[Scipy-organizers] Last call for Talk Submissions (Extended to 4/10), Keynotes Announced

[Jill Cowan]

FYI Responded 4/19
Jill

On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 11:29 AM, Ji Zhou (TGAC) <Ji.Zhou at tgac.ac.uk> wrote:

> Dear Sir or Madam,
>
> I just come across SciPy 2015 and was wondering whether or not I could
> still submit a poster to the conference. Also when can I register for the
> conference?
>
> Many thanks in advance,
> Ji
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> From: SciPy 2015 Organizers <scipy-organizers at scipy.org<mailto:
> scipy-organizers at scipy.org>>
> Date: Friday, 3 April 2015 18:31
> To: Ji Zhou <ji.zhou at tgac.ac.uk<mailto:ji.zhou at tgac.ac.uk>>
> Subject: Last call for Talk Submissions (Extended to 4/10), Keynotes
> Announced
>
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> >
>
> LAST CALL! FINAL Talk Submission Extension: Due April 10th
>
> There's always something new and exciting going on in the world of Science
> + Python, this is your chance to share!
>
> Visit the SciPy 2015 website<
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> for full details or click here to submit a proposal<
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> Choose a topic in one of the 3 main conference tracks:
>
>   *   Scientific Computing in Python (General track), Python in Data
> Science, Quantitative and Computational Social Sciences
>
> And/or submit for one of the 7 domain-specific mini-symposia:<
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> >
>
>   *   Astronomy and astrophysics, Computational life and medical sciences,
> Engineering, Geographic information systems (GIS), Geophysics, Oceanography
> and meteorology, Visualization, vision and imaging
>
> Submit a Talk or Poster Proposal Here<
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> >
> ________________________________
>
> Keynote Speakers Announced!
>
> We have a fabulous lineup of keynote speakers this year, including:
>
>   *   Jake VanderPlas, Director of Research in the Physical Sciences at
> the University of Washington's eScience Institute<
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> and scalable computation. He is a also a frequent contributor to many open
> source Python projects, including scikit-learn<
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> scipy<
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> AstroML<
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> and others.
>   *   Wes McKinney, Software Engineer at Cloudera<
> https://www.eiseverywhere.com/emarketing/go.php?i=188034&e=amkuemhvdUB0Z2FjLmFjLnVr&l=http://www.cloudera.com/>
> and author of Pandas (Python Data Analysis Library)<
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> From 2010 to 2012, he served as a Python consultant to hedge funds and
> banks. From 2007 to 2010, he researched global macro and credit trading
> strategies at AQR Capital Management.
>   *   Chris Wiggins, Chief Data Scientist at The New York Times<
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> an associate professor of applied mathematics at Columbia University, the
> co-founder and co-organizer of hackNY,<
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> and a founding member of the Data Science Institute.<
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> His research focuses on applications of machine learning to real-world
> data, particularly biology.
>
> [
> http://www.eiseverywhere.com/file_uploads/5f9caf9eb656a2c0398b8669a9c466b8_Jake-VanderPlas.jpg
> ]
>
> The State of the Scientific Python Stack
> presented by Jake VanderPlas
> The scientific Python community relies not just on the Python language,
> but on an entire ecosystem of open-source tools built on top of it. A key
> strength of the community is that these tools are not static: they are
> constantly evolving and improving through the volunteer effort of thousands
> of community members around the world. I'll provide a high-level view of
> the current state of the scientific Python software ecosystem, discuss its
> strengths and weaknesses relative to other available tools, and highlight
> some specific areas where I see room for growth and improvement.
>
> Look for abstracts for Wes and Chris's presentations in future updates!
>
> ________________________________
>
> SciPy 2015 Diversity Events
>
> Want to get involved with the diversity committee to plan events and
> outreach to broaden community participation in SciPy 2015? Know of a group
> we can contact to publicize opportunities? Contact us<mailto:
> scipy-organizers at scipy.org>.
>
> We're continuing some of the successful new diversity focus areas from
> last year, and would love additional suggestions or ideas<mailto:
> scipy-organizers at scipy.org> as well. Current plans include:
>
>   *   Offsite diversity luncheon during the general conference
>   *   Five diversity scholarships, funded by NumFOCUS<
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> (apply here before April 15th<
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> >)
>   *   Partnering with media sponsors and community organizations to
> advertise conference opportunities and activities to their memberships and
> audiences
>
> ________________________________
>
> Birds of a Feather (BoF) Submissions Open
>
> Birds-of-a-Feather sessions<
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> are self-organized discussions that run parallel to the main conference.
> The BOFs sessions cover primary, tangential, or unrelated topics in an
> interactive, discussion setting. This year, some of the BOF sessions will
> be scheduled and announced ahead of the conference. By scheduling in
> advance we can help promote attendance at the sessions, so please consider
> submitting your ideas now<
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> >!
>
> We would like to solicit the community for ideas and organizers for other
> BoF topics. Please include a small description of the BoF, possible
> panelists, and whether you would be willing to moderate.
>
> Submit your BOF Proposal here<
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> >
> ________________________________
>
> Registration Open - Please Register ASAP
>
> New this year: Register before May 15th<
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> and not only get early bird rates, but two winners will be drawn to get
> their choice of conference or tutorial registration free (either as a
> refund of paid fees or give it to a friend)!
>
> Please register ASAP<
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> if you can to help us get a good head count and open the conference to as
> many people as we can. Tutorials will also fill quickly, so don't miss out!
>
> ________________________________
>
> Plotting Contest: Entries Due 4/13
>
> In memory of John Hunter<
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> creator of matplotlib<
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> we are pleased to announce the Third Annual SciPy John Hunter Excellence in
> Plotting Competition. This open competition aims to highlight the
> importance of quality plotting to scientific progress and showcase [
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> the capabilities of the current generation of plotting software.
>
> Participants are invited to submit scientific plots to be judged by a
> panel. John Hunter’s family is graciously sponsoring cash prizes for the
> contest and the winning entries will be announced and displayed at the
> conference. Full requirements and submission details here<
> https://www.eiseverywhere.com/emarketing/go.php?i=188034&e=amkuemhvdUB0Z2FjLmFjLnVr&l=http://www.scipy2015.scipy.org/ehome/115969/276538/|Q||A|
> >.
>
> Need a little inspiration? Check out the 2014 entries<
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> >!
>
> ________________________________
>
> Calendar and Important Deadlines
>
>   *   Currently Open: Sprint submissions, BoF submissions, financial
> scholarship applications, talk submissions, registation
>   *   Apr 10, 2015: Talk and Poster<
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> submission extended deadline
>   *   Apr 13, 2015: Plotting contest<
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> submissions due
>   *   Apr 15, 2015: Financial scholarship<
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> application deadline
>   *   Apr 17, 2015:Tutorial speakers and schedule announced
>   *   May 1, 2015: General conference speakers and schedule announced
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> ends
>   *   Jun 1, 2015: BoF submission deadline (for pre-scheduling and
> inclusion in program)
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