Kinda sad to see all the effort put into a complete community volunteer-driven
event almost come to a standstill under the shadow of local communal politics
-- the Ayodhya verdict. Given that I missed last years even for personal
reasons, it seemed the Ayodhya verdict would be the roadblock this year.
Not.
Today, David Goodger kicked off the second
Pycon-India 2010 in Bangalore with his keynote speech while briefly
dwelling on his Indian 'adventure' -- no seat-belts in the autorickshaw!? The
auditorium hall echoed with laughter! Then it was a series of talks on python 2to3,
multicore programming, and many more talks .... The only irritating part during
one talk was one audience member interrupting the speaker to discuss the
topic/ask questions. Probably this resulted in the speaker not getting enough
time to finish his talk and demo the code completely. In a 30-min talk it would
be a lot nicer if the audience restricted their questions to the last few
minutes *after* the speaker completes the talk.
Another interesting talk was the screen scraping talk but I'll return to my
lazyshell under the pretext that the videos will probably be uploaded online in
a few days. Else, you could just attend the second day of pycon coz the nicest
part was good 'ol networking, old friends, meeting new ones and the barcamp
style corridor chats with people. Considering that the attendees were almost
500+, the inpycon
team really pulled off a community event quite successfully! Now I gotta
get some sleep if I need to make it for tomorrows event!
Tag - Conference
2010 September 25 [Saturday]
PyCon-IN-2010
By SVAKSHA on 2010 September 25 [Saturday], 21:10:00 - EVENTS
2010 September 24 [Friday]
CFP - PyCon 2011
By SVAKSHA on 2010 September 24 [Friday], 08:26:00 - EVENTS
Call for proposals -- PyCon 2011 -- http://us.pycon.org/2011/
Proposal Due date: November 1st, 2010
PyCon is back! With a rocking new website, a great location and more Python
hackers and luminaries under one roof than you could possibly shake a stick at.
We've also added an "Extreme" talk track this year - no introduction, no fluff
- only the pure technical meat!
PyCon 2011 will be held March 9th through the 17th, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia.
(Home of some of the best southern food you can possibly find on Earth!) The
PyCon conference days will be March 11-13, preceded by two tutorial days (March
9-10), and followed by four days of development sprints (March 14-17).
PyCon 2011 is looking for proposals for the formal presentation tracks (this
includes "extreme talks"). A request for proposals for poster sessions and
tutorials will come separately.
Want to showcase your skills as a Python Hacker? Want to have hundreds of
people see your talk on the subject of your choice? Have some hot button issue
you think the community needs to address, or have some package, code or project
you simply love talking about? Want to launch your master plan to take over the
world with Python?
PyCon is your platform for getting the word out and teaching something new to
hundreds of people, face to face.
In the past, PyCon has had a broad range of presentations, from reports on
academic and commercial projects, tutorials on a broad range of subjects, and
case studies. All conference speakers are volunteers and come from a myriad of
backgrounds: some are new speakers, some have been speaking for years. Everyone
is welcome, so bring your passion and your code! We've had some incredible past
PyCons, and we're looking to you to help us top them!
Online proposal submission is open now! Proposals will be accepted
through November 10th, with acceptance notifications coming out by January
20th. To get started, please see: <http://us.pycon.org/2011/speaker/>
For videos of talks from previous years - check out: <http://python.mirocommunity.org/category/conferences>
For more information on "Extreme Talks" see: <http://us.pycon.org/2011/speaker/extreme/>
We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta!
Please also note - registration for PyCon 2011 will also be capped at a maximum
of 1,500 delegates, including speakers. When registration opens (soon), you're
going to want to make sure you register early! Speakers with accepted talks
will have a guaranteed slot.
Important Dates:
* November 1st, 2010: Talk proposals due.
* December 15th, 2010: Acceptance emails sent.
* January 19th, 2010: Early bird registration closes.
* March 9-10th, 2011: Tutorial days at PyCon.
* March 11-13th, 2011: PyCon main conference.
* March 14-17th, 2011: PyCon sprints days.
Contact Emails:
Van Lindberg (Conference Chair) - van@python.org
Jesse Noller (Co-Chair) - jnoller@python.org
PyCon Organizers list: pycon-organizers@python.org
2010 June 13 [Sunday]
PyCon-India-2010 CFP
By SVAKSHA on 2010 June 13 [Sunday], 18:19:00 - EVENTS
After much debate on the list, it was decided some months ago to hold Pycon-India 2010 in Bangalore....Yay !!
Its scheduled to be held at MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology on the weekend of 25th and 26th of September 2010. The call for proposals has been announced on the PyCon blog site at http://pycon.blogspot.com/2010/06/pycon-india-2010-call-for-proposals.html.
You can tweet, dent and blog to spread the word around and as the event draws near there will be calls for volunteers on the mailing list, so do pitch in. Usually I keep away from some of the Indian communities which are riddled with a handful of rude jerks (whose favorite pass-time is flaming another person), or arrogant control freaks and even cyber-stalkers !
I've never understood how a silent majority can allow a loud-mouthed minority to overshadow all the good work they do. Beats comprehension!!
Well, thusfar, pycon-IN is one space I find different -- The event is community driven and run by volunteers, mailing list discussions can get hot and yet its open and transparent. The part I liked the most-- almost everything, including finances are open and available to mailing list members -- now THAT is very much unlike _some_ Indian event(s) with sekrit cabals pulling the financial strings behind a "community" veneer. Its such a welcome change that I try to pitch in when I can.
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