From drnlmuller at gmail.com Tue Jun 1 13:40:21 2021 From: drnlmuller at gmail.com (Neil Muller) Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2021 19:40:21 +0200 Subject: [pycon-za] PyConZA 2021: call for submissions; ticket sales open! Message-ID: PyConZA 2021 will take place on the 7th & 8th of October, 2021. This year we will once again be running PyConZA as an online event, taking place on our Discord server, with access to talks through a streaming service. Ticket sales are open! You can buy tickets at https://za.pycon.org/tickets/buy-tickets/ -- early bird tickets are limited, so get them while they're still available! We are also still looking for talk submissions, in the following formats: - Keynotes (45 minute long talks on a subject of general interest) - Talks (30 minute long talks on more specific topics) If you would like to give a presentation, please register at https://za.pycon.org/ and submit your proposal, following the instructions at https://za.pycon.org/talks/submit-talk/ . We have a number of tracks available, including: Data Science, Teaching and Learning with Python, Web, Scientific Computing, Testing, Infrastructure / DevOps and Other (which includes all talks that don't fall under the mentioned tracks). We hope to notify accepted presenters by no later than the 31st of August 2021. Speakers will be expected to be available after the presentation for a short Q&A session. Shared sessions are also possible. The presentations will be in English. PyConZA offers a mentorship program for inexperienced speakers. If you would like assistance preparing your submission, email team at za.pycon.org with a rough draft of your talk proposal and we'll find a suitable experienced speaker to act as a mentor. If you want to present something else at PyConZA, like an open space or a tutorial, please contact the organising committee at team at za.pycon.org . We hope to see you there! -- Neil Muller On behalf of the PyCon ZA organising committee