The PyCon US Blog

It seems that I missed Jesse Noller's contribution: jessenoller.com: PyCon 2010: Talks I want to see; Keynotes, registration open: I thought I’d share the talks I’m pretty jazzed about, as well as some other bits of PyCon-related news. First up – early bird registration is open – early bird reg nets you a decent discount on registration fees for PyCon, and will run until January 6th. Next – for those of you who didn’t see the news, Mark Shuttleworth will also be doing a Keynote at PyCon – this is awesome news. I think both keynotes, his and Antonio Rodriguez’ will be great. I don’t want to speak as to the content just yet – but with two high caliber entrepreneurs/founders, I’m dead sure it will be awesome. As for the talks I want to see – well, this is criminally difficult. I pretty much want to see almost every single invited talk we have (I’m especially excited about Alex’s, Jack’s, Joe’s and Ned’s talks. I think our invited speakers this year will be very, very popular.

The deadline for getting early-bird pricing at PyCon is coming up ( register by January 6! ), and people are starting to see just how great the schedule is for this year's PyCon. From around the web: PyOraGeek: PyCon pre-favorites : When I look over the PyCon 2010 talk list , I'd like to be at about half of them (a physical impossibility, until I master self-multiplexing). Still, these are the ones that I'll move heaven and earth to be at. What about you - what are your favorites? Click through for the whole list, but Catherine highlights (among others) Extending Java Applications with Jython ... IronPython Tooling ... Python in the Browser .... and others, and then ends with the magnificent: An Underwater Python: Tortuga the Python Powered Robot because, deep down inside, people everywhere are the same; we all want to be loved, and Python-powered robot submarines . Carl Trachte then weighs in: pyright: PyCon pre-favorites, the Carl T. edition : These are my picks (not

A quick reminder that the deadline for submitting a financial aid application for PyCon 2010 is today! Please see http://us.pycon.org/2010/registration/financial-aid/ for details & instructions.

The PyCon 2010 organizing committee has decided to extend the deadline for financial aid applications to December 22, 2009. If you or anyone you know is interested in attending but cannot afford it, we may be able to help. There are two financial aid funds available: the PSF Grant and the Financial Assistance Grant for Women. PSF Grant The PSF Grant is open to anyone and can help cover: • registration for PyCon • hotel room at the conference hotel • flight or other transportation Financial Assistance Grant for Women The Financial Assistance Grant for Women is geared specifically toward helping women who are interested in using Python in their research, school work, careers or other avenues. It includes help with: registration for PyCon tutorials at PyCon hotel room at the conference hotel flight or other transportation Please see http://us.pycon.org/2010/registration/financial-aid/ for details & instructions. The deadline for applications is December 22, 2009.

World's Largest Python Conference Comes to Atlanta ATLANTA - December 18, 2009 The Django Pony made her sparkly public debut. The infamous Beards of PyCon were captured on film. Guido van Rossum announced the beginning of his gradual retirement as Python's Benevolent Dictator for life - then kidnapped the Django Pony. Backseat language drivers were threatened with the terribl(y silly) fate of being Van Lindberg'd. PyCon 2009 drew nearly a thousand Python programmers from around the world, representing projects on all seven continents - including Antarctica! They gathered for serious learning, discussion, and strategizing... and for not-so-serious fun. PyCon 2010, the eighth annual conference of the Python programming community, promises even more on all counts: more talks, more education, more creativity; more work and more play. Interest in PyCon is growing along with the use of the Python language itself. This year alone has seen a 50% increase in the number of talk propo

Financial aid for PyCon 2010 has just gotten even better. Because of some very generous donations from the community, we are adding a second grant fund called the Financial Assistance Grant for Women. This fund is geared specifically toward helping women who are interested in using Python in their research, school work, careers or other avenues. It includes help with: registration tutorials lodging transportation The existing Python Software Foundation Grant will continue to be funded at the same level and can provide assistance for: registration lodging transportation Please see http://us.pycon.org/2010/registration/financial-aid/ for details & instructions. The deadline for applications is December 18, 2009.

As the financial aid coordinator for PyCon 2010, I'm pleased to announce that the Python Software Foundation has created a fund to help people attend PyCon 2010. If you're interested in attending but cannot afford it, we may be able to help. Financial aid can help cover: • Your registration for PyCon • Your hotel room at the conference hotel • Your flight or other transportation Please see http://us.pycon.org/2010/registration/financial-aid/ for details & instructions. The deadline for applications is December 18, 2009.