April NYCPython Meetup

Return Path, 304 Park ave South (map: https://tinyurl.com/cx... (https://tinyurl.com/cxma9g))
Note: Enter on 23rd St, and it's on the 7th floor.
TOPIC: Lightning talks!

So folks at the last meeting were interested in doing shorter talks on
a broader variety of subjects. For the next meeting, we're planning
on doing lightning talks. These can be fun, but are best when
everyone gets involved.

Q: What is a lightning talk?
A: In short, a lightning talk is a 5 minute talk about anything. It
should likely be something that your fellow python developers would
find interesting, but that's about the whole of the guidelines. But
you have to give your talk and be done in 5 minutes, or you will be
cut off. The beauty of this is we can get introduced quickly to a
number of new topics, and folks can present on something without
having to be willing to give a 45 minute long presentation.

If things are going well, a beautiful thing can happen - while the
initial lightning talks are going, more people will realize they have
something to say and they'll start prepping a lightning talk in the
back of the room. This can create a kind of conversation that can be
fun to follow and be a part of.

Q: Should I give a lightning talk?
YES! The only way an evening of lightning talks work is if people
sign up. THIS MEANS YOU. Especially if you're an experienced
developer. I'm sure you have something to say - it's time to share it
with us; we want to know.

Q. What do I do if I want to give a lightning talk?
A: Just respond to this email with a sentence describing your topic,
and you'll be on the list.

Q: What's a good topic for a lightning talk?
Anything that you're wanting to get off your chest. But if you're
struggling for topics, here are some that work well:

1. Why my favorite module / add-on package is X.
2. I want to do cool project X. Does anyone want to help?
3. Successful Project: I did project X. It was a success. Here's
   how you could benefit.
4. Failed Project: I did project X. It was a failure, and here's why.
5. Heresy: People always say X, but they're wrong. Here's why.
6. You All Suck: Here's what is wrong with our community.
7. Call to Action: Let's all do more of X / less of X.
8. A Funny Thing happened to me on the Way to the Mailing List /
   Newsgroup / Web Forum.
9. Wouldn't it be cool if X?
10. Someone needs to do X.
11. Wish List
12. Why X was a mistake.
13. Why X looks like a mistake, but isn't.
14. What it's like to do X.
15. Here's a useful technique that worked.
16. Here's a technique I thought would be useful but didn't work.
17. Why add-on package X sucks.
18. Comparison of similar add-on packages X and Y.
19. Why we should be paying more attention to X.
20. My Favorite Feature

Ok, so by now you're thinking that one of those topics is something
you can talk about. So just hit reply-all and let us know what it is
you've got to share with us.

Cheers,
Dave