• TSC_MeetingOne

Minutes of Talks Subcommittee Meeting No 1, 28th February 2009

IRC log for that day can be found here.

Present

• moreati
• qwright
• pinner
• lac
• zeth
• tartley_

Apologies

who's going to run this committee ?

• DECISION: lac takes the lead with a view to tartley taking it on next year

Scheduling

• DECISION: We'll use 'analogue' table top scheduling

Review Talks

The Zen of Pyjamas

• DECISION: accept both, request outline of tutorial from Luke

qcake

• VOTE: accept qcake
  • Ayes: 4
  • Noes: 0
• DECISION: Accept qcake

Parallel Python

• VOTE: accept PIPPER - Parallel Python Environment, ask for outline
  • Ayes: 5
  • Noes: 0
• DECISION: Accept PIPPER

TurboGears reborn

• VOTE: accept at 45 mins
  • Ayes: 4
  • Noes: 0
• DECISION: Accept tg talk at 45 mins

Reliable websites in Python

• VOTE: Ask Andreas for more info before accepting
  • Ayes: 4
  • Noes: 1
• DECISION: Ask Andreas for more info before accepting

Python ain't no snake oil

• DECISION: was Accepting subject to more comprehensive abstract
• VOTE: accept Python ain't no snake oil, work with Harald to improve English
  • Ayes: 5
  • Noes: 0
• DECISION: accept Python ain't no snake oil, work with Harald to improve English

Pythonic Filesystem APIs

• VOTE: Ask Tommi for a more detailed abstract
  • Ayes: 5
  • Noes: 0
• DECISION: Ask Tommi for a more detailed abstract

ArcGIS and IronPython

• VOTE: Accept ArcGIS and IronPython

  • Ayes: 4
  • Noes: 0

• DECISION: ArcGIS and IronPython accepted

• DECISION: moreati to do short talk, Open Space, whatever on writing abstracts

Failsome Django

• VOTE: Ask him to give a more specific abstract
  • Ayes: 5
  • Noes: 0
• DECISION: Ask Robert Lofthouse to give a more specific abstract

The PicklingTools Library

• VOTE: Accept PicklingTools with a more meaningful title, and ask for the abstract to be reworked

  • Ayes: 4
  • Noes: 0

• DECISION: Accept PicklingTools with a more meaningful title, and ask for the abstract to be reworked

Python & CouchDB

• VOTE: Tell Mikeal we're accepting his talk, but want to discuss splitting it into 2/make it longer
  • Ayes: 4
  • Noes: 0
• DECISION: Tell Mikeal we're accepting his talk, but want to discuss splitting it into 2/make it longer
• ACTION: zeth and moreati to create advice to submitters wiki page

Using Windmill

• ACTION: zeth to add 'previously given and where' field to the form
• VOTE: Tell him we're accepting Using Windmill, but ask for better abstract and time estimate
  • Ayes: 5
  • Noes: 0
• DECISION: Tell him we're accepting Using Windmill, but ask for better abstract and query time

Python and Nuke

• ACTION: zeth to add 'could you give a sprint on this topic' to the form
• VOTE: Accept Python and Nuke, query time
  • Ayes: 5
  • Noes: 0
• DECISION: Accept Python and Nuke, query time

hurry.resource

• VOTE: Accept hurry.resource, ask Faassen for new title
  • Ayes: 4
  • Noes: 0
• DECISION: Accept hurry.resource, ask Faassen for new title, eg 'managing web resources with hurry.resource'

Introduction to IronPython

• VOTE: accept Introduction to IronPython

  • Ayes: 5
  • Noes: 0

• DECISION: accept Introduction to IronPython

Developing with IronPython (Tutorial)

• VOTE: Accept fuzzywuzzy IronPython tutorial of some length

  • Ayes: 4
  • Noes: 0

• DECISION: Accept IronPython tutorial of some length

DSL for Functional Testing

• VOTE: Accept DSL for Functional Testing
  • Ayes: 5
  • Noes: 0
• DECISION: Accept DSL for Functional Testing

Summary

• ACTION: qwright, pinner to deal with 1 and 2 (Pyjamas)
• ACTION: Remainder divided between lac and tartley
• ACTION: moreati to do wiki page on submissions
• ACTION: zeth to volunteer to help with English on wiki
• ACTION: zeth and pinner to update talks software

next meeting

• DECISION: Decide date/time of next meeting at next ep-improve IRC