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EuroPython 2020: Online conference from July 23-26
by M.-A. Lemburg 31 Mar '20

31 Mar '20

In the last two weeks, we have discussed and investigated concepts around running this year’s EuroPython conference as an online conference. We have looked at conference tools, your feedback, drafted up ideas on what we can do to make the event interesting and what we can accomplish given our limited resources. Today, we are happy to announce that we will be running * EuroPython 2020 * from July 23 - 26 2020 as an online conference We are planning the following structure: - 2 conference days with keynotes, talks, lightning talks, poster session (Thursday and Friday) - 2 sprint days with multiple sprint teams (Saturday and Sunday) Attending the conference days will require a ticket, participating in the sprint days will be free. We will publish additional information on the new format as it becomes available. A few updates for today (more details will follow in separate blog posts): Call for Papers (CFP) --------------------- With the new plan in place, we will extend and retarget the CFP we had been running in the last three weeks to the online setup. Please note that we will not have training sessions at EuroPython 2020. We will have keynotes, 30 and 45-minute talks, panels, interactive sessions, as well as try to come up with a format for doing posters and lightning talks. Unlike for our in-person event, speakers will get free tickets to the event, since we don’t have to cover catering costs. We need your help ----------------- Given that we had already put a lot of work into the in-person event organization, a lot of which we’ll now have to adapt or redo for the online set up in the few months ahead of us, we will need more help from the community to make this happen. If you would like to help, please write to board(a)europython.eu. We are specifically looking for people with experience using online conference tools to help host tracks during the conference days. Sponsoring ---------- As for the in-person event, we will have sponsorship packages available for the online event as well. Because the format is different, we’ll have to adjust the packages we had intended for the in-person to an online setup. If you are interested in sponsoring EuroPython 2020, please write to sponsoring(a)europython.eu. We will then send you more details, as they become available. 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/614102095419850752/europython-2020-online-c… Tweet: https://twitter.com/europython/status/1244947459006173184 Thanks, -- EuroPython 2020 Team https://ep2020.europython.eu/ https://www.europython-society.org/

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COSCUP 2020 Call for Participation
by hrchu 20 Mar '20

20 Mar '20

Hello there, COSCUP(Conference for Open Source Coders, Users and Promoters) is an annual conference held by the Taiwanese Open Source community since 2006. It will behold in August this year, and we are calling for participation. You can participate in the following ways: 1. Community Track 2. Community Booth. Community Track: Community tracks are assigned to self-organizing groups to work, share, and discuss issues around an open-source-related topic. You can decide the content and format in your Track. You can decide the duration of each section and the whole schedule in your Track. Community Booth: It's a great opportunity to introduce yourself, display your work, and connect with thousands of open source contributors and hobbyists all around Taiwan. Plz ref https://blog.coscup.org/2020/03/coscup-2020-call-for-participation-now.html for more information. Cheers, petertc

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EuroPython 2020: Going virtual / EuroPython 2021: Dublin, Ireland
by M.-A. Lemburg 17 Mar '20

17 Mar '20

In our blog post on the COVID-19 last week, we were still hopeful that the situation would improve in time for the event in July. The last few days have shown us that we need to have a more realistic view on how things will develop in the coming months: https://blog.europython.eu/post/612393987829039104/europython-2020-and-covi… Right now, we are at a point in the conference organization where we have invested a lot of time into the preparation of the conference, but have not started ticket sales, entered sponsorship agreements or ordered conference and marketing material. We also had discussions with the venue and caterer on possible options to address the risk of not being able to hold the event in July due to government regulations preventing indoor gatherings. EuroPython 2021 --------------- In our EuroPython Society Board call last night, we discussed the situation, looked at the options and decided to take the offer of the venue to postpone the in-person conference to next year. * EuroPython 2021 will be held in Dublin, Ireland, * * from July 26 - August 1 2021 * How about a virtual EuroPython 2020 ? ------------------------------------- Since we all love EuroPython, the community and good vibes coming from such gatherings, we are now considering turning this year’s EuroPython 2020 conference into a virtual event. For this, we’d like to gather some feedback and have created a form for you to let us know what your thoughts are on such a virtual setup: * EuroPython 2020 going virtual feedback form * https://forms.gle/dwMYXVR4RFAqvthP6 If we go for the virtual setup for EuroPython 2020, the dates will likely change a bit, so ticket sales will start a little later. For now, we will leave the EuroPython 2020 Call for Proposals (CfP) open. Please note that those talks will then have to be held from your notebook/desktop without face-to-face audience contact. On the other hand, many more people could join in, since there’s no travel involved. We will aim to make the virtual event as interactive as possible. Code name: EuroPython Winter Edition ------------------------------------ While we’re at it, we’d also like to use the form to gather some feedback on the idea to have a winter EuroPython event, one where we run a BarCamp/Sprint/Hackathon style setup in a smaller setting. 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/612826526375919616/europython-2020-going-vi… Tweet: https://twitter.com/europython/status/1239845360694067201 Thanks, -- EuroPython 2020 Team https://ep2020.europython.eu/ https://www.europython-society.org/

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Fwd: [Webmaster] Notice: about a provisional refusal for NO.1441648- PYCON in Japan
by Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer 11 Mar '20

11 Mar '20

I don't know if the mail is legit or not. But please do check it out. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: hill(a)finelandip.com <hill(a)finelandip.com> Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020, 11:19 Subject: [Webmaster] Notice: about a provisional refusal for NO.1441648- PYCON in Japan To: webmaster <webmaster(a)python.org> Dear sirs Furtherance to our below email, we thought to seek your attention one more time. Good day! My name is Hill Fu from Beijing Fineland IP Firm, China. Fineland has entered into partnerships with many intellectual property law firms in 168 countries such as Asia, Europe and America. Today I am writing to inform that your trademark which designated to Japan via WIPO was refused by Japan Patent Office (JPO) on * January** 09.* *2020**. * and was pronounced on * January 23, 2020* Details of the mark are listed below for your reference: Trademark PYCON Application No 1441648 Class 09 Application Date 2018-12-27 (yyyy-mm-dd) Applicant Python Software Foundation May I know if you have received the refusal notification? Time limit for requesting review: within 3 months from Date of pronouncement. The deadline is *April 23 2020.* Any assistance, just let me know. ------------------------------ Thank you! Hill (Mr) Beijing Fineland IP Firm Haidian District Beijing China Tel：+86-10-82870739 +86-18612890025 Email：hill(a)finelandip.com _______________________________________________ Webmaster mailing list Webmaster(a)python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/webmaster

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Mauritius Developers Conference 2020
by Aditya Bholah 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

Hello all, In about a month the local community, Mauritius Software Craftsmanship Community (MSCC) (mscc.mu) will be organizing the biggest tech conference on the island on the 2nd - 4th April. I extend my invitation to all those who are interested. I would also know how I can get official goodies or their designs so that I can distribute those at the conference (https://conference.mscc.mu/session/179409 (https://link.getmailspring.com/link/9C9DCC36-E811-4825-8FCE-4477A6BDE7B8@ge…. Cheers from Mauritius, Aditya Bholah

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EuroPython 2020: Call for Proposals now open
by M.-A. Lemburg 09 Mar '20

09 Mar '20

We have opened the Call for Proposals today. It will be left open for three weeks and then close on: Sunday, March 29 23:59:59 CEST In order to submit a proposal, please log in to the site (or create an account first) and then proceed to the CFP page: * https://ep2020.europython.eu/call-for-proposals/ * We’re looking for proposals on every aspect of Python: all levels of programming from novice to advanced, applications, frameworks, data science, Python projects, internals or topics which you’re excited about, your experiences with Python and its ecosystem, creative or artistic things you’ve done with Python, to name a few. EuroPython is a community conference and we are eager to hear about your use of Python. Since feedback shows that our audience is very interested in advanced topics, we’d appreciate more entries in this category for EuroPython 2020. Please help spread word about Call for Proposals to anyone who might be interested. Thanks. 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/612113768932098048/europython-2020-call-for… Tweet: https://twitter.com/europython/status/1236995749273092102 Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2020 Team https://ep2020.europython.eu/ https://www.europython-society.org/

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EuroPython 2020: Launching the conference website
by M.-A. Lemburg 08 Mar '20

08 Mar '20

We are very excited to announce the launch of our website for EuroPython 2020: * EuroPython 2020 Website * https://ep2020.europython.eu/ Our web WG worked hard on putting the finishing touches on the website and many other team members helped update the content. We have ported the accounts from last year to the new website, so you should be able to login with last year’s details. That said, we’d recommend changing your password as best practice. Please note that we have also updated the profile page, so after login you will be redirected to the profile page to make any necessary adjustments. More updates: ------------- - The CFP will launch as planned on Monday, March 9th. - We are also considering to open early bird sales on Wednesday, March 11 at 12:00 CET. However, since we’re still waiting for the VAT ID registration, we won’t be able to produce invoices yet. Those will get delivered later when we have the VAT ID - much like in Edinburgh, where we had similar delays. - Ticket prices are already available on the registration page. Unlike in previous years, we are publishing all prices at once, so that you can get a better overview. - As you probably know, the Corona virus has hit Europe and we are closely monitoring the situation. We will publish separate blog posts on this topic. So far, we are hopeful that the situation will have calmed down by July. - We have prepared the sponsorship packages and will announce these in separate blog post. Early bird sponsors will again receive a 10% discount on the package price. If you’re interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact our sponsor team at sponsoring(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/611955238740557824/europython-2020-launchin… Tweet: https://twitter.com/europython/status/1236620559443800066 Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2020 Team https://ep2020.europython.eu/ https://www.europython-society.org/

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