I'm assured that the reservation issues with the hotel have now been
resolved, so you can now go ahead and book your hotel room for PyCon
at the conference rate. See http://us.pycon.org/Addison/Hotels for
more information and a link to Marriott's reservation site.
If you've already booked a hotel room at the standard rate, call the
hotel back and have them change your reservation to the conference
rate.
A.M. Kuchling
amk(a)amk.ca
Chair, PyCon 2006
http://us.pycon.org
The Python Software Foundation has allocated some funds to help people
attend PyCon 2006. If you'd like to come to PyCon but can't afford it,
maybe the PSF can help you.
The funding can cover any or all of:
* Your registration for PyCon.
* Your hotel room at the conference hotel
* Your flight or other transportation.
To apply, send an e-mail to <pycon at python.org>. Please state your
name, location, and what you would like to have funded. If you want
assistance with your transportation costs, please provide a rough
estimate (say, to the nearest US$100) of how much a round-trip
flight/train ride/etc. will cost.
You should also say why you should come to PyCon, and what you'll be
doing. We don't need an essay, but please provide a few sentences of
explanation.
Messages must be received by January 22 2006.
Upon receiving your message, we'll send you a notice of receipt. The
PSF's PyCon committee (David Ascher, Steve Holden, Jeremy Hylton,
A.M. Kuchling) will discuss the applications and allocate funding to a
subset of the applicants. You should be notified of
acceptance/rejection by January 31 2006.
Cost notes: PyCon registration is US$185. Hotel rooms are around
$90/night ~= $300 for the duration of the conference, $700 for
conference + sprints. The hotel cost can be lower if you find
someone to share a room with.
The PSF can't cover your meals during the conference, or registration
fees for tutorials. Priority will be given to people who can
contribute significantly to PyCon or to Python, e.g. students working
on a task, conference speakers, sprint leaders or developers critical
to a sprint, or people doing public service work with Python.
We'll be trying to maximize the benefit of the funding, so the
committee is more likely to fund three people who need small amounts
than one person who needs a large amount. To improve your chances,
please try to request the minimum amount of funding you need to attend
PyCon.
A.M. Kuchling
amk(a)amk.ca
Chair, PyCon 2006
http://us.pycon.org
Due to various issues with the hotel's reservation desk, the early
bird registration for PyCon has been extended until January 15th. So,
if you've been delaying registering for PyCon, you still have a chance
to register at the lower early-bird price.
The registration form is at
http://www.python.org/pycon/2006/register
What's going on: some sprint attendees have called the Dallas Marriott
Quorum's reservation line and been told that the PyCon room rate is no
longer available, and that they'll have to book at the regular hotel
rate of $199/night.
This is incorrect; the reservation line is confused, and we're trying
to resolve the problem. Please don't be frightened away from PyCon if
you've called the hotel and been told you have to pay $199/night. You
can register for PyCon and book your hotel rooms later after this
problem is resolved. You have until February 1st to book rooms at the
PyCon rate. I'll post an announcement once the reservation issues are
resolved.
Regards,
A.M. Kuchling
amk(a)amk.ca
Chair, PyCon 2006
http://us.pycon.org
A close-to-final draft of the PyCon 2006 schedule has now been posted to the
web:
http://www.python.org/pycon/2006/schedule
If you're a presenter, please check that your timeslot is OK for you,
and let us know if there's a problem.
Regards,
A.M. Kuchling
amk(a)amk.ca
Chair, PyCon 2006
http://us.pycon.org
