Hello All, Planning for PyCon 2019 in Cleveland, OH is well underway and conference registration is filling up. Be sure to register <http://us.pycon.org/2019> soon if you plan on attending since PyCon typically sells out. - Tutorials will be May 1-2. The Tutorial Schedule <https://us.pycon.org/2019/schedule/tutorials> has been published and registration for tutorials is available. Please read the launch blog post <https://pycon.blogspot.com/2019/02/pycon-2019-tutorial-schedule.html> for more details. - Conference talks will be May 3-5. Watch for the conference talk schedule <https://us.pycon.org/2019/schedule/talks> to be posted within the next week or so. - Returning for 2019 is PyCon Charlas that will be held on May 3, the schedule will be posted with the talks. - The Poster Presentations will take place on Sunday May 5, a list of the Posters being presented can be seen here <https://us.pycon.org/2019/schedule/posters/list/>. New for 2019! We have 3 new Hatchery Programs joining PyCon this year. Check out their pages for details and deadlines for propsals: - The Art of Python, Friday, May 2, 7:30pm https://us.pycon.org/2019/hatchery/artofpython/ - Maintainers Summit, Saturday, May 3, 10:50am - 2:30pm https://us.pycon.org/2019/hatchery/maintainers/ - Mentored Sprints for diverse beginners, Saturday, May 3, 2:30pm-6:30pm https://us.pycon.org/2019/hatchery/mentoredsprints/ We are pleased to be welcoming many companies as top level sponsors for PyCon 2019: Keystone Sponsor - Microsoft Principal Sponsors - Capital One, Facebook and Instagram Diamond Sponsors - Google, Heroku, JetBrains and Slack We send a special thank you to all sponsors that make PyCon possible, see the full list of sponsors here <https://us.pycon.org/2019/sponsors/>. If your company is interested in sponsoring PyCon, we have a couple opportunities still available <https://us.pycon.org/2019/sponsors/prospectus/>. *Thanks and hope to see you in Cleveland!* *PyCon Event Staff*