Agenda

Talk : Using Python and Screen-Scraping To Grab Data From An Online Learning System
Speaker : Thomas O’Dell

Thomas will share his experiences of using Python to supplement an online learning system for work that he does with grading and evaluating students

Talk : What’s Coming Up in Python 3.2
Speaker : Senthil Kumaran

Senthil has moved to Singapore recently and he is an active contributor to the international Python community, having spoken at PyCon APAC 2010.

Talk : TBA
Guest Speaker : Graham Dumpleton

Graham is probably best known as the author of the mod_wsgi module for Apache for hosting of Python web applications via the WSGI interface. He is also a member of the Python Software Foundation and Apache Software Foundation.

When: Thursday 17th February 2011
Time: 730pm-1030pm
Where: School of Information Systems – Seminar Room 2.2, Singapore Management University

The Singapore Python Group is organising their 8th meetup. Topics to be discussed include using Python tools for Differential Equations and Queuing Up Background Tasks With Google App Engine.

· Python Tools for Differential Equations (Nguyen Quang Chien)

Synopsis: Shows how to use simple Python scripts to solve rate equations and the more complicated partial differential equations.

· Queuing Up Background Tasks With Google App Engine (Dr Chris Boesch)

Synopsis: Tricks and techniques to improve Google App Engine responsiveness and avoid timeouts when using Google App Engine.

· Lighting Talks (Open) + Announcements for PUG AGM

When: Thursday 7th October 2010
Time: 19:30 – 21:00
Where: Singapore Management University, SIS (School of Information System), Seminar Room 2.3

The Singapore Python Group is organizing the 7th Singapore Python User Group Meeting. The meeting will be held on Thursday, April 15, 2010, from 7:30pm – 9:30pm in Room 2.1, SMU, SIS (School of Information Systems).

Here are the topics which will be discussed in the coming meeting:
* Using Python in Finance (Dr. Tan Chong Hui)
* Buildout (Abhaya Shenoy)
* PyCon APAC 2010 (Liew Beng Keat) – our last meeting before PyCon APAC!
* Lighting Talks (Open)

The Singapore Python Group is organizing the 6th Singapore Python User Group Meeting. The meeting will be held on Thursday, Jan 14, 2010, from 7:30pm – 9:30pm in Room 2.2, SMU, SIS (School of Information Systems). Here are the topics which will be discussed in the coming meeting:

Topic : Web2Py – Python Web Development Framework
Speaker : Anand Vaidya
Synopsis : Web2Py is described as a free and open source full-stack enterprise framework for agile development of fast, secure and portable database-driven web-based applications. Obviously, it is written and programmable in Python and Anand will be taking us on a Web2Py tour. All aboard please!

Topic : Python Scripting on the Android Phone
Speaker : George Loo
Synopsis : The Android Scripting Environment (ASE) brings scripting languages to Android by allowing one to edit and execute scripts and interactive interpreters directly on an Android device. These scripts have access to many of the APIs available to full-fledged Android applications, but with a greatly simplified interfaces. George will be sharing how the ASE Python package helps him write and run scripts directly on his Android phone.

Topic : Google App Engine + Django
Speaker : Calvin Cheng
Synopsis : By now, you should have heard of GAE or the Google App Engine as a platform for developing and hosting web applications in Google-managed data centers. You should also know Django as the high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Calvin will bring both of them together as he shares his experiences in running Django on the Google App Engine, having created his personal GAE + Django blog site.

Title : Lightning Talks
Speaker : Open Invitation to All
Synopsis : All (personal) projects that you have done using Python. If you’ve never given a talk before, lightning talks are a good place to start. You don’t need to make slides, but if you do, you only need to make three.

The Singapore Python Group is organizing the 5th Singapore Python User Group Meeting. The meeting will be held on Thursday, Oct 15, 2009, from 7:00pm – 9:00pm in Room 2.2, SMU, SIS (School of Information Systems).

Program:

- Python Games Development in 60 minutes (as a Mini Sprint) – Mr. Morgan Heijdemann
Pre-requisites : Because this is a mini-sprint, you need to bring your laptop computer for the hands-on.
Pre-installations : Please have python 2.5/2.6 and pyglet 1.1.3 installed beforehand.
- Python Programming on Your Browser – Dr. Liew Beng Keat
- PyCon – Call for Papers (Stand up Singapore!) – Dr. Maurice Ling
- PUG website – Connecting our Community – Mr. Abhaya Shenoy
- Lightning talks – Open Invitation.

The Singapore Python Group is organizing the 4th Singapore Python User Group Meeting. The meeting will be held on Thursday, July 16, 2009, from 7:00pm – 9:00pm in SMU, SIS (School of Information System) NSR 2.1.

Programme:

* DigiBanner : An Interactive Multi-Screen Network Application – Mr. Morgan Heijdemann
* Using Google Application Engine and Amazon Web Services Together – Dr. Chris Boesch
* Python User Group updates – Dr. Liew Beng Keat
* Lightning talks – Open Invitation. (Come on and share what you have been doing…)
* Snacks and Tea

The Singapore Python Group is organizing the 3rd Singapore Python User Group Meeting (need access to FB events). The meeting will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2009, from 7:00pm – 9:00pm in SMU, SIS (School of Information System) NSR 2.2. The programme includes (i) iPython – Andrew Hadinyoto, (ii) PyCon Chicago 2009 – Sharing – Liew Beng Keat, Morgan Heijdemann, (iii) An Ajax Django App with Revision Control Features using Myer’s Algorithm – Calvin Cheng and (iv) Lightning talks – Open Invitation. Look forward to see you there.

CocoaHeads: CocoaHeads is a group devoted to discussion of Apple Computer’s Cocoa Framework for programming on MacOS X as well as the iPhone/iPod Touch. During monthly meetings, members present on their projects and offer tutorials on various programming topics. The community has met up for the first time recently in iShop, Cineleisure. For those who want to get involved with iPhone apps development, the champion for CocoaHeads (Singapore Chapter), Eric Dunivant has started a new site, CoreiPhone, which contains resources to help those who want to get their apps developed, known and heard.

Singapore PHP User Group: The group (Facebook) was established in 2006 by Michael Cheng (who is also the champion for PHP User Group). PHP (recursive acronym for “PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor”) is a widely-used Open Source general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML. Currently, they are the most active developers’ group and have organized monthly meetings in Microsoft, Oracle and SMU. Recently, they have evolved into a society and now they offered paid courses to allow PHP developers to obtain certification. They have also been involved in organizing events such as Facebook Developers Garage II and Barcamp Singapore II: Maps and Mobile last year with E27. In their main site, you can find videos of the seminars given by PHP developers in different areas from developing wordpress plugins to Microsoft Silverlight.

Python User Group: This Group is created with the objective of promoting the use of Python programming language in Singapore and beyond. They have held their 2nd meeting recently in SMU and is relatively a newcomer to the developer user groups. Known Python user include Michael Lim (Comiqs).

Singapore Flex Group: The Singapore Flex Usergroup aims to bridge its members with both local and international Flex gurus. They have organized monthly meetings for those who are interested in flash development and also they have done the recent RIAction event in Microsoft. Their current champion is Shunjie (Seesmic).

Singapore Ruby Brigade: This is a group for Ruby/ Rails enthusiasts in the tropical isle. Currently, their monthly gatherings are held in Yahoo!. They have been around for a while with prominent developers such as Harryanto (Bookjetty) and Choon Keat (SharedCopy). Their current champion is Jason Ong.

Creative Crew Singapore: Creative Crew is the official Adobe User Group for Photoshop and After Effects. Based in Singapore, Creative Crew (FB Group) has the aim to share and spread techniques and tutorials for both Print and Video. The User Group meets every second Tuesday of the month in a Live Meeting. The champions of the group include Stefano Virgilli (Ultimate Video Fx Pte Ltd) and Carlsson Chee (Rephlexion Designs.).

Code Android Singapore: CodeAndroid.org, is part of the Android Developer and User Group created to help Android users as well as developers from Singapore, Malaysia and our APAC countries to learn about the platform (API), latest news, reviews about development in Android. The champion for this user group is Zi Yong.

SGDotNet: The defacto Singapore .NET Developer Group. They are a Singapore based user group formed to discuss about IT related topics, focusing mainly on .NET platform. The group is made up of IT Professionals from all walks of life and from all corners of the world. Most of our members are based in Singapore, but we have valuable members from other countries and their mission is to help motivated developers discover the best ways to use .NET Technology. Their gatherings are typically held in Microsoft Singapore Pte Ltd @One Marina Boulevard.

If there are other groups out there who would like to be featured, do send us an email here in SGE. SGE has also helped to publicize free events organized by these IT developer groups as well, and will help those who need to get the message out.

The Singapore Python Group is organizing the 2nd Singapore Python User Group Meeting. The event will be held on 8 Jan 2009, Thursday, from 7:00pm – 9:00pm in SMU, SIS (School of Information System) NSR 2.1. In this meeting, there will be a demo of (i) an Ajax Django App with Revision Control Features using Myer’s Algorithm, (ii) Python in a Blender, (iii) PyCon 2010 Update, (iv) Lightning Talks – Open Invitation and (v) networking with snacks and tea. For more details, you can check them out through this Facebook event.