From brianna.laugher at gmail.com Thu Feb 11 10:25:14 2016 From: brianna.laugher at gmail.com (Brianna Laugher) Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 10:25:14 +1100 Subject: [PyCon-AU-announce] DjangoConAU returns for PyCon AU 2016 Message-ID: PyCon AU 2016 is happy to announce the first of our special events, DjangoCon AU! DjangoCon AU is a special one-day event for the anyone using Django - from beginners just learning how to build their own websites, to experienced engineers looking for tips to optimize their high traffic site. Django is a fantastic web framework for Python, and has a huge developer base in Australia. ?Django users make up a big part of the Python community, and DjangoCon AU has been part of PyCon AU since special event days were introduced 4 years ago. We?re extremely excited to be back again in 2016,? said event coordinator and Django core team member Dr Russell Keith-Magee. The Django community is also very welcoming to new contributors and users, making it one of the best ways to get started with free software development and making Django a great technology choice. More information about the call for presentations and how to get involved will be circulated as we get closer to the main event. For now, block out your diaries from August 12 to 16th, start preparing your travel plans and buttering up your boss in preparation for this fantastic event. === About PyCon Australia === PyCon Australia is the national conference for the Python programming community. The seventh PyCon Australia will be held on August 12-16 2016 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. To find out more about PyCon Australia 2016, visit our website at http://pycon-au.org, follow us at @pyconau or e-mail us at contact at pycon-au.org. -- They've just been waiting in a mountain for the right moment: http://modernthings.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From brianna.laugher at gmail.com Wed Feb 24 10:20:24 2016 From: brianna.laugher at gmail.com (Brianna Laugher) Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 10:20:24 +1100 Subject: [PyCon-AU-announce] Python in Australian Education Seminar returns for PyCon AU 2016 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: PyCon AU 2016 is happy to announce the second of our special events, the Python in Australian Education seminar! This annual, one-day event brings together professional educators across primary, secondary and tertiary levels, as well as Python community workshop organisers, professional Python instructors, and Python developers interested in better engaging with the Australian educational community. This multi-disciplinary approach allows representatives of these groups to share their personal experiences and interests in relation to the use of Python in Australian education, and to identify areas of potential collaboration with each other and with the broader Python community. Python is a popular ?first language? for programmers young and old, especially those making the transition from graphical programming environments like Scratch to text based development. Teaching with Python also offers many opportunities to connect with the wider technology community, as Python is also frequently adopted for real world software development, being cited by IEEE Spectrum magazine as one of the top 5 most widely used programming languages in industry [1]. ?The inaugural version of this event in Brisbane provided a wonderful opportunity to help foster greater collaboration between Australian educators and the Australian open source community, so it's exciting to be bringing that opportunity to Melbourne in 2016? said event co-coordinator and Python Software Foundation board member, Nick Coghlan. Those curious as to just what this seminar is about may want to take a look at the recorded presentations from the 2015 event [2]. More information about the 2016 call for presentations and how to get involved will be circulated as we get closer to the conference. For now, block out your diaries on August 12th (or for the whole conference from August 12th to 16th), start preparing your travel plans and talking to your principal in preparation for this unique event. [1] http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/software/the-2015-top-ten-programming-languages [2] https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs4CJRBY5F1I5vuApyUXp6bLWly1E-b0s === About PyCon Australia === PyCon Australia is the national conference for the Python programming community. The seventh PyCon Australia will be held on August 12-16 2016 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. 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