Python Public Training Sessions 2005 Class Schedule Longmont, Colorado

Mark Lutz will be holding three public Python training sessions in Longmont, Colorado, on the following dates in 2005:

• January 26-28
• June 8-10
• October 5-7

These are public classes, open to individual enrollments. They will cover the same topics as the standard 3 day on-site sessions that Mark teaches, with lab work. Come spend 3 days mastering Python, as well as its most common applications.

In this page, I (Mark Lutz) provide general details about these class sessions. Major sections:

1. Dates and location
2. Local accommodations
3. Price, registration, payment
4. What you should bring

Additional notes:

• Class topics: For further details about the structure of the class, see the instructor's general training page. The class outline is described here, and here, though class topics tend to vary per student requests.
  
  
• Materials: Each student receives an O'Reilly Python book, as well as a 350-page class workbook, and a class CD-ROM. You do not need to bring any additional materials to the class.
  
  
• Computers: Students are expected to bring along their own laptop computer to the class, for viewing materials, and doing labwork. See the details in the "What you should bring" section below.
  
  
• Contacts: If you don't see something you need here, please contact me, the instructor, at lutz@rmi.net or phone 303-772-3919. For instructor background information, please visit the home page listed in my signature below.
  
  

Finally, if you are interested in attending a session, please let me know as soon as possible, so that I can arrange for a suitable training room. The registration section below describes the information I will need when you confirm your enrollment by phone or email. Thank you for your interest,

--Mark Lutz (http://www.rmi.net/~lutz)

Dates and location

The 2005 3-day public sessions will be held on the following dates:

1. January 26-28, 2005
2. June 8-10, 2005
3. October 5-7, 2005

The class will be held at the Raintree Plaza hotel and conference center, in Longmont, Colorado. Longmont is 15 minutes northeast of Boulder, 30 miles northwest of Denver, and about 45 minutes from the Denver airport (DIA) by car or airport shuttle. The conference center is on the southwest side of Longmont, just east of the Twin Peaks mall. Note that the training room is in the conference center, which is behind the hotel itself.

For location details, maps, and driving directions, please visit the Raintree's website, or contact me for further details. If you are attending from out of town, note that Colorado is on Mountain Standard Time--one hour later than the west coast, and two hours earlier than the east.

Local accommodations

The Raintree conference center (now a Radisson property) is also a full business hotel, and can provide accommodations for students attending from out of town. For hotel information, please visit the Raintree's website.

Here are a few other hotels in the area:

• A new Courtyard by Marriott, within a half mile of the Raintree (303-662-1166, or 800-331-3131).
• A new Residence Inn, within a half mile of the Raintree (303-702-9933, or 800-331-3131).
• A new Hampton Inn on 287 (Main), just down the road from the Raintree (303-772-2554, or 800-426-7866).
• A Comfort Inn (303-684-6779) and others on I25 just east of Longmont. About 10 minutes from the class site.
• A Super8 on Main Street (287), on the north side (303-772-8106). About 10 minutes away.

For more ideas, you might also try a simple search on google.com for hotels in Longmont and Boulder. Boulder, about 15-20 minutes away, has additional business hotels, Holiday Inns, and the like. Fort Collins and Denver are each about 30-40 minutes away. If you are adventurous, mountain resort areas such as Estes Park are roughly 40 minutes from the training site.

Price, registration, payment

Price

The price for the 3-day training session is $1,000 per student. That price includes the class itself, a student workbook, a training CD, an O'Reilly Python book, and refreshments throughout the day. Students are responsible for paying their own travel expenses.

Two pricing notes: If your company will be sending multiple students, please inquire about volume discounts. Also, you are expected to bring along a computer to use in the class (described in "What you should bring" below).

Registration

To register for the class, simply contact me to let me know which session you will be attending. A formal contract is not required, just a verbal message by email or phone. Prepayment of the class fee also suffices to register you for the class.

However, if you are interested in attending, please respond with as firm a commitment as you can provide, as soon as you can provide it. In addition, to help me plan room reservations, your reply should ideally include these items:

1. The dates of the session you will be attending.
2. The number of students you will be sending.
3. Any special requests: class topics, lab machine requirements, etc.
4. Payment details: how you will pay, an address to invoice if required, etc.

Payment

Class fee payment can be made by check or credit card. To pay by credit card, please provide your card details by phone (303-772-3919), by email, or in person. Payment by check can be made in person, or sent to the following address:

Mark Lutz
1912 Glenarbor Way
Longmont, CO. 80501

I am an independent Python trainer and a sole proprietor, if your company requires a title. I can also invoice your company if needed, and provide receipts for all forms of payment either by email or in person.

Registration cutoff dates

I am generally able to add students to the class roster until 3 business days before the first day of the class. However, I have accepted last-minute registrations even later than that, if I already know a student may be attending. There usually are seats available until the cutoff date.

Cancellation policy

I have rarely had to apply class cancellation policies, but here is the formal policy for reference. If you want to pay for the class ahead of time, I provide a 100% refund of your payment in the unlikely event that I must cancel the class for any reason.

If you must cancel your registration, you may do so up to 3 days before the first day of the class, without incurring any charges. Cancellations by registered students 3 or fewer days before the first class day are subject to a 30% cancellation fee, $300. This fee is used for recovery of per-student expenses already incurred. At the instructor's discretion, this cancellation fee can generally be applied in full to the normal fee for a future class.

What you should bring

Students are generally expected to bring their own laptop computers to the class, for doing lab work, and viewing projected course materials and examples. I do not provide lab machines for students, except in unusual cases, and only upon special request.

For student computers, almost any operating system is fine (Windows, Linux, and Macs are common), but please make sure you have a CD drive if you wish to view the electronic version of the class material. I now also provide high-speed wireless Internet access in the classroom; you'll need a WiFi enabled computer or card if you wish to make use of this. We can usually plug in one or two wired connections as well, but it's not always easy.

Because you will be provided with a book, a workbook, and a class CD, you don't need to bring any other materials with you to the class. Also, the class CD includes Python self-installers, so no software must be installed prior to the class; if you don't already have Python on your computer, you will install it from the CD during the first lab session.

If you do wish to preinstall, though, you can find the latest Python at www.python.org. Mac and Linux machines probably already have a Python suitable for the class. If you're a Unix developer bringing a Windows computer, you might also be interested in Cygwin and its version of Python (cygwin.com).

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