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PyCon India 2021: Workshop and Combo tickets are live now.
by Chandan Kumar June 29, 2021

June 29, 2021

Hello Everyone, PyCon India 2021 Workshop and Combo tickets are live now[0]. If you buy a combo ticket, you can get 10% off on the total price of a workshop and conference ticket. You can read more about our ticket structure in our blog. [1] Links: [0] https://in.pycon.org/2021/ [1] https://in.pycon.org/blog/2021/announce-ticket-sales.html Quick Summary: -------------- PyCon India 2021 is happening online from 17th Sep, 2021 to 20th Sep, 2021. * WorkShop Days: 17th Sep, 2021 * Conference Days: 18th-19th Sep, 2021 * DevSprints Days: 20th Sep, 2021 Conference tickets are open now, Grab it from here: https://in.pycon.org/2021/ Have any questions or suggestions, Do reach out to us on Zulip: https://pyconindia.zulipchat.com/ Please help us spread this message by sharing it on your social networks as widely as possible. Thank you ! Tweet Link: https://twitter.com/pyconindia/status/1409858158651011082 Thanks, Chandan Kumar

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[THREAD] PyCon India Weekly Update - Week 16
by praveen patil June 25, 2021

June 25, 2021

Hello Everyone Here are the updates from Sessions WG: Updates: - CFP for BoFs and Poster Presentation is closing in two days on 27th June 2021. - Planning of Panel Discussions on Education and Python in Space is in progress. Team is reaching out to Engineers and scientists from various space agencies. Up next: - Finalise Panel Discussion Sessions and BoF sessions and formally invite resource persons. - Planing interactive sessions like CTF, Fun Games etc.. Recurring Tasks: -Reaching out to experienced and inspiring pythonistas for various sessions. Blockers: - None Regards Praveen

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PyCon India 2021 Keynote: Dr. Ajith Kumar
by Kumar Anirudha June 25, 2021

June 25, 2021

Hello Folks, We are happy to announce Dr. Ajith Kumar as our next Keynote speaker for PyCon India 2021. About Dr. Ajith Kumar ----------- Dr. Ajith worked as a senior scientist with Inter-University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi from 1985-2021. He has done his M.Sc and Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics from the University of Calicut and M.Sc in Accelerator Physics, from the University of Manitoba, Canada. He works mainly in the area of design and development of particle accelerators and instrumentation for associated experiments, including radio-frequency accelerating structures, control, and data acquisition systems, digital and radio frequency electronics modules. Dr. Ajith Kumar initiated the PHOENIX project by designing a parallel port-based computer interface for teaching physics and engineering in 2005. His dedicated efforts in developing open science hardware for teaching science led to the latest development of [ExpEYES] (https://expeyes.in/). _**ExpEYES** -An open-source science lab, is currently the most affordable tool for learning science by exploring and experimenting which uses python for data analysis and visualization._ For the past several years he has been involved in promoting Free Software tools in Education. Has been pursuing academic community to include Python in their syllabus and has written a book 'Python for Education'. Dr. Ajith is involved in teacher training programs and has helped thousands of teachers to have hands-on experience with computer interfaced experiments and to take their first steps in the world of Free Software and Python. Dr. Ajith is retired from IUAC in FEB 2021 but the scientist and educator in him will never retire. He has continued his work promoting science education and scientific temper through his new project [scischool.in](https://scischool.in/). Please help us spread this message by sharing it on your social networks as widely as possible. Thank you ! Tweet: https://twitter.com/pyconindia/status/1408309005236117504 Cheers, Kumar Anirudha

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Call for In-kind Sponsors is now open for PyCon India 2021.
by Chandan Kumar June 21, 2021

June 21, 2021

Hello, Call for In-kind Sponsors is now open for PyCon India 2021[0] Organizations with an interest in contributing and adding value to the event and Python community can come forward to make the most out of this opportunity. What are In-kind Sponsors? In-kind sponsorship is a type of sponsorship where the sponsor agrees to provide swags (either physical or virtual, value-in-kind) instead of cash as part of the sponsorship agreement with PyCon India. These swags or the benefits would be made directly available to PyCon India 2021 attendees. What's in it for the sponsors? This act of goodwill while giving back to the community helps sponsors increase their brand exposure and elevate their business identity within the Python community. Interested in applying for the In-Kind Sponsorship? Check out our call for In-kind Sponsors blog[0] and fill the form [1.] Links: [0] https://in.pycon.org/blog/2021/call-for-in-kind-sponsors.html [1] https://forms.gle/4tfmaAfdsHPnQ37y7 Quick Summary: ---------------------- PyCon India 2021 is happening online from 17th Sep, 2021 to 20th Sep, 2021. * WorkShop Days: 17th Sep, 2021 * Conference Days: 18th-19th Sep, 2021 * DevSprints Days: 20th Sep, 2021 Conference tickets are open now, Grab it from here: https://in.pycon.org/2021/ Have any questions or suggestions, Do reach out to us on Zulip: https://pyconindia.zulipchat.com/ Thanks, Chandan Kumar

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by Kalyan Prasad June 20, 2021

June 20, 2021

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[THREAD] PyCon India Weekly Update - Week 15
by Rayan Das June 18, 2021

June 18, 2021

Hi everyone, Hope everyone is doing well. Here are the updates from Communications/Social Media WG: Updates: - Tickets sales announcement with mentioning keynote speakers. [1] - Announced null Community as Outreach Partner. [2] - CFP for BoFs and Poster Presentation closing in 10 days announcement. [3] Up next: - InKind Sponsors announcement. - Third Keynote speaker announcement. - Fourth Keynote speaker announcement. Blockers: - None Also, please like/retweet our posts from PyCon India handle so that the conference has a wider reach of the audience. [1]: https://twitter.com/pyconindia/status/1404038372457259008 [2]: https://twitter.com/pyconindia/status/1404397685264687107 [3]: https://twitter.com/pyconindia/status/1405767671639994371 -- Rayan Das https://rayandas.in GPG Fingerprint: 78B4 4DEF 5455 951E C7A5 91BB 3B06 A834 8A9F 8BF3 Q: How can I use more inclusive language? A: https://heyguys.cc

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[THREAD] PyCon India Weekly Update - Week 14
by Akshay Gaikwad June 11, 2021

June 11, 2021

Hello everyone, Here are the updates from Mentorship WG: Updates: - Sent mail to SMEs for review and mentorship. Up Next: - Onboard SMEs those are interested. Blockers: - None

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[THREAD] PyCon India Weekly Update - Week 13
by Bhavin Gandhi June 4, 2021

June 4, 2021

Hello everyone, Here are the updates from Mentorship WG: Updates: - We have started reaching out to SMEs for review and mentorship Blockers: - None

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PyCon India 2021 Keynote: Sebastian Ramirez
by Kumar Anirudha June 2, 2021

June 2, 2021

Hello Folks, We are happy to announce Sebastián Ramírez as our Second Keynote speaker for PyCon India 2021. About Sebastián Ramírez ----------- Sebastián Ramírez (@tiangolo) is the creator of FastAPI, Typer, and other open source tools. He has worked and led teams of developers from Latin America to the Middle East. Always building different types of products and custom solutions involving data processing, distributed systems, and Machine Learning. FastAPI was included in the last official Python developer survey of 2020, and it was ranked as the 3rd most used Python web framework. And by different metrics, FastAPI could be considered the Python web framework with the highest growth rate. FastAPI, Typer, and some of the other open source tools are currently used by many teams of all sizes, from solo developers to many renowned corporations. And these libraries are used for building applications ranging from small data handling tools to complex systems for machine learning, astronomy, and many other fields. Sebastián was recently part of Explosion, in Germany, the team that created spaCy, a popular open source NLP toolkit. Currently, Sebastián is dedicating a high percentage of his working time to FastAPI, Typer, and the other open source projects, while also helping a small number of companies and teams as a consultant. You can learn more about him from his website: [https://tiangolo.com](https://tiangolo.com) Please retweet the announcement to reach to all the interested parties https://twitter.com/pyconindia/status/1400063264407515142 Cheers, Kumar Anirudha Team PyCon India 2021

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