ANN: Vancouver Python Workshop - Jon Udell new keynote speaker

[Brian Quinlan]

What's New?
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Due to a cancellation, we are pleased to announce that John Udell will 
be our second keynote speaker.

Jon Udell is an author, information architect, software developer and 
groupware evangelist. He has been an independent consultant, was BYTE 
Magazine's editor-at-large, executive editor and Web maven, and long 
ago developed business information products for Lotus. In June 2002 he 
joined InfoWorld as lead analyst. He also writes a monthly column for 
the O'Reilly Network.

Due to this change of plans, early bird conference registration has
been extended until Friday (July 9th). Registration is CDN$100 with 
significant discounts for students. Late registration will be available 
until the conference starts, but at a greater cost.

To register, see:
http://www.vanpyz.org/conference/registration

For general conference information, see:
http://www.vanpyz.org/conference

About the Vancouver Python Workshop
===================================

The conference will begin on July 31st with a keynote address by Guido
van Rossum (the creator of Python) and Jon Udell (InfoWorld lead
analyst). Further talks (and tutorials for beginners) will take place
on August 1st and 2nd. The conference will be roughly divided into
three tracks:

   o General Python Topics
   o Web application development with Python (esp. Zope and Plone)
   o Python for beginners

More information see: http://www.vanpyz.org/conference/
or contact Brian Quinlan at: brian at sweetapp.com

Vancouver
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In addition to the opportunity to learn and socialize with fellow
Pythonistas, the Vancouver Python Workshop also gives visitors the
opportunity to visit one of the most extraordinary cities in the world
(1). For more information about traveling to Vancouver, see:

http://www.vanpyz.org/conference/travel.html
http://www.tourismvancouver.com

Important dates
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Attendee registration: until July 9th
Late registration: from July 10th
Keynotes: July 31st
Conference and tutorial dates: August 1st and 2nd

(1) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2299119.stm
    http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml?idContent=1128760

Cheers,
Brian