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PyCon Australia 2010 welcomes editors, reporters, freelancers, webloggers, and broadcasters from interested media outlets. You may request a press pass and, if accepted, will receive a free registration for PyCon.
To request a press pass or make any other press-related inquiry, please contact:
Press Release
For general release
The first Australian Python Conference ("PyCon") event, to be held at the Sydney Masonic Center, in Sydney on 26th-27th June 2010, is expected to host over 150 Python programming enthusiasts. The weekend will see Mark Pesce keynote (best-known as the co-inventor of VRML, and as panelist/judge on ABC's "The New Inventors") and dozens of presentations on web programming, business applications, game development, science and mathematics, social issues, education, testing, databases, documentation and more.
PyCons are run by volunteer Python programmers; the users' perspective governs everything from talk selection to conference cost, making an exceptionally worthwhile conference. Low-cost tickets are available for students. Participants themselves generate content, which can be as short as a 5 minute Lightning Talk, or as long as a 45-minute "How To" tutorial. Presenters will talk about using Python to control a pair of 30 tonne robots as they spin at 72 kilometres per hour; through to building a website for the 2010 Archibald Prize.
Cost:
- Early-Bird rate: $165 (first 50 registrations)
- Full rate: $198
- Student rate: $44 (no dinner)
- Extra dinner seat: $77
PyCon Australia 2010 will be a great way to meet other enthusiasts, learn new skills, share ideas and establish connections.
About Python
Python is an open-source, dynamically typed, object-oriented programming language that can be used in nearly the entire range of technology applications. It offers an easy learning curve and access to a vast array of libraries. With implementations available for all common operating systems as well as the Java and .NET platforms, Python can be used on virtually any system in existence. Some 15% of Google's code base is Python, and YouTube is almost entirely written in Python. Python's power and versatility have made it one of the world's most popular programming languages, currently ranked #7 in the TIOBE index. Like other open-source, dynamic languages, it offers rapid productivity and a vigorous developer community; at the same time, Python's clarity and reliability give confidence to enterprise users.
About PyCon
Australia's Python conference brings together a diverse group of developers, enthusiasts, and organizations to explore new challenges, launch new businesses and forge new connections within the Python community. PyCon Australia provides attendees with the opportunity to delve into the dynamic programming language relied upon by institutions from MIT and NASA to Cisco and Walt Disney. PyCon helps people learn new tools and techniques, present their own projects, and meet other Python fans. PyCon Australia 2010 is sponsored by Google, Microsoft, Anchor, Linux Australia, Internode, the Thousand Parsec project and the Python Software Foundation. Press passes to the conference are available for members of the press who would like to witness PyCon in person.
To request a press pass or make any other press-related inquiry, please contact Tim Ansell, (04) 2196 8221, contact@pycon-au.org
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