*** CALL FOR PARTICIPATION *** O'Reilly Open Source Convention July 23-27, 2001 San Diego, California *** Python Track *** O'Reilly & Associates is pleased to announce the 3rd annual Open Source Convention. This event is the central gathering place for the Open Source community to exchange ideas, techniques, and to advance the language. The Open Source Convention is a five-day event designed for programmers, developers, and technical staff involved in Open Source technology and its applications. The convention will be held at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina, San Diego, California, July 23-27, 2001. The program committee of the Python track invites submissions of tutorial and convention presentation on topics of interest to Python programmers. Tutorial Presentations ---------------------- The first two days of the convention are devoted to tutorials. Tutorial proposals must include the following: - Tutorial length (3 or 6 hours) - Target audience including any recommended prerequisites. - What attendees will learn. - Tutorial outline--a short bullet list description of the course itself. - Speaker name - Speaker biography - Complete speaker contact information. The program committee particularly encourages the submission of tutorials that are designed to present core Python topics to a technically sophisticated audience (i.e., tutorials should favor technical depth versus advocacy and high-level overviews). Conference Presentations ------------------------ Convention proposals will be considered for the following types of talks: - Focused discussions related to a specific Python technology or programming technique. Typical examples might include extension building, internationalization, programming with threads, Tkinter, and XML. - New product/technology demonstrations. - Panel discussions. - Applications and case studies that describe the use of Python in real-world applications. Convention proposals must include the following: - Type of talk -- technology, new product, panel, or case-study. - Title of talk or demonstration. - Abstract of talk, maximum of 250 words. - Speaker name. - Speaker biography. - Complete speaker contact information. Submissions of novel and unusual Python applications are particularly encouraged. Presentations by marketing staff or with a marketing focus will not be accepted. Submitting Your Proposal ------------------------ All proposals must be sent to oscon2001-proposals@oreilly.com Proposals should be sent in plain text with no attachments. Submit one proposal per email. The subject line of your email must follow this format: Last name: proposal type: proposal title For example: Johnson: Tutorial: Advanced Python Programming You will receive an automatic confirmation upon receipt of each proposal. Important Dates --------------- Tutorial and presentation proposals due: February 1, 2001 Notification to presenters : March 1, 2001 Tutorial presentations due : May 1, 2001 Convention presentations due : June 1, 2001 More Information ---------------- More information about the convention can be found at: http://conferences.oreilly.com/oscon2001 Specific questions concerning the Python track can be sent to ora-python-pc@cs.uchicago.edu. Python Track Program Committee ------------------------------ Andrew Kuchling, MEMS Exchange Andy Robinson, ReportLab David Ascher, ActiveState Paul Dubois, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory David Beazley, University of Chicago, Chair Fredrik Lundh, Secret Labs AB/PythonWare Greg Stein, Technical Advisor, ActiveState Jason Asbahr, Origin/Electronic Arts Jeremy Hylton, Digital Creations Tim Peters, Digital Creations Guido van Rossum, Digital Creations