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PyTexas 2011 Call For Proposals

PyTexas 2011 , the fourth annual Python programming conference for Texas and the surrounding region, will take place Saturday September 10 and Sunday September 11, 2011 at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. Last year with 94 attendees, PyTexas 2010 reached critical mass to achieve an exciting event akin to a small taste of PyCon, and this year we're want to further boost participation and sponsor support. In order to succeed, we need you to step forward and commit to giving a presentation, a tutorial, or perhaps organize a panel discussion...go ahead and propose your idea, whether serious or silly, we want to consider it. Standard presentation slots will be 40 minutes plus a 10 minute question-and-answer period. We are also looking for proposals for keynote speakers, and are working toward obtaining sponsor pledges to bring in funding to pay travel expenses for speakers willing to travel. If you are outside the Texas area, and want to give a presentation, ple...

PyTexas 2010 Breaks Out This Weekend

This coming weekend, on Sat Aug 28, the Texas region Python community holds the fourth annual PyTexas . This is a breakout year for PyTexas in organization, volunteers, and attendance as we strive to grow into a larger, more established yearly event. PyTexas 2010 is a one day event held at the Baylor University Science Building in Waco, TX, featuring scheduled presentations, "open spaces", lightning talks ...and a " Python Teach-In " to help beginners and intermediate level developers gain a learning boost through peer instruction and exercises (such as the Python Koans ). Sponsorship, Prizes, Partying, and Swag Attendees receive a nifty PyTexas pocketed t-shirt , as well as a chance at many generous prizes from Wingware , ActiveState , No Starch Press , JetBrains , and O'Reilly Media . We'll be getting swag from all the PyTexas 2010 sponsors . In addition, Rackspace plans to host a "Meet & Geek" evening party for all attendees includin...