Dear Python Community, PyCon Tanzania, is seeking speakers of all experience levels and backgrounds to contribute to the Python Conference program! If you use the Python programming language professionally, as a hobbyist or are just excited about Python or programming and open source communities, we'd love to hear from you. We want you and your ideas at the upcoming Python Conference! *NOTE*:The Python Tanzania Conference Programme consists of two parts, these being the Talks/Presentations and Tutorials Tracks. *Talks*: These are the traditional talk sessions given during the main conference day which. PyCon Tanzania is dedicated to featuring a diverse and inclusive mix of speakers in the lineup. *Tutorials*: As with the talks, we are looking for tutorials that can grow this community at any level. We aim for tutorials that will advance Python, advance this community, and shape the future of Tanzania through open source software. Each tutorial session runs for 3 full hours plus a break for coffee/tea. *Lightning Talks*: Lightning Talks are fun, short, five-minute (or less) talks. Ideally each talk should make a single point, often in a fun, quirky or over-the-top way. Slides are optional but often a good image can help get a point across quickly. *We are looking for presenters who would:* - Offer a technical tutorial on an appropriate topic; - Participate in the technical conference sessions as a speaker; - Convene and chair panel sessions of relevant topics. *PyCon Timeline; For Call for Presentation/Tutorial* - 06th - 12th November, 2019 Submission of Abstracts Presentation - 12th November, 2019 Submission of Draft Presentations - 25th November, 2019 Submission of Final Presentation - 30th November, 2019 Publishing of Final Program - 09th December 2019 Tutorials/Workshops - 10th December 2019 Conference Begin - 11th December 2019 Conference Ends *Topics must be relevant to the Python Language and Open Source Software:* - Python usage in your Project - Python usage in Research - Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence - Open Source Software - Cyber Security Issues - Content Development - Gaming and Machine Vision - Cloud Computing & Virtualisation - Ideas on improving diversity and inclusiveness - Type system Or patterns from functional programming Or logic programming *SUBMIT YOUR PRESENTATION / TUTORIAL TO*: * speak@pycon.or.tz <speak@pycon.or.tz> * *More details and updates can also be found at * http://www.pycon.or.tz/speak/index.html Regards, PyCon 2019 Program Committee http://www.pycon.or.tz/