#format rst =========================== Birds of a Feather Sessions =========================== Projects and groups are encouraged to hold meetings, dinners and other activities at PyCon. **Be sure to use the Open Space Scheduling Board to confirm room availability.** Also see: `Open Space`_ The following birds-of-a-feather sessions are being planned: * `Zope Foundation `_ members BoF * `BeerBoF`_: Noble Python programmers will set off in search of the Chicago's rare "local micros". Upon encountering the **beers**, the coders will consume them with great vigor. * `ClimbBoF`_: Let's find a local climbing gym to feed our addiction and talk about Python a bit. Maybe we can meet up with the BeerBof afterwards! :) * `Trac `_ BoF: Meet in front of La Guardia at 5pm in search of dinner, back for Q&A and hacking in La Guardia at 7pm. * `Chicago Python User Group `_ Meeting: Thursday night 7 pm. Swing by after you check in! * `EduPython2008`_ : The annual BoF for discussing Python in Education... or Education in Python... or... * `EnsoBoF`_ : [http://www.humanized.com Enso] (a Python-based command interface) is now open-source! Come learn how to develop for it and talk about its future direction. Friday AM, wherever is free -- check the physical bulletin board. * `PyConRecordingBof`_: the conference will leave us with a large pile of audio and video data to be edited and published. We need to form a group of volunteer editors to process all this material. * How to start and maintain a local Python Users Group * `BuildBoF`: Buildbot users and developers gather together * `TexasPythoneers`_ Start planning the next Texas Regional Un-Conference in Austin. * `Python and Scrum`_ Roundtable discussion regarding the impact of Python in a Scrum shop, and the contrary. Friday lunch? * `PackagingBOF`_ : Discussion about packaging and distribution of Python libraries (eggs and distutils). Friday or Saturday. * `ScienceBOF`_ : Discussion of Python in Science including project ideas. * `web2py meeting `_ in room Love Int'l A at 2:10pm on Saturday. * `NetflixPrizeBOF`_ : Discuss approaches to the Netflix prize, getting started with PyFlix, algorithm performance, etc .. add your BoF session above ---------- CategoryPyCon2008_ CategoryPyCon_