<div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">PyCon Australia 2017 - </span><a href="https://pycon-au.org/" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap">https://pycon-au.org/</a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap"> - the national conference for users and developers of the Python programming language, will start in just under three weeks! Tickets to the conference are still available, but selling fast.</span><br></font></div><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span id="gmail-m_9021043817981063328gmail-docs-internal-guid-f4ec15fb-43b0-a076-e658-9eb29402a4b7"><font color="#000000"><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This year the conference will take place in Melbourne, from 3 - 8 August, with a jam-packed schedule.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thursday 3</span><span style="font-size:6pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:super;white-space:pre-wrap">rd</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> August:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_9021043817981063328gmail-Apple-tab-span">        </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Long-Form Tutorials</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Friday 4</span><span style="font-size:6pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:super;white-space:pre-wrap">th</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> August:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_9021043817981063328gmail-Apple-tab-span">    </span>        </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Specialist Tracks – Internet of Things, Science and Data, Python in Education </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">and DjangoCon AU</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Saturday 5</span><span style="font-size:6pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:super;white-space:pre-wrap">th</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> August:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_9021043817981063328gmail-Apple-tab-span">       </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Main Conference Day One - four streams of talks. Also, DjangoGirls Workshop </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">and PyLadies Breakfast</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sunday 6</span><span style="font-size:6pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:super;white-space:pre-wrap">th</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> August:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_9021043817981063328gmail-Apple-tab-span">       </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Main Conference Day Two - four streams of talks</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Monday 7</span><span style="font-size:6pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:super;white-space:pre-wrap">th</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> August:</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_9021043817981063328gmail-Apple-tab-span">        </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sprints Day One (sold out)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tuesday 8</span><span style="font-size:6pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:super;white-space:pre-wrap">th</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> August</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="gmail-m_9021043817981063328gmail-Apple-tab-span">    </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sprints Day Two (limited tickets still available)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This year includes two exciting new features: </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">long-form tutorials</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">child care.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Each paid </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">tutorial </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">will run for 3.5 hours, including a 30 minute break. Tickets are still available to three of the tutorials: Python 101, Build Tooling Workshop and Practical Testing with Pytest. For more information, please visit: <a href="https://pycon-au.org/program/tutorials/" target="_blank">https://pycon-au.org/program/<wbr>tutorials/</a></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">On-site</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">child care</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, run by qualified child care workers, will be offered on the specialist track and the main conference days (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). Child care registration closes on Thursday 20</span><span style="font-size:6pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:super;white-space:pre-wrap">th</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> July. For more information, please visit: <a href="https://pycon-au.org/about/child-care/" target="_blank">https://pycon-au.org/about/<wbr>child-care/</a></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For more information about conference ticket prices and inclusions, please see: <a href="https://pycon-au.org/attend/" target="_blank">https://pycon-au.org/attend/</a></span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">=== About PyCon Australia ===</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">PyCon Australia is the national conference for the Python programming community. The eighth PyCon Australia will be held on August 3-8 2017 in Melbourne, bringing together professional, student and enthusiast developers with a love for programming in Python. PyCon Australia informs the country’s developers with presentations by experts and core developers of Python, as well as the libraries and frameworks that they rely on.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To find out more about PyCon Australia 2017, visit our website at <a href="http://pycon-au.org/" target="_blank">http://pycon-au.org</a>, follow us at @pyconau or e-mail us at </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:contact@pycon-au.org" target="_blank">contact@pycon-au.org</a></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">PyCon Australia is presented by Linux Australia (<a href="http://www.linux.org.au/" target="_blank">www.linux.org.au</a>) and acknowledges the support of our Platinum Sponsors, WSP Digital and IRESS, and other sponsors. For full details of our sponsors, see our website.</span></p></font></span></div></div>
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