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EuroPython 2018: Invoices available
by M.-A. Lemburg 29 Jun '18

29 Jun '18

We have great news ! After many months of sorting the UK VAT registration issue, we have finally been registered for VAT in the UK. This is the number, we’ve all been waiting for: GB 297620469 We’ve now generated all the missing invoices for existing purchases and hope that this will make it easier for companies to now register their employees as well. EuroPython 2018: Get your tickets before we sell out https://ep2018.europython.eu/en/registration/buy-tickets/ Downloading Invoices -------------------- If you have already purchased tickets, you can find the invoices in your account. Simply log in, go to the profile page, select “Orders, invoices & coupons” on the right and you should find the invoice links for your orders. The invoices are generated as PDFs, so you can print or archive them easily. Sorry for keeping you waiting so long. 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/175370400437/europython-2018-invoices-avail… Tweet: https://twitter.com/europython/status/1012670816352382977 Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2018 Team https://ep2018.europython.eu/ https://www.europython-society.org/

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EuroPython 2018: Beginners’ Day Workshop
by M.-A. Lemburg 29 Jun '18

29 Jun '18

Maybe you’ve come to EuroPython as a programmer from another language. Or perhaps you have other tech skills or you really want to understand what it’s like to program in Python. Then come to our Beginners’ Day at EuroPython. https://ep2018.europython.eu/en/events/beginners-day/ What is Beginners’ Day ? ------------------------ Beginners’ Day is a session we are running, just for newcomers to the Python programming language, on Tuesday, July 24th from 09:30 - 16:45, at the Edinburgh International Conference Center (EICC), the EuroPython 2018 venue, and just in time to get you ready for all the talks which follow on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. You will need a conference pass to attend, but otherwise, it’s free, so if you’re thinking of coming to the conference, but you’re new to Python or programming, this could be the session for you. The workshop will be run by: - Vincent D. Warmerdam (PyData Amsterdam) - Christian Barra (EuroPython board member) Sign up for Beginners’ Day -------------------------- Whether you’re totally new to programming or you already know another language - this full day session will give you a crash-course in Python, and the ecosystem around it. You’ll get the context you need to get the most out of the rest of the EuroPython conference. Bring your laptop, because this will be a hands-on session! This session will be presented in English (although a few of the coaches do speak basic Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese). Please see the Beginners’ Day page for the full program: https://ep2018.europython.eu/en/events/beginners-day/ If you’d like to come, please do register in advance for this session, so that we know how to plan to make it the best yet. We need to know the numbers for planing the workshop. Sign up for Beginners’ Day https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7hTdKbYm_Jn8SSYNyC4iQXe-W68ndj93… Call for Mentors ---------------- Already know Python ? Want to be a mentor ? Fantastic ! Especially if you can add an extra language to help non-English speakers feel comfortable asking questions, or if you’ve never mentored before and want to try to share your knowledge for the first time. Please sign up as a mentor on our mentor registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkqmu8o2R0FN7BqlaLrv5trOKHqhEQyHt… 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/175370423057/europython-2018-beginners-day-… Tweet: https://twitter.com/europython/status/1012671128790290432 Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2018 Team https://ep2018.europython.eu/ https://www.europython-society.org/

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PyCon AU 2018: Tickets on sale now!
by Katie McLaughlin 26 Jun '18

26 Jun '18

Tickets for PyCon AU 2018 are now on sale! We're holding Australia's annual PyCon at the International Convention Centre in Sydney, this August 24 - 28 2018. We have a number of different ticket types available to help people of every financial ability attend, including tickets just for the weekend, tickets for the three days of talks, discounted tickets for students, early bird specials, and development sprint addons. Full information about all the ticket tiers is available at https://2018.pycon-au.org/attend/ticket-tiers We also have the option to make a donation to the Financial Assistance pool of funds, which we will use to help get more people to the event. We'll announce separately when the second round of assistance applications opens. Please note that we're had a change of shirt manufacturer this year. Please make sure you check the dimensions of this year's shirts at https://2018.pycon-au.org/attend/shirts. Your 'usual' may not be the same as last year. Also! We have some discount codes for PyCon AU Attendees at two hotels right on Darling Harbour. More details are available at https://2018.pycon-au.org/attend/accomodation. Rates subject to availability. And also, our schedule is live, and available at https://2018.pycon-au.org/schedule/friday for the Specialist Tracks, https://2018.pycon-au.org/schedule/saturday for Saturday, and https://2018.pycon-au.org/schedule/sunday for Sunday We're excited to see you all in Sydney in August! Come join us for an Aussie 'winter'! Katie McLaughlin PyCon AU 2018/9 Site Chair

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EuroPython 2018: Training pass sale starts on Friday at 12:00 CEST
by M.-A. Lemburg 07 Jun '18

07 Jun '18

As we have already announced, access to trainings is not included in our regular conference tickets this year. We have done this to keep the conference ticket prices reasonable, acknowledge the value in the trainings are and to add more flexibility. Two full days of trainings included ----------------------------------- Training passes allow you to access all trainings on the two training days, Monday and Tuesday. Each training will run for 3 hours and they will be scheduled in 3 parallel tracks. Please note: Training access is on a first-come-first-served basis. We don’t provide registration for specific training sessions. A light lunch is served on the training days, which is included in the training pass price. * Business training pass: EUR 295.00 excl. VAT, EUR 354.00 incl. 20% UK VAT (for people using Python to make a living) * Personal training pass: EUR 175.00 incl. 20% UK VAT (for people enjoying Python from home) * Student training pass: EUR 125.00 incl. 20% UK 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) The trainings pass does not grant you permission to attend the main EuroPython conference days or the sprints. Please get a separate conference ticket for this. Available training sessions --------------------------- We have already selected an initial set of trainings, you can view on our session list: https://ep2018.europython.eu/en/events/sessions/#Training-sessions We will also have a few sponsored trainings, which are free (you don’t need a training pass to attend these). These will be announced in a separate blog post. Only a limited number of training passes available -------------------------------------------------- Since we don’t want to overbook the trainings sessions, we have limited the number of training passes to 200. Training pass sales will start on Friday, June 6, at around 12:00 CEST (that’s 10:00 UTC, 11:00 BST, 13:00 EEST, etc.). Given the experience with the early bird tickets, which sold out in less than 45 minutes, we recommend to get your ticket as soon as you can. Regular conference tickets are selling out much faster than last year as well, so the same recommendation applies to those as well: https://ep2018.europython.eu/en/registration/buy-tickets/ 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/174655358657/europython-2018-training-pass-… Tweet: https://twitter.com/europython/status/1004625811335458818 Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2018 Team https://ep2018.europython.eu/ https://www.europython-society.org/

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EuroPython 2018: Looking for a photographer
by M.-A. Lemburg 04 Jun '18

04 Jun '18

At last year’s event, we had a professional conference photographer, Alessia Peviani, from our community, help us cover the event in pictures. https://ep2017.europython.eu/en/europython/photos/ This year she unfortunately cannot attend, so we’re looking for help from other photographers in the community. Here’s what we can offer: ------------------------- * recognition and publicity by listing you as the official EuroPython conference photographer * free tickets for the conference and trainings * refund for travel and accommodation up to EUR 500 * gratitude by our attendees who really appreciate having this kind of documentation available What we are asking for: ----------------------- * cover all aspects of the conference in photos * photos licensed under the CC BY-NC license, with a special exception for the EPS, so that we can use the photos for promoting the conference * self-management and help with administering the Flickr group, uploads by other community photographers and discussions If you are interested in helping us, please write to media(a)europython.eu. 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/174564294432/europython-2018-looking-for-a-… Tweet: https://twitter.com/europython/status/1003627195460390914 Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2018 Team https://ep2018.europython.eu/ https://www.europython-society.org/

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