[socal-piggies] June 18 Hackathon Revised Details - please come!

[Alex Chang]

awsome! i'll post this on the meetup details first thing in a few hrs.

On Jun 12, 2011, at 17:42, Audrey M Roy <audreyr at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've just gotten word from Michael of cars.com that we are officially
> joining forces and planning to all hack together on June 18.
> 
> Men and women of SoCal Piggies, we proudly present:
> 
> PyLadies/SoCal Python Interest Group Hackathon
> Schedule:
> 2-7pm: Hack on your own projects
> 7-8pm: Dinner, drinks, and lightning talks
> 8pm-midnight: Python Ladies’ Night 4 at The Hollywood Canteen.
> Gentlemen of the Python community and friends not attending the
> hackathon are invited too.  The more, the merrier!
> 
> ***** $15 includes dinner/drinks.  Tickets at http://bit.ly/j8NXBW *****
> 
> There will be at least 10 people attending as "mentors" who will be
> spending the day going around helping beginners get up to speed, and
> teaching attendees whatever they want to learn (git, PyPI packaging,
> Sphinx docs, Python installation help, any sort of open-source help,
> etc).  Think of this as free Python tutoring.  (Mentors come for free,
> thanks to a pythonsprints.com grant)
> 
> We also have funding from the PSF for folding tables/chairs, and for
> free limited-edition PyLadies/PyLadies Supporter t-shirts for anyone
> who open-sources their code or, better yet, contributes to an
> open-source project in need.
> 
> Finally, seeing as this is a joint event with PyLadies, I strongly
> urge you to invite a smart lady or two to attend with you.  Even if
> they are absolute beginners: I'll get them started on Learn Python The
> Hard Way while you hack on other projects.
> 
> Questions? Email me or find me in IRC channel #pyladies on freenode.
> 
> Audrey
> 
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