Announcing PyPgDay at PyCon US 2013!
In coordination with the Postgres community and PyCon US 2013, PyPgDay is occurring in Santa Clara on March 13 from 9am-6pm.PyPgDay will be a full-day event with seven talks about PostgreSQL and...
View ArticleWhy become a PyCon sponsor? A Sponsor's Perspective
The following is a guest post by Paul Hildebrandt of Walt Disney Animation Studios.Hi! I'm Paul Hildebrandt, Senior Software Engineer at Walt Disney Animation Studios. The Studio has been a PyCon...
View ArticleReminder: Financial Aid requests due December 31
As registration continues and we approach 1100 attendees, don’t forget that financial aid applications are due by December 31!Register for the conference here!Apply for Financial Aid here!This year’s...
View ArticleCFP for the Python room at FOSDEM 2013
Guest post from FOSDEM Python room organizers Stephane Wirtel and Tarek Ziade.The FOSDEM conference is the biggest open source conference in Europe. Like every year, FOSDEM will take place the first...
View ArticleRegistration Count Approaches 1200, Financial Aid Closing Soon
As of this morning, the registration count is a just short of 1200, putting us very close to halfway sold out. However, if you want to go to PyCon, don’t plan on waiting too long. We typically see two...
View ArticleFinancial Aid Applications Due Today!
Today is the last day we're accepting Financial Aid applications for PyCon 2013!Apply for Financial Aid here.Whether it's assistance with tickets or travel, hotel or tutorials, the PyCon organizers...
View ArticlePyCon US 2013: This is the last week for Sponsor sign ups to include booths!
How time flies.It seems like only yesterday I was announcing that PyCon 2012 was getting close - well, PyCon 2013 is less than three months away - that's right, March is coming!We've once again packed...
View ArticlePyCon US 2013: An opening reception? In my PyCon?!
The train, it keeps on going - the PyCon Countdown shows us officially under 70 days until PyCon 2013 in Santa Clara!We're pleased to announce that in addition to all the other great things going on -...
View ArticlePresenting a poster at PyCon - a first timer's perspective
You should present a poster at PyCon. Why? Why not is more like it! I presented a poster at PyCon for the first time last year, and it was a fantastic experience. Let me tell you why. I have presented...
View ArticleAnnouncing PyCon Australia 2013 – July 5–7, Hobart, Tasmania!
PyCon Australia is the national conference for users of the Python Programming Language. On 5–7 July 2013, we're returning to Hobart, Tasmania, bringing together students, enthusiasts, and...
View ArticlePyCon 2013 poster CFP closes soon
You better get to work on your poster submission for PyCon. Like, now. That's right, you better get it submitted soon, because the PyCon 2013 Poster Session Call for Proposals closes on January 16th,...
View ArticlePyCon 2013 Schedule Now Available!
The long awaited PyCon 2013 schedule is now available!https://us.pycon.org/2013/schedule/The tutorials had already been scheduled to allow for registration, but the talk schedule was the harder part...
View ArticlePyCon US 2013: Highlighting net-ng, Web Cube, Python Academy, and SendGrid
At PyCon, we love our sponsors, and we hope you do as well. They help us keep the conference affordable, allow us to do the big things we have planned, and they’re a source of jobs for you - the...
View ArticlePyCon US 2013: Highlighting Lincoln Loop, Wingware, 10gen, Google, and...
Our sponsors make PyCon possible, and every year we’re happy to see the returning organizations joined by first time supporters. We continue our sponsor highlights with Lincoln Loop, a first time...
View ArticlePyCon US 2013: Financial Aid Award letters have been sent!
Just a heads up - PyCon US 2013 Financial Aid emails have been sent out! Just be sure to check your spam folder; for some reason GMail chose to mark them as phishing/spam. If you're unsure; email...
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Around the World in 10 Python Conferences
Larry Hastings had a busy 2012. Throughout the year he made his way to five continents, attending 10 Python conferences. The 3.4 release manager and host of Radio Free Python was on stage for four of...
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PyCon US 2013 Artwork, by the amazing Idan Gazit
Oh, its getting closer - 48 days until PyCon US 2013 kicks off - you have registered, right?One of the joys I get helping the foundation put together PyCon US is being able to tap the talents of...
View ArticleIntroducing the Sponsor Workshops
When we said we were pulling out all the stops for PyCon 2013, we weren't kidding. We've put together an increased selection of talks. We'll be running a tutorial for children. There's an education...
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PyCon 2013: Young Coder "Lets Learn Python" Registration Now Available!
Young Coder Registration Now Available!Back in July, we announcedThe Young Coder: Let's Learn Python tutorial. We've received an overwhelming response of excitement and interest. Registration is now...
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PyCon 2013: PyLadies Lunch @ PyCon
PyLadies Lunch @ PyConThis year, there is such an amazing line up of talks, tutorials, events, and sponsors that we're sure you don't have enough planned. PyLadies have organized to host a lunch for...
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