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PyCon AU 2016 runs (not sprints)

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Graeme

PyCon AU 2016 starts next week for five days of mini-confs, the main conference and two days of sprints. With all that sitting around, we want you to pack your running gear and join us for a run each morning … Continue reading →

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PyCon AU 2016 registrations are open!

Posted on May 22, 2016 by Graeme

Online registration is now open for PyCon Australia 2016, including for the Science and Data miniconference. The seventh PyCon Australia is being held in Melbourne, Victoria from August 12th – 16th at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, and will … Continue reading →

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PyCon AU’s Call for Proposals: one week to go!

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Graeme

The call for papers for PyCon Australia, including for the Science and Data miniconference, is down to its last week! Make sure you register and get your talk/tutorial ideas down as soon as possible. Submissions can be edited up until … Continue reading →

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PyCon AU 2016: Science and Data mini-conference returns

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Graeme

PyCon AU 2016 is excited to announce the third of our special events, the Python Science and Data mini-conference.   The Science and Data mini-conference is a one-day forum for people using Python to tackle commercial and research problems in … Continue reading →

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PyCon AU 2015 slides

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Graeme

Here the slides (PDF format) from my PyCon AU 2015 talk. And sorry for the broken talk link that I published in the slides 🙁

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PyCon AU 2015 runs (not sprints)

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Graeme

PyCon AU 2015 starts at the end of July and I would encourage you to pack your running gear and join us for an informal morning run before the conference each day. These runs are intended to be inclusive rather … Continue reading →

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The science/data mini-conference at PyCon AU 2015

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Graeme

PyCon AU 2015 will be held again in Brisbane, start on July 31 with a set of mini-conferences, including the return of the science/data mini-conference. This year’s science/data miniconf has ten excellent talks, covering a diverse range of uses for … Continue reading →

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Around the Bay in a Day

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Graeme

The forecast for this year’s Around the Bay in a Day ride was warm and windy. It turned out to be an almost perfect day to do the 250km counter-clockwise circumnavigation of Port Phillip Bay by bike. The start was … Continue reading →

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October and November cycling & running events

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Graeme

I’ve been asked a few times, so here is the list of upcoming cycling and running events that I have entered.  Oct 19: Around the Bay in a Day: a 250km bike ride, counter-clockwise around Port Phillip Bay. This is a … Continue reading →

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Notes from MPUG, Sep 2014

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Graeme

It may have been the first day of spring but it was a cold, wet night for the September Melbourne Python Users Group meeting. We had at least twenty five people attend for three talks. Thanks to Inspire 9 for … Continue reading →

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