-------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: Tim McNamara <[email protected]> > Reply-to: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [nzpug] Registrations for Kiwi PyCon 2011 are open > Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 21:47:39 +1200 > > Wonderful news everybody, registrations for this year's conference are > live[0]. > > > I’m tremendously thankful for the support of the volunteers in the > organising committee. Thanks also to great support from our sponsors, > who have kept prices low. Lastly, and most importantly, thanks to the > community for great talk proposals, which have kept the conference > amazing. > > > What’s great about this year? > ======================== > > > Great support from sponsors > ----------------------------------- > > > We have some amazing sponsors, as always. Their support has kept > prices very low. Our gold sponsors are: > > > * Catalyst IT, one of New Zealand’s largest open source companies > * Plone Foundation, behind one of the world’s most secure web content > management systems > * Signify IT, a wonderful web shop here in Wellington > * Python Software Foundation, supporting Python development worldwide > > > > > Broad range of fantastic talks > ------------------------------------ > > > We cater to everyone who has benefited from using the Python > programming language. You can expect a core of talks that cover using > the language more effectively, as well as talks covering the cutting > edge of science and technology. We hope you’ll walk away informed and > inspired. > > > We are also using the conference to allow the community to showcase > new projects. You can expect to see Python being applied to many > fields. > > > We’re especially interested in attracting those in the research > community. We have talk proposals regarding high-performance > computing, data visualisation as well as tricks for keeping your > Python code talking to other utilities. > > > Trans-Tasman cooperation > --------------------------------- > > > PyCon AU & Kiwi PyCon have worked in together this year to schedule > the two conferences a week apart, making it possible for international > delegates to travel around these two beautiful tourist destinations > in-between learning some new things for their day jobs. > > > Amazing keynotes … > -------------------------- > > > We have confirmed Raymond Hettinger and Zed Shaw. OMG. > > > … and that’s not all > ----------------------- > > > We’ve also received talk proposals from international speakers, as > well as some very notable local talent. That means, the weekend will > be filled with keynote-quality talks. > > > Wonderful venue > -------------------- > > > Te Whaea is one of the nicest places to hold a two-day event in > Wellington. It’s one of the creative hubs of the creative capital. The > venue features great, open spaces for both formal and informal > discussion. It has plenty of car parking and is very accessible by > public transport. > > > Background > ========== > > > The last 6 months have been an interesting time for the Kiwi PyCon > 2011 planners. In March, I needed to pull away for several weeks while > dealing with the Christchurch earthquake. This occurred during the > critical time of needing to secure sponsors. I still feel bad about > it. Thankfully, Tim Knapp, from previous Kiwi PyCons, did an amazing > job of securing sponsorship for the event. Likewise, Brett Wilkins and > Jonathan Harker have been doing great work convincing some amazing > keynote speakers to attend. > > > Thanks again to all. I’m looking forward to a great event. > > > > > Tim McNamara > Director, Kiwi PyCon 2011 > > > > > [0] http://nz.pycon.org/submit-registration/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "New Zealand Python User Group" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nzpug > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nzpug?hl=en.
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