[melbourne-pug] PyCon Australia 2015 Call for Proposals is Open!

[William ML Leslie]

Lets not reply-all (:

On 1 April 2015 at 10:12, Chris Hausler <chausler at gmail.com> wrote:

> That would be cool. I'll come :-)
>
> On Wed, 1 Apr 2015 at 10:02 Noon Silk <noonslists at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Is there a plan to host this thing in Melbourne at some point?
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 31, 2015 at 6:49 PM, Clinton Roy <clinton.roy at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Closes Friday 8th May
>>>
>>> PyCon Australia 2015 is pleased to announce that its Call for Proposals
>>> is now open!
>>>
>>> The conference this year will be held on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd
>>> August 2015 in Brisbane. We'll also be featuring a day of Miniconfs on
>>> Friday 31st July.
>>>
>>> The deadline for proposal submission is *Friday 8th May, 2015*.
>>>
>>> PyCon Australia attracts professional developers from all walks of life,
>>> including industry, government, and science, as well as enthusiast and
>>> student developers. We’re looking for proposals for presentations and
>>> tutorials on any aspect of Python programming, at all skill levels from
>>> novice to advanced.
>>>
>>> Presentation subjects may range from reports on open source, academic or
>>> commercial projects; or even tutorials and case studies. If a presentation
>>> is interesting and useful to the Python community, it will be considered
>>> for inclusion in the program.
>>>
>>> We're especially interested in short presentations that will teach
>>> conference-goers something new and useful. Can you show attendees how to
>>> use a module? Explore a Python language feature? Package an application?
>>> Miniconfs
>>>
>>> Four Miniconfs will be held on Friday 31st July, as a prelude to the
>>> main conference. Miniconfs are run by community members and are separate to
>>> the main conference. If you are a first time speaker, or your talk is
>>> targeted to a particular field, the Miniconfs might be a better fit than
>>> the main part of the conference. If your proposal is not selected for the
>>> main part of the conference, it may be selected for one of our Miniconfs:
>>>
>>> *DjangoCon AU* is the annual conference of Django users in the Southern
>>> Hemisphere. It covers all aspects of web software development, from design
>>> to deployment - and, of course, the use of the Django framework itself. It
>>> provides an excellent opportunity to discuss the state of the art of web
>>> software development with other developers and designers.
>>>
>>> The *Python in Education Miniconf* aims to bring together community
>>> workshop organisers, professional Python instructors and professional
>>> educators across primary, secondary and tertiary levels to share their
>>> experiences and requirements, and identify areas of potential collaboration
>>> with each other and also with the broader Python community.
>>>
>>> The *Science and Data Miniconf* is a forum for people using Python to
>>> tackle problems in science and data analysis. It aims to cover commercial
>>> and research interests in applications of science, engineering,
>>> mathematics, finance, and data analysis using Python, including AI and 'big
>>> data' topics.
>>>
>>> The *OpenStack Miniconf* is dedicated to talks related to the OpenStack
>>> project and we welcome proposals of all kinds: technical, community,
>>> infrastructure or code talks/discussions; academic or commercial
>>> applications; or even tutorials and case studies. If a presentation is
>>> interesting and useful to the OpenStack community, it will be considered
>>> for inclusion. We also welcome talks that have been given previously in
>>> different events.
>>> First Time Speakers
>>>
>>> We welcome first-time speakers; we are 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.
>>>
>>> The most recent call for proposals information can always be found at:
>>> http://pycon-au.org/cfp
>>>
>>> See you in Brisbane in July!
>>> Important Dates
>>>
>>>    1. Call for Proposals opens
>>>    <http://2015.pycon-au.org/programme/submit_a_proposal>: Friday 27th
>>>    March, 2015
>>>    2. Proposal submission deadline: Friday 8th May, 2015
>>>    3. Proposal acceptance: Monday 25 May, 2015
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Clinton Roy
>>> Lead Organiser
>>> PyCon Australia 2015
>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Noon Silk, ن
>>
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>>
>> "Every morning when I wake up, I experience an exquisite joy — the joy
>> of being this signature."
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