Mailman 3 May 2018 - PSF-Community

EuroPython 2018: First list of accepted sessions available
by Alexander C. S. Hendorf May 31, 2018

May 31, 2018

We have received an amazing collection of 376 proposals. Thank you all for your contributions! Given the overwhelming quality of the proposals, we had some very difficult decisions to make. Nonetheless we are happy to announce we have published the first 120+ sessions. Here’s what we have on offer so far: * 12 Trainings (complete) * 98 Talks (some more will follow) * 6 help desks (complete) * 10 posters (complete) More sessions to come ================= We have informed all speakers with accepted submissions by email. We are further selecting a second wave of talks, that will be announced soon. Please see the session list for details and abstracts. In case you wonder what poster, interactive and help desk sessions are, please check the call for proposals. https://ep2018.europython.eu/en/call-for-proposals/ Enjoy, – EuroPython 2018 Team https://ep2018.europython.eu/ https://www.europython-society.org/ Alexander Hendorf as EuroPython vice chair & chair of the program work group Twitter: @hendorf LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hendorf EuroPython: https://www.europython.eu/ https://twitter.com/europython https://www.facebook.com/europython EuroPython Society: http://www.europython-society.org/

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EuroPython 2018: Early Bird Ticket Sales
by M.-A. Lemburg May 30, 2018

May 30, 2018

We are happy to announce that we’ll start early bird tickets on Thursday, at around 12:00 CEST. We have 200 conference tickets available at the Early Bird rate and they usually sell out within a day or two. Invoices will be available in a few weeks ----------------------------------------- Since we’re running the conference in the UK this year and conference tickets are taxed at the location of the conference, we have to charge and pay 20% UK VAT on the tickets. In order to do this, we need a UK VAT registration and associated VAT ID. Unfortunately, this whole process has taken way too long and so we’re starting ticket sales without issuing invoices at this time, simply because we would not be able to issue valid VAT invoices. We will issues these as soon as we have the UK VAT ID, which should be within the next couple of weeks if all goes well. We’ll announce this on the blog and you will then be able to download the invoices in your website account. Help spread the word -------------------- Please help us spread this message by sharing it on your social networks as widely as possible. Thank you ! Link to the blog post: https://blog.europython.eu/post/174396639222/europython-2018-early-bird-tic… Tweet: https://twitter.com/europython/status/1001728629917863936 Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2018 Team https://ep2018.europython.eu/ https://www.europython-society.org/

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EuroPython 2018: Financial Aid Program
by M.-A. Lemburg May 29, 2018

May 29, 2018

As part of our commitment to the Python community, we are pleased to announce that we offer special grants for people in need of a financial aid to attend EuroPython 2018. We offer financial aid conference grants in these 3 categories: - Free and discounted ticket: Get a standard ticket for the conference for free (including access to conference days (Wed-Fri), Beginners’ Day workshop and sprints.). Note: training passes are NOT included in the free conference ticket. - Travel costs: We will cover the travel costs pro rata, depending on what you are applying for. - Accommodation: We can partially cover your accommodation costs Grant Eligibility ----------------- Our grants are open to all people in need of financial aid. We will specifically take into account the following criteria in the selection process: - Contributors: Potential speakers/trainers of EuroPython (people who submitted a proposal) and all who contribute to EuroPython and/or Python community projects. - Economic factors: We want everybody to have a chance to come to EuroPython, regardless of economic situation or income level. - Diversity: We seek the most diverse and inclusive event possible. How to apply ------------ You can apply for financial aid by filling the form on the EuroPython 2018 Finance Aid page: https://ep2018.europython.eu/en/registration/financial-aid/ If you have any questions, please read the FAQ or send an email to finaid(a)europython.eu Timeline -------- - June 5th (2018-06-05) - the deadline for submitting the applications - June 12th (2018-06-12) - applicants will be notified by e-mail around - June 17th (2018-06-17) - deadline for applicants to accept the grant - June 20th (2018-06-20) - applicants will receive confirmation notific - July 23rd (2018-07-23) - last day when we accept invoices Refund management ----------------- Free ticket: The individual coupons will be generated for a free ticket. Accommodation and Travel grant: All grants involving reimbursements will be reimbursed by PayPal or bank transfer. Please send us your receipts (hotel invoice, plane/bus/train ticket) before the conference for approval. Become a special Finance Aid and Diversity sponsor! You or your company can support our finaid initiative by becoming a sponsor. We have a special sponsor package “Financial aid sponsor” and a “Financial aid donation” option that can be booked separately or in combination with a sponsor package: - https://ep2018.europython.eu/en/sponsor/packages/#Financial-Aid-Sponsor - https://ep2018.europython.eu/en/sponsor/options/ For more information please contact the sponsor work group at sponsoring(a)europython.eu. Bring us a new sponsor and get free ticket for EuroPython 2018! Help spread the word -------------------- Please help us spread this message by sharing it on your social networks as widely as possible. Thank you ! Link to the blog post: https://blog.europython.eu/post/174368323052/europython-2018-financial-aid-… Tweet: https://twitter.com/europython/status/1001437296816742401 Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2018 Team https://ep2018.europython.eu/ https://www.europython-society.org/

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PyCon AU 2018 Call for Proposals Closing Soon
by Katie McLaughlin May 26, 2018

May 26, 2018

> > The PyCon AU 2018 Call for Presentations (CFP) is still open, but will > close on Monday, May 28 Anywhere On Earth (AoE) > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anywhere_on_Earth> > > We welcome submissions from everybody, including those: > > - who have never given a conference talk before, > - who are new to Python, > - who have built interesting things in Python, > - who have broken interesting things with Python, > - who have helped build Python, and > - who have expertise to share with our community from fields outside > of Python (and outside of technology). > > If you’ve never presented at a conference before and think you might like > to try it, we want to hear from you! The program committee is very much > interested in encouraging and supporting new speakers, and we will have > speaking mentors on hand to work with you to develop your proposal and talk > content so you can give the best talk possible. > > Our CFP process also encompasses submissions to the four Specialist Tracks > (Education, Internet of Things, Security and Privacy, and DjangoCon > Australia), so you can submit your talk to the main conference and the > Specialist Tracks with one click. > > Please go to our Speak page <https://2018.pycon-au.org/speak> for more > details on how to submit a proposal for PyCon AU 2018. > <https://www.papercall.io/pyconau2018> > > Some financial aid will be available for PyCon AU speakers. For more > information on our Financial Aid policy and how to apply, please see our Financial > Assistance <https://2018.pycon-au.org/assistance/> page. > > If you have questions about the CFP process, or want to ask one of our > PyCon AU mentors for advice on your talk idea, you can reach us at > program(a)pycon-au.org. > > And please help us spread the word about our CFP by sharing a link to this > page or using the hashtag #pyconau. > > --- > > An online copy of this announcement is available on > https://2018.pycon-au.org/news/call-for-proposals-now-open/ >

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EuroPython 2018: Talk voting is open
by M.-A. Lemburg May 25, 2018

May 25, 2018

At EuroPython, we let our attendees have a significant say in the selection of the sessions which are presented at the conference. We call this “talk voting” - attendees can tell us which submitted talks they’d like to see at the conference. To be eligible to vote for talks, you need to be a submitter of talks and everyone who attended one of the previous year’s EuroPython conferences. Since we’re a bit short on time, talk voting will only be possible for a few days, until Sunday, May 27. How talk voting works --------------------- Please log in and proceed to the page https://ep2018.europython.eu/en/speakers/talk-voting/ to vote for talks. The talk voting page lists all submitted proposals, including talks, trainings and posters. At the top of the page you find a few filters you can use to narrow down the list by e.g. selecting tags you’re interested in or only show one type of proposal and also to select the sorting order. For each submission, you can find the talk title with a link to the talk page. In order to vote, have a look at the title/abstract and then indicate your personal interest in attending this session. We have simplified the voting process and you may chose between these four options: “must see”, “want to see”, “maybe” and “not interested”. Please ignore the option “not voted” - it’s an alias for “not interested”. If you have questions about the talk, you can go to the talk page and enter a comment. Note that your votes are automatically saved to the backend without the need to click on a save or submit button. Talk selection -------------- After the talk voting phase, the EuroPython Program Workgroup (WG) will use the votes to select the talks and build a schedule. The majority of the talks will be chosen based on the talk voting results. Part of the available slots will be directly assigned by the Program WG based on editorial criteria to e.g. increase diversity or give a chance to less mainstream topics. In general, the Program WG will try to give as many speakers a chance to talk as possible. If speakers have submitted multiple talks, the one with the highest rate will most likely get selected. Help spread the word -------------------- Please help us spread this message by sharing it on your social networks as widely as possible. Thank you ! Link to the blog post: https://blog.europython.eu/post/174240171877/europython-2018-talk-voting-is… Tweet: https://twitter.com/europython/status/1000002457362190336 Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2018 Team https://ep2018.europython.eu/ https://www.europython-society.org/

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EuroPython 2018: Call for Proposals closes on Sunday
by M.-A. Lemburg May 19, 2018

May 19, 2018

We would like to remind you that our two week call for proposals (CFP) closes on Sunday, May 20. If you’d like to submit a talk, please see our CFP announcement for details: https://blog.europython.eu/post/173666124852/europython-2018-call-for-propo… Submissions are possibe via the CFP page on the EuroPython 2018 website: https://ep2018.europython.eu/en/call-for-proposals/ We’d like to invite everyone to submit proposals for talks, trainings, panels, etc. Looking at the submission counts, we are especially looking for more trainings submissions (note that you get a free conference ticket and training pass as trainer of a selected training). Submissions will then go into a talk voting phase where EuroPython attendees of previous years can vote on the submissions. The program work group will then use these votes as basis for the final talk selection and scheduling. We expect to have the schedule available by end of May. Please help us spread this reminder by sharing it on your social networks as widely as possible. Thank you ! Link to the blog post: https://blog.europython.eu/post/174049845802/europython-2018-call-for-propo… Tweet: https://twitter.com/europython/status/997842991036424198 Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2018 Team https://ep2018.europython.eu/ https://www.europython-society.org/

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EuroPython 2018: Ticket Sales Update
by M.-A. Lemburg May 9, 2018

May 9, 2018

Some community members have been wondering why tickets are not available yet. We’d like to update you on the current status. EuroPython is run by the EuroPython Society located in Sweden. However, the conference being held in the UK, we have to charge UK VAT for the tickets we sell and submit the collected VAT to the UK tax authorities. In order to be able to do this, we have register with the UK tax authorities and this is where we have experienced unforseen delays. After several attempts at getting this sorted, our friends at PyCon UK have helped us find a capable accountant with whom we are currently implementing the registration. Hopefully, the tax authorities won’t take too long to issue us a UK VAT ID. As soon as we have it, we will start ticket sales. Ticket Prices Available ----------------------- That said, we do already have some more information for you: we have decided on the initial ticket prices for EuroPython 2018. In case you need budget approval from your employer, you may put in your request now. Please see our blog post or registration page for full details on the ticket pricing: * https://blog.europython.eu/post/173732504642/europython-2018-ticket-sales-u… * https://ep2018.europython.eu/en/registration/buy-tickets/ 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/994182851997421569 Thanks.

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EuroPython 2018: Call for Proposals (CFP) is open
by M.-A. Lemburg May 7, 2018

May 7, 2018

We’re looking for proposals on every aspect of Python: programming from novice to advanced levels, applications and frameworks, or how you have been involved in introducing Python into your organization. EuroPython is a community conference and we are eager to hear about your experience. * https://ep2018.europython.eu/en/call-for-proposals/ * Please also forward this Call for Proposals to anyone that you feel may be interested. Important Notice: New Conference Layout --------------------------------------- Please note that the conference layout has changed compared to previous years, the main conference (talks) is now only three days: * Monday and Tuesday: trainings, workshops and Beginners’ Day only * Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: talks, panels, posters, helpdesks, open sessions, etc. (no trainings!) Submit your proposal -------------------- * https://ep2018.europython.eu/en/call-for-proposals/ * Submissions will be open until Sunday, May 20. Given the compact timing this year, one should not bet on an extension, please submit your proposals as early as possible - also to reduce work load of the reviewers. Thank you. Presenting at EuroPython ------------------------ We will accept a broad range of presentations, from reports on academic and commercial projects to tutorials and case studies. As long as the presentation is interesting and potentially useful to the Python community, it will be considered for inclusion in the program. Can you show something new and useful? Can you show the attendees how to: use a module? Explore a Python language feature? Package an application? If so, please consider submitting a talk. Submission types ---------------- * Regular Talk / approx. 110 slots * Trainings / 12 slots. * Panels * Interactive * Posters / 15 slots * Helpdesk / 6 slots Tracks ------ You may suggest your submission for a track. Tracks are groups of talks, covering the same domain (e.g. Django), all in the same room in a row. You may choose one of these specialized domains / tracks: * Business Track (running a business, being a freelancer) * DevOps * Django Track * Educational Track * General Python * Hardware/IoT Track * PyData Track * Science Track * Web Track PyData EuroPython 2018 ---------------------- As usual, there will be a PyData track at this year’s conference. The PyData track is run in cooperation with NumFocus and the PyData Edinburgh meetup. Discounts for Content Contributors ---------------------------------- Since EuroPython is a not-for-profit community conference, it is not possible to pay out rewards for talks or trainings. For talks, posters, help desk and organizing a panels or interactive sessions we will give out a 25% discount coupon valid for one conference ticket. Trainers will receive a 100% discount coupon for both a conference ticket and a training pass to compensate for the longer preparation time. More details ------------ Since there's a lot more detail to how the CFP works, please check the CFP page for additional information: * https://ep2018.europython.eu/en/call-for-proposals/ * 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/993418719756996608 Thanks.

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Open Call for PSF Board Member Nominations: 2018/19 Term
by Ewa Jodlowska May 1, 2018

May 1, 2018

Hi, Nominations for the PSF Board of Directors 2018/19 term are now open! If you are interested, please read through & add your nomination here: *https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonSoftwareFoundation/BoardCandidates2018 <https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonSoftwareFoundation/BoardCandidates2018>* A few reminders & notes: - PSF financials will be sent to psf-vote(a)python.org soon and posted to our site <https://www.python.org/psf/records/board/treasurer/> soon after. - Board Director Nomination cut-off: May 25, 2018 23:59:59 AoE <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aoe> - There will be three seats open and all will be three year terms. - Voter application cut-off date: May 25, 2018 23:59:59 AoE - Fellow <https://www.python.org/psf/fellows/> & Supporting <https://www.psfmember.org/> members are automatically made voting members unless you have written us stating that you do not wish to vote. - Contributing & Managing members should designate their preference to vote when signing up here: https://goo.gl/forms/nKYw73qAVUT9fBgC2 - Those that want to vote on this upcoming ballot need to be signed up by May 25, 2018 23:59:59 AoE - If you have questions about your voting status, please email psf-staff(a)python.org. - Voting start date: June 1, 2018 - Ballots will be sent out via Helios - Voting end date: June 10, 2018 23:59:59 AoE Thanks, Ewa Jodlowska Director of Operations Python Software Foundation

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