FYI<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Tim Knapp</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:duffyd@kokorice.org">duffyd@kokorice.org</a>></span><br>
Date: 29 September 2010 00:49<br>Subject: [nzlug] Media Statement - Kiwi PyCon 2010<br>To: <a href="mailto:nzlug@linux.net.nz">nzlug@linux.net.nz</a>, <a href="mailto:aucklug@linux.net.nz">aucklug@linux.net.nz</a><br><br>
<br>Hello,<br>
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Please find below the Media Statement for Kiwi PyCon 2010.<br>
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Kind regards,<br>
Tim<br>
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New Zealand Python User Group Incorporated<br>
<br>
Media Statement<br>
For immediate release<br>
<br>
24 September 2010<br>
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Major IT players support Python Conference 2010<br>
<br>
Over 150 computer programming enthusiasts are set to meet at the Kiwi<br>
PyCon 2010 conference on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 November at the<br>
Copthorne Hotel & Resort Bay of Islands in Waitangi.<br>
<br>
Python, a programming language used throughout the world, has a massive<br>
following and Python conferences are held around the globe. Kiwi PyCon<br>
is New Zealand's Python community coming together and will cover the use<br>
of Python in the scientific, web, mobile, gaming, and animation fields.<br>
<br>
The event has garnered notable support, with Catalyst IT and Microsoft<br>
as major sponsors and many other well known companies and organisations<br>
including the Python Software Foundation, Plone Foundation, Atlassian,<br>
Enthought, Tait Radio Communications, Apress, Packt Publishing,<br>
O'Reilly, ThinkGeek, Amazon Web Services, Wingware, ANZTB, Mozilla and<br>
ActiveState all backing the conference.<br>
<br>
Organised by the New Zealand Python User Group Inc.(NZPUG), it promises<br>
to bring together developers, designers and business people who will<br>
listen to industry speakers. US-based Jacob Kaplan-Moss, creator of<br>
"Django", a successful and widely used web application framework along<br>
with Anthony Baxter, long-time release manager of Python from Melbourne<br>
are keynote speakers for the event.<br>
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Kiwi PyCon 2010 topics will include:<br>
How Python is influencing neuroscience research"<br>
Microsoft (Australia) showing how they support Python on their "Azure"<br>
platform<br>
Amazon web service<br>
Gmail gadgets<br>
"Going Global : Using Best Effort Translation To Create Multilingual<br>
Web Apps"<br>
Python and Java<br>
Python in Astronomy<br>
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Another guest speaker for the conference is Matt Provost, Systems<br>
Manager at Weta Digital, five-time Academy award winning visual effects<br>
facility located in Wellington. Matt will speak about "Python in the<br>
Datacentre", as he manages all Weta Digital servers, storage and<br>
networking which occupies five positions on the Top 500 Supercomputer<br>
list.<br>
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Danny Adair, NZPUG's founding president said Python is used everywhere,<br>
and for anyone interested in or using the language, our annual<br>
conference is the place to be. Kiwi PyCon 2010 registrations are now<br>
open. To make your booking for the conference or for more information<br>
visit <a href="http://nz.pycon.org" target="_blank">http://nz.pycon.org</a><br>
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For media or conference enquiries please contact:<br>
Danny Adair, NZPUG President<br>
Phone: (09) 9555 101<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:kiwipycon@nzpug.org">kiwipycon@nzpug.org</a><br>
Website: <a href="http://nz.pycon.org" target="_blank">http://nz.pycon.org</a><br>
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