Kiwi PyCon 2010, a conference dedicated to the Python programming language.

Kiwi PyCon 2010, a conference dedicated to the Python programming language.

An exciting and interesting weekend showing how Python is used in science, education, and high-profile companies in New Zealand and around the world.

Learn first-hand how Weta Digital uses Python in their datacentre, or how it can leverage cloud computing like Amazon web services and Google App Engine. This weekend is also an excellent networking opportunity – meet people who have actually delivered, from industry to education to government sectors to Hollywood.

Keynote speakers
Jacob Kaplan-Moss (Kansas, USA), inventor of the
web development framework “Django”,
Anthony Baxter (Melbourne, AUS), long-time Python release manager.

All other talks and discussions will be held in two parallel “tracks”, allowing you to customize your own day schedule to suit your interests.

This year’s conference is sponsored by an impressive lineup with
Catalyst IT and Microsoft as Gold Sponsors; Atlassian, Enthought, the
Plone Foundation, the Python Software Foundation, and Tait Radio
Communications as Silver Sponsors; and Schwag Sponsors Amazon Web
Services, Wingware, Mozilla, ActiveState, Apress, Packt Publishing,
O’Reilly, ThinkGeek, ANZTB, and Bitbucket.

Venue
Copthorne Hotel in Waitangi, Bay of Islands Sat

Date
20-Sun 21 November, 2010

Registration
The registration fee (100$ regular, 60$ student/unwaged) includes
morning+afternoon tea as well as lunch on both days, the Kiwi PyCon
2010 t-shirt, and we also have tons of giveaways this year, ranging
from books, laptop bags and geek gadgets to software licenses for
Python IDE’s and Amazon server credits.

For more information please visit http://nz.pycon.org/
Danny W. Adair, President
New Zealand Python User Group Incorporated
Talk: +64 – 9 – 9555 101
Write: danny.adair@unfold.co.nz
Posted by Kevin Andreassend, President Auckland ICT,

Calling all members providing solutions for local and central government.

Are you an Auckland ICT / New Zealand ICT member and providing on-line solutions for local and central government?

Steve Corbett , CEO of eCentre Ltd and Board member of NZ Software Assn, is attending the ASOCIO conference in Taiwan , first week of December. Steve is presenting an overview of e-govt initiatives in New Zealand and is keen to compile a database of NZ technology companies providing solutions in the e-Govt sector and to promote these to the ASOCIO members.

If you are interested in following up could you send the following information to Steve :
· Name of Company:

· Website address

· Contact email

· Description of solution (and focus on local or central govt)

For further information on ASOCIO visit http://www.asocio.org

Presently, ASOCIO represents the interests of 29 economies, comprising 22 members from Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and seven guest members from USA, UK, Canada, Spain, Russia, France, and Kenya. Today, ASOCIO’s members account for more than 10,000 ICT companies and represent approximately US$350 billion of ICT revenue in the region.

If you wish to discuss with Steve Corbett , you can contact him on 0274672167 or email steve.corbett@ecentre.org.nz

Posted by Kevin Andreassend, President Auckland ICT,