Hi all, I'm Francesco and I am writing on behalf of EuroPython Staff (www.europython.eu). We are happy to announce that the Call for Proposals is now officially open! DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: MARCH 18TH, 23:59:59 CET For those who have never been at EuroPython (or similar conferences) before, the Call for Proposals is the period in which the organizers ask the community to submit proposals for talks to be held at the conference. EuroPython is a conference run by the community for the community: the vast majority of talks that are presented at the conference will be proposed, prepared and given by members of the Python community itself. And not only that: the process that selects the best talks among all the proposals will also be public and fully driven by the community: it's called Community Voting, and will begin right after the Call for Proposals ends. CFP: Talks, Hands-On Trainings and Posters ------------------------------------------ We're looking for proposals on every aspect of Python: programming from novice to advanced levels, applications and frameworks, or how you have been involved in introducing Python into your organisation. There are three different kind of contribution that you can present at EuroPython: - Regular talk. These are standard "talk with slides", allocated in slots of 45, 60 or 90 minutes, depending on your preference and scheduling constraints. A Q&A session is held at the end of the talk. - Hands-on training. These are advanced training sessions for a smaller audience (10-20 people), to dive into the subject with all details. These sessions are 4-hours long, and the audience will be strongly encouraged to bring a laptop to experiment. They should be prepared with less slides and more source code. - Posters. Posters are a graphical way to describe a project or a technology, printed in large format; posters are exhibited at the conference, can be read at any time by participants, and can be discussed face to face with their authors during the poster session. We will take care of printing the posters too, so don't worry about logistics. More details about Call for Proposal are online here: https://ep2012.europython.eu/call-for-proposals/ Don't wait for the last day --------------------------- If possible, please avoid submitting your proposals on the last day. It might sound a strange request, but last year about 80% of the proposals were submitted in the last 72 hours. This creates a few problems for organizers because we can't have a good picture of the size of the conference until that day. Remember that proposals are fully editable at any time, even after the Call for Proposals ends. You just need to login on the website, go to the proposal page (linked from your profile page), and click the Edit button. First-time speakers are especially welcome; EuroPython is a community conference and we are eager to hear about your experience. If you have friends or colleagues who have something valuable to contribute, twist their arms to tell us about it! Please also forward this Call for Proposals to anyone that you feel may be interested. All the best, Francesco