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Line 5: The Dayton Python Workshop for women and their friends is a free, friendly, hands-on, beginners' introduction to computer programming. [http://www.meetup.com/Dayton-Dynamic-Languages-User-Group/events/102261872/ Register here!] <gallery caption="Photos from the Indianapolis Python Workshop" perrow="4"> Line 24 ⟶ 26: never know which of your friends just needs a nudge to try it until you give her that nudge. We're also planning a gender-unrestricted iteration of the workshop in a few more months. == Current status == The first Dayton Python Workshop has been scheduled for April 65-76 (Friday evening and Saturday) at New Horizons Dayton, [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=1890+Commerce+Center+Boulevard+Fairborn,+OH+45324&hl=en&ll=39.788159,-83.998289&spn=0.016455,0.032315&sll=40.170479,-84.05365&sspn=1.047252,2.068176&t=h&hnear=1890+Commerce+Center+Blvd,+Fairborn,+Ohio+45324&z=15 1890 Commerce Center Blvd, Fairborn, OH]. [[File:newhorizons.jpg]] The workshop is free, but registration is required and space is limited! Please register now at [http://www.meetup.com/Dayton-Dynamic-Languages-User-Group/events/102261872/ meetup.com]. Write [mailto:catherine.devlin+pwfw@gmail.com Catherine] with any questions! <div style="padding: 0.5em; border-color: #FF6D3D; border-style: dashed; border-width: 2px; width: 400px; margin-left: 25%; margin-right: 25%; margin-top: 2em; margin-bottom: 2em;"> Registration for workshop #1 is already full! <em>Don't worry, there will be more workshops soon!</em> If you're interested, please sign up anyway; you'll go onto a mailing list and automatically get a spot if anyone needs to drop out, or you'll get first dibs on our next workshop. </div> The class materials (still in progress!) are available [https://github.com/catherinedevlin/mpwfw_exercises here], but we'll provide them on CDs or USB at the workshop itself. When you arrive, open up the beginning instructions in [http://nbviewer.ipython.org/urls/raw.github.com/catherinedevlin/mpwfw_exercises/master/setup.windows.ipynb Windows], [http://nbviewer.ipython.org/urls/raw.github.com/catherinedevlin/mpwfw_exercises/master/setup.mac.ipynb Mac OS X], or [http://nbviewer.ipython.org/urls/raw.github.com/catherinedevlin/mpwfw_exercises/master/setup.linux.ipynb Linux]. == Schedule == <ol> <li>Friday evening, April 65, 6-9 PM: Set up everyone's laptop to run Python programs, then go through self-paced tutorials (with each other's help) on the very basics.</li> <li>Saturday morning, April 76, 9:30 AM: Mix of short lectures and self-paced work to flesh out your knowledge.</li> <li>Saturday afternoon: Do a real programming project! Finish up by 4:30.</li> <li>Afterward: Join the [http://dayton-dynamic.github.com/ Dayton Dynamic Languages User Group] for Project Nights, where you can continue your work on projects that interest you and keep learning from other programmers.</li> Line 92 ⟶ 104: == Sponsors == Thanks to '''Dang Griffith''', a local Python programmer, for providing food for workshop attendees! Thanks to [http://www.newhorizons.com/LocalWeb/default.aspx?groupid=369 New Horizons Computer Learning Center of Dayton] for providing their facility for the workshop! Would you like to sponsor the workshop? It's a great way to let the community see your