Montreal Python

Montréal-Python 9 is this Wednesday at room PK-5115 of UQAM at 6 PM.

We have a lot of very interesting flash presentations scheduled for
the event:

• Simon Law: Cygwinreg and ctypes — Using the Windows registry from Cygwin
• Mathieu Chartier: ConFoo.ca — One of the largest Web development conference in North-America
• Sébastien Pierre: Sink — A tool to compare and keep directories in sync
• Erik Wright: Django Lean — A tool for lean development and A/B testing
• Alexandre Vassalotti: Memory profiling for Python programs
• Hugo Boyer: PyCUDA — High performance computation using graphic cards

Main Presentation will be Andrew Francis on Stackless Python and there
will be a keg of homebrew.

See you there!

PHP-Québec, Montréal-Python, Ruby Montréal, W3Qc, and OWASP Montréal
are organizing the first edition of the ConFoo.ca conference,
which will be held in Montréal on March 10th through 12th at the
Hilton Bonaventure Hotel. With over 500 expected attendees,
ConFoo.ca is one of the the largest Web development conference in North
America.

We are looking for the best speakers willing to share their experience
and skills with programmers, managers, marketers and decision
makers. The conference is divided into two parts:

• A technical part, encompassing different aspects of Web
  development: PHP, Python, Ruby, security, project management, CMSs and
  frameworks, databases, systems administration, Web standards,
  accessibility and agile methods.
• A decision-making part: referencing (SEO), Web marketing analysis,
  and social networking.

Presenters can decide to present in English or French. Presentations
are roughly one hour long and these may be recorded for later
broadcast in digital format. All relevant details concerning the
conference are available on the call for speaker website.

Even though Python can be used for a wide range of programming tasks,
the Python track at ConFoo.ca will focus on Web development with
Python. For all the other fascinating aspects of Python, do not
hesitate to submit a talk to PyCon, which is also running its
call for speakers as I write this.

update:the event was moved from the 23rd to the 30th.

Montréal-Python 9 will take place at UQAM, on Wednesday 2009-09-30 in
room PK-5115 of the President-Kenedy building.
The PK building is located at 201 Président-Kenedy, the street that is also called Ontario on the east side of St-Laurent. The PK building has a direct entrance to the Place-des-Arts metro station.

Here is our schedule for the evening:

• 18h00: Opening
• 18h20: Announcements
• 18h30: Flash presentations
• 19h00: Break
• 19h20: Main presentation

Our main presenter will be Andrew Francis and he is going to walk us
through his Survey of Stackless Python:

Over the years, Stackless Python has acquired a mystical reputation,
mostly based around its micro-thread implement and its use in a really
big MOORPG. Otherwise, relatively little is known about Stackless
Python. I would like to change this…

In this talk, I will discuss what is Stackless Python and its
relationship to Python. I will give an overview of key Stackless
Python concepts. Special attention will be devoted to network
programming. I will finish the talk with a mention of my own Stackless
work and Stackless Python’s future. Throughout the talk, I will
suggest that Stackless Python true strength is not the performance of
its concurrency model but rather its simplicity that gives insights as
to what a Pythonic concurrency model would look like.

Living in Montreal, Andrew Francis has an academic background in the
humanities, computer science, and management. Professionally, Andrew
has worked at companies such as BNR, Omnimark, and Adobe Systems in
California. Ever since 2005, Andrew has been playing with Stackless
Python, as a part of his work with WS-BPEL, and he has never looked
back! At Pycon 2008, Andrew gave the talk “Adventures in Stackless
Python/Twisted Integration.”

We still have a lot of open slots for flash presentations so don’t
hesitate to propose a talk. Also, our speaker pool is running low so
please get in touch with us if you have an idea for a main
presentation.