=============================== SciPy 2011 India Call for Papers =============================== The third `SciPy India Conference <http://scipy.in>`_ will be held from December 4th through the 7th at the `Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IITB) <http://www.iitb.ac.in/>`_ in Mumbai, Maharashtra India. At this conference, novel applications and breakthroughs made in the pursuit of science using Python are presented. Attended by leading figures from both academia and industry, it is an excellent opportunity to experience the cutting edge of scientific software development. The conference is followed by two days of tutorials and a code sprint, during which community experts provide training on several scientific Python packages. We invite you to take part by submitting a talk abstract on the conference website at: http://scipy.in Talk/Paper Submission --------------------- We solicit talks and accompanying papers (either formal academic or magazine-style articles) that discuss topics regarding scientific computing using Python, including applications, teaching, development and research. We welcome contributions from academia as well as industry. Keynote Speaker --------------- Eric Jones will deliver the keynote address this year. Eric has a broad background in engineering and software development and leads Enthought's product engineering and software design. Prior to co-founding Enthought, Eric worked with numerical electromagnetics and genetic optimization in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Duke University. He has taught numerous courses on the use of Python for scientific computing and serves as a member of the Python Software Foundation. He holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Duke University in electrical engineering and a B.S.E. in mechanical engineering from Baylor University. Eric was the Keynote Speaker at SciPy US 2011. Important Dates --------------- October 26, 2011, Wednesday: Abstracts Due October 31, 2011, Monday: Schedule announced November 21, 2011, Monday: Proceedings paper submission due December 4-5, 2011, Sunday-Monday: Conference December 6-7 2011, Tuesday-Wednesday: Tutorials/Sprints Organizers ---------- * Jarrod Millman, Neuroscience Institute, UC Berkeley, USA (Conference Co-Chair) * Prabhu Ramachandran, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay, India (Conference Co-Chair) * FOSSEE Team