Discrete Event Simulations Made Easy, plus more lightning talks?

Francesco Pierfederici's Pycon talk touched briefly on simulations in Python, whetting our appetite for more detailed information. Francesco will talk more in-depth about discrete event simulations with SimPy:

Abstract
I will introduce SimPy (https://simpy.sourcefo... (https://simpy.sourceforge.net)), a Python framework for discrete-event simulations. I will describe the framework itself and its main components. I will then walk you through a simple but non-trivial simulation to explain how SimPy is used in practice. You can also read the wikipedia page on discrete event simulations (https://en.wikipedia.o... (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrete_event_simulation)) for some background info.

Last month's lightning talks were a big hit. We'll probably have time for one or two more: send me your ideas!

Free-form chilling starts at 6:30, formal activities at 7:00. Pizza will be provided by Microsoft!