PyCon 2012 Call for Proposals

Hi editors,

The PyCon staff announced the call for proposals for the March 2012 
PyCon conference in Santa Clara, CA. We think this may be useful news to 
some of your readers, and we've created a press release for the event at 
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/pycon/prweb8717829.htm. The 
plain-text version follows below.

Thanks for your time!

Brian Curtin
PyCon 2012 Publicity Coordinator
brian@python.org

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TITLE: PyCon 2012 Announces Call For Speakers

Tutorial, Talk, and Poster applications are expected to break all 
previous records, so get yours in by October 12 for the March 2012 
conference.

Santa Clara, CA (PRWEB) August 15, 2011 -- The PyCon staff and Python 
Software Foundation announce the call for speakers for the tutorial, 
conference, and poster sessions for PyCon 2012 (Santa Clara, CA, March 
7-11, 2012). Proposals will be accepted through October 12, 2011 at 
http://us.pycon.org/2012/speaker/, but do not wait until the last 
minute. Submissions last year set a record of over 250 proposals 
received, and the Program Committee expects a high number of 
applications for this year as well.

Tutorials, which run two-a-day on Wednesday, March 7 and Thursday, March 
8, are a fantastic way to bring your teaching skills to the community 
through three-hour classroom-style sessions. With attendance ranging 
from 20 to 60, they are a great way to share your knowledge of Python 
and its supporting ecosystem in an intimate setting. Previous tutorial 
topics have included web frameworks, GIS, data mining, science and 
engineering, GUIs, and beginner topics on learning Python. For more 
information, see the tutorial section.

Proposals for main conference talks, taking place Friday, March 9 
through Sunday, March 11, are expected to break yet another record. 
PyCon has played host to a wide variety of topics over the years, and 
this year is no different: we're looking for your best presentations on 
any range of topics in the Python world. From distributed computing to 
text processing to interpreters and everything in between, we want to 
hear from you. The program will include talks for attendees with a range 
of experience levels, from beginner to advanced. We are also bringing 
back the popular "extreme" track from 2011, for talks that look dig 
deeply into advanced topics! See the speaker page for the full details.

The poster session, a science fair-style event that runs throughout the 
conference afternoons, is also accepting proposals. Last year's event 
was a huge success with a steady stream of attendees viewing 35 posters, 
including many interactive exhibits. The poster session gives presenters 
an open platform and a 4'x4' board to showcase their projects, and 
attendees have a chance to mingle with the best and brightest and engage 
with the presenters. Posters will be accepted on a rolling basis until 
January 15, 2012, up to the estimated limit of 40 posters. More poster 
session info can be found on the site

Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals early, as the program 
committee will be reviewing and commenting on proposals as they roll in 
throughout the two month window. Early submission will allow for more 
opportunities for feedback from the committee and a chance to work with 
applicants to improve their proposals, thus creating the best conference 
possible.

As the proposal window opens, PyCon thanks our generous and growing list 
of sponsors, lead by Diamond sponsors Google and Dropbox, and Platinum 
sponsors SurveyMonkey, Microsoft, Nasuni, and Gondor by Eldarion . 
Thanks also go to our Gold sponsors Caktus Consulting Group, CCP Games, 
Linode, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Canonical, DotCloud, Loggly, 
Revolution Systems, ZeOmega, ActiveState, bitly, JetBrains, Snoball, and 
Disqus. We'd also like to welcome and thank our newest silver sponsors 
Olark, Bitbucket, and Bigdoor for their support. To see all of the 
sponsors and what they're up to, visit our sponsor page.

About PyCon

Presented by the Python Software Foundation, the world's largest Python 
conference brings together a diverse group of developers, enthusiasts, 
and organizations to explore new challenges, launch new businesses and 
forge new connections within the Python community. PyCon provides 
attendees with the opportunity to delve into the dynamic programming 
language employed by well-known companies such as Google, Cisco, Oracle, 
Microsoft and Dropbox. PyCon helps people learn new tools and 
techniques, present their own projects, and meet other Python fans. 
Press passes to the conference are available for members of the press 
who would like to see PyCon in person.

Jesse Noller, Conference Chair
jnoller@python.org
+1 (978) 212-9863

Brian Curtin, Publicity Coordinator
brian@python.org
+1 (630) 364-0250