[Edu-sig] RE: PyCon 2004 Proposals for Presentations...

[Steve Holden]

As chairman of PyCon I'd just like to add to Jeff's remarks to underline
that we would be very happy to have a significant Edu SIG presence at
PyCon DC 2004. One of the reasons we try to keep the costs low is to
make it possible for the broadest a range of delegates to attend.

Although PyCon isn't an academic conference neither is it a commercial
one, and I would suggest you encourage students with no previous
experience of conferences (though not *just* those students, naturally)
to consider attending. The atmosphere is friendly and cooperative.

I would also be grateful to hear any suggestions about how we might
secure funds to assist students who might otherwise not be able to
attend due to financial constraints. In the past Andrew Kuchling has
used the earnings from the Python bookstore to subsidies places, but I'd
like to expand this if possible. We might expect such delegates to act
as gophers for a part of the time in return, but such duties would be
unlikely to be onerous.

regards
--
Steve Holden                                 http://www.holdenweb.com/
Python Web Programming                http://pydish.holdenweb.com/pwp/
Interview with GvR August 14, 2003       http://www.onlamp.com/python/


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeffrey Elkner [mailto:jeff at elkner.net]
> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 1:33 PM
> To: Edu-sig
> Cc: Steve Holden
> Subject: PyCon 2004 Proposals for Presentations...
>
>
> Hi All,
>
> The message below was just sent to the Py-Con mailing list.  The
> deadline for presentation proposals is December 1.  If we
> would like to
> have a "Python in Education Track", all we need to do is begin
> submitting proposals and establish a proceedure through this list for
> proposal selection.
>
> There seemed to be significant interest when last I asked
> about this.  I
> will be submitting two proposals myself.  Who else is interested in
> working with me to plan for this?  Who is willing to do a
> presentation?
>
> --
> Jeffrey Elkner <jeff at elkner.net>
> Open Book Project <http://ibiblio.org/obp>
>
>
> > Want to share your expertise?  PyCon DC 2004 is looking for
> proposals
> to
> > fill the formal presentation tracks.
> >
> > PyCon DC 2003 had a broad range of presentations, from reports on
> > academic and commercial projects to tutorials and case
> studies, and we
> > hope to extend that range this year.  As long as the presentation is
> > interesting and potentially useful to the Python community,
> it will be
> > considered for inclusion in the program.
> >
> > The proposal deadline is December 1; the proposal submission system
> > should be up by mid-October.  Proposals should be 500-2000 words in
> text
> > (plain or reST) or HTML.  You may request either thirty or sixty
> minutes
> > for your timeslot.  Proposals will be accepted or rejected
> by January
> 1,
> > 2004.
> >
> > If you don't want to make a formal presentation, there will be a
> > significant amount of Open Space to allow for informal and
> > spur-of-the-moment presentations for which no formal submission is
> > required.  There will also be several Lightning Talk sessions (five
> > minutes or less).
> >
> >
> > PyCon is a community-oriented conference targeting developers (both
> those
> > using Python and those working on the Python project).  It gives you
> > opportunities to learn about significant advances in the Python
> > development community, to participate in a programming sprint with
> some
> > of the leading minds in the Open Source community, and to
> meet fellow
> > developers from around the world.  The organizers work to make the
> > conference affordable and accessible to all.
> >
> > DC 2004 will be held March 24-26, 2004 in Washington, D.C.  The
> keynote
> > speaker is Mitch Kapor of the Open Source Applications Foundation
> > (http://www.osafoundation.org/).  There will be a four-day
> development
> > sprint before the conference.
> >
> > We're looking for volunteers to help run PyCon.  If you're
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> > The central resource for PyCon DC 2004 is
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> >
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