Python Training Session October 7-9, 2003 Longmont, Colorado

Mark Lutz will be holding another public Python training session in Longmont, Colorado, on October 7-9, 2003. This is a public class, open to individual enrollments. It 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 this class session. Major sections:

1. Dates and location
2. Local accommodations
3. Price, registration, payment

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 price 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, 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

This 3-day session will be held October 7-9 2003, Tuesday-Thursday. The class begins at 9:00AM, and generally runs until 5:00PM, with a 1-hour break for lunch at noon each day. The training room is usually open at 8:30 each morning. There are a variety of restaurants within a short walk of the training site.

The class will be held at the Raintree Plaza hotel and conference center, in Longmont, Colorado. Longmont is 15 minutes northeast of Boulder, and 30 miles northwest of Denver. 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.

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 this 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, a continental breakfast each morning, and refreshments throughout the day.

Two pricing notes: If your company will be sending multiple students, please inquire about volume discounts. Also, students are generally expected to bring their own laptop computers to the class, for doing lab work, and viewing course materials. Almost any operating system is fine (Windows, Linux, and Macs are common), but please have a CD drive if you wish to view the electronic version of the class material. I no longer provide lab machines for students, except in unusual cases, and only upon special request.

Registration

To register for the class, simply contact me to let me know that you will be attending. A formal contract is not required, just a verbal message by email or phone.

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 include these items:

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

Payment

Class fee 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, if your company needs to know. For simplicity, I prefer payment by check; I can also invoice your company, and accept credit cards (but only as a last resort, please). If you want to pay for the class ahead of time, I provide a 100% refund of your payment in the unlikely event that the class must be cancelled for any reason.

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