Early bird registration for PyCon TX 2006 ends on January 15th, so
there's only a week left. To register, please go to:
http://us.pycon.org/TX2006/Registration
You can still register after Jan. 15th, but the cost will go up by
US$65 (US$25 for students).
This year PyCon will feature a day of tutorials before the three days
of regular presentations. Course outlines for all the tutorials have
been posted; see
http://wiki.python.org/moin/PyCon2006/Tutorials
All of the PyCon tutorials are still open for new registrations, but
space is limited.
Don't forget to book your hotel room, too. PyCon TX 2006 is being
held at a Dallas/Addison hotel, and we have negotiated a special low
rate of $79 plus applicable taxes:
http://us.pycon.org/Addison/Hotels
We hope to see you in Texas!
Regards,
A.M. Kuchling
amk(a)amk.ca
Chair, PyCon 2006
http://us.pycon.org
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
Early bird registration for PyCon ends on December 31st, so there's
now slightly less than two weeks left. To register, go to:
http://us.pycon.org/TX2006/Registration
You can still register after Dec. 31st, but the cost will go up by
US$65 (US$25 for students).
Course outlines have now been posted for all the
tutorials; see
http://wiki.python.org/moin/PyCon2006/Tutorials
All of the PyCon tutorials are still open for new registrations, but
space is limited, and I suspect they'll all be filled up by the time
early-bird registration closes.
Don't forget to book your hotel room, too:
http://us.pycon.org/Addison/Hotels
A.M. Kuchling
Chair, PyCon 2006
amk(a)amk.ca
PyCon is now looking for sponsors to help fund the conference; please
see <http://us.pycon.org/TX2006/HowToSponsor> for more information.
Sponsors help ensure that PyCon remains a low-cost conference.
Several levels of sponsorship are available to match your company's
budget.
Sponsoring is also a good targeted way to reach a large set of Python
users. If you want to advertise something -- a product, a book, a job
opening -- to the PyCon community, it costs only $200 to include your
marketing material in the tote bag given to all conference attendees.
For more details, see <http://us.pycon.org/TX2006/HowToSponsor>.
A.M. Kuchling
Chair, PyCon 2006
amk(a)amk.ca
PyCon 2006 Call for Tutorials
------------------------------------------
Enjoy teaching classes or tutorials? PyCon 2006 is looking for
proposals for a pre-conference tutorials day. PyCon 2006 will be held
February 24-26 in Addison, Texas (near Dallas). Tutorials will be held
on February 23, at the same location.
Tutorial sessions will be a half day (3 hours, with a 15-minute break);
presenters may request two sessions in order to make up a full day.
Tutorials may be on any topic, but obviously should be instructional in
nature. Providing take-home materials for attendees is encouraged, and
tutorial presenters will receive $50 per student registered for theirsession (with a minimum payment of $500, and a maximum of $1500).
Extra consideration will be given to presenters with prior experience
teaching classes or giving conference tutorials. Please provide one
reference or evidence of such prior experience (sessions taught at
OSCON, EuroPython, local user groups, etc.).
PyCon attendees will register for tutorials. We reserve the right to
cancel tutorials with low attendance; presenters will not be paid for
cancelled tutorials.
Example tutorial topics can be found at:
http://us.pycon.org/TX2006/Tutorials
Important Dates
===============
* Submission deadline: November 15, 2005
* Acceptance deadline: November 22, 2005
* Cancellation date: January 15, 2006 (for inadequate attendance)
Submission Format
================================
Proposals should be 250 to 1000 words long (i.e., one to four pages in
manuscript format), containing the following information:
* Author name(s)
* Contact Information
* (Recommended) At least one previous presentation/teaching engagement
reference
* Summary of proposed presentation
* Presentation outline
* Intended audience (non-programmers, beginning programmers, advanced
users, CPython developers, etc.)
E-mail your proposal to <pycon(a)python.org>.
ASCII format is preferred (plain or reST), with HTML as a secondary
alternative. If you have any questions about submission, please send
mail to the conference organizers at pycon(a)python.org.