The PyCon US Blog

As you may know, the call for proposals for PyCon 2012 is open, and we're waiting for you to submit your best talk, tutorial, and poster ideas at http://us.pycon.org/2012/speaker/ . If you haven't submitted yet, don't worry, you have 42 days and we'll give you some tips along the way. If you already submitted, take a chance to fine tune your proposal with some tips on each section of the proposal form. Title The first and sometimes last thing your prospective audience will see is the title. With PyCon being a multi-track conference, no matter what kind of proposal you're writing, you're going to be up against others when it comes time for the big show. Tutorials usually run two at a time, talks run five at a time, and posters run all at once. If you want to attract attendees, you'll need to hook them with a solid title. Kind With this year's call for proposals being a unified format, we're using a unified proposal page for all types. Each type ...

There are only two days left to take advantage of the early bird rate for PyCon DE 2011. Don't forget to register for the conference and for tutorials by August 31, 2011. There is a very interesting  program with a variety of talks. The talk schedule will be announced in a few days. The first PyCon DE will be held October 4-9, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. A tutorial day is followed by three days with talks in three parallel tracks and two days of sprints. The program will be announced in a few days. More details can be found on the PyCon DE website . Please pass this post on to those you feel may be interested.

from community import awesomeness PYCON FINLAND 2011 Mon - Tue October 17th to 18th @ ICT Building, Turku! Python Finland association welcomes you to the second annual PyCon Finland conference! The coolest Finnish PyCon is to be held at ICT Building, Turku on October 17th and 18th! At PyCon Finland you’ll find out what’s going on in the Python world right now. The conference spans two days: first day is for talks and the second day for tutorials and sprints. There will be great speakers from Finland as well as from abroad, and you’ll have an excellent chance to get to know the Finnish Python scene! Conference is both for people new to Python as well as for people with superior Python skills! Go to http://fi.pycon.org and enroll now! PROGRAM Monday October 17th Two tracks of of talks, lightning talks and keynote by Mike Bradshaw (see details on web page) Tuesday October 18th Sprints & Tutorials on various topics and the bi-annual meeting of Python Finland organization The detaile...

Maybe you’ve been to PyCon before, maybe you’ve seen the videos online, maybe you’ve even seen our Call for Proposals for PyCon 2012. Maybe you asked your boss for time off March 7-15, 2012 to join us in Santa Clara, CA for PyCon. Well, maybe you’re not that far along, but maybe you’re thinking about it. Here’s one thing you should think about: You should propose a talk. Yes, I said it. You, the reader, should propose a talk at PyCon. You’re probably thinking, “I don’t even know this guy and he thinks I should propose a talk?” Nope, I probably don’t know you, but you probably know something I don’t know. You’ve probably had experiences I haven’t had. You probably work on some really cool stuff that I don’t work on. You’re what PyCon needs. We’re looking for members of the Python community to talk about what they’re up to. New or old, beginner or expert, the conference starts and ends with you . Each year, PyCon’s schedule is not only made up of a wide array of topics, but of ap...

ConFoo is a conference on several aspects of the Web held from Feb 29th to March 2nd in Montréal, the host city of PyCon 2014-2015. Do you have Python solutions for real world problems? Are you the author of a framework? Do you want to share your cutting-edge approach part of today's technology vanguard? Are you summoning Quetzalcoatl to tame your server farm before your first cup of coffee? ConFoo wants to learn from you. ConFoo 2012 is looking for talk proposals by September 2nd. More on: http://confoo.ca/en/news/confoo-2012-call-for-papers-is-now-open La 3è édition de ConFoo, conférence internationale sur les technologies Web, se tiendra à Montréal du 29 février au 2 mars 2012. http://confoo.ca/fr ConFoo aborde diverses problématiques liées aux technologies Web et couvre de nombreux langages (PHP, Python, Ruby, .Net, Java). ConFoo est une conférence pour développeurs, gestionnaires et tout intervenant dans l’industrie des technologies web. Vous av...

PyCon 2012, the tenth annual Python conference, is now accepting proposals! We’re looking for proposals for tutorials, sessions, and posters. PyCon 2012 will run March 7th - 15th. The proposal deadline is October 12, 2011. Please submit proposals at the PyCon speaker page . About PyCon 2012 PyCon 2012 is the tenth annual Python Conference. It will be held in Santa Clara, California, from March 7th to March 15th. The conference itself runs March 9th - 11th; two days of tutorials precede the conference, and four days of sprints follow. Last year’s PyCon set records for attendance and talk submissions, and we’re looking forward to an even bigger and better conference this year! 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. Y...

Registrations for PyCon Australia 2011 are closing soon! The conference is just over a week away, so we need final numbers in the next few days.  If you're planning to attend, please register now! PyCon Australia is Australia's only conference dedicated exclusively to the Python programming language, and will be held at the Sydney Masonic Center over the weekend of August 20 and 21. See below for more information and updates on:     1. Registration Closing Soon     2. Coffee     3. Hosting Panel     4. More Sponsors Announced Please pass this message on to those you feel may be interested. Registration Closing Soon Full Registrations for the conference will be closing on:     Monday 15th August:  Full Registrations close That's only five days away, so register now to be sure you don't miss out. By request, we will still allow latecomers to register until just before the confe...

Now you can have a look at the list of talks that will be presented at PyCon DE 2011. We had lots of proposals and went through a thorough review process to to find the best talks representing a wide range of Python topics. The first PyCon DE will be held October 4-9, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. A tutorial day is followed by three days with talks in three parallel tracks and two days of sprints. The program will be announced in a few days. More details can be found on the PyCon DE website . Registration is now open. You can register for the conference and for tutorials. Please pass this post on to those you feel may be interested.

On behalf of the PyCon US 2012 staff, I am pleased to announce that we have put up a Guidance Survey for PyCon 2012 . It was universally agreed amongst the PyCon staff that we wanted to hear from you - all the people out there in the community - and that we wanted to garner as much feedback about your PyCon experiences and suggestions as we could. Your feedback will help us make PyCon 2012 - and 2013, and all the other future PyCon "US" (Remember, we're in Montreal Canada in 2014!) that much better. Your opinion counts. All results are anonymous - please take a moment to help us help the community, and make PyCon 2012 a knockout success! The survey can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/pycon2012_launch_survey . Thank you. - Jesse Noller - Chair, PyCon 2012

There is a Barcamp on October 4 embedded into the PyCon DE. You are invited to participate in the event. Please register using this Etherpad . You can also help to organize and shape the barcamp using the Etherpad . The first PyCon DE will be held October 4-9, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. A tutorial day is followed by three days with talks in three parallel tracks and two days of sprints. The program will be announced in a few days. More details can be found on the PyCon DE website . Please pass this post on to those you feel may be interested.

Today the PyCon staff and the Python Software Foundation are happy to officially kick off PyCon 2012 , the 10th annual PyCon US conference, happening in Santa Clara, March 7th-15th. We are very proud to launch with a vibrant, refreshed site , updating the overall look and feel and reflecting the energy of the conference and community. PyCon 2012 is going to pull out all the stops! We want to host the best community conference in the Python community, bar none. Holding the conference in California, so near the biggest technology hub in the United States and with easy access to international travel, means that we expect to break our previous records for attendance. We’ve completely overhauled all the aspects of the conference web site - including the design, organization, and content. We have added a diversity statement , which we feel is in keeping with the spirit that PyCon has always held, as well as an official code of conduct for participants . We will send out the call for talk...

Registration is now open. You can register for the conference and for tutorials. The first PyCon DE will be held October 4-9, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. A tutorial day is followed by three days with talks in three parallel tracks and two days of sprints. The program will be announced in a few days. More details can be found on the PyCon DE website . Please pass this post on to those you feel may be interested.

The registration of PyCon JP 2011 is now open! PyCon JP 2011 will be held at Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology University in Tokyo, 27th(Sat.) August . The Program are 3 tracks, single English track and 2 Japanese tracks. The fee is 2,000 JPY. For participants coming from outside of Japan: Payment is available via PayPal. Please go to the PayPal section below and follow the instructions, then fill the form in section 2. Do not forget to provide your transaction ID in the "Serial No." field. Registration (and payment): Click here to jump to the registration page Additionally, the next day 28th(Sun.) August , it will be held Sprint event at the same place. For more information on http://2011.pycon.jp/english-information , please write us via email (contact at pycon dot jp).