Python Ireland Remote MeetUp

It's with excitement that we announce our 2nd Remote MeetUp with two incredible speakers!

This will be an ONLINE event.

If you have a LIGHTNING TALK SESSION, feel free to submit your talk by filling this form: https://forms.gle/EEcdcWSa1mYMCcqP8

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Agenda for the night:

6:30 pm - Opening / General Python news;
7 pm Track I: - Nicolas Demarchi - How to create your own streaming torrent client with Python (for learning purposes).
7:40 pm Q&A - track I;
7:50 pm - Track II: Dr Hayley Evers-King - Plankton, Polar Orbiters, and Python
8:10 pm - Q&A - track II;
8:20 pm - Lightning Talks;
9 pm - If no further, closing.

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Speakers:

• Nicolas Demarchi is from Argentina, not BsAs but a 6h car-ride from there. He has done a bit of everything in his life, mostly with computers. Recently moved to Amsterdam to work in Optiver, having worked in Satellogic before building spaceships (satellites) using Python.
  An active member of the Python Argentina community and currently also one of the hosts of the https://Py.Amsterdam meetup.
  Find him on twitter as @gilgamezh.

[Abstract]
A few years ago I created TouchAndGo [0] with Felipe Lerena and we learned a lot! I'll share some of that knowledge with you.

• What's BitTorrent? How does it work?
• Which libs you can use to find magnets links?
• How to handle magnet links;
• use libtorrent (API, tips, mis);
• download fast and be friendly with the torrent mesh.
• stream a video with Python;
• download subtitles;
• integrate all the parts together.

Disclaimer:
This talk is a rehash of one we did in 2014 with L1pe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMl1UiF_2Ss (The project is not maintained anymore).

[0] https://github.com/touchandgo-devs/touchandgo

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• Dr Hayley Evers-King is a marine applications expert at EUMETSAT in the User support and Climate Services division. She provides user support and training on ocean applications of satellite data and manages feedback between the user(s) and operational satellite agencies, mostly in support of the European Commission Copernicus Programme. Her research background covers the use of optics to derive information about the oceans. She has worked throughout the satellite data value chain from the validation of satellite sensor measurements, to algorithm development and data use for various applications including harmful algal blooms, ocean heat flux, carbon pools, climate model validation and marine spatial planning. She is a keen programmer, focusing exclusively on open source tools, and a passionate science communicator seeking novel ways to use new media to share science with new satellite data users and the public.

[Abstract]
The oceans are a vast and vital part of how our planet functions. Like many parts of the environment, they both support and are under threat from, human activities. This makes monitoring the oceans of fundamental importance. However, because of their size, comprehensive monitoring of the oceans is impossible to do in-person. Enter an array of incredible tools – complex computer simulations, arrays of robots, and fleets of satellites. Big problems are being addressed with big data, but this can lead to big challenges for the average scientist, conservationist, fisherman, or policy maker who work in ocean-related sectors. Python, along with open data and open science principles, is a key tool for helping to address these challenges. In this talk, I’ll share an overview of how satellites are helping us to see our seas, and how Python is being used across the satellite value chain – from satellite operations, to global and regional policy decisions, all the way to supporting individual fishermen.
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In these uncertain times, we appreciate all the community support. If you would like to help us maintain this initiative and collaborate by submitting a talk proposal, please do so here: http://python.ie/meetups