Abstracts for presentations are listed on the PyConDC2005/Presentations page. See also list of subset of papers and presentations
Wednesday, March 23
9:00
PyCon DC 2005: Welcome and Orientation
Steve Holden, PyCon Chair
9:30
Python on the .NET Platform
Jim Hugunin, Microsoft Corporation
10:30
Break
11:00
State of Zope
Extreme Programming with Python in the Classroom
Scripting the Mac with Python
Open Space
Jim Fulton
Michael Weigend
Jacob Kaplan-Moss
Tom Hoffman
Holger Krekel
Bob Ippolito
Steve Holden
Grig Gheorghiu
Bob Ippolito
12:30
Lunch
1:30
PyWebOff: Mapping the Python Web Application Frameworks
matplotlib - from Brain Surgery to Rocket Science
Decimal Module for Beginners
Open Space
Michelle Levesque
John Hunter and Perry Greenfield
Michael Chermside
WSGIKit: Utilizing WSGI as a platform for inter-framework cooperation
A Python Preprocessing Framework for Hydrologic Modeling
Decimal Data Type
Ian Bicking
Dr Vic Kelson
Facundo Batista
Developing Responsive GUI Applications Using HTML and HTTP
MultiDrizzle: Astronomical Image Analysis Software for Python
Donovan Preston
Warren J. Hack
3:00
Break
3:30
Design Patterns and Python OOP: Objects by Design
MissionEngine: Multi-system Integration - Python in the Tactical Language Project
Open Space
Open Space
Alex Martelli
Prasan D. Samtani
Object-Oriented Design with Python
Intuition and Python Programming - the Python Visual Sandbox
Bruce Eckel
Michael Weigend
Traits - The Next Generation
Open Space
David Morrill
5:00
Break
Brett Cannon
Oliver Steele
A Layered Event System to Provide Method Extensibility
Jim Fulton
Thursday, March 24
9:00
The State of Python
Guido van Rossum, Elemental Security
10:00
What is the PSF?
The PSF Board and Officers
10:30
Break
11:00
An Introduction to Building Chandler Parcels
Studying African Lions in the Serengeti Ecosystem with Python
Open Space
Open Space
Ted Leung / Katie Capps Parlante
Michael Urban
Cross Platform Desktop Applications with Python
Profiling and Visualizing Python Program Behavior
Nathan R Yergler
Clinton Jeffery
Kevin Altis
Richard Jones
12:30
Lunch
1:30
Developing Database Applications with Schevo
Breaking the Rules of Commercial Software Development
Open Space
Lightning Talks
Dabo, the 3-tier Database Application Framework
The Complete File System: File System Virtualization Using Python
Durus: A Persistence System
Scratching an Itch - How to Insure your Book Collection with PyAmazon et al
David Binger
Michael Bernstein
3:00
Break
3:30
Descriptors, Decorators, Metaclasses: Python's "Black Magic"
Pychinko: A Native Python Rule Engine
Query-directed Data Mining using Python and Parallel Processing
Open Space
Alex Martelli
Yarden Katz
Christopher Gillett
Descriptors: from Functional Wart to Decorator Madness via Properties
Writing Efficient Rule-Driven Software in Python
Stupidity and Laser Cat Toys: Indexing the US Patent Database with Xapian, Twisted, and Nevow
Mike C Fletcher
Philip J Eby
Michael Salib
Iterators and Generators: It Ain't Your Gramp's Loop Any More!
Integrating RDF in Python Applications
The Time of Day
Alex Martelli
Nathan R Yergler
Anna Ravenscroft
5:00
Break
5.15
PSF Member Meeting
Friday, March 25
9:00
Python at Google
Greg Stein, Google
10:00
Break
10:30
Sequential Code in an Event-Driven World
How to Build an Air Traffic Control System
Acceptance of XML in the Python Community
Open Space
Nat Goodspeed
Neal Norwitz
Fred L Drake, Jr.
Python for Series 60
Pulling Java Lucene into Python: PyLucene
Yarn: Working with Messages in Diverse Formats and Protocols
Erik Smartt
Andi Vajda
Abe Fettig
Improving Python's Memory Allocator
Advanced Server Side Programming in Jython
Documentation Costs Avoided Using Python and other Open Standards
Evan Jones
S Prasanna
Andrew Fine
12:00
Lunch
1:00
Happy Hooking: Designing Software for Extensibility and Customization
Fast Networking with Python
Lightning Talks
Open Space
Envisage - An Extensible Application Framework
Streaming Python
Martin Chilvers
Thomas Vander Stichele
2:00
Break
2:30
pyblosxom: A Microkernel Approach to Blogging
The Personal Internet Endpoint: Using Python and Twisted to Write Reliable Peer-To-Peer Programs
Convention Feedback
Ted Leung
Glyph Lefkowitz
3:00
Conference Closes