Vancouver Python Workshop - registration open

[Brian Quinlan]

What's New?
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Early-bird registration for the Vancouver Python conference is now open. 
Participants who register before June 30th will receive a substantial 
discount.

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 with keynote addresses on August 4st by Guido 
van Rossum [1] and Jim Hugunin [2]. Further talks (and tutorials for 
beginners) will take place on August 5th and 6th. The Vancouver Python 
Workshop is a community organized and designed for both the beginner and 
for the experienced Python programmer with:

  * tutorials for beginning programmers
  * advanced lectures for Python experts
  * case studies of Python in action
  * after-hours social events
  * informative keynote speakers
  * tracks on multimedia, Web development, education and more

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
[3]. For more information about traveling to Vancouver, see:

http://www.vanpyz.org/conference/vancouver.html
http://www.tourismvancouver.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver

Important dates
===============

Talk proposals accepted: May 15th to June 15th
Early registration (discounted): May 22nd to June 30th
Normal registration: from July 1st
Keynotes: August 4th
Conference and tutorial dates: August 5th and 6th

[1] Guido van Rossum (Google) is the inventor of Python and has managed
     its growth and development for more than a decade. Guido was awarded
     the Free Software Foundation Award in 2002 and Dr.Dobb's 1999
     Excellence in Programming Award. Guido works at Google and spends
     half of his time on Python.

[2] Jim Hugunin (Microsoft) is the creator of numerous innovations that
     take Python into new application domains. Jim's most recent project,
     IronPython integrates Python into Microsoft's .NET runtime. Jim's
     previous project, Jython is Python for the Java runtime and was the
     second production-quality implementation of Python. Before that,
     Jim's Numeric Python adapted Python to the needs of number crunching
     applications. Jim works at Microsoft adapting the .NET runtime to
     the needs of dynamic languages like Python.

[3] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/2299119.stm

Cheers,
Brian