Mailman 3 February 2018 - PSF-Community

[CFP] Scipy 2018 - Scientific Computing with Python conference
by Jacqueline Kazil Feb. 13, 2018

Feb. 13, 2018

Hello! SciPy 2018, the 17th annual Scientific Computing with Python conference, will be held July 9-15 in Austin, Texas. The annual SciPy Conference brings together over 700 participants from industry, academia, and government to showcase their latest projects, learn from skilled users and developers, and collaborate on code development. The Proceedings of the Python in Science Conference, the journal covering SciPy submissions, is also available to publish submissions from academic contributors. The call for abstracts for SciPy 2018 for talks, posters, and tutorials is now open. Talks & Posters (July 11-13, 2018) In addition to general talks, there are specific tracks which include: Data Visualization Reproducibility and Software Sustainability Astronomy Biology and Bioinformatics Data Science Earth, Ocean and Geoscience Image Processing Language Interoperability Library Science and Digital Humanities Machine Learning Materials Science Political and Social Sciences SciPy Tools plenary session Tutorials (July 9-10, 2018) Tutorials should be focused on covering a well-defined topic in a hands-on manner. We are looking for awesome techniques or packages, helping new or advanced python programmers develop better or faster scientific applications. We encourage submissions to be designed to allow at least 50% of the time for hands-on exercises, even if this means the subject matter needs to be limited. Tutorials will be 4 hours in duration. In your tutorial application, you can indicate what prerequisite skills and knowledge will be needed for your tutorial, and the approximate expected level of knowledge of your students (i.e. beginner, intermediate, advanced). Instructors of accepted tutorials will receive a stipend. For Examples of content and format, you can refer to tutorials from past SciPy tutorial sessions (SciPy2017 <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYx7XA2nY5GfdAFycPLBdUDOUtdQIVoMf>, SciPy2016 <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYx7XA2nY5Gf37zYZMw6OqGFRPjB1jCy6>) ------------------------------ Conference Website <https://scipy2018.scipy.org/ehome/index.php?eventid=299527&> Submission Website <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=scipy2018> ------------------------------ Important Dates February 9, 2018 Submission deadline March 20, 2018 Tutorial presenters notified of acceptance April 2, 2018 Conference speakers and poster presenters notified of acceptance May 14, 2018 First draft of Proceedings Due July 9-10, 2018 SciPy 2018 Tutorials July 11-13, 2018 SciPy 2018 Conference July 14-15, 2018 SciPy 2018 Sprints -Jackie Scipy & PyLadies Organizer -- Jacqueline Kazil | @jackiekazil

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PyLondinium: New Conference in support of the PSF
by Mario Corchero Feb. 12, 2018

Feb. 12, 2018

Hello Pythonistas! I am excited to share some news. We are starting a new project, PyLondinium <https://pylondinium.org/>, a conference where all benefits will be directly donated to the PSF. It will be happening in June, in London. We will open the CfP at beginning of March and we want to start to sell tickets soon. Tweet announcing it: https://twitter.com/PyLondinium/status/963012334099881985 Thanks! Mario Corchero

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EuroPython 2018: Getting ready
by M.-A. Lemburg Feb. 8, 2018

Feb. 8, 2018

We are excited to announce the launch of the EuroPython 2018 website: * https://ep2018.europython.eu/ * The EuroPython conference will take place in sunny Edinburgh, Scotland, this year, from July 23-29 2018. It’s a great time of year to visit Edinburgh with 16 hours of daylight, and the festival season in full flow, so come and join us. This is just one week before the famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Turing Festival, so you can extend your stay a little longer in Edinburgh, or head for the Highlands to enjoy the amazing mountains and lochs. EuroPython 2018 - The European Python Conference ------------------------------------------------ Here’s an overview of what you can expect in Edinburgh: - We will start with Workshops and Training Sessions on Monday and Tuesday. - The main 3 conference days follow, packed with keynotes, talks, exhibition, help desks, interactive sessions, panels and poster sessions. - The two weekend days after the conference, July 28 and 29, are reserved for sprints (hackathons). Overall, we will again have 7 days worth of great Python content, arranged in over 120 sessions, waiting for you. The venue is the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, in central Edinburgh, just on the edge of the historic Old Town. In short: - Monday, Tuesday, July 23-24: Workshops and Training - Wednesday - Friday, July 25-27: Conference talks, keynotes, training - Saturday, Sunday, July 28-29: Sprints Our Sponsors ------------ All this would not be possible without the generous help of our launch sponsors. If your company would be interested in sponsoring the 17th EuroPython please contact sponsoring(a)europython.eu. Sponsoring EuroPython guarantees you highly targeted visibility and the opportunity to present yourself and your company in a professional and innovative environment. You’ll have an unique opportunity to meet many Python-enthusiastic developers, users and professionals. As a sponsor of EuroPython 2018, you will directly help to promote the work of a great open-source community and help further its development. EuroPython 2018 is the 17th EuroPython conference. The conference tours throughout Europe. It so far has had stops in Belgium, Sweden, Lithuania, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany and Basque Country/Spain, growing from initially 240 attendees to well over 1200. In the coming days, we will announce the start of the Call for Proposals and Early Bird Ticket sales. Please watch our EuroPython blog for updates. https://ep2018.europython.eu/ Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2018 Team https://ep2018.europython.eu/ https://www.europython-society.org/ PS: Please forward or retweet to help us reach all interested parties: https://twitter.com/europython/status/961616731482488833 Thanks.

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