Welcoming a new co-chair and the next PyCon host city!
As PyCon 2015 gets underway with a fresh new website and a recently opened Call for Proposals, the conference organizers, led by chair Diana Clarke and co-chair Mathieu Leduc-Hamel, would like to...
View ArticlePyCon 2015 Registration is Open!
It's that time again: registration for PyCon is now open!Here are some quick details:The last three PyCons have sold out. We expect the same for 2015. The same low rates we've had for years are in...
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Last Chance to Submit a Talk or Tutorial!
Last chance!This weekend is your last chance to submit a talk or tutorial proposal for PyCon 2015! The deadline is end of day September 15, 2014.To submit a proposal, create an account, head to your...
View ArticleLast day to submit talks and tutorials!
Today is the day! As long as a clock tells you it's Monday September 15 somewhere on earth, submissions for PyCon 2015 talks and tutorials will be accepted. If you're submitting a poster, that deadline...
View ArticleUpdate on talks & tutorials, program committee, and registration!
Last week we wrapped up another great call for talks and tutorials, leading to a ton of excellent proposals for our Program Committee to work through in order to shape the PyCon 2015 schedule. I can...
View ArticlePosters due November 1, Early Bird tickets 50% sold
We're coming up on the end of our call for poster proposals! After the sugar rush of Halloween on October 31 (you all eat the candy right away, right?), poster proposals are due as long as it's...
View ArticleWhat's so special about the sprints?
Some people love the stuff that goes on before PyCon, and with good reason. The tutorials are probably the best tech training value around, the language summit and education summit (my baby!) are...
View ArticleThere are under 50 early bird tickets left!
We are now down to the final 50 discounted tickets, and we expect them to sell pretty quickly! If you buy now, you can save up to 25% on corporate tickets or 15% on individual tickets. Student tickets...
View ArticlePyCon 2015 Education Summit - Call for Proposals
A guest post by Chalmer Lowe.PyCon 2015 Education SummitThe Python Education Summit, held during PyCon on Thursday April 9th 2015, is gathering of teachers and educators focused on bringing coding...
View ArticlePyCon 2015 Tutorial Schedule Announced
Tutorials ScheduleAfter a busy few months of competitive reviews, the tutorials team within our program committee has completed their process and have come up with an awesome schedule… ta da!...
View ArticleLooking for volunteers @ the PyCon 2015 Education Summit
The Third Annual Python Education Summit, held during PyCon on Thursday April 9th 2015, is coming together. We are gathering some excellent talk ideas (click here to see some of the proposed talks)....
View ArticleFinancial Aid Applications Due January 1!
While PyCon has some of the more affordable ticket prices around, at rates that haven't changed in a million years, a lot of other expenses go into conferences. For a lot of our attendees, travel and...
View ArticleA New Kind of PyCon Dinner: Passover Seder
A guest post by Stephen Jacobs.How many of you would be interested in a Friday night Passover Seder at PyCon?PyCon overlaps this year with an eight day-long Jewish holiday (Passover) that commemorates...
View ArticlePyCon 2015 Schedule Announced!
The wait is over: PyCon 2015's schedule is available! The tutorial schedule has been available for several weeks now, and we made poster selections a while back as well, but we've completed the biggest...
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Django Girls Workshop @ PyCon 2015
A guest post by Django Girls.Django Girls is a non-profit organization that organizes free, one-day workshops to teach women who have never programmed before how to build their first web application...
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A look at how Caktus Group built PyCon 2015, Libya's SMS voter registration,...
Each July, the launch of the upcoming year's conference website is a huge moment for the PyCon team and community. It's a beacon to everyone that another PyCon is on the way, and a sign that the...
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Django Carrots Workshop – PyCon Edition!
A guest post by Geek Girls Carrots.Django Carrots – PyCon Edition is a one-day, intensive, free programming workshop for anyone who wants to learn how to code.When: Monday April 13th, at PyCon...
View ArticleSignup for our free Young Coders tutorial today!
We're once again excited to offer our free tutorials for kids! Called "The Young Coder: Let's Learn Python", we invite kids 12 and over to join us for a day of learning how to program using Python. We...
View ArticleWhat's New with the Sprints
Never tried sprinting at PyCon? Try it this year!As long as there has a been a PyCon, the sprints have been part of it. This year the grand tradition of sprinting will continue with an ever growing...
View ArticlePyCon 2015 Education Summit - Talk Schedule
We are pleased to announce the speakers/talks for the 2015 Python Education Summit, held during PyCon on Thursday April 9th, 2015, is a gathering of teachers and educators focused on bringing coding...
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