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: <bda488b7-341e-755b-54ab-29dc1472de4c@europython.eu>

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: <ab8821b0-8d13-02ab-45db-2106215642d2@europython.eu>

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: <db62ba37-5c73-0048-c507-52609e1aa575@europython.eu>

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: <cafca5a6-f424-b6a2-d7cf-f992c9b91b59@europython.eu>

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: <cafca5a6-f424-b6a2-d7cf-f992c9b91b59@europython.eu>
References: <cafca5a6-f424-b6a2-d7cf-f992c9b91b59@europython.eu>
Message-ID: <a7c6c611-7e18-9c8b-d08c-09de5e87c6e8@ntoll.org>

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
> 

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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: <c9aff2f9-cbc0-376e-576b-04d5ac7d34d7@europython.eu>

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: <d8382d87-5db1-07c6-1cbb-2a6a5d04f132@europython.eu>

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.