[Python] PyCon 2015 Call for Proposals is open!
Hi Italian Python Users! The PyCon organizers invite you to submit proposals for talks, tutorials, and posters to be presented at PyCon 2015 - https://us.pycon.org/2015/. The conference takes place April 8-16 in Montreal, Queubec, Canada and we'll be accepting talk and tutorial proposals through September 15, with posters accepted through November 1! We want everyone to be a part of making PyCon what it is, which is why we invite everyone to submit proposals, and we invite everyone to be a part of the program committee. It's your PyCon, not mine. Whether you started with Python yesterday or you've been writing it since the 90s, everyone has different experiences, different knowledge, and a different story to tell. This is why we aim to strike a balance between beginner, intermediate, and advanced talks. We want the entire community to level up as a result of PyCon. Over the years, we've put together proposal resources and advice to help answer some common topics surrounding our CFP (https://us.pycon.org/2015/speaking/proposal-resources/). We even put together a sample proposal and reviewed it for you at https://us.pycon.org/2015/speaking/proposal_advice/samples/SpacePug/. If you have any questions or tips that may help others, please email them to pycon...@python.org, or feel free to respond and I'll help you out. The full details of our Call for Proposals are available at https://us.pycon.org/2015/speaking/cfp/. Keep an eye on that page as well as https://twitter.com/pycon and http://pycon.blogspot.com/ for details about ticket sales, financial aid, and more PyCon news! Thanks for your time! Brian Curtin, br...@python.org Publicity Coordinator, PyCon 2015 ___ Python mailing list Python@lists.python.it http://lists.python.it/mailman/listinfo/python
[Python] PyCon 2014 - 400 tickets remain!
Hi Italian Python Users! PyCon 2014, taking place April 9-17 in Montreal, has just passed 1600 tickets sold, and we're seeing sales ramp up very quickly. Late last week we were announcing the 1500 mark, and with a cap of 2000 tickets, we expect these last four hundred to move quickly. Head to https://us.pycon.org/2014/registration/ to buy yours today! This year's talk schedule is available at https://us.pycon.org/2014/schedule/talks/, along with a keynote series including EFF co-founder John Perry Barlow; IPython creator, Fernando Perez; PSF director, Jessica McKellar; PSF chairman, Van Lindberg; and Python's creator, Guido van Rossum. The tutorial schedule is available at https://us.pycon.org/2014/schedule/tutorials/, and spaces are limited! You'd be hard pressed to find a better value than our tutorials. We've long thought PyCon to be family friendly, and last year's Young Coder tutorials were a hugely successful step towards showing it. The tutorials are back again this year, with registration opening shortly for children 12 and over: https://us.pycon.org/2014/events/letslearnpython/. For kids under 12, we're pleased to be offering childcare! See https://us.pycon.org/2014/childcare/ for details. The 5K Charity Fun Run is on its third year, with proceeds benefiting the EFF. It's a fun time and supports a good cause. For the 5K and many other events, check out the Events section on https://us.pycon.org/2014/ If you require an invitation letter in order acquire a travel visa, please email pycon-organiz...@python.org! For the latest updates, follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/pycon, and on our blog at http://pycon.blogspot.com/ Hope to see you in Montreal! Diana Clarke, Chair diana.joan.cla...@gmail.com Brian Curtin, Publicity Coordinator br...@python.org ___ Python mailing list Python@lists.python.it http://lists.python.it/mailman/listinfo/python
[Python] PyCon 2013 Schedule Announced!
Hi Italian Python Users! It's that time of year again: the PyCon schedule has been announced and the rush to pick up tickets is on! https://us.pycon.org/2013/schedule/ was completed last week, and we've seen a sharp increase in sales as we approach 1,500 registrations. This year we're limiting the attendance to 2,500 for our second year in Santa Clara, CA. The conference runs from March 13-21. The 2013 edition of PyCon is going to be the biggest and best yet. We've added a sixth track of talks, giving you 114 presentations to view. Tutorials are better than ever, with an even wider range of topics than before. They keynotes are being given by an excellent group: Eben Upton, Jessica McKellar, Raymond Hettinger, and Guido van Rossum. Tickets are available now at https://us.pycon.org/2013/registration/. Student rates were cut in half for 2013 to $125, and individual registrations are only $350. Corporate tickets are currently $600. No matter what group you fall into, the value PyCon provides is incredible. We've got a ton of great events going on throughout the conference. There's a workshop for kids 12 and under to learn Python - https://us.pycon.org/2013/events/letslearnpython/. The successful PyData conference is running during the sprints - http://sv2013.eventbrite.com/. The Postgres community is running PyPgDay during the tutorials - https://us.pycon.org/2013/events/pgday/. We're once again doing the 5K run, and the open spaces and sprints will be a blast as well. We also have a few tricks up our sleeve that we'll update you on at http://pycon.blogspot.com/ and https://www.twitter.com/PyCon. If your organization is interested in sponsoring PyCon, check out our prospectus at https://us.pycon.org/2013/sponsors/prospectus/ and contact conference chairman Jesse Noller at jnol...@python.org with any questions. Thanks for your time, and we hope to see you at PyCon 2013! Jesse Noller PyCon Chairman jnol...@python.org Brian Curtin PyCon Publicity Coordinator br...@python.org ___ Python mailing list Python@lists.python.it http://lists.python.it/mailman/listinfo/python
[Python] PyCon 2013 Ticket Sales Have Begun!
Hi Italian Python Users! The PyCon organizers are happy to announce that ticket sales for the March 2013 conference have opened at https://us.pycon.org/2013/registration/ ! Early bird rates are available for the first 1000 purchases, which is a departure from previous time-based systems. With PyCon 2012 having been a quick sell out, we're expecting this one to be the same. Keep in mind that attendance is strictly limited to 2500. PyCon 2013 is going back to Santa Clara, CA before heading up north for two years in Montreal, Quebec for 2014-15. The event starts with two days of tutorials on March 13, followed by three days of talks starting March 15, and ends with four days of sprints starting March 18. Individual and corporate ticket prices remain the same as they have been for the last few years, with early bird rates of $300 and $450 respectively. The regular rates of $350 and $600 for individual and corporate are still an incredible deal. For 2013 we've reduced the cost to students by 50%, bringing the early bird rate to $100 with a regular rate of $125. Providing a more affordable conference experience for students is a priority for the organizers and the Python Software Foundation, and we're hoping the decrease helps bring more of them out. We've also increased our financial aid program, and hope to assist more attendees for PyCon 2013! You can apply for financial aid through the new consolidated form at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=trueformkey=dGt4Z0dsY052VERJem4xUUFVQW9uQVE6MQ We're still accepting proposals for talks and tutorials, with a deadline of September 28. Poster proposals are accepted through January 15, 2013. For more information, see https://us.pycon.org/2013/speaking/cfp/ If your company is interested in sponsorship, we need you. Sponsors are what make PyCon a possibility, and sponsorship offers some great values to the generous organizations who support the conference. Check out https://us.pycon.org/2013/sponsors/whysponsor/ to find out what you get out of sponsorship, with a prospectus at https://us.pycon.org/2013/sponsors/prospectus/. Contact Jesse Noller at jnol...@python.org with any sponsorship inquiries. Keep an eye out for news on our blog at http://pycon.blogspot.com/ and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/pycon Jesse Noller, Chairman jnol...@python.org Brian Curtin, Publicity Coordinator br...@python.org ___ Python mailing list Python@lists.python.it http://lists.python.it/mailman/listinfo/python
[Python] PyCon 2013 is under way! Now accepting proposals
It was only a few months ago when we wrapped up the hugely successful PyCon 2012, and we started working on the 2013 conference right away. PyCon 2013 will again be in Santa Clara, California, with tutorials kicking off March 13, the conference March 15, and sprints beginning March 18. Along with our site release at https://us.pycon.org/2013/, we opened our Call for Proposals a month earlier than last year at https://us.pycon.org/2013/speaking/cfp/. We're looking to you, the community, to help us make PyCon 2013 even better. We're accepting proposals through September 28, hoping to break last year's record of 519 talk, tutorial, and poster proposals. We're looking for all types of presentations from all types of people. If you've got a topic to share, we hope you'll submit a proposal. Create an account at https://us.pycon.org/2013/account/signup/, and fill in your speaker profile and submit away! With another record submission period expected, we're also rounding up volunteers for our Program Committee, the team tasked with evaluating the proposals and coming up with the conference schedule. If you're interested in volunteering, join the PyCon Program Committee mailing list and introduce yourself at http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pycon-pc. Without sponsors, PyCon wouldn't be possible. They're what keep the conference prices low and values high, and we share the same deal with our sponsorship packages. Especially after you factor in the price of tickets that all packages include, we think our sponsorship packages are second to none. We even have a 50% discount for small businesses! Check out https://us.pycon.org/2013/sponsors/whysponsor/ for more info. We've also made changes in how we're doing ticketing, specifically for early bird rates. We even cut our student ticket prices in half, starting at $100! We'll announce more details as we get closer, but know that ticket sales will be opening up in the fall. Be sure to plan accordingly because we anticipate another quick sell out! Be sure to follow us at http://pycon.blogspot.com/ and https://twitter.com/pycon! Jesse Noller - Chairman - jnol...@python.org Brian Curtin - Publicity Coordinator - br...@python.org ___ Python mailing list Python@lists.python.it http://lists.python.it/mailman/listinfo/python
[Python] Looking for PyCon US 2012 Speakers
With PyCon 2012 efforts off to a great start, we’re looking for you, the people of the Python community, to show us what you’ve got. Our call for proposals (http://us.pycon.org/2012/cfp/) just went out and we want to include you in our 2012 conference schedule, taking place March 7-15, 2012 in Santa Clara, CA. The call covers tutorial, talk, and poster applications, and we’re expecting to blow the previous record of 250 applications out of the water. Put together your best 3-hour class proposals for one of the tutorial sessions on March 7 and 8. Submit your best talks on any range of topics for the conference days, March 9 through 11. The poster session will be in full swing on Sunday with a series of 4'x4' posters and an open floor for attendees to interact with presenters. Get your applications in early - we want to help you put together the best proposal possible, so we’re going to work with submitters as applications come in. See more details and submit your talks here: http://us.pycon.org/2012/speaker/ We’re also looking for feedback from your past PyCon experiences along with what you’re looking for in the future, by way of our 2012 Guidance Survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/pycon2012_launch_survey. The attendees make the conference, so every response we get from you makes a difference in putting together the best conference we can. If you or your company is interested in sponsoring PyCon, we’d love to hear from you. Join our growing list with Diamond sponsors Google and Dropbox, and Platinum sponsors Microsoft, Nasuni, SurveyMonkey, and Gondor by Eldarion. CCP Games, Linode, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Canonical, DotCloud, Loggly, Revolution Systems, ZeOmega, bitly, ActiveState, JetBrains, Snoball, Caktus Consulting Group, and Disqus make up our Gold sponsors. The Silver sponsors so far are 10gen, GitHub, Olark, Wingware, net-ng, Imaginary Landscape, BigDoor, Fwix, AG Interactive, Bitbucket, The Open Bastion, Accense Technology, Cox Media Group, and myYearbook. See our sponsorship page at http://us.pycon.org/2012/sponsors/ for more details. The PyCon Organizers - http://us.pycon.org/2012 Jesse Noller - Chairman - jnol...@python.org Brian Curtin - Publicity Coordinator - br...@python.org ___ Python mailing list Python@lists.python.it http://lists.python.it/mailman/listinfo/python
[Python] Python User Group International Survey
The PSF is happy to launch today an international survey of Python user group organizers to help it better serve the large and ever-expanding international Python user community. The survey contains questions on user group organization, events, demographics, and growth. There are some questions with numerical answers, and while your best guess is fine, you may find it helpful to gather some statistics on your user group membership before starting the survey (example statistics include the number of active members and the size and topics for recent user group events). We expect this survey to take around 30 minutes to complete. We appreciate your time and honesty in answering these questions. The PSF blog post announcing the survey: http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2011/06/tell-us-about-your-user-group.html The survey was written by Jessica McKellar (http://jesstess.com), organizer for the Boston Python Meetup (http://meetup.bostonpython.com), and Jesse Noller (http://jessenoller.com/), PSF board member and PyCon chair with input and feedback from survey specialists and others. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BWLG8SZ The survey was pretested with a handful of user group organizers, and their answers were phenomenal. Organizers have tons to say about these topics, and we hope to get a lot of great, actionable data for strengthening the relationship between the PSF and Python user groups out of this effort. Outreach, education, diversity and community building are critical for Python as a community, and the Foundation - this data should greatly assist in our targeting our resources and furthering the mission of the Foundation in all ways. Thank you The Python Software Foundation Jessica McKellar Jesse Noller ___ Python mailing list Python@lists.python.it http://lists.python.it/mailman/listinfo/python
[Python] PyCon 2011 news - going strong, sign up today!
Hello group! PyCon 2011 looks like it may very well break every single record in the past - making it one of the biggest and best PyCons of all time. We've gone all out this year - including Extreme Talks, a Startup Row, amazing talks, tutorials, Poster sessions. Extreme talks: http://us.pycon.org/2011/speaker/extreme/ Startup Row: http://us.pycon.org/2011/blog/2011/01/19/announcing-startup-row-pycon-2011/ Also just announced - Startup Stories: http://us.pycon.org/2011/blog/2011/02/07/pycon-2011-announcing-startup-stories/ If you haven't bought your PyCon tickets, it's time to do so. This year we're limited to 1500 attendees, and with a faster than average sales rate compared to previous years, you may not have the luxury of leaving registration until just before the conference -- places may sell out in advance! Check out http://us.pycon.org/2011/tickets/ for rates and details. Not sold on the conference? Not sure what it's all about? We are confident this year's conference will surpass anything that has gone before, and we think there's something for everyone. Looking for education? This year's tutorial selection features a range of topics and an all-star cast of presenters. From the cloud to the GUI, from beginner to advanced, we have it. Check out courses taught by book authors Wesley Chun and David Beazley, web framework master Jacob Kaplan-Moss, core developer and guru Raymond Hettinger, hacker extraordinaire Zed Shaw and many more: http://us.pycon.org/2011/schedule/tutorials/ -- and at flat fees that wouldn't buy you an hour of training by less-qualified instructors elsewhere! The conference talks are some of the best we've seen in years, coming from a record number of submissions. We've got talks on using Python for airplane tuning and massive telescopes. All of the major web frameworks will be discussed. Numerous databases are covered. PyPy, IronPython and Jython are in. We'll be talking about IDEs, testing, security, scalability, and documentation. Have a look: http://us.pycon.org/2011/schedule/lists/talks/ We've also got an amazing array of poster presentations - everything from Arduino hacking, Geospatial Python, Open Government and Microsoft Kinect hacking. Check out: http://us.pycon.org/2011/schedule/lists/posters/ Meanwhile we've got the awesome sprints (http://us.pycon.org/2011/sprints/ ), and open spaces (http://us.pycon.org/2011/openspaces/) everyone knows and loves. This is shaping up to be the best PyCon yet, and we think it's a great value, both cost-wise, and community-wise. We can guarantee that you'll come away with a head full of knowledge and amazing new friends and contacts. Get your tickets before they are gone: http://us.pycon.org/2011/tickets/ If you have any questions, comments or concerns - feel free to email Van Lindberg (v...@python.org) or Jesse Noller (jnol...@python.org) or pycon-organizers (pycon-organiz...@python.org). See you in Atlanta, Van Lindberg Jesse Noller The entire PyCon 2011 team http://us.pycon.org/2011 ___ Python mailing list Python@lists.python.it http://lists.python.it/mailman/listinfo/python
[Python] PSF Sprints - Call For Applications
Hello Italian Python Users! On behalf of the Python Software Foundation’s sponsored sprint group, I wanted to drop your group a quick note introducing us. If you’re already familiar with our sponsored sprints, you’ll be happy to know we made a few changes to help both sprint groups and Python even more. The PSF recently set aside funding to be distributed to groups who spend time contributing to the Python ecosystem, often in the form of development sprints. Our goal is to help you help Python, so whether it’s buying meals or renting meeting space for your all-day hackathon, we have a budget set aside to reimburse your expenses up to $300 USD (up from $250). If your goal is to make the Python world a better place, and you work on the problems facing Python today, we want to help you. We’re looking for groups of hackers that spend their time fixing and expanding the wide variety of Python interpreters, libraries, tools, and anything else affecting the community.We’re also looking for groups who want to help and get started but don’t have the resources to get together. Whether your group is separated by a train ride or lacking a shared space, we want to help you. On-boarding new contributors to open source Python projects is an especially important area that we’d like to work with.This means if you have a Python project and you want to sprint -- we want to help you.Some sprints we’ve sponsored include the porting of Genshi to Python 3, improvements to packaging (Distribute/distutils), and most recently, the PyPy winter sprint in Switzerland. If your group is interested in hosting a sprint, check out the full details of our call for applications at http://www.pythonsprints.com/cfa/ and contact us at spri...@python.org. Thanks for your time, and happy sprinting! Brian Curtin Jesse Noller http://www.pythonsprints.com/ http://pythonsprints.com/ ___ Python mailing list Python@lists.python.it http://lists.python.it/mailman/listinfo/python
