The old truism smites: "There are no good weekends" Thanks for the heads up. Obviously, I don't want to detract from Pycon at all, but I'm sure some folks will need to stay local (on call anyone?) or want to save a few $ - in that case consider the Cascadia IT conference your "more carbon friendly alternative." :-)
On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 9:59 PM, Pete <[email protected]> wrote: > That's the same weekend as Pycon. ;-) > > --Pete > > On Dec 7, 2010, at 9:34 PM, Paul English wrote: > >> http://www.casitconf.org/casitconf11/Call_for_Proposals.html >> >> We’re looking for talks, panels, and presentations. We’re also looking >> for training/tutorial speakers. Python content would be particularly >> appreciated given its value to IT support professionals. >> >> The deadline for talk/panel/presentation submissions is 31 DEC, 2010 >> >> While we have USENIX/SAGE and LOPSA on board, this event is being >> driven by all local volunteers - we need your help! >> >> http://www.casitconf.org/casitconf11/Conference_Committees.html >> >> We also need sponsorship, typically from your employer or from vendors and >> VARs: >> >> http://casitconf.org/casitconf11/Sponsorship.html >> >> And of course, we also need to get the word out! Please share this >> opportunity with co-workers & friends. >> >> >> About me: >> I'm a long-time subscriber/lurker on the Seattle Python list. I'm also >> the IT Director for a small company in Seattle where we do weather >> forecasting for Wind/Solar/Hydro energy. We also use lots of Python, >> both for our website (django) and for all sorts of system/network >> admin work. Feel free to email me directly if you can help with >> promoting the conference as that is my role and I have exactly no >> experience in marketing! > >
