PyConIndiaCallForProposals¶
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Overall scheme¶
Invitation¶
Pycon India 2009 invites you to the first ever Pycon in India, to deliver talks to share your experiences in academia or industry, and/ or expertise in all topics concerning Python.
For help on how to decide upon a topic and prepare the presentation, see Andrew Kuchling’s talk at Pycon US 2009:
How to Give a Python Talk http://us.pycon.org/2009/conference/schedule/event/6/
Dates and Venue¶
Pycon India 2009 will be held on September 26 and 27, 2009 at IISc Bangalore. Deadline for submission of talks is August 1 2009, and acceptance will be conveyed for accepted talks by August 15 2009.
Sample topics (not exclusive)¶
Web development using Python frameworks
Python test frameworks
Python CMSs
Scientific Computing using Python
DSL development using Python
Beautiful Graphics with Python libraries
OLPC (One Laptop Per Child project) and Python
Talk format¶
The action will be at the following kinds of tracks. Regular and lightnning talks, tutorials, and sprints.
The regular talks will be of 30 to 45 minutes duration each.
The lightning talks will be (true to their name) of 5 minutes duration.
Sprints will be hands-on collaborative interactive sessions to advance the art on a Python project.
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How to submit¶
Register on the [http://in.pycon.org/2009 and then use the link provided to submit your talk.
Proposal submitted must include the following
Title
Summary/ abstract
Detailed talk outline, motivation, references/ links to any original work,
Final submission should include slide deck in pdf format and detailed notes for audience reference. Speakers are encouraged to use a liberal Creative Commons license for any material submitted.