PyCon 2012 News - Tutorials, Talks, and Tickets

We are now 75 days away from PyCon 2012 in Santa Clara =97 it's hard to thi=
nk about how quickly time has flown since PyCon 2011! We've lined up some g=
reat keynote and plenary speakers, announced the tutorial and talk selectio=
ns, opened ticket sales, and have expanded financial aid opportunities. The=
 community and our amazing array of sponsors have helped us break several r=
ecords already, so we hope you're as excited about PyCon 2012 as we are. Th=
e conference runs March 7-15 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa =
Clara, CA.

The keynote speakers include Y Combinator investor Paul Graham and Mozilla'=
s Head of Developer Engagement, Stormy Peters. Both of them bring interesti=
ng experience to the table, and they're both captivating speakers. Speaking=
 of captivating, Dave Beazley was announced on the plenary track, with more=
 to be added in the coming weeks. Guido =97 our Benevolent Dictator For Lif=
e =97 will also be joining the line up!

With 483 tutorial, talk, and poster proposals submitted this year, the prog=
ram committee had their hands full paring that list down to 95 talks, 32 tu=
torials, and 36 posters (which we're still accepting). In the little time s=
ince we made these announcements we've heard a lot of excitement. You can s=
ee the tutorial selections at https://us.pycon.org/2012/schedule/lists/tuto=
rials/, with talks available at https://us.pycon.org/2012/schedule/lists/ta=
lks/.

Tickets are now available with early bird rates available until January 10,=
 2012 at https://us.pycon.org/2012/registration. Tutorial and admission pri=
ces continue unchanged; if you've been following along the last few years, =
these rates are the same as they have been for several years. Our team's de=
dication to keeping PyCon cost-effective, community driven, and grassroots =
continues thanks to the hard work and support of the team and sponsors (htt=
ps://us.pycon.org/2012/sponsors/).

If financial assistance would make PyCon a possibility for you, we encourag=
e you to apply to this year's expanded assistance program. With a deadline =
of January 7, 2012 (extended from January 2) and a new web-based applicatio=
n, the financial aid committee aims to make the trip, lodging, and a ticket=
 a possibility for everyone. Thanks to a new partnership with the PyLadies =
organization, we're able to provide grants to women in the community who ar=
e interested in experiencing the conference. For full details see https://u=
s.pycon.org/2012/assistance.

For more information about PyCon 2012, see our site at https://us.pycon.org=
/2012/. We also publish news on our blog: http://pycon.blogspot.com/.

Jesse Noller - Chairman
[email protected]

Brian Curtin - Publicity Coordinator
[email protected]