardt (both)
  * Doug Philips (both)
  * Ryan Freckleton (both)
  * Eric Holscher (both)
  * Mark Fink(both)
  * Tony Arkles (both) + 0-1 colleague</p>
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url: /2010/registration/hotel/
title: Hotel Info &amp; Reservations
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  <h1 class="title">Hotel Info &amp; Reservations</h1>
  <p><a href="#id5"><span class="problematic" id="id6">`Click here for Hotel Reservations (off-site).`__</span></a></p>
  <blockquote>
  <div class="line-block">
  <div class="line"><strong>PLEASE DO NOT MAKE RESERVATIONSDIRECTLY WITH THE HOTELS.</strong></div>
  <div class="line">See <a class="reference internal" href="#hotel-reservations">Hotel Reservations</a> below for info.</div>
  </div>
  </blockquote>
  <div class="contents topic" id="contents">
  <p class="topic-title first">Contents</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#hotel-reservations" id="id14">Hotel Reservations</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#room-sharing" id="id15">Room Sharing</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#parking" id="id16">Parking</a></li>
  <li><a class="reference internal" href="#conference-rooms" id="id17">Conference Rooms</a></li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <p>There are two hotels forPyCon 2010:</p>
  <ul>
  <li><p class="first"><strong>Hyatt Regency O'Hare</strong> hotel (<strong>main venue</strong>; <a class="reference external" href="https://www.cteusa.com/pycon2/">reservations</a>; <a href="#id5"><span class="problematic" id="id7">`hotel info &amp;
  directions`__</span></a>; <a href="#id5"><span class="problematic" id="id8">`Google map`__</span></a>)</p>
  <p>__http://www.ohare.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/services/maps/index.jsp?icamp=propMapDirections
  __ <a class="reference external" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=9300+Bryn+Mawr+Avenue+60018">http://maps.google.com/maps?q=9300+Bryn+Mawr+Avenue+60018</a></p>
  <p>Room rate: $135/night(single/double) + 13% tax, total $153/night.</p>
  <div class="line-block">
  <div class="line">9300 Bryn Mawr Avenue,</div>
  <div class="line">Rosemont, Illinois, USA 60018</div>
  <div class="line">Tel:  +1 847 696 1234       Fax:  +1 847 698 0139</div>
  <div class="line"><br /></div>
  <div class="line">(Northside of Bryn Mawr Avenue, east of North River Road,
  across from the D. E. Stephens Convention Center.)</div>
  </div>
  <p>The tutorials and conference day sessions (talks &amp; open space)
  will beheld at the Hyatt Regency.</p>
  </li>
  <li><p class="first"><strong>Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare</strong> hotel (<a class="reference external" href="https://www.cteusa.com/pycon2/">reservations</a>; <a href="#id5"><span class="problematic" id="id9">`hotel info &amp;
  directions`__</span></a>; <a href="#id5"><span class="problematic" id="id10">`Google map`__</span></a>)</p>
  <p>Room rate: $105/night (single/double) + 13% tax, total $119/night.</p>
  <div class="line-block">
  <div class="line">5440 N RiverRoad,</div>
  <div class="line">Rosemont, Illinois, USA 60018</div>
  <div class="line">Tel.: +1 847 671 6350   Fax: +1 847 671 5406</div>
  <div class="line"><br /></div>
  <div class="line">(North-west corner of North River Road and Balmoral Avenue.)</div>
  </div>
  <p>The summits andsprints will be held at the Crowne Plaza.</p>
  </li>
  </ul>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="/2010/chicago/hotel/">Getting to the hotels</a>: The hotels are near
  the Chicago O'Hare airport (ORD), with free shuttle busservice.</p>
  <p><a class="reference external" href="/2010/chicago/travel/">Traveling to Chicago</a>.</p>
  <div class="section" id="hotel-reservations">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id14">Hotel Reservations</a></h1>
  <p><a href="#id5"><span class="problematic" id="id11">`Hotel reservations info here (off-site).`__</span></a></p>
  <p>__reservations_</p>
  <p>Please note that a 3rd-party housing bureau is handling reservations
  for PyCon.  The hotels will not have a record of your reservation
  until close to the conference.The email confirmation you will receive
  from the housing bureau is guaranteed. Please check it for accuracy
  and contact the housing bureau with any changes (contact info is in
  theconfirmation message).</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="room-sharing">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id15">Room Sharing</a></h1>
  <p><a href="#id5"><span class="problematic" id="id12">`Make arrangements on the &quot;room sharing&quot; wiki page.`__</span></a></p>
  <p>__http://us.pycon.org/2010/registration/room_sharing/</p>
  <p>Have a roommate and save 50%.  Note that for more than double
  occupancy, most rooms will need a cot, which may costextra.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="parking">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id16">Parking</a></h1>
  <div class="note">
  <p class="first admonition-title">Note</p>
  <p class="last">Preliminary info; to be confirmed.</p>
  </div>
  <p>At the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, parking is free for guests.</p>
  <p>The Crowne Plaza's parking lotcosts $18/day.</p>
  <p>Rosemont Village parking garage is right next to the Crowne Plaza
  hotel and is $11/day.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="conference-rooms">
  <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id17">Conference Rooms</a></h1>
  <p><a href="#id5"><span class="problematic" id="id13">`PDF floor plan &amp; capacitychart files are available here.`__</span></a></p>
  </div>
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url: /2010/sprints/projects/mython/
title: Mython Sprint &#64; PyCon 2010
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  <h1 class="title">Mython Sprint &#64; PyCon 2010</h1>
  <table class="docinfo" frame="void" rules="none">
  <col class="docinfo-name" />
  <col class="docinfo-content" />
  <tbody valign="top">
  <tr class="field"><th class="docinfo-name">Project URL:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference external" href="http://mython.org/">http://mython.org/</a></td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="docinfo-name">Sprint Leader:</th><td class="field-body"><a href="#id1"><span class="problematic" id="id2">`Jon Riehl&lt;mailto:jriehl&#64;spaceship.com&gt;`_</span></a></td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="docinfo-name" colspan="2">Code repository:</th></tr>
  <tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td class="field-body"><a class="reference external" href="http://code.google.com/p/basil/source/checkout">http://code.google.com/p/basil/source/checkout</a></td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="docinfo-name" colspan="2">Contributor Info:</th></tr>
  <tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td class="field-body">(see below)</td>
  </tr>
  </tbody>
  </table>
  <p>Mython is an extensible Python variant language.  Thelanguage is currently implemented in the MyFront compiler, which (at present) is a Python 2.5 compiler with some custom syntax for embedding other languages.</p>
  <p>An example of using Mython forembedding a
  scientific computing domain-specific language is documented at
  <a class="reference external" href="http://code.google.com/p/basil/wiki/MyFEM#Getting_Started">http://code.google.com/p/basil/wiki/MyFEM#Getting_Started</a>.</p>
  <div class="section" id="agenda">
  <h1>Agenda</h1>
  <p>Some things we mightwant to do:</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Introduce people to Mython and the MyFront compiler design.</li>
  <li>Port MyFront to Python 3.0.  (This might be hard - there is a dependency on the compiler package, which isgone, IIRC.)</li>
  <li>Prototype a Python 3.0 front-end for MyFront.</li>
  <li>Crank a compile time version of ctypeslib (sans XMLGCC dependency).</li>
  <li>The parser generator is &quot;wonky&quot;.  We could look atother LL parser generators capable of generating an inheritable class (could also look at PEG's).</li>
  <li>Bug fixes (some of which are documented here:http://code.google.com/p/basil/issues/list).</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="attendees">
  <h1>Attendees</h1>
  <p>If you'll be attending the Mython sprint, please add your name below:</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Jon Riehl (since I'm in Chicago,I'll be around for the long haul...)</li>
  <li>Chris Cope (mon+tue. looking for an excuse to use python3)</li>
  <li>Andy R Terrel (tue+thurs)</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
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url: /2010/sprints/projects/opengov/
title: Open Government Sprint &#64; PyCon 2010
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  <div class="document" id="open-government-sprint-pycon-2010">
  <h1 class="title">Open Government Sprint &#64; PyCon 2010</h1>
  <table class="docinfo" frame="void" rules="none">
  <col class="docinfo-name" />
  <col class="docinfo-content" />
  <tbody valign="top">
  <tr class="field"><th class="docinfo-name">Project URL:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference external" href="http://sunlightlabs.com/blog/2010/02/17/open-government-hackathon-chicago/">http://sunlightlabs.com/blog/2010/02/17/open-government-hackathon-chicago/</a></td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="docinfo-name">Sprint Leader:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference external" href="mailto:jturk&#37;&#52;&#48;sunlightfoundation&#46;com">James Turk</a></td>
  </tr>
  <tr class="field"><th class="docinfo-name">IRC Channel:</th><td class="field-body">#transparency on freenode</td>
  </tr>
  </tbody>
  </table>
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  <p>:mailing list:http://groups.google.com/group/sunlightlabs</p>
  <p>This will be a 48 hour sprint where developers that are interested in contributing to an
  open source project that will free or otherwiseenhance government data can
  gather to brainstorm and hack on things.</p>
  <p>This sprint will be run by <a class="reference external" href="http://sunlightlabs.com">Sunlight Labs</a> which is the
  technology arm of the SunlightFoundation, a non-partisan non-profit dedicated
  to using the power of the Internet to catalyze greater government openness and
  transparency.</p>
  <div class="section" id="who-shouldattend">
  <h1>Who ShouldAttend?</h1>
  <p>Anyone that is interested in contributing to an open source project that will
  free or otherwise enhance government data can gather to brainstorm and hackon
  things.  Although the sprint takes place at PyCon you don't have to be attending
  the conference to attend.  Participation is free and open
  to anyone.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="what-happens-at-theopen-government-hackathon">
  <h1>What Happens at theOpen Government Hackathon?</h1>
  <p>The nature of the sprint will be fairly freeform, two Sunlight Labs members
  will be on hand guiding usersthat want to contribute to opening up
  the government. Users can come to the sprint without any background
  and we would help coordinate them and place them on a project where there
  skills would be useful (there is always a ton of scraping that needs to be
  done, building mini-web apps to showcase gov't data, etc.)</p>
  <p>Most likely we'll spend the first session onSunday talking about some
  project ideas and then interested parties will break off into groups to work
  on their projects.  Sunlight Labs developers will be available in person and
  online to provide guidance and share expertise.</p>
  <p>For ideas see the <a class="reference external" href="http://wiki.sunlightlabs.com/index.php/">Big Issues</a> and
  <a href="#id5"><span class="problematic" id="id6">`Project Ideas&lt;http://wiki.sunlightlabs.com/index.php/Project_Ideas&gt;`_</span></a> sections of the Sunlight Labs Wiki (and feel free to contribute your own)</p>
  <p><a href="#id7"><span class="problematic" id="id8">`discuss and vote on ideas&lt;http://feedback.sunlightfoundation.com/hackathon&gt;`_</span></a></p>
  <p>Also, the <a class="reference external" href="http://sunlightlabs.com/appsforamerica/">Apps for America</a> deadline is on March 31st, so it isn't too late to work onthat last minute contest entry and win $100 to $15,000 dollars.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="i-m-sold-when-where-is-it">
  <h1>I'm Sold, When/Where Is It?</h1>
  <p>There will be an introductory session at 4pm on SundayMarch 29th
  where we'll get oriented and start working on some ideas.  The sprint itself
  will take place March 30th and 31st (with potential to go longer depending on
  turnout/interest).</p>
  <p>The sprint will be taking place at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare hotel.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="attendees">
  <h1>Attendees</h1>
  <p>If you'll be attending the Open Gov't sprint,please add your name below:</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>James Turk</li>
  <li>Vincent Youmans</li>
  <li>Asheesh Laroia (leading the &quot;Scrape the Web&quot; tutorial on Thursday)</li>
  <li>Nicholas Bergson-Shilcock</li>
  <li>Douglas Mayle</li>
  </ul>
  <div class="system-message">
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  <p><a href="#id1"><span class="problematic" id="id2">*</span></a>Ian Bicking
  * Peter Rauchfusst
  * James Tauber (I'll be in the Pinax sprint but want to talk about how we can work together)
  * Anil Makhijani
  * Joe Germuska
  * RemyDeCausemaker
  * Brian Boyer
  * Tom Izard
  * Josh Ruihley
  * Mark Kohler
  * Andrew Montalenti (Cog Tree, LLC)
  * Sachin Kamdar (Cog Tree, LLC)
  * Jeff Ramnani
  * Shawn Brown
  <a href="#id3"><span class="problematic" id="id4">*</span></a>Anton Sipos
  * Adam Gomaa
  * Ilia Lobsanov (<a class="reference external" href="http://disclosed.ca">Disclosed</a> - Canadian Open Government)</p>
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  <h1>Docutils System Messages</h1>
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url: /2010/tutorials/schedule/1AM1/
title: Hands-On Python I &amp; II
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  <h1 class="title">Hands-On Python I &amp; II</h1>
  <p>Are you curious about Python and programming in general?  Are you new to programming?
  Start with theHands-on Python Tutorial.  Python is a great first programming
  language, and a language to keep using.  In the tutorial you interactively try small
  bits, get immediate feedback, and buildup your understanding and ability.  Early
  examples are text manipulation in a mad-lib generator and graphical animation, which
  you should understand, play with, and extend.  During thetutorial help will always
  be available as you work at your own rate.  You are welcomed to continue with more
  of the tutorial after PyCon.</p>
  <div class="section" id="presenter">
  <h1>Presenter</h1>
  <p>Thepresenter is Dr. Andrew Harrington, Director of Academic Programs in Computer
  Science, Loyola University Chicago.  His original area was mathematics, and his
  interests morphed throughcomplex analysis, to fractals, image compression, graphics,
  and into programming languages and algorithms.  A current interest of his is to
  get middle school and high school students tomerge the study of algebra and
  geometry with an understanding of algorithms in Python.</p>
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  </div>
  <div class="section" id="requirements">
  <h1>Requirements</h1>
  <p>Own computer, or one shared between a pair of people, with the full Python
  installed, including Idle.  There are tutorialversions for both Python 2.6
  and for 3.0.  For consistency please come with <a href="#id1"><span class="problematic" id="id2">Python_</span></a> version <em>3.0</em> installed.
  Also download and unzip the <a class="reference external" href="http://webpages.cs.luc.edu/~anh/python/hands-on/3.0/examples.zip">example</a> program file archive.  In case internet
  connection is disrupted, it may also be helpful to download and unzip a copy
  of the tutorial text <a href="#id3"><span class="problematic" id="id4">archive_</span></a>. There is are more detailed Windows-centric instructions
  in Section 1.2 ofthe online <a class="reference external" href="http://webpages.cs.luc.edu/~anh/python/hands-on/3.0/handsonHtml/handson.html#x1-80001.2">Tutorial</a>, and help and will be available in class.</p>
  <p>Mac and Linux users may find their machines
  start with a partial Python installation:  Look at the python.org site for
  instructions on loading the full Python distribution, including Idle.
  Windows users generally need to download the Python installer from python.org.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="outline">
  <h1>Outline</h1>
  <p>Thistutorial is totally interactive and self-paced.  The timing will completely
  depend on the person.  Participants are welcomed to start the easy beginning
  descriptive parts at home, andconcentrate on the harder later creative parts
  when individual help is available at the Tutorial.  Participants can do more or
  fewer of the more creative exercises.  A person just workingfor 6 hours on
  Tutorial Day with a partner might get into Loops And Sequences and understand the
  use of strings, loops, functions, and a dictionary in a basic mad-lib example
  program,and also be able to modify the example program effectively.  A faster
  person, or one skipping a number of the exercises, or one reading the beginning
  part ahead of time to get a jumpstart, or one who had seen a little bit of
  programming in another language, might get into graphics.  Likely all will have
  some of the later parts, like dynamic web pages, to continuewith after the
  Tutorials.</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>The Python Interpreter</li>
  <li>Using the Idle Interactive Environment</li>
  <li>Using Basic Types of Data:  Integers,Strings</li>
  <li>Variable and Assignment</li>
  <li>Print Statements</li>
  <li>Input and Output</li>
  <li>Defining Functions</li>
  </ul>
  <p>-Dictionaries</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Loops and Sequences</li>
  <li>String Indexing and Methods</li>
  <li>Mad-Libs Revisited</li>
  <li>Graphics</li>
  </ul>
  <p>-Files</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>If Statements and Conditions</li>
  <li>Loops and Tuples</li>
  <li>While Statements</li>
  <li>Composing Web Pages in Python</li>
  <li>CGI -Dynamic Web Pages</li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="system-messages section">
  <h1>Docutils System Messages</h1>
  <div class="system-message" id="id1">
  <p class="system-message-title">System Message: ERROR/3 (<tt class="docutils">&lt;string&gt;</tt>, line 34); <em><a href="#id2">backlink</a></em></p>
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  </div>
  </div>


url: /2010/tutorials/schedule/1PM6/
title: A Curious Course on Coroutines and Concurrency
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  <h1 class="title">A Curious Course on Coroutines and Concurrency</h1>
  <p>If you are a programmer who cares aboutPython and concurrency, then
  you should also care about Python coroutines.  Although they were
  first introduced in Python 2.5, coroutines remain one of Python's most
  overlooked features---often vaguely described as a curious &quot;extension&quot;
  of generator functions with little insight as to how they might be
  applied to real-world problems.  This tutorial examines coroutinesin
  a more practical light by showing how they are actually a very elegant
  way to implement a processing &quot;task.&quot;  Using this task abstraction, it
  is possible to use coroutines toimplement processing pipelines, event
  handling systems, and programs based on cooperative multitasking.
  Moreover, if you define tasks using coroutines, they can be easily
  incorporatedinto more traditional concurrent programs that utilize
  threads or message passing.</p>
  <div class="section" id="presenter">
  <h1>Presenter</h1>
  <p>David Beazley is the author of the &quot;Python Essential Reference&quot; andan
  independent Python trainer. A long time member of the Python
  community, David was involved with much of the early work in applying
  Python to high performance scientific software. Hehas also created a
  number of Python-related software development tools including SWIG and
  PLY. David is a member of the Python Software Foundation. He livesin
  Chicago.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="requirements">
  <h1>Requirements</h1>
  <p>Attendees should bring their laptop computer with Python 2.5 or newer
  installed.  No third party packages are required.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="classoutline">
  <h1>ClassOutline</h1>
  <ol class="arabic simple">
  <li>An introduction to coroutines.</li>
  <li>An introduction to tasks and concurrency.</li>
  <li>Coroutines as tasks.</li>
  <li>Why coroutines are an elegant taskabstraction.</li>
  <li>Coroutines and data flow processing.</li>
  <li>Coroutines and event dispatching.</li>
  <li>Coroutines and threads.</li>
  </ol>
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  <p>8. Coroutines, subprocesses, and distributed systems.
  9.Coroutine scheduling and cooperative multitasking.
  10. Resources.</p>
  </div>
  </div>


url: /2010/tutorials/schedule/1PM8/
title: Introduction to Functional Web Testing With Twill &amp;Selenium
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  <h1 class="title">Introduction to Functional Web Testing With Twill &amp;Selenium</h1>
  <p>This tutorial aims to educate attendees on the the basics of functional testing
  of web applications. Is yourapp rendered as plain HTML? Great! We'll show you
  how to build a test suite for it. Is your app all AJAXy? No problem! We can do
  that too! We're going to write a web application, first instraight html and then
  with AJAX, and show you how to try to break it. At the end of this hands-on session,
  you'll be able to write tests for almost any web site, using all open-sourcetools
  and our favorite language - Python.</p>
  <div class="section" id="presenters">
  <h1>Presenters</h1>
  <p>Pam Zerbinos lives in Evanston with a handful of cats. She works for Leapfrog Online,
  LLC as a QualityAssurance Manager with her primary focus on developing and managing
  a test suite that tests hundreds of websites with the push of a button. She spends
  most of her free time cleaning upafter her cats and writing scripts for
  delicious.com.</p>
  <p>Terry Peppers lives in Evanston, IL with his wife, son and two cats. He works as
  the Director of Operations for LeapfrogOnline, LLC managing a team of Test and
  System Engineers. His primary use of Python is in the creation of extensive
  automated functional test suites for web applications. He's an activeuser of
  both Nose and Twill. Prior to his functional test infection, Terry was also a
  Project Manager and Producer in the publishing industry. He's been known to
  dabble in music onthe side.</p>
  <p>Kevin Boers lives in Chicago, IL and is allergic to cats. He is currently a
  Quality Assurance Manager at Leapfrog Online LLC. Kevin's speciality is in
  writing automatedfunctional test suites for Leapfrog's vast array of direct
  marketing websites. Since 2000, he has also worked in QA for Encyclopaedia
  Britannica, Inc., where he built a comprehensivefunctional test architecture
  for their stable of educational and research-based web sites. When not working,
  Kevin likes to rock out on a fake, child-sized, plasticguitar.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="requirements">
  <h1>Requirements</h1>
  <ul>
  <li><p class="first">Hardware</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Laptop highly recommended; if you don't have one, come prepared to pair up with someone</li>
  </ul>
  </li>
  <li><p class="first">Software</p>
  <p><a href="#id1"><span class="problematic" id="id2">*</span></a><a class="reference external" href="http://python.org/download/">Python 2.4.5 - 2.5.2</a>
  * <a class="reference external" href="http://somethingaboutorange.com/mrl/projects/nose/">nose 0.10.4</a>
  * <a class="reference external" href="http://twill.idyll.org">twill 0.9.0</a>
  <a href="#id3"><span class="problematic" id="id4">*</span></a><a class="reference external" href="http://www.crummy.com/software/BeautifulSoup/">BeautifulSoup 3.0.6</a>
  * <a class="reference external" href="http://selenium-rc.openqa.org/">Selenium RC 1.0 Beta 1</a>
  * <a class="reference external" href="http://selenium-ide.openqa.org/">Selenium IDE 1.0 Beta 2</a>
  * <a class="reference external" href="http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/">Firefox 3</a>
  * Some kind of terminal</p>
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  </div>
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  </div>
  </li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="class-outline">
  <h1>Class Outline</h1>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Introduction:<ul>
  <li>Functional WebTesting</li>
  </ul>
  </li>
  <li>Part I: Testing Straight HTML Sites<ul>
  <li>Basics of nose-style tests with twill</li>
  <li>Coding session: Break our web application</li>
  </ul>
  </li>
  <li>Part II: Upping the Ante WithAJAX<ul>
  <li>Basics of Selenium IDE and Selenium RC</li>
  <li>Coding session: Break our web 2.0 application</li>
  </ul>
  </li>
  </ul>
  </div>
  </div>


url: /2010/tutorials/schedule/2PM3/
title: Python for Teachers (and Teachers of Teachers)
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  <h1 class="title">Python for Teachers (and Teachers of Teachers)</h1>
  <p>As a geek with Python kung fu, you havefun
  skills to share with others, including those still in high school and
  seeking to master mathematical concepts that will serve them for a
  life time.  In taking this tutorial, you'reopening a communications
  channel between yourself, and other eager learners hoping to partake
  more deeply of open source culture and the opportunities it offers.</p>
  <p>We know from lastyear that many PyCon delegates are broadly interested
  in education track. This proposal attempts to support this demand by
  developing some publicly-accessible Python-related materialthat
  demonstrates how object-oriented programming be learned by using them to
  implement concepts from the mathematical domain.</p>
  <p>Learning can take place at multiple levels:</p>
  <p>1.Python and object-oriented concepts.</p>
  <ol class="arabic simple" start="2">
  <li>Mathematical concepts, which will be demonstrated in ways readily
  accessible to anyone who understands Python.</li>
  <li>Presentation ofprogramming topics in the educational environment.</li>
  </ol>
  <p>From this latter point of view the pair teaching format can be
  considered experimental. Its success or otherwise will bedetermined
  largely by group dynamics, and our goal is to make the outcome in and of
  itself provide useful empirical data helpful to others planningworkshops.</p>
  <div class="section" id="presenters">
  <h1>Presenters</h1>
  <p>Kirby Urner, age 50, was born in Chicago and grew up
  overseas, before settling in Portland to work in the high technology
  sector.  Hehas a philosophy degree from Princeton University, was a
  contributing editor for McGraw-Hill, served as a mathematics teacher
  St. Dominic Academy and prestigious high school for young womenin
  Jersey City.  He currently works in a small private sector company
  serving both public and private sector clients.  Kirby is a single dad
  with two daughters, one grown, and one inhigh school.</p>
  <p>Steve Holden, aged (mumble) has been fiddling with
  computers since the 1960s. He graduated in Computational Science from
  Leeds University and has spent a lifetime onprogramming projects. He
  took up Python about ten years ago as the most sensible implementation
  of object-oriented ideas he had come across. He has a son approaching
  40, two cats, a six-month old pup and a wife but almost no life at all.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="requirements">
  <h1>Requirements</h1>
  <p>Python 2.6, 3.0 preloaded, also
  POV-Ray, VPython, and PIL would be ideal, but not every participantis
  expected to dive in to equal degree on each topic, i.e. those just
  wanting to listen while browsing email, will balance those wishing to
  go whole hog into each and every exercise.skeleton code will be
  available in advance on the web, and will be updated after the presentation.</p>
  </div>
  <div class="section" id="class-outline">
  <h1>Class Outline</h1>
  <p>Math as Extensible Type System</p>
  <p>Namespaces:Honk, honk!</p>
  <p>Pythonic Types (Python's type system)</p>
  <p>Math as Storytelling (e.g. Cryptonomicon)</p>
  <p>Cryptography 101:  RSA by senior year ('In Code')</p>
  <p>Math Biota:  more on</p>
  <ul class="simple">
  <li>Integers Modulo N,</li>
  <li>Vegetable Group Soup etc.</li>
  <li>Euler's Theorem &amp; Fermat's Little Theorem</li>
  </ul>
  <p>The ASCII to Unicode transition:  a big story of our era</p>
  <p>SomePhilosophical Remarks (why Python?)</p>
  <p>Intermission</p>
  <p>Working with Math Objects</p>
  <p>Everything is a Snake in Python (thinking about __ribs__)</p>
  <p>Fractals with PIL</p>
  <p>Vectorsand Polyhedra with VPython</p>
  <p>Interlude (people help each other on projects)</p>
  <p>Scene Descriptions with POV-Ray (Python as glue language)</p>
  </div>
  </div>


