CORRECTION The proposal deadline is July 20, 2012
Not 2011, obviously. On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Calvin Spealman <ironfro...@gmail.com> wrote: > PyCarolinas 2012 Call For Proposals > > PyCarolinas 2012, the first Python conference held in the carolinas, > is now accepting proposals! We’re looking for proposals for talks you > can present to this great and growing Python community. > > PyCarolinas will be held in October in Chapel Hill, NC. The exact > location and dates of the two-day conference will be announced > shortly. > > The proposal deadline is July 20, 2011. Please submit your proposals > to ta...@pycarolinas.org. > About PyCarolinas 2012 > > PyCarolinas 2012 is the first Python Conference held in the carolinas > and will be located in Chapel Hill, NC this October. The specific date > and location will be announced shortly. It is a two day conference, > with one day of talks and one day or sprinting. > Who should submit a proposal? > > Anyone! We’re looking for as broad a cross-section of the Python > community as possible. > > We’re looking for both experienced conference speakers and people new > to technical conferences; industry professionals and hobbyists; > entrepreneurs, researchers, and system administrators. You’ve probably > learned something that other Python users could benefit from, so come > toPyCarolinas and share your story. Maybe you’ve written the next > great data mining package, or you have a case study to share, or > you’ve learned something about how to start a Python users’ group, or > you just want to help novices learn how to choose a Python web > framework. > > If you have something to tell your fellow Python programmers, this is > your chance. > > You don’t have to be a professional speaker to give a talk at > PyCarolinas. Presenters can be volunteers from all walks of life and > all levels of experience. From hardcore hackers to educators to > hobbyists, anyone with something to say and the desire to say it is > welcome. > > If you have a topic idea but you’re not sure exactly how to turn it > into a killer session, let us know! The program committee is happy to > work with you to help your session shine. > What kind of sessions can I give? > > PyCarolinas 2012, as a small event, is acceptingonly traditional > sessions during the main conference. We are looking for sessions at 30 > and 45 minutes. All levels of talks from from novice-level overviews > to advanced topics are welcome. > Conference registration and travel > > PyCarolinas is entirely volunteer-organized and run, and must keep > costs as low as possible. We are unable to provide assistance or > compensation for speakers traveling to and staying near the conference > for the duration of the event. > Timeline and deadlines > > Please don’t delay! The proposal window is long, but the sooner you > submit a proposal, the more time we’ll have to help you put forward > the best proposal. The program committee will officially begin > reviewing proposals and giving feedback as soon as the CFP closes, but > the team will attempt to begin reviewing and discussing proposals > prior to the close of the Call for Proposals to assist authors. > > Proposals for talks will be accepted until July 20th. The list of > selected talks and tutorials will be finalized by the end of August. > > Thank you! > > Submit your proposal to ta...@pycarolinas.org and thanks for helping > us make the first ever PyCarolinas great! -- Read my blog! I depend on your acceptance of my opinion! I am interesting! http://techblog.ironfroggy.com/ Follow me if you're into that sort of thing: http://www.twitter.com/ironfroggy -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list