Monthly Presentation Night

PyCon Practice Session

Come join us for Pythonic talks! This month, Melelani Sax-Barnett will be practicing her PyCon 2014 talk (https://us.pycon.org/2014/schedule/presentation/220/). Come help her by listening and providing helpful feedback.

Lightning Talks by First-Timers ONLY!

Have you always wanted to give a lightning talk but weren't sure how or when or where to get started? Not to worry! This month we're inviting only first-timers to take their five minutes at the podium. Come ready with your lightning talk and sign up at the beginning of the meeting.

You can do it! Here are some handy resources we made to get you started:

Lightning Talk Quick Tips (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1940MDcT2rLiWRyE7BKqn8qqQ9wLjRRiMGUoVtkoOl-M/edit?usp=sharing)

Lighting Talk Planning Worksheet (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I-0kV9XheXAtBqLozc-aA0h6C0H-s7ogNUe9fMhkJfs/edit?usp=sharing)

Schedule:

6:30pm Announcements

6:40pm Python + Geographic Data = BFFs a PyCon 2014 talk (https://us.pycon.org/2014/schedule/presentation/220/) by Melelani Sax-Barnett

7:20pm Lightning Talks for First-timers ONLY! a series of lightning talks by those who have never given one

Join us afterward at Rogue on NW Flanders to continue the discussion over a beverage.

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