EuroPython 2012: Call for Proposal is Open!

2012-03-01 Thread Palla
Hi all,
I'm Francesco and I am writing on behalf of EuroPython Staff
(www.europython.eu). We are happy to announce that the Call for
Proposals is now officially open!

DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: MARCH 18TH, 23:59:59 CET

For those who have never been at EuroPython (or similar conferences)
before, the Call for Proposals is the period in which the organizers
ask the community to submit proposals for talks to be held at the
conference.

EuroPython is a conference run by the community for the community: the
vast majority of talks that are presented at the conference will be
proposed, prepared and given by members of the Python community
itself.

And not only that: the process that selects the best talks among all
the proposals will also be public and fully driven by the community:
it's called Community Voting, and will begin right after the Call for
Proposals ends.


CFP: Talks, Hands-On Trainings and Posters
--

We're looking for proposals on every aspect of Python: programming
from novice to advanced levels, applications and frameworks, or how
you have been involved in introducing Python into your organisation.

There are three different kind of contribution that you can present at
EuroPython:
- Regular talk. These are standard "talk with slides", allocated in
slots of 45, 60 or 90 minutes, depending on your preference and
scheduling constraints. A Q&A session is held at the end of the talk.
- Hands-on training. These are advanced training sessions for a
smaller audience (10-20 people), to dive into the subject with all
details. These sessions are 4-hours long, and the audience will be
strongly encouraged to bring a laptop to experiment. They should be
prepared with less slides and more source code.
- Posters. Posters are a graphical way to describe a project or a
technology, printed in large format; posters are exhibited at the
conference, can be read at any time by participants, and can be
discussed face to face with their authors during the poster session.
We will take care of printing the posters too, so don't worry about
logistics.

More details about Call for Proposal are online here:
https://ep2012.europython.eu/call-for-proposals/


Don't wait for the last day
---

If possible, please avoid submitting your proposals on the last day.
It might sound a strange request, but last year about 80% of the
proposals were submitted in the last 72 hours. This creates a few
problems for organizers because we can't have a good picture of the
size of the conference until that day.

Remember that proposals are fully editable at any time, even after the
Call for Proposals ends. You just need to login on the website, go to
the proposal page (linked from your profile page), and click the Edit
button.

First-time speakers are especially welcome; EuroPython is a community
conference and we are eager to hear about your experience. If you have
friends or colleagues who have something valuable to contribute, twist
their arms to tell us about it!

Please also forward this Call for Proposals to anyone that you feel
may be interested.

All the best,

Francesco

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Europython 2012 - Early Bird will end in 3 days!

2012-04-30 Thread Palla
Hi all,
the end of Early bird is on May 2nd, 23:59:59 CEST. We'd like to ask
to you to forward this post to anyone that you feel may be interested.

We have an amazing lineup of tutorials and talks. We have some
excellent keynote speakers and Guido will be with us!
[https://ep2012.europython.eu/p3/whos-coming?speaker=on#guido-van-
rossum]

If you plan to attend, you could save quite a bit on registration
fees ... but remember that early bird registration ends in 3 days!

Things to Remember:
- House your server: We will be running an Intranet at EuroPython, to
let sponsors, startups, open-source projects and speakers showcase
their products directly within our network.
- Training: You can book the trainings you want to attend, directly
from the schedule (click on the training, and then click on the "Book"
button).
- Sprints: Wonderful hacking sessions during the weekend, learn from
expert Python developers and contribute to the Python ecosystem!
- Probably we've already discussed about the fact that Guido Van
Rossum will be at Europython in Florence :)

---> Register Now! - https://ep2012.europython.eu/p3/cart/

Best,

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EuroPython: Early Bird will end in 2 days!

2011-05-11 Thread Palla
Hi all,

If you plan to attend, you could save quite a bit on registration fees!

The end of Early bird is on May 12th, Friday, 23:59:59 CEST. We'd like
to ask to you to forward this post to anyone that you feel may be
interested.

We have an amazing lineup of tutorials, events and talks. We have some
excellent keynote speakers and a very complete partner program... but
early bird registration ends in 2 days!

Right now, you still get discounts on talks and tutorials so if you
plan to attend Register Now:

http://ep2011.europython.eu/registration/

While you are booking, remember to have a look at the partner program
and our offer for a prepaid, data+voice+tethering SIM.

All the best,

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EuroPython 2011: call for paper is ending - Please spread the word

2011-03-31 Thread Palla
Hi all Django users,
I'm Francesco and I am writing on behalf of "Python Italia APS", a no-
profit association promoting EuroPython conference.
(www.europython.eu)

Europython End of Call for Presentations is April 6th. I'd like to ask
to you to forward this mail to anyone that you feel may be interested.

We're looking for proposals on every aspects of Python: programming
from novice to advanced levels, applications and frameworks, or how
you have been involved in introducing Python into your organisation.

**First-time speakers are especially welcome**; EuroPython is a
community conference and we are eager to hear about your experience.
If you have friends or colleagues who have something valuable to
contribute, twist their arms to tell us about it!


Presenting at EuroPython

We will accept a broad range of presentations, from reports on
academic and commercial projects to tutorials and case studies. As
long as the presentation is interesting and potentially useful to the
Python community, it will be considered for inclusion in the
programme.

Can you show the conference-goers something new and useful? Can you
show attendees how to: use a module? Explore a Python language
feature? Package an application? If so, consider submitting a talk.


Talks and hands-on trainings

There are two different kind of presentations that you can give as a
speaker at EuroPython:

 * **Regular talk**. These are standard "talk with slides", allocated
in slots of 45, 60 or 90 minutes, depending on your preference and
scheduling constraints. A Q&A session is held at the end of the talk.
 * **Hands-on training**. These are advanced training sessions for a
smaller audience (10-20 people), to dive into the subject with all
details. These sessions are 4-hours long, and audience will be
strongly encouraged to bring a laptop to experiment. They should be
prepared with less slides and more source code. If possible, trainers
will also give a short "teaser talk" of 30 minutes the day before the
training, to tease delegates into attending the training.

In the talk submission form, we assume that you intend to give a
regular talk on the subject, but you will be asked if you are
available for also doing a hands-on training on the very same subject.

Speakers that will give a hands-on training are rewarded with a **free
entrance** to EuroPython to compensate for the longer preparation
required, and might also be eligible for a speaking fee (which we
cannot confirm at the moment).

Topics and goals

Specific topics for EuroPython presentations include, but are not
limited to:

- Core Python
- Other implementations: Jython, IronPython, PyPy, and Stackless
- Python libraries and extensions
- Python 3.x migration
- Databases
- Documentation
- GUI Programming
- Game Programming
- Network Programming
- Open Source Python projects
- Packaging Issues
- Programming Tools
- Project Best Practices
- Embedding and Extending
- Science and Math
- Web-based Systems

Presentation goals usually are some of the following:

- Introduce audience to a new topic they are unaware of
- Introduce audience to new developments on a well-known topic
- Show audience real-world usage scenarios for a specific topic (case
study)
- Dig into advanced and relatively-unknown details on a topic
- Compare different options in the market on a topic


Community-based talk voting
---
This year, for the first time in EuroPython history, the talk voting
process is fully public. Every partecipant gains the right to vote for
talks submitted during the Call For Papers, as soon as they commit to
their presence at the conference by buying a ticket. See all the
details in the talk voting[1] page.

Contacts

For any further question, feel free to contact the organizers at
i...@pycon.it. Thank you!

[1]: http://ep2011.europython.eu/talk-voting

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