From chrisjrn at gmail.com Tue May 27 03:21:21 2014 From: chrisjrn at gmail.com (Chris Neugebauer) Date: Tue, 27 May 2014 11:21:21 +1000 Subject: [Canberra-PUG] PyCon Australia 2014 Early Bird Registrations Now Open! Message-ID: We are delighted to announce that online registration is now open for PyCon Australia 2014. The fifth PyCon Australia is being held in Brisbane, Queensland from August 1st ? 5th at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre and is expected to draw hundreds of Python developers, enthusiasts and students from Australasia and afar. Starting today, early bird offers are up for grabs. To take advantage of these discounted ticket rates, be among the first 100 to register. Early bird registration starts from $50 for full-time students, $180 for enthusiasts and $450 for professionals. Offers this good won?t last long, so head straight to http://2014.pycon-au.org and register right away. PyCon Australia has endeavoured to keep tickets as affordable as possible. We are able to do so, thanks to our Sponsors and Contributors. We have also worked out favourable deals with accommodation providers for PyCon delegates. Find out more about the options at http://2014.pycon-au.org/register/accommodation To begin the registration process, and find out more about each level of ticket, visit http://2014.pycon-au.org/register/prices Important Dates to Help You Plan =========================== 27 May: Early Bird Registration Opens -- open to the first 100 tickets July 9: Last day to Order PyCon Australia 2014 T-shirts 19 July: Last day to Advise Special Dietary Requirements August 1: PyCon Australia 2014 Begins What?s in store at PyCon Australia 2014? ================================= In keeping with the high standard of previous PyCon events worldwide, this year as well we bring you a sterling line-up of speakers, who will take to the stage to present exciting, engaging and thought-provoking keynotes, talks and tutorials. PyCon Australia 2014 kicks off with miniconferences on Day 1. Django developers can look forward to the return of last year?s successful DjangoCon AU. Not to be outdone, OpenStack developers will be sure to welcome back the second ?Python on OpenStack? day. That?s not all. This year will be marked by the launch of an additional stream, the Science and Data Analysis miniconf, to support the growing communities using Python in scientific applications, big data, and quantitative analysis. Main conference day dawns on August 2. Over the next two, action-packed days, we have lined up for you a riveting programme packed with Keynotes, Lightning talks and tutorials from Python experts and core developers. PyCon Australia aims to have something for everyone. And this year?s line-up will not disappoint. Programme submissions have drawn some of the brightest minds in the field. So, prepare to be inspired and amazed by some seriously great content by debutants, enthusiasts and professionals alike. Finally, we finish off with two exhilarating rounds of developer sprints. We?ll also have time for some fun stuff including a PyCon Dinner, complete with great company and great food. If you are new to PyCon, you might definitely want to add this to your calendar. As any regular attendee will attest, it is the place to be to really soak up the PyCon culture and make friends. More fun events are on the cards, so stay tuned. All in all an action-packed conference awaits you at PyCon Australia this year. So don?t miss out on this opportunity. We look forward to seeing you in Brisbane. Share this with your friends and other Pythonistas. To register, head to: http://2014.pycon-au.org/prices/register Stay connected with us on: Google+: http://plus.google.com/+PyConAU Twitter: http://twitter.com/PyConAU Facebook: http://facebook.com/PyConAustralia Diversity Statement =============== We take pride in being a community-driven conference. And as such, in the true spirit of PyCon Australia, we are committed to upholding the values of being respectful to one another, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race or religion. In order to make PyCon Australia inclusive in every sense of the word, everyone at the event, the delegates/attendees, speakers, exhibitors, organisers and volunteers, is required to conform to the Code of Conduct (http://2014.pycon-au.org/register/code_of_conduct) Thanks to our Sponsors ================== Our heartfelt gratitude to our incredible sponsors without whose generous support this conference would not have been possible. Thanks to our sponsors, we are able to make PyCon Australia bigger, better and within the reach of the wider community. Platinum: Red Hat Asia Pacific (http://au.redhat.com) Gold: NetBox Blue (http://netboxblue.com) Google Australia (http://google.com) PyCon Australia is presented by Linux Australia (http://www.linux.org.au). About PyCon Australia =================== PyCon Australia is the national conference for the Python Programming Community. The fifth PyCon Australia will be held on August 1-5, 2014 in Brisbane, bringing together professional, student and enthusiast developers with a love for developing with Python. PyCon Australia informs the country?s Python developers with presentations, tutorials and panel sessions by experts and core developers of Python, as well as the libraries and frameworks that they rely on. To find out more about PyCon Australia 2014, visit our website http://2014.pycon-au.org or e-mail us at contact at pycon-au.org. -- --Christopher Neugebauer Jabber: chrisjrn at gmail.com -- IRC: chrisjrn on irc.freenode.net -- WWW: http://chris.neugebauer.id.au -- Twitter: @chrisjrn From josh at nitrotech.org Tue May 27 09:22:37 2014 From: josh at nitrotech.org (Joshua Hesketh) Date: Tue, 27 May 2014 17:22:37 +1000 Subject: [Canberra-PUG] =?utf-8?q?PyCon_AU_OpenStack_Miniconf_=E2=80=93_Ca?= =?utf-8?q?ll_for_proposals_now_open!?= Message-ID: <53843D3D.9060700@nitrotech.org> The OpenStack miniconf organisers for PyCon AU are pleased to announce their call for proposals is now open! The OpenStack miniconf is a one day conference held on Friday the 1st of August 2014 in Brisbane before PyCon Australia. The day is dedicated to talks related to the OpenStack project and we welcome proposals of all kinds, from all kinds of speakers - first-time through to super-experienced. The miniconf is a community conference and we are eager to hear from anyone in the community. Presentation subjects may range from reports on OpenStack; technical, community, infrastructure or code talks/discussions; academic or commercial applications; or even tutorials and case studies. If a presentation is interesting and useful to the OpenStack community, it will be considered for inclusion. We also welcome talks that have been given previously in different events - e.g. talks from the OpenStack Summit in Atlanta will be considered for inclusion. The deadline for proposals is the 20th of June. If you submitted OpenStack related talks to the main programme we encourage you to re-submit to the miniconf. 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. To send in your submissions please visit http://openstack.pycon-au.org See you in Brisbane in August! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 901 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: