From mal at europython.eu Fri Jun 14 05:50:33 2019 From: mal at europython.eu (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 11:50:33 +0200 Subject: [EuroPython] EuroPython 2019: Warning - Spoiler alert! Message-ID: Usually, we try to have something as surprise for our attendees every year. However, for this year?s conference, we have decided to give our attendees something to play with and this needs a little more preparation than a bottle or a beach towel. Drum roll? crowd screaming? and here it is: we?re please to present the... EuroPython 2019 PewPew Game Console ----------------------------------- * https://ep2019.europython.eu/events/pewpew-workshops/ * The device was created and designed by Radomir Dopieralski, a long time EuroPython regular and enthusiastic Python device and robotics builder. The PewPew is a simplified game console, programmable with CircuitPython, a variant of MicroPython. It comes with a 64 LED display and a set of small buttons to drive the console. We will have one device per attendee with training or conference ticket and plan to give them out together with the badges. Free Workshops -------------- To teach you how to program the consoles and help with any questions you may have, we have arranged a special workshop room on the training days Monday and Tuesday, where Radomir and his team will run workshops focusing on the PewPew. You will learn how to write small programs and games. Our hope is that you will take this knowledge home and spread the word about how much fun Python is ? especially for younger users. The workshops are free for EuroPython conference or training ticket holders, but please see our notes on catering on the training days. Help us run the workshops ------------------------- Since Radomir needs help with running the workshops, we are reaching out to you with this blog post. If you are interested in embedded Python, hardware hacking, game development and similar topics, we invite you to come help us running those workshops. This is a great opportunity to meet with Python developers and learn together, and we?re sure you will have great fun while helping other attendees. Whether it?s just lending a hand getting things working, or running a whole workshop ? it?s up to you, either way we will greatly appreciate your help. Please sign up using our mentor form. Many thanks ! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefU0VMGA7QVO6DgO_9faHQ_Z4XcsfpRZ2koALOP63kN-UeGA/viewform More information will be available on the PewPew workshop page: https://ep2019.europython.eu/events/pewpew-workshops/ Dates and Venues ---------------- EuroPython will be held from July 8-14 2019 in Basel, Switzerland, at the Congress Center Basel (CCB) for the main conference days (Wed-Fri) and the FHNW Muttenz for the workshops/trainings/sprints days (Mon-Tue, Sat-Sun). Tickets can be purchased on our registration page: https://ep2019.europython.eu/registration/buy-tickets/ For more details, please have a look at our website and the FAQ: https://ep2019.europython.eu/faq Help spread the word -------------------- Please help us spread this message by sharing it on your social networks as widely as possible. Thank you ! Link to the blog post: https://blog.europython.eu/post/185584014022/europython-2019-warning-spoiler-alert Tweet: https://twitter.com/europython/status/1139464940627136512 Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2019 Team https://ep2019.europython.eu/ https://www.europython-society.org/ From mal at europython.eu Tue Jun 18 14:28:30 2019 From: mal at europython.eu (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 20:28:30 +0200 Subject: [EuroPython] EuroPython 2019: Inviting European Python Conference Organizers Message-ID: As you may know, the EuroPython Society (EPS) has extended it?s mission to not only run the EuroPython conference, but also provide help for the Python community in Europe in general. * https://www.europython-society.org/ * As part of this, we would like to get to know, and help create closer ties between organizers of other European Python events. Organizers? Lunch ----------------- We would like to invite representatives of all European Python conference to EuroPython 2019 to join us for an organizers? lunch. We?re planing the lunch for Thursday or Friday. Details will be announced closer to the event. Our aim is to get to know each other, exchange experience in organizing events and to find out how we, as EPS, can most effectively help other conferences going forward. Free Tickets ------------ To support and facilitate this, we are giving out one free conference ticket per conference team, so that each team can send a representative to the organizers? lunch. If your team wants to send someone to join, please write to board at europython.eu, mentioning the conference you?re organizing and some background on your team. Dates and Venues ---------------- EuroPython will be held from July 8-14 2019 in Basel, Switzerland, at the Congress Center Basel (CCB) for the main conference days (Wed-Fri) and the FHNW Muttenz for the workshops/trainings/sprints days (Mon-Tue, Sat-Sun). Tickets can be purchased on our registration page: https://ep2019.europython.eu/registration/buy-tickets/ For more details, please have a look at our website and the FAQ: https://ep2019.europython.eu/faq Help spread the word -------------------- Please help us spread this message by sharing it on your social networks as widely as possible. Thank you ! Link to the blog post: https://blog.europython.eu/post/185683241297/europython-2019-inviting-european-python Tweet: https://twitter.com/europython/status/1141044706979274752 Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2019 Team https://ep2019.europython.eu/ https://www.europython-society.org/ From mal at europython.eu Tue Jun 18 14:32:24 2019 From: mal at europython.eu (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 20:32:24 +0200 Subject: [EuroPython] EuroPython 2019: Community Discounts Message-ID: The EuroPython Society (EPS) does not only run the EuroPython conference, but also aims to provide help for the Python community in Europe in general. * https://www.europython-society.org/ * Let?s all meet at EuroPython ---------------------------- In addition to the Python Organizers Lunch (see previous post), which focuses on conference organizers, we are also establishing a program to support attendees of Python user groups and conferences in Europe. We?d like to invite all of you to EuroPython 2019 this year. Of course, we cannot give out free tickets to everyone, but we can at least recognize your participation in the Python community by giving out discounts for the conference. * https://ep2019.europython.eu/ * Discounts for EuroPython Tickets -------------------------------- If you are running a Python event (conference or user group) in Europe, please reach out to board at europython.eu to request a coupon code for your group, which you can then pass on to your group members or attendees. If you are not running a user group or conference, but a regular attendee of one, please contact your organizers to have them submit a request. We can only distribute codes at the user group and conference organizer level. The coupon codes are valid for conference tickets bought starting today and will give you a 10% discount on the ticket price (both regular and late bird prices). The codes are setup for user group sizes of between 30-50 members, but we are also extending this to organizers and attendees of larger conferences. If you need a code valid for larger groups, please mention this in your email. Dates and Venues ---------------- EuroPython will be held from July 8-14 2019 in Basel, Switzerland, at the Congress Center Basel (CCB) for the main conference days (Wed-Fri) and the FHNW Muttenz for the workshops/trainings/sprints days (Mon-Tue, Sat-Sun). Tickets can be purchased on our registration page: https://ep2019.europython.eu/registration/buy-tickets/ For more details, please have a look at our website and the FAQ: https://ep2019.europython.eu/faq Help spread the word -------------------- Please help us spread this message by sharing it on your social networks as widely as possible. Thank you ! Link to the blog post: https://blog.europython.eu/post/185683252247/europython-2019-community-discounts Tweet: https://twitter.com/europython/status/1141044869470871553 Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2019 Team https://ep2019.europython.eu/ https://www.europython-society.org/ From mal at europython.eu Thu Jun 20 10:40:26 2019 From: mal at europython.eu (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 16:40:26 +0200 Subject: [EuroPython] =?utf-8?q?EuroPython_2019=3A_Beginners=E2=80=99_Day?= =?utf-8?q?_Workshop?= Message-ID: If you?re new to Python, you should come to our friendly, welcoming and helpful Beginners? Day Workshop. We cater to new Pythonistas of all levels: from absolute beginners through to experienced programmers encountering Python for the first time. * https://ep2019.europython.eu/events/beginners-day/ * What is Beginners? Day ? ------------------------ Beginners? day welcomes and supports folks who are new to Python programming. It takes place on Tuesday 9th July, from 9:30 - 16:00 at the workshop venue, FHNW Campus Muttenz. Just in time to get you ready for all the talks which follow on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday ! It?s also a great place to make friends with fellow attendees and figure out how to get the most out of EuroPython. Bring your laptop, because this will be a hands-on session! The day will start with workshops to give you the chance to try out Python in lots of different situations: making a game, creating a website, programming embedded devices or telling stories with data (in a Jupyter notebook). Later in the day you?ll have an opportunity to further explore those aspects of Python which appeal to you with the support of a team of experienced and helpful mentors. We?ll end the day with a question and answer session about Python, EuroPython and the wider Python ecosystem. The emphasis will be in creating a fun, supportive and useful path into the Python programming language and its community. Sign up for Beginners? Day -------------------------- You will need a conference pass to attend, but otherwise, it?s free, so if you?re thinking of coming to the conference, but you?re new to Python or programming, this could be the session for you: https://ep2019.europython.eu/registration/buy-tickets/ The session will be presented in English (although our mentors will typically speak a few other languages as well). If you?d like to come, please do register in advance for this session, so that we know how to plan to make it the best yet. We need to know the numbers for planing the workshop. Sign up for Beginners? Day here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBSJ8y--ROBI7HDQ01H1Cn9RI9amC9mRoOJMEppOmbZv0pMA/viewform Call for Mentors ---------------- The workshop is being organised by experienced Python programmer and educator, Nicholas H.Tollervey. Already know Python? Do you value working in an open, inclusive and collaborative way? Want to develop your mentorship skills? Fantastic! We?re looking for folks with the technical skills, patience, humour and empathy to work with beginners who may come from a wide variety of backgrounds and levels of experience. It?s rewarding, fun and a great way to give back to the community. We?d especially love to hear from you if you can add an extra language to help non-English speakers feel comfortable asking questions, or if you?ve never mentored before and want to try to share your knowledge for the first time. This is a supportive environment for both beginner programmers AND beginner mentors. :-) Please sign up as a mentor on our mentor registration form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkphUVi_vplS7yvxI432R03BJPCapv-K29p1EPA0F5Tn8qhA/viewform Dates and Venues ---------------- EuroPython will be held from July 8-14 2019 in Basel, Switzerland, at the Congress Center Basel (CCB) for the main conference days (Wed-Fri) and the FHNW Muttenz for the workshops/trainings/sprints days (Mon-Tue, Sat-Sun). Tickets can be purchased on our registration page: https://ep2019.europython.eu/registration/buy-tickets/ For more details, please have a look at our website and the FAQ: https://ep2019.europython.eu/faq Help spread the word -------------------- Please help us spread this message by sharing it on your social networks as widely as possible. Thank you ! Link to the blog post: https://blog.europython.eu/post/185723885512/europython-2019-beginners-day-workshop Tweet: https://twitter.com/europython/status/1141675177400590336 Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2019 Team https://ep2019.europython.eu/ https://www.europython-society.org/ From ntoll at ntoll.org Thu Jun 20 10:42:55 2019 From: ntoll at ntoll.org (Nicholas H.Tollervey) Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 15:42:55 +0100 Subject: [EuroPython] =?utf-8?q?EuroPython_2019=3A_Beginners=E2=80=99_Day?= =?utf-8?q?_Workshop?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Stonking stuff... whoever wrote much of that copy obviously knows what they're doing... ;-) Looking forward to catching up in Basel. N. On 20/06/2019 15:40, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > If you?re new to Python, you should come to our friendly, welcoming > and helpful Beginners? Day Workshop. We cater to new Pythonistas of > all levels: from absolute beginners through to experienced programmers > encountering Python for the first time. > > > * https://ep2019.europython.eu/events/beginners-day/ * > > > What is Beginners? Day ? > ------------------------ > > Beginners? day welcomes and supports folks who are new to Python > programming. It takes place on Tuesday 9th July, from 9:30 - 16:00 at > the workshop venue, FHNW Campus Muttenz. Just in time to get you ready > for all the talks which follow on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday ! > It?s also a great place to make friends with fellow attendees and > figure out how to get the most out of EuroPython. > > Bring your laptop, because this will be a hands-on session! > > The day will start with workshops to give you the chance to try out > Python in lots of different situations: making a game, creating a > website, programming embedded devices or telling stories with data (in > a Jupyter notebook). Later in the day you?ll have an opportunity to > further explore those aspects of Python which appeal to you with the > support of a team of experienced and helpful mentors. We?ll end the > day with a question and answer session about Python, EuroPython and > the wider Python ecosystem. > > The emphasis will be in creating a fun, supportive and useful path > into the Python programming language and its community. > > > Sign up for Beginners? Day > -------------------------- > > You will need a conference pass to attend, but otherwise, it?s free, > so if you?re thinking of coming to the conference, but you?re new to > Python or programming, this could be the session for you: > > https://ep2019.europython.eu/registration/buy-tickets/ > > The session will be presented in English (although our mentors will > typically speak a few other languages as well). > > If you?d like to come, please do register in advance for this session, > so that we know how to plan to make it the best yet. We need to know > the numbers for planing the workshop. > > Sign up for Beginners? Day here: > > > https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBSJ8y--ROBI7HDQ01H1Cn9RI9amC9mRoOJMEppOmbZv0pMA/viewform > > > Call for Mentors > ---------------- > > The workshop is being organised by experienced Python programmer and > educator, Nicholas H.Tollervey. > > Already know Python? Do you value working in an open, inclusive and > collaborative way? Want to develop your mentorship skills? Fantastic! > > We?re looking for folks with the technical skills, patience, humour > and empathy to work with beginners who may come from a wide variety of > backgrounds and levels of experience. It?s rewarding, fun and a great > way to give back to the community. > > We?d especially love to hear from you if you can add an extra language > to help non-English speakers feel comfortable asking questions, or if > you?ve never mentored before and want to try to share your knowledge > for the first time. This is a supportive environment for both beginner > programmers AND beginner mentors. :-) > > Please sign up as a mentor on our mentor registration form: > > > https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkphUVi_vplS7yvxI432R03BJPCapv-K29p1EPA0F5Tn8qhA/viewform > > > Dates and Venues > ---------------- > > EuroPython will be held from July 8-14 2019 in Basel, Switzerland, at > the Congress Center Basel (CCB) for the main conference days (Wed-Fri) > and the FHNW Muttenz for the workshops/trainings/sprints days > (Mon-Tue, Sat-Sun). > > Tickets can be purchased on our registration page: > > https://ep2019.europython.eu/registration/buy-tickets/ > > For more details, please have a look at our website and the FAQ: > > https://ep2019.europython.eu/faq > > > Help spread the word > -------------------- > > Please help us spread this message by sharing it on your social > networks as widely as possible. Thank you ! > > Link to the blog post: > > https://blog.europython.eu/post/185723885512/europython-2019-beginners-day-workshop > > Tweet: > > https://twitter.com/europython/status/1141675177400590336 > > > Enjoy, > -- > EuroPython 2019 Team > https://ep2019.europython.eu/ > https://www.europython-society.org/ > > _______________________________________________ > EuroPython Website: http://www.europython.eu/ > EuroPython Society: http://www.europython-society.org/ > > Mailing list details: > EuroPython mailing list > EuroPython at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/europython > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 488 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: From mal at europython.eu Mon Jun 24 03:45:38 2019 From: mal at europython.eu (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 09:45:38 +0200 Subject: [EuroPython] EuroPython 2019: Schedule is online Message-ID: <6d914bcd-4956-6090-8b7f-d1ce157e71a3@europython.eu> We are pleased to announce the EuroPython 2019 schedule. We will again have more than 130 sessions in total, held by more than 130 speakers. Schedule for EuroPython 2019 * https://ep2019.europython.eu/events/schedule/ * Please note that the schedule may still change in details, but the overall layout is fixed now. Book your EuroPython 2019 Ticket -------------------------------- Please make sure you book your ticket in the coming days. We will switch to late bird rates next week. If you want to attend the training sessions, please buy a training pass in addition to your conference ticket, or get a combined ticket. We only have very few training seats left. Travel & accommodation tips --------------------------- Since we?re close the conference, Basel is in high demand. If you?re having problems finding a hotel, please also consider searching for apartments on the well known booking sites. We have collected a number of recommendations for accommodation and travel to Basel on the EuroPython 2019 website. If you get a hotel or apartment in Basel, you will additionally get a BaselCard for your stay, which allows you to use public transport in Basel for free. Please see our accommodation page for details. Dates and Venues ---------------- EuroPython will be held from July 8-14 2019 in Basel, Switzerland, at the Congress Center Basel (CCB) for the main conference days (Wed-Fri) and the FHNW Muttenz for the workshops/trainings/sprints days (Mon-Tue, Sat-Sun). Tickets can be purchased on our registration page: https://ep2019.europython.eu/registration/buy-tickets/ For more details, please have a look at our website and the FAQ: https://ep2019.europython.eu/faq Help spread the word -------------------- Please help us spread this message by sharing it on your social networks as widely as possible. Thank you ! Link to the blog post: https://blog.europython.eu/post/185811587232/europython-2019-schedule-is-online Tweet: https://twitter.com/europython/status/1143061849446989824 Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2019 Team https://ep2019.europython.eu/ https://www.europython-society.org/ From mal at europython.eu Wed Jun 26 04:27:39 2019 From: mal at europython.eu (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 10:27:39 +0200 Subject: [EuroPython] EuroPython 2019: Mobile Conference App available Message-ID: <41aeb980-4534-763f-b8e1-1bd7218f8f6a@europython.eu> We are pleased to announce the mobile conference app for EuroPython 2019, again hosted on the Attendify platform: EuroPython 2019 Conference App * https://ep2019.europython.eu/events/conference-app/ * Engage with the conference and its attendees -------------------------------------------- The mobile app gives you access to the conference schedule (even offline), helps you in planing your conference experience (create your personal schedule with reminders) and provides a rich social engagement platform for all attendees. You can create a profile within the app or link this to your existing social accounts, share messages and photos, and easily reach out to other fellow attendees - all from within the app. Vital for all EuroPython 2019 attendees --------------------------------------- We will again use the conference app to keep you updated by sending updates of the schedule and inform you of important announcements via push notifications, so please consider downloading it. Many useful features -------------------- Please see our EuroPython 2019 Conference App page for more details on features and guides on how to use them. https://ep2019.europython.eu/events/conference-app/ Don?t forget to get your EuroPython ticket ------------------------------------------ If you want to join the EuroPython fun, be sure to get your tickets as soon as possible. https://ep2019.europython.eu/registration/buy-tickets/ Dates and Venues ---------------- EuroPython will be held from July 8-14 2019 in Basel, Switzerland, at the Congress Center Basel (CCB) for the main conference days (Wed-Fri) and the FHNW Muttenz for the workshops/trainings/sprints days (Mon-Tue, Sat-Sun). The schedule is available at: https://ep2019.europython.eu/events/schedule/ Tickets can be purchased on our registration page: https://ep2019.europython.eu/registration/buy-tickets/ For more details, please have a look at our website and the FAQ: https://ep2019.europython.eu/faq Help spread the word -------------------- Please help us spread this message by sharing it on your social networks as widely as possible. Thank you ! Link to the blog post: https://blog.europython.eu/post/185858710877/europython-2019-mobile-conference-app-available Tweet: https://twitter.com/europython/status/1143796573702434817 Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2019 Team https://ep2019.europython.eu/ https://www.europython-society.org/ From mal at europython.eu Wed Jun 26 16:46:16 2019 From: mal at europython.eu (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 22:46:16 +0200 Subject: [EuroPython] Invitation to the EuroPython Society General Assembly 2019 Message-ID: We would like to invite all EuroPython attendees and EuroPython Society (EPS) members to attend this year?s EPS General Assembly (GA), which we will run as in-person meeting at the upcoming EuroPython 2019, held in Basel, Switzerland from July 8 - 14. Place of the General Assembly meeting ------------------------------------- We will meet on Thursday, July 11 2019, at 16:05 CEST in room Boston of the Congress Center Basel, Messeplatz 21, 4058 Basel, Switzerland. There will be a short talk to invite volunteers to participate in organizing EuroPython 2019 in preparation for next year?s event at 15:30 CEST in the same room, right before the General Assembly. You may want to attend that talk as well. In this talk, we will present the EuroPython Workgroup Concept, we have been using successfully for the past years now. General Assembly Agenda ----------------------- The agenda contents for the assembly is defined by the EPS bylaws. We are planning to use the following structure: - Opening of the meeting - Selection of meeting chair, secretary and 2 checkers of the minutes - Motion establishing the timeliness of the call to the meeting - Presentation of the annual report and annual accounts by the board - Presentation of the report of the auditor - Discharge from liability for the board - Presentation of a budget by the outgoing board. - Acceptance of budget and decision on membership fees for the upcoming year - Election of members of the board - Election of chair of the board - Election of one auditor and one replacement. The auditor does not have to be certified in any way and is normally selected among the members of the society. - The optional election of a nomination committee for the next annual meeting of the General Assembly - Propositions from the board, if any - Motions from the members, if any - Closing of the meeting In an effort to reduce the time it takes to go through this long list, which is mandated by the bylaws, we will try to send as much information to the members mailing list before the GA, so that we can limit presentations to a minimum. Election of the members of the board ------------------------------------ The EPS bylaws limit the number of board members to one chair and 2 - 8 directors, at most 9 directors in total. Experience has shown that the board members are the most active organizers of the EuroPython conference, so we try to get as many board members as possible to spread the work load. All members of the EPS are free to nominate or self nominate board members. Please write to board at europython-society.org no later than Thursday, July 4 2019, if you want to run for board. We will then include you in the list we?ll have in the final nomination announcement before the GA, which is scheduled for July 5. The following people from the current board have already shown interest in running for board in the next term as well (in alphabetical order): - Martin Christen - Silvia Uberti - Anders Hammarquist - Marc-Andr? Lemburg We will post more detailed information about the candidates and any new nominations we receive in a separate blog post. Propositions from the board --------------------------- None at the moment. The bylaws allow for additional propositions to be announced up until 5 days before the GA, so the above list is not necessarily the final list. Motions from the members ------------------------ None at the moment. EPS members are entitled to suggest motions to be voted on at the GA. The bylaws require any such motions to be announced at least 5 days before the GA. If you would like to propose a motion, please send it to board at europython-society.org no later than Friday, July 4 2019, so we can announce the final list to everyone. Help spread the word -------------------- Please help us spread this message by sharing it on your social networks as widely as possible. Thank you ! Link to the blog post: https://www.europython-society.org/post/185868682920/invitation-to-the-europython-society-general Tweet: https://twitter.com/europythons/status/1143967782557626369 Enjoy, -- EuroPython Society https://ep2019.europython.eu/ https://www.europython-society.org/ From mal at europython.eu Sun Jun 30 06:37:31 2019 From: mal at europython.eu (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2019 12:37:31 +0200 Subject: [EuroPython] EuroPython 2019: More Attendee Updates Message-ID: We have had a whole set of updates in the last two days. In order not to spam you too much with all the blog post texts, we're sending out a summary. EuroPython 2019 Keynotes ------------------------ We are proud to announce our keynote lineup for EuroPython 2019: - AI in Contemporary Art by Luba Elliott - Are women underrepresented in the High Performance Computing (HPC) community? by Athina Frantzana - Getting Your Data Joie De Vivre Back! by Lynn Cherny - Python Performance: Past, Present and Future by Victor Stinner - Why You Should Pursue Public Speaking and How to Get There by Yenny Cheung Full text: https://blog.europython.eu/post/185904088457/europython-2019-keynotes EuroPython 2019: Call for On-site Volunteers -------------------------------------------- Ever wanted to help out during Europython ? Do you want to *really* take part in EuroPython, meet new people and help them at the same time ? We have just the right thing for you: apply as EuroPython Volunteer and be part of the great team that is making EuroPython 2019 a reality this year. Full text and how to sign up: https://blog.europython.eu/post/185904252962/europython-2019-call-for-on-site-volunteers EuroPython 2019: Social event tickets available ----------------------------------------------- After the keynotes and talks on Thursday, July 11th, we?ve organized a social event at the workshop venue, the FHNW Muttenz. Starting at 19:00 CEST, you can join us for an evening party with finger food, drinks and music. Full text: https://blog.europython.eu/post/185929674552/europython-2019-social-event-tickets-available EuroPython 2019: SIM cards for attendees ---------------------------------------- Switzerland is often not included in European cell provider?s roaming packages and also not covered by the EU roaming regulation, so you can potentially incur significant charges when going online with your mobile or notebook. In order to make things easier for you, we have purchased 300 SIM cards from a local Swiss cell provider, which we will make available in our ticket shop. After purchase, you can then pick up the cards at the registration desk (please bring your receipt). Full text and how to buy: https://blog.europython.eu/post/185929675562/europython-2019-sim-cards-for-attendees Dates and Venues ---------------- EuroPython will be held from July 8-14 2019 in Basel, Switzerland, at the Congress Center Basel (CCB) for the main conference days (Wed-Fri) and the FHNW Muttenz for the workshops/trainings/sprints days (Mon-Tue, Sat-Sun). The schedule is available at: https://ep2019.europython.eu/events/schedule/ Tickets can be purchased on our registration page: https://ep2019.europython.eu/registration/buy-tickets/ For more details, please have a look at our website and the FAQ: https://ep2019.europython.eu/faq Help spread the word -------------------- Please help us spread this message by sharing it on your social networks as widely as possible. Thank you ! Link to the blog posts: https://blog.europython.eu/ Tweets: https://twitter.com/europython/ Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2019 Team https://ep2019.europython.eu/ https://www.europython-society.org/ From mal at europython.eu Sun Jun 30 06:40:22 2019 From: mal at europython.eu (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2019 12:40:22 +0200 Subject: [EuroPython] EuroPython 2019: Introducing MongoDB Message-ID: <9b3bb8ff-0067-2e06-8dbf-c7cd9815d11f@europython.eu> We are very pleased to have MongoDB as Keystone Sponsor for EuroPython 2019. You can visit them at the most central booth in our exhibit area on the second floor in the Congress Center Basel (CCB), and take the opportunity to chat with their staff and learn more about the MongoDB eco-system. Please find below a hosted blog post from MongoDB. Enjoy, ? EuroPython 2019 Team https://ep2019.europython.eu/ https://www.europython-society.org/ MongoDB ? Python ---------------- MongoDB is the leading modern, general-purpose database platform, designed to unleash the power of software and data for developers and the applications they build. We have architected our database to cater to the needs of modern-day applications from the ground-up with built-in support for high availability through sophisticated replication with self-healing recovery and horizontal scalability through native sharding. MongoDB Atlas is our fully-automated database-as-a-service offering, engineered and run by the same team that builds the database. At MongoDB, it is our mission to make data ridiculously easy to work with and we love, love, LOVE Python because it helps us do exactly that. To bring the power of MongoDB to the Python ecosystem, we?ve developed PyMongo - the Python driver for MongoDB. With over 3 million downloads per month, PyMongo is one of our most popular drivers. Our Driver team also maintains Motor - an asynchronous Python driver for MongoDB and PyMODM - our object-document mapper. While Python is an important and popular tool for our users, it is also an integral part of developer workflows across our engineering teams. Our Documentation team, for instance, maintains the Giza library which is used to render the entire official MongoDB documentation. Our Education team builds MongoDB University with Django and uses PyMODM and MongoDB Atlas to store application data. The University site has over 1 million registered users and over 100,000 active users per month?all powered by MongoDB. Python is also an integral part of our CI/CD process used to test our core database and all drivers. Join us at our workshop where we will teach you how to harness the power of MongoDB Atlas to build a highly-available CRUD application using Flask and PyMongo. You will learn more about MongoDB?s document data model, how we ensure high-availability and best practices for building applications using MongoDB. We will also showcase how to build the same application in MongoDB Stitch - our serverless platform. Bring your laptops! MongoDB is proud to support the Python community. In the past, we have sponsored conferences such as PyCon and PyGotham, and also hosted meetups such as PyLadies. Drop by our booth (#10) to say ?hi? to our awesome team and to learn more about Python at MongoDB! You can also join the conversation with other MongoDB and Python community members in our Community Slack Workspace. Register at http://launchpass.com/mongo-d or login at http://mongo-db.slack.com.