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About PyMNtos
PyMNtos (pronounced pie-min-tose) is a Twin Cities group of Python enthusiasts. Some of us use Python every day in our work. Some of us are just hobbyists. Others are just learning. Whoever you are and whatever your skill level is, we would love for you to join us. There is no membership fee or any other barrier to entry.
Volunteering
Volunteer Form
Slack
We have a Slack channel at pymntos.slack.com. If you wish to join (and please do!), please send a request to organizers@pymntos.org and we will send a Slack invitation to you.
Presentation Nights
Our general python presentation nights focus on a variety of topics from web dev to scientific to hardware to in-depth Python feature discussion. We meet at 7:00 PM on the second Thursday of the month alternating various venues throughout Minneapolis (BuzzFeed, Nerdery, and Agosto).
Donations
Donate to PyMNtos via the Python Software Foundation - $5 minimum
Donations are done via the Python Software Foundation which is 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowable by law.
You may also consider becoming a member of the Python Software Foundation, our fiscal sponsor.
Code of Conduct
We follow the Python Software Foundation Code of Conduct (https://www.python.org/psf/conduct/)
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See all- Python Presentation Night @ Skykit (PPN #125) In-Person, Virtual OptionLink visible for attendees
We're meeting in the conference room at Skykit on the 8th floor. A virtual meeting will be broadcast starting at 7:30 for those unable to attend in-person.
The conference room has a big screen on which we'll display the Google Meet window, but you may wish to bring your laptop and connect to the Google Meet yourself (thus attending "virtually in person", speakers and microphones off please), or look on with someone doing so.
• Meeting Host - Eli Smith
• Location (in person):
Skykit, 241 Fifth Ave N, Unit 800, Minneapolis, MN 55401 (Steelman Exchange Building)
Take the elevator to the 8th floor.
• Location (virtual): Google Meet (link available in Meetup)
** We're looking for speakers (and speakers at future meetings). Have something to share that you did in Python? To volunteer to speak, please fill out our form: http://tinyurl.com/pymntosvolunteer **
Agenda
7:00 - Meetup opens live. Socialize and enjoy pizza and soda provided by PyMNtos. Please grab a nametag when you arrive and sign the guest list (helps with planning for space and pizza and future events).
7:30 - Online: Google Meet broadcast opens (note later start time---please join prior to the beginning of the formal program at 7:30).
7:30 - Formal program (in-person and online)
- Opening remarks
- Skykit introductions
- Member introductions and announcements (time permitting) - We'll go around the room (in-person and online) so each member who feels comfortable doing so can briefly introduce themselves, say why they're interested in Python, reasons for coming, whether they're looking for or know of a Python job opportunity, etc.
- Speakers (see below)
- If you have suggestions, feel free to note in the Slack #general channel or email organizers@pymntos.org.
Feel free to bring any brief Python tidbits, experiences, or job openings you'd like to share with the group.
Questions will be collected from the Google Meet chat or Slack #general channel and answered live.
Speakers/topics
• Aaron Olson - PromptFlow, the AI / LLM Python Orchestration Tool by Microsoft
https://microsoft.github.io/promptflow/concepts/design-principles.html• Dan O'Sullivan - Deploy a Python API to the Cloud
• You? We have space for additional speakers at this or a future meetup (Please see link below for volunteer form). Speakers can do so in-person or virtually (but you will likely want a laptop to present).
9:00 - Wrap up and Disperse
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Details on Attending
• Please RSVP on meetup and note whether you will attend in-person so we can plan for food/beverages. Please cancel/modify your RSVP if your plans change so waitlisted members have the opportunity to attend.
• Parking available in the building ramp ($5 flat fee). Enter from N 3rd Street on the southwest side of the building (right-hand side in back when viewed from front). Drive up close to the door and it will open.
• Laptops encouraged. WiFi available.
• Health and safety: Indoor masking recommended. We respectfully ask anyone who has had recent symptoms or exposure to use the virtual meetup option. Please help us protect this community and those we love with higher risk of severe consequences than ourselves.
• Volunteers to speak, host, and greet are needed for future meetups. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/iE3rHamBqcBAjWMF7
• Slack: To join the PyMNtos Slack workspace, please use https://pymntos-slackin.herokuapp.com/.
• Donate
- Donate to PyMNtos directly through the Python Software Foundation:
- https://psfmember.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=10
- Become a supporting member of the PSF ($99/year)
- Become a basic member of the PSF (FREE). With this membership, you may consider adding a donation - https://www.python.org/psf/donations/