[TriPython] PyData Carolinas 2016

[Chris Calloway]

It is my privilege and honor to be able to announce PyData Carolinas 
2016 to you:

http://pydata.org/carolinas2016

PyData Carolinas is a celebration of Python in data science. PyData 
conferences have featured top leaders of Python data science projects 
and PyData Carolinas will be no exception. PyData conferences promote 
diversity in the Python data science community and are governed by an 
inclusive code of conduct:

http://pydata.org/carolinas2016/about/code-of-conduct/

PyData Carolinas will take place Wednesday through Friday, September 
14-16 at the IBM RTP Activity Center with a conference capacity of 400 
attendees. The first day features 12 tutorials in three tracks. The 
following two days feature keynotes, lightning talks, and 30 session 
talks in three tracks. The event is fully catered and will have two 
evening social events in downtown Durham.

PyData Carolinas is organized by TriPython, PyLadies RDU, Research 
Triangle Analysts, Analytics.Club Raleigh, the NCSU Institute for 
Advanced Analytics, the UNC Renaissance Computing Institute, Research 
Triangle Institute, MaxPoint, MediaMath, the Durham Convention and 
Visitors Bureau, DataCrunch Lab, Fidelity Investments, and Bull City 
Coworking. Sponsors to date include IBM, Continuum Analytics, the 
National Consortium for Data Science, and Issuer Direct Corporation. You 
can add your company to that list.

I'm calling on TriPython members for four actions in conjunction with 
PyData Carolinas: sponsor, propose, register, and volunteer.

Sponsor - PyData Carolinas is produced under the auspices of NumFOCUS 
(http://numfocus.org), a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation which sponsors 
the Python scientific stack, the Julia language, and some R tools. 
That's the same NumFOCUS that sent our own Luke Campagnola to the SciPy 
Conference last year which greatly influenced the future of matplotlib. 
All proceeds from PyData Carolinas go to support the work of NumFOCUS 
from which we all benefit.

We need sponsors. You can see a list of sponsor benefits at:

http://pydata.org/carolinas2016/sponsors/benefits/

You can do more than attend this conference. You can get your employer 
to be a sponsor of PyData Carolinas and get free conference passes with 
your sponsorship. If you are interested in sponsoring PyData Carolinas, 
please contact:

sponsorship at pydatacarolinas.org

Interested community groups (Triangle Julia User Group, I'm looking at 
you) may also support PyData Carolinas as community sponsors.

Propose - You can be a speaker at PyData Carolinas. Proposals for talks 
and tutorials are being accepted now at:

http://pydata.org/carolinas2016/cfp/

Proposals are review by a panel of experts. Accepted speakers will be 
among the finest company in the Python data science community. And 
speakers attend PyData Carolinas for free!

Register - Early bird registration is open now:

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/pydata-carolinas-2016-tickets-24406547641

Space is limited and this event will sell out. So reserve your spot now. 
Early bird ends one week after the conference program is fully published 
and who know when that will be. Maybe soon. :)

Early bird registration fees are:

All three days (limited to 190), tutorials and talks, September 14-16
Academic - $150
Individual - $275
Start-up - $325
Corporate - $375

Two talk days only (limited to 400), September 15-16
Academic - $100
Individual - $225
Start-up - $275
Corporate - $325

One day tutorial only (limited to 190), September 14
All levels: $100

Volunteer - You can help. All kinds of help are needed. At the 
conference we will need to man the registration table, assist with the 
exhibit hall, provide session chairs, post greeters, and many other 
tasks. Write the committee co-chairs for volunteering your interests:

sponsorship at pydatacarolinas.org (organizes sponsorships)
communications at pydatacarolinas.org (manages social media)
diversity at pydatacarolinas.org (scholarships and COC enforcement)
hospitality at pydatacarolinas.org (hotels, transportation, social events)
operations at pydatacarolinas.org (volunteers at the conference)
production at pydatacarolinas.org (printed matter, signage, t-shirts)
program at pydatacarolinas.org (proposal evaluation and program schedule)
audiovisual at pydatacarolinas.org (AV reinforcement and recording liaison)

This is the biggest deal TriPython has ever been involved in to date and 
I'm very excited about it. I hope you will participate and experience 
the excitement for yourself. Because TriPython is so important to PyData 
Carolinas, you are the first organization to get this written 
announcement. (It has been very softly released for about two weeks now.)

-- 
Sincerely,

Chris Calloway, Applications Analyst
UNC Renaissance Computing Institute
100 Europa Drive, Suite 540, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
(919) 599-3530