From mal at europython.eu Sun Jul 2 12:01:37 2017 From: mal at europython.eu (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2017 18:01:37 +0200 Subject: [EuroPython-Announce] Initial list of EPS Board Candidates for 2017/2018 Message-ID: <553e2856-1833-e44f-0a66-220822bf2c82@europython.eu> At this year?s General Assembly we will vote in a new board of the EuroPython Society. List of Board Candidates ------------------------ The EPS bylaws require one chair and 2 - 8 board members. The following candidates have stated their willingness to work on the EPS board. We are presenting them here (in alphabetical order). All members of the EPS are free to nominate or self nominate board members. Please write to board at europython-society.org no later than Friday, July 7 2017, if you want to run for board and send a nomination text to put on the list. The final list of candidates will be posted just before the conference. Initial list: * Christian Calogero Barra * Dr. Darya Chyzhyk * Anders Hammarquist * Alexander Hendorf * Marc-Andr? Lemburg * Dr. Alexandre Manhaes Savio For the full nomination texts of the candidates, please see the blog post: http://www.europython-society.org/post/162513482885/initial-list-of-eps-board-candidates-for-20172018 What does the EPS Board do ? ---------------------------- The EPS board runs the day-to-day business of the EuroPython Society, including running the EuroPython conference events. It is allowed to enter contracts for the society and handle any issues that have not been otherwise regulated in the bylaws or by the General Assembly. Most business is handled by email on the board mailing list or the board?s Telegram group, board meetings are usually run as conference calls. It is important to note that the EPS board is an active board, i.e. the board members are expected to put in a significant amount of time and effort towards the goals of the EPS and for running the EuroPython conference. This usually means at least 100-200h work over a period of one year, with most of this being needed in the last six months before the conference. Many board members put in even more work to make sure that the EuroPython conferences become a success. Board members are generally expected to take on leadership roles within the EuroPython Workgroups. Enjoy, ? EuroPython Society http://www.europython-society.org/ From mal at europython.eu Mon Jul 3 07:37:12 2017 From: mal at europython.eu (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2017 13:37:12 +0200 Subject: [EuroPython-Announce] EuroPython 2017: Day tickets available Message-ID: We have now opened ticket sales for day tickets to EuroPython 2017 from July 9-17 in Rimini. * EuroPython 2017 Day Tickets * https://ep2017.europython.eu/en/registration/ These day passes can be bought online and are valid for the day you pick up your badge. We have again tried to make these as affordable as possible for students, pupils and postdocs: * Student day ticket: EUR 55.00 incl. 22% VAT (only available for pupils, students and postdoctoral researchers; please bring your student card or declaration from University, stating your affiliation, starting and end dates of your contract) * Personal day ticket: EUR 148.00 incl. 22% VAT (for people enjoying Python from home) * Business day ticket: EUR 215.00 excl. VAT, EUR 262.30 incl. 22% VAT (for people using Python to make a living) Full conference tickets (valid for all 8 days) at the on-desk rate are available as well, but we are no longer selling student tickets: * Personal full ticket: EUR 490.00 incl. 22% VAT (for people enjoying Python from home, including students, postdocs, etc.) * Business full ticket: EUR 720.00 excl. VAT, EUR 878.40 incl. 22% VAT (for people using Python to make a living) Please also remember to get your social event ticket for Thursday, July 13. This is not included in the above conference tickets: * EuroPython Social Event: EUR 25.00 incl. 10% VAT per person Please see our registration page for more details. Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2017 Team http://ep2017.europython.eu/ http://www.europython-society.org/ PS: Please forward or retweet to help us reach all interested parties: https://twitter.com/europython/status/881837737879449601 Thanks. From mal at europython.eu Mon Jul 3 10:56:58 2017 From: mal at europython.eu (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2017 16:56:58 +0200 Subject: [EuroPython-Announce] =?utf-8?q?EuroPython_2017=3A_Beginners?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=99_Day_workshop_cancelled?= Message-ID: <0397662e-c88b-d09c-0e17-014160ef7a4a@europython.eu> Unfortunately, our Beginners? Day host Harry Percival cannot attend EuroPython due to personal reasons. We were not able to find a suitable replacement quickly enough, so have to cancel the Beginners? Day workshop on Sunday, July 9. We are very sorry for everyone who wanted to attend the workshop. If we do find a replacement, we?ll let you know. If you have some nice ideas, please don?t hesitate to contact us at program at europython.eu. We have a 90 seat room and catering available to host an ad-hoc replacement session instead of the workshop - we just need to move quickly. Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2017 Team http://ep2017.europython.eu/ http://www.europython-society.org/ PS: Please forward or retweet to help us reach all interested parties: https://twitter.com/europython/status/881887753629315072 Thanks. From mal at europython.eu Tue Jul 4 10:22:48 2017 From: mal at europython.eu (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 16:22:48 +0200 Subject: [EuroPython-Announce] EuroPython 2017: Free Intel Distribution for Python Message-ID: <5141bc9b-0587-4c4d-dd2d-b712fc06e5d2@europython.eu> We are very pleased to have Intel as Diamond Sponsor for EuroPython 2017. You can visit them at the most central booth in our exhibit area, the Sala della Piazza, and take the opportunity to chat with their staff. Please find below a hosted blog post from Intel, that offers us an exciting glimpse at the recently released free, Intel? Distribution for Python: http://blog.europython.eu/post/162590522362/europython-2017-free-intel-distribution-for Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2017 Team http://ep2017.europython.eu/ http://www.europython-society.org/ From mal at europython.eu Wed Jul 5 05:37:29 2017 From: mal at europython.eu (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2017 11:37:29 +0200 Subject: [EuroPython-Announce] =?utf-8?q?EuroPython_2017=3A_Beginners?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=99_Day_workshop_revived?= Message-ID: <053959e7-1d4b-b8ff-d346-860a370c3b5f@europython.eu> Our Beginners? Day host Harry Percival cannot attend EuroPython due to personal reasons, but thanks to our brilliant community, we have managed to find trainers who are willing to help out and run the workshop: * Ilian Iliev * Juan Manuel Santos * Petr Viktorin * Lasse Schuirmann * Micha? Bultrowicz A big thanks for the quick offers of help. So once more, we?re pleased to present the... * Beginners? Day Workshop * https://ep2017.europython.eu/en/events/beginners-day/ We will have a Beginners? Day workshop, on Sunday, July 9th, from 10:00 until 17:00, at the Palacongressi di Rimini (Via della Fiera 23, Rimini), the same location as the main conference. The session will be presented in English (although a few of the coaches do speak other languages as well). Please bring your laptop, as a large part of the day will be devoted to learning Python on your own PC. For more information and the session list, please see the Beginners? Day workshop page on our website: https://ep2017.europython.eu/en/events/beginners-day/ Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2017 Team http://ep2017.europython.eu/ http://www.europython-society.org/ PS: Please forward or retweet to help us reach all interested parties: https://twitter.com/europython/status/882532425636753408 Thanks.