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PyConZA 2012: PyConZA by the People

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October 31, 2012
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PyConZA 2012: PyConZA by the People

A report back on PyConZA 2012.

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October 31, 2012
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Transcript

  1. None

  2. The idea emerges SMS: Thinking of initiating pyconza, what do

    you think? yay or nay? YAY!

  3. ZA.PYCON.ORG Things really get started ... at Wakame

  4. We find a venue ...

  5. How people found out: Work colleagues Twitter Google+ Friends IRC

    Mailing lists The community Church website Praekelt CTPUG

  6. PRAEKELT TICKETS GOLD SILVER OTHER WHO PAID TO BRING EVERYONE

    TOGETHER ... 350K WHO PAID TO BRING EVERYONE TOGETHER ...

  7. Awesome Good Okayish Very bad Bad OVERALL SATISFACTION 51 42

    7

  8. Awesome Good Okay Bad Very bad Talks Keynotes Tutorials How

    were our speakers?

  9. Awesome Good Okay Bad Very bad The bad Wifi Lunch

  10. Favourite Talks: How to open a bar using Python Favourite

    Talks: How to open a bar using Python Favourite Talks: How to open a bar using Python

  11. Favourite Talks: MeerKAT Science

  12. Favourite Talks: Fractal Architectures

  13. Favourite Talks: Scaling Django and growing your team

  14. Favourite Talks: Things you didn't know about Python

  15. Favourite Talks: PyPy

  16. All the speakers ...

  17. Partners: Umonya & Hyperion St James Software Sam

  18. Lounge track:

  19. There were cookies ...

  20. But no mugs ... "I. do. not. like. the. design."

    - Gustav

  21. And, um, I got an award.

  22. Thank you!

  23. None

  24. The End

  25. Until next year!