<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="" color="#000000">Hello!</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">We are pleased to announce that </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box">PyConline AU will be running again on 10 - 12 September 2021 in AEST (UTC+10)</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif">. Please save the date and reserve your spot on the couch as we're excited to join you once more online, very online, for an online edition of PyCon AU.</span><br></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">After extensive discussion about this years event, we've decided that an online edition offers our community the best opportunity of gathering together comfortably and safely, and without the risk of travel restrictions preventing your participation in the event. We're also mindful that the conference dates have shifted from those initially announced at least year's event - we're hopeful this provides ample notice to adjust to the change.</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Furthermore, we're eager to further iterate on the format of our very online event (though we'll have more to announce on this front, soon).</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Please also start to consider what topics of interest you might like to speak about, as our Call for Proposals (CFP) will open in April. Details on how to submit will be forthcoming very soon, but you can expect a date in April.</font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box"><font color="#000000"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="">We are </font><i>also</i><font face="arial, sans-serif" style=""> currently seeking interest for <span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box">Specialist Tracks</span> and <span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box">Volunteer Organisers,</span> so keep reading below.</font></font></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box"><font color="#000000">Read more about our Expression of Interest for Specialist Tracks: </font><a href="https://2021.pycon.org.au/tracks/">https://2021.pycon.org.au/tracks/</a></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box">Read more about our call for Volunteer Organisers: <a href="https://2021.pycon.org.au/news/2021-03-17-dates-announcement/#volunteer-organisers">https://2021.pycon.org.au/news/2021-03-17-dates-announcement/#volunteer-organisers</a></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box"><br>Katie McLaughlin<br>Communications Director<br>PyCon AU 2021</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box">Read this entire news post online: <a href="https://2021.pycon.org.au/news/2021-03-17-dates-announcement/">https://2021.pycon.org.au/news/2021-03-17-dates-announcement/</a><br></p></div>