Mailman 3 - PyCon-ZA

PyConZA 2024 - Second Call for Submission
by Neil Muller July 31, 2024

July 31, 2024

This is a second call for speakers for PyConZA 2024 PyConZA 2024 will take place on the 3rd & 4th of October, 2024. This year, PyConZA will be a hybrid conference (with in-person and online access) hosted at the Belmont Square Conference Centre in Rondebosch, Cape Town. We are looking for the following presentations: - Keynotes (45 minute long talks on a subject of general interest) - Talks (30 minute long talks on more specific topics) - Remote Talks (30 minute long talks that will be delivered remotely - note that the number of remote talk slots is more limited due to technical constraints). If you would like to give a presentation, please register at https://za.pycon.org/ and submit your proposal, following the instructions at https://za.pycon.org/talks/how-to-submit-a-talk/ . We have a number of tracks available, including: Data Science, Teaching and Learning with Python, Web, Scientific Computing, Testing and Other (which includes all talks that don't fall under the mentioned tracks). We hope to notify accepted presenters by no later than the 31st of August 2024. Speakers will be expected to be available after the presentation for a short Q&A session. Shared sessions are also possible. The presentations will be in English. PyConZA offers a mentorship program for inexperienced speakers. If you would like assistance preparing your submission, email team(a)za.pycon.org with a rough draft of your talk proposal and we'll find a suitable experienced speaker to act as a mentor. If you want to present something that doesn't fit into the standard talk categories at PyConZA, please contact the organising committee atteam(a)za.pycon.org so we can discuss whether that will be feasible. -- Neil Muller On behalf of the PyConZA organising committee

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PyConZA 2024 - Call for Submission
by Neil Muller April 23, 2024

April 23, 2024

PyConZA 2024 will take place on the 3rd & 4th of October, 2024. This year, PyConZA will be a hybrid conference (with in-person and online access) hosted at the Belmont Square Conference Centre in Rondebosch, Cape Town. We are looking for the following presentations: - Keynotes (45 minute long talks on a subject of general interest) - Talks (30 minute long talks on more specific topics) - Remote Talks (30 minute long talks that will be delivered remotely - note that the number of remote talk slots is more limited due to technical constraints). If you would like to give a presentation, please register at https://za.pycon.org/ and submit your proposal, following the instructions at https://za.pycon.org/talks/how-to-submit-a-talk/ . We have a number of tracks available, including: Data Science, Teaching and Learning with Python, Web, Scientific Computing, Testing and Other (which includes all talks that don't fall under the mentioned tracks). We hope to notify accepted presenters by no later than the 31st of August 2024. Speakers will be expected to be available after the presentation for a short Q&A session. Shared sessions are also possible. The presentations will be in English. PyConZA offers a mentorship program for inexperienced speakers. If you would like assistance preparing your submission, email team(a)za.pycon.org with a rough draft of your talk proposal and we'll find a suitable experienced speaker to act as a mentor. If you want to present something that doesn't fit into the standard talk categories at PyConZA, please contact the organising committee at team(a)za.pycon.org so we can discuss whether that will be feasible. -- Neil Muller On behalf of the PyConZA organising committee

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PyConZA 2023 - Second Call for Submissions
by Neil Muller July 4, 2023

July 4, 2023

This is a second call for submissions to PyConZA 2023. PyConZA 2023 will take place on the 5th & 6th of October, 2023. This year, PyConZA will be a hybrid conference (with in-person and online access) hosted at the Premier Splendid Inn in Umhlanga, Durban. We are looking for the following presentations: - Keynotes (45 minute long talks on a subject of general interest) - Talks (30 minute long talks on more specific topics) - Remote Talks (30 minute long talks that will be delivered remotely - note that the number of remote talk slots is more limited due to technical constraints). If you would like to give a presentation, please register at https://za.pycon.org/ and submit your proposal, following the instructions at https://za.pycon.org/talks/how-to-submit-a-talk/ . We have a number of tracks available, including: Data Science, Teaching and Learning with Python, Web, Scientific Computing, Testing and Other (which includes all talks that don't fall under the mentioned tracks). We hope to notify accepted presenters by no later than the 31st of August 2023. Speakers will be expected to be available after the presentation for a short Q&A session. Shared sessions are also possible. The presentations will be in English. PyConZA offers a mentorship program for inexperienced speakers. If you would like assistance preparing your submission, email team(a)za.pycon.org with a rough draft of your talk proposal and we'll find a suitable experienced speaker to act as a mentor. If you want to present something that doesn't fit into the standard talk categories at PyConZA, please contact the organising committee at team(a)za.pycon.org so we can discuss whether that will be feasible -- Neil Muller On behalf of the PyConZA organising committee

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PyConZA 2023 - Call for Submissions
by Neil Muller May 3, 2023

May 3, 2023

PyConZA 2023 will take place on the 5th & 6th of October, 2023. This year, PyConZA will be a hybrid conference (with in-person and online access) hosted at the Premier Splendid Inn in Umhlanga, Durban. We are looking for the following presentations: - Keynotes (45 minute long talks on a subject of general interest) - Talks (30 minute long talks on more specific topics) - Remote Talks (30 minute long talks that will be delivered remotely - note that the number of remote talk slots is more limited due to technical constraints). If you would like to give a presentation, please register at https://za.pycon.org/ and submit your proposal, following the instructions at https://za.pycon.org/talks/how-to-submit-a-talk/ . We have a number of tracks available, including: Data Science, Teaching and Learning with Python, Web, Scientific Computing, Testing and Other (which includes all talks that don't fall under the mentioned tracks). We hope to notify accepted presenters by no later than the 31st of August 2023. Speakers will be expected to be available after the presentation for a short Q&A session. Shared sessions are also possible. The presentations will be in English. PyConZA offers a mentorship program for inexperienced speakers. If you would like assistance preparing your submission, email team(a)za.pycon.org with a rough draft of your talk proposal and we'll find a suitable experienced speaker to act as a mentor. If you want to present something that doesn't fit into the standard talk categories at PyConZA, please contact the organising committee at team(a)za.pycon.org so we can discuss whether that will be feasible. -- Neil Muller On behalf of the PyConZA organising committee

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PyConZA 2022 - Call for Submissions
by Neil Muller June 28, 2022

June 28, 2022

PyConZA 2022 will take place on the 13th & 14th of October, 2022. This year, PyConZA will be a hybrid conference (with in-person and online access) hosted at the Premier Splendid Inn in Umhlanga, Durban. We are looking for the following presentations: - Keynotes (45 minute long talks on a subject of general interest) - Talks (30 minute long talks on more specific topics) We are accepting submissions for tutorials, which will run on the 12th of October. Tutorials can either be half-day (4 hours) or full-day (8 hours). Currently, we are only accepting talks to be delivered in person at the venue. If you would like to give a presentation, please register at https://za.pycon.org/ and submit your proposal, following the instructions at https://za.pycon.org/talks/submit-talk/ . We have a number of tracks available, including: Data Science, Teaching and Learning with Python, Web, Scientific Computing, Testing and Other (which includes all talks that don't fall under the mentioned tracks). We hope to notify accepted presenters by no later than the 31st of August 2022. Speakers will be expected to be available after the presentation for a short Q&A session. Shared sessions are also possible. The presentations will be in English. PyConZA offers a mentorship program for inexperienced speakers. If you would like assistance preparing your submission, email team(a)za.pycon.org with a rough draft of your talk proposal and we'll find a suitable experienced speaker to act as a mentor. If you want to present something that doesn't fit into the standard talk categories at PyConZA, please contact the organising committee at team(a)za.pycon.org so we can discuss whether that will be feasible. -- Neil Muller On behalf of the PyConZA organising committee

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PyConZA 2021: call for submissions; ticket sales open!
by Neil Muller June 1, 2021

June 1, 2021

PyConZA 2021 will take place on the 7th & 8th of October, 2021. This year we will once again be running PyConZA as an online event, taking place on our Discord server, with access to talks through a streaming service. Ticket sales are open! You can buy tickets at https://za.pycon.org/tickets/buy-tickets/ -- early bird tickets are limited, so get them while they're still available! We are also still looking for talk submissions, in the following formats: - Keynotes (45 minute long talks on a subject of general interest) - Talks (30 minute long talks on more specific topics) If you would like to give a presentation, please register at https://za.pycon.org/ and submit your proposal, following the instructions at https://za.pycon.org/talks/submit-talk/ . We have a number of tracks available, including: Data Science, Teaching and Learning with Python, Web, Scientific Computing, Testing, Infrastructure / DevOps and Other (which includes all talks that don't fall under the mentioned tracks). We hope to notify accepted presenters by no later than the 31st of August 2021. Speakers will be expected to be available after the presentation for a short Q&A session. Shared sessions are also possible. The presentations will be in English. PyConZA offers a mentorship program for inexperienced speakers. If you would like assistance preparing your submission, email team(a)za.pycon.org with a rough draft of your talk proposal and we'll find a suitable experienced speaker to act as a mentor. If you want to present something else at PyConZA, like an open space or a tutorial, please contact the organising committee at team(a)za.pycon.org . We hope to see you there! -- Neil Muller On behalf of the PyCon ZA organising committee

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PyCon ZA 2020 - Call for Submissions
by Neil Muller June 10, 2020

June 10, 2020

PyCon ZA 2020 will take place on the 8th & 9th of October, 2020. This year, due to the ongoing uncertainty of when conference facilities will be allowed to open, we will be running PyCon ZA as an online event. We are looking for the following presentations: - Keynotes (45 minute long talks on a subject of general interest) - Talks (30 minute long talks on more specific topics) If you would like to give a presentation, please register at https://za.pycon.org/ and submit your proposal, following the instructions at https://za.pycon.org/talks/submit-talk/ . We have a number of tracks available, including: Data Science, Teaching and Learning with Python, Web, Scientific Computing, Testing and Other (which includes all talks that don't fall under the mentioned tracks). We hope to notify accepted presenters by no later than the 31st of August 2020. Speakers will be expected to be available after the presentation for a short Q&A session. Shared sessions are also possible. The presentations will be in English. PyCon ZA offers a mentorship program for inexperienced speakers. If you would like assistance preparing your submission, email team(a)za.pycon.org with a rough draft of your talk proposal and we'll find a suitable experienced speaker to act as a mentor. If you want to present something else at PyCon ZA, please contact the organising committee at team(a)za.pycon.org . We’re researching which software platforms will be most suitable for running PyCon ZA. As soon as we have finalised this decision, we’ll make it public and update potential presenters. If you have experience with presenting on particular platforms, we'd love to hear from you at team(a)za.pycon.org . -- Neil Muller On behalf of the PyCon ZA organising committee

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PyCon ZA 2019 - Call for Submissions
by Neil Muller March 26, 2019

March 26, 2019

PyCon ZA 2019 will take place on the 10th & 11th of October at The Wanders Club in Illovo, Johannesburg, South Africa (location link: https://www.thewanderersclub.co.za/contact/). There will also be tutorial sessions the day before the conference (the 9th) and we will hold sprints on the 12th & 13th of October. We are currently accepting proposals for talks. If you would like to give a presentation, please register at https://za.pycon.org/ and submit your proposal, following the instructions at https://za.pycon.org/talks/submit-talk/ . We have a number of tracks available, including: Data Science, Teaching and Learning with Python, Web, Scientific Computing, Testing and Other (which includes all talks that don't fall under the mentioned tracks). We hope to notify accepted presenters by no later than the 31st of August 2019. The presentation slots will be 30 minutes long, with an additional 10 minutes for discussion at the end. Shared sessions are also possible. The presentations will be in English. PyCon ZA offers a mentorship program for inexperienced speakers. If you would like assistance preparing your submission, email team(a)za.pycon.org with a rough draft of your talk proposal and we'll find a suitable experienced speaker to act as a mentor. In addition to talks, we are also looking for proposals for tutorials, demos, sprints and open spaces. Tutorials will be held before the conference and are expected to provided in-depth coverage of a topic. The number of attendees will be also be limited. We are accepting proposals for either half-day (4 hours) or full-day (8 hours) tutorials. We hope to notify accepted tutorial presenters by no later than the 26th of July 2018. Demos are cool things for attendees to see and interact with. Open spaces are open discussion forums where communities with a common interest gather to present views, ask questions and meet people interested in the topic. Sprints are coding efforts and hack days that happen after the conference. There is no need to register a sprint or open space topic upfront, but doing so allows us to advertise them during the conference. PyCon ZA offers a limited financial assistance for attendees. If you need assistance, please note that with your talk submission. Requests for assistance will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. -- Neil Muller On behalf of the PyCon ZA organising committee

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PyCon ZA 2018 - Second Call for Speakers
by Neil Muller July 4, 2018

July 4, 2018

This is a second call for talk proposals for PyCon ZA 2018. While we've already received several great talk proposals, we still have a number of open talk slots and are thus keen to see further talk submissions. PyCon ZA 2018 will take place on the 11th & 12th of October at The Birchwood Hotel & Conference Centre, in Boksburg North, Johannesburg, South Africa (location link: https://goo.gl/maps/XMtwhJCKVt92 ). There will also be tutorial sessions the day before the conference (the 10th) and we will hold sprints on the 13th & 14th of October. We are currently accepting proposals for talks. If you would like to give a presentation, please register at https://za.pycon.org/ and submit your proposal, following the instructions at https://za.pycon.org/talks/submit-talk . We have a number of tracks available, including: Web, Scientific-Computing/PyData, Testing and Other (which includes all talks that don't fall under the mentioned tracks). Talk submissions close io the 31st of August 2018, ad we hope to inform speakers by the second week of September. If you need an earlier decision for travel planning, please add a note with your deadline to your submission. The presentation slots will be 30 minutes long, with an additional 10 minutes for discussion at the end. Shared sessions are also possible. The presentations will be in English. PyCon ZA offers a mentorship program for inexperienced speakers. If you would like assistance preparing your submission, email team(a)za.pycon.org with a rough draft of your talk proposal and we'll find a suitable experienced speaker to act as a mentor. In addition to talks, we are also looking for proposals for tutorials, demos, sprints and open spaces. Tutorials will be held before the conference and are expected to provided in-depth coverage of a topic. The number of attendees will be also be limited. We are accepting proposals for either half day (4 hours) or full-day (8 hours) tutorials. The deadline for tutorial submissions is the 27th of July 2018, and we'll inform people of our decision in early August. Demos are cool things for attendees to see and interact with. Open spaces are open discussion forums where communities with a common interest gather to present views, ask questions and meet people interested in the topic. Sprints are coding efforts and hack days that happen after the conference. There is no need to register a sprint or open space topic upfront, but doing so allows us to advertise them during the conference. Limited financial assistance for attendees is available. See https://za.pycon.org/financial-aid/ for details on how to apply. Each submission will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. -- Neil Muller On behalf of the PyCon ZA organising committee

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PyCon ZA 2018 - Call for Speakers
by Neil Muller April 19, 2018

April 19, 2018

PyCon ZA 2018 will take place on the 11th & 12th of October at The Birchwood Hotel & Conference Centre, in Boksburg North, Johannesburg, South Africa (location link: https://goo.gl/maps/XMtwhJCKVt92 ). There will also be tutorial sessions the day before the conference (the 10th) and we will hold sprints on the 13th & 14th of October. We are currently accepting proposals for talks. If you would like to give a presentation, please register at https://za.pycon.org/ and submit your proposal, following the instructions at https://za.pycon.org/talks/submit-talk . We have a number of tracks available, including: Web, Scientific-Computing/PyData, Testing and Other (which includes all talks that don't fall under the mentioned tracks). We hope to notify accepted presenters by no later than the 31st of August 2018. The presentation slots will be 30 minutes long, with an additional 10 minutes for discussion at the end. Shared sessions are also possible. The presentations will be in English. PyCon ZA offers a mentorship program for inexperienced speakers. If you would like assistance preparing your submission, email team(a)za.pycon.org with a rough draft of your talk proposal and we'll find a suitable experienced speaker to act as a mentor. In addition to talks, we are also looking for proposals for tutorials, demos, sprints and open spaces. Tutorials will be held before the conference and are expected to provided in-depth coverage of a topic. The number of attendees will be also be limited. We are accepting proposals for either half-day (4 hours) or full-day (8 hours) tutorials. We hope to notify accepted tutorial presenters by no later than the 27th of July 2018. Demos are cool things for attendees to see and interact with. Open spaces are open discussion forums where communities with a common interest gather to present views, ask questions and meet people interested in the topic. Sprints are coding efforts and hack days that happen after the conference. There is no need to register a sprint or open space topic upfront, but doing so allows us to advertise them during the conference. Financial assistance for attendees is available at: https://za.pycon.org/financial-aid/ and will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. -- Neil Muller On behalf of the PyCon ZA organising committee

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