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<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><title>In PyCon Blog</title><link href="http://in.pycon.org/blog/" rel="alternate"></link><link href="http://in.pycon.org/blog/feeds/2017.atom.xml" rel="self"></link><id>http://in.pycon.org/blog/</id><updated>2017-08-29T12:00:00+05:30</updated><entry><title>PyCon India Tickets 2017</title><link href="http://in.pycon.org/blog/2017/pycon-india-tickets-2017.html" rel="alternate"></link><published>2017-08-29T12:00:00+05:30</published><updated>2017-08-29T12:00:00+05:30</updated><author><name>PSSI</name></author><id>tag:in.pycon.org,2017-08-29:blog/2017/pycon-india-tickets-2017.html</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;PyCon India, the premier conference in India on using and developing the Python programming language is conducted annually by the Python developer community. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This time Pycon India 2017 is scheduled from 2nd-5th November, 2017 with exciting workshops, talks and dev sprints from the experts. for the developers from the experts.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Tickets Structure&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Supporter:&lt;/strong&gt;

A Supporter ticket reserves your seat for the conference on 4th-5th november with a pricing of INR 5000 individually with no processing fees.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You can book your supporter ticket &lt;a href="http://bit.ly/PyConIndiaTickets"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; up to 5 p.m. 25th Oct, 2017.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Student Ticket:&lt;/strong&gt;

A Student ticket reserves your seat for the conference on 4th-5th november, 2017 with a pricing of INR 1200 individually excluding a small processing fee of INR 88.15/ individual. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You can book your student ticket &lt;a href="http://bit.ly/PyConIndiaTickets"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; up to 5 p.m. of 31st Oct, 2017.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please note: Student tickets are all sold!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Regular Ticket:&lt;/strong&gt;

A Regular ticket reserves your seat for the conference on 4th-5th november with a pricing of INR 1500 individually excluding a small processing fee of INR 88.15/ individual. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You can book your regular ticket &lt;a href="http://bit.ly/PyConIndiaTickets"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; up to 5 p.m. 31st Sep, 2017.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Late Bird:&lt;/strong&gt;

A Late ticket reserves your seat for the conference on 4th-5th november with a pricing of INR 2500 individually excluding a small processing fee of INR 88.15/ individual. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You can book your late bird ticket &lt;a href="http://bit.ly/PyConIndiaTickets"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; upto 31st Oct, 2017.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please note: Late Bird tickets are not yet available.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Payment Options&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You can pay through Citrus or EBS gateway via Credit Card, Debit Card or Netbanking. You can also use Paytm for your registration by accepting the terms and conditions of explara.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;See you there at the Conference!&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Understanding Open Spaces</title><link href="http://in.pycon.org/blog/2017/understanding-open-spaces.html" rel="alternate"></link><published>2017-08-29T11:00:00+05:30</published><updated>2017-08-29T11:00:00+05:30</updated><author><name>PSSI</name></author><id>tag:in.pycon.org,2017-08-29:blog/2017/understanding-open-spaces.html</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Pycon India is back! It’s time to meet some amazing Pythonistas, share their experiences and learn a ton from some really inspiring like-minded open source enthusiasts. We are happy to inform you that we have decided to continue with our tradition of open space this year as well. Open spaces are not only a great way to create a vibrant community but also a really useful mode of sharing knowledge and learning from the same.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;What is an Open Space?&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Literally, it's a SPACE OPEN to anyone who wishes to talk about Python. Be it experience, learnings, libraries, tools, frameworks, tests, correct code practices, an idea, a "What-not-to-do" talk or anything (in this case about Python).&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;How does it work?&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Interested people can register for an open space talk. A time slot is allocated, the concerned person gives a talk during the allotted time. Audiences interact and discuss, sharing their opinions. Such small group discussions mostly turn out to be great.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Why to pre-register?&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Just to make arrangements for rooms, projectors and other such requirements. On-spot registration is also allowed, provided there is time slot availability.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;How to participate in Open Space?&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Simply register yourself on the &lt;a href="https://in.pycon.org/cfp/"&gt;PyCon India CFP&lt;/a&gt; when it's announced. Remember you can also just walk in during the conference.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Guidelines&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;

&lt;li&gt;Allowed time slot for each talk is 15-30 minutes.&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;Reach the talk arena, 5 minutes before your talk starts.&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;Please specify your requirements for the talk in CFP description.&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Proposal Sections&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Python 3k&lt;/strong&gt; - Features, Python 2 to 3 migration experience, Writing compatible 2 and 3 code&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Web Development&lt;/strong&gt; - Web Development, API design etc ...&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Standard library&lt;/strong&gt; - Python Standard library features, usage&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Infrastructure&lt;/strong&gt; - Automation, Deployment&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Network Programming&lt;/strong&gt; - Socket programming, Async IO, Twisted, Gevent&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Testing&lt;/strong&gt; - Unit Testing, Selenium, py.test, Nose&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Security&lt;/strong&gt; - Web Security, Server Security, Cryptography, Encryption&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Data Visualization and Analytics&lt;/strong&gt; - Visualizations, Statistics, Big Data&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scientific Computing&lt;/strong&gt; - Scientific/Numeric Libraries&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Concurrency&lt;/strong&gt; - Parallel Processing, Async IO&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Embedded Python&lt;/strong&gt; - Embedded Python, Device Interfacing, Robotics, Raspberry Pi, Arduino&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Others&lt;/strong&gt; - Others&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Core Python&lt;/strong&gt; - Language Features, Python Implementations, Standard Library, Algorithms, C APIs&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;FAQ&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Q: Who can give an Open Space talk?&lt;br&gt;

A: Professionals, Lecturers, College Students - anyone who wishes to share.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Q: My talk is not selected for conference, can I opt for Open Space?&lt;br&gt;

A: Yes, this way people who are interested in the topic you proposed can catch up with you at the event itself.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Q: What is the screening process of an Open Space talk?&lt;br&gt;

A: No screening process, we are collecting information to facilitate logistics.&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Understanding Dev Sprints</title><link href="http://in.pycon.org/blog/2017/understanding-dev-sprints.html" rel="alternate"></link><published>2017-08-29T10:00:00+05:30</published><updated>2017-08-29T10:00:00+05:30</updated><author><name>PSSI</name></author><id>tag:in.pycon.org,2017-08-29:blog/2017/understanding-dev-sprints.html</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Has contributing to Open source projects been one of those plans for you that just remained a plan? Or did you try contributing to an Open source project but got lost somewhere in the middle due to lack of guidance?

Well, dev sprints are here to save the day! During Dev sprints, Mentors/Contributors of Open source projects guide participants through everything, from generating the development build to submitting a patch for a bug.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It doesn’t matter if you are a newbie or an experienced contributor, just dive in and get to work. It is also a great opportunity to understand and experience the ways of the Open source. Although, there will be situations when you might feel stuck, but there is nothing to worry about as the mentors present there can provide you instant help to get you moving. We can say this from experience, that participants of these dev sprints have not been limited to their Open source contribution just for the conference days.They are still active contributors.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you are a contributor or have been involved in maintenance of any Open source project place, please come forward. You can submit your proposal for your Dev sprint &lt;a href="https://in.pycon.org/cfp/dev-sprint-2017/proposals/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. This project can be any interesting Open source project which is based on Python. You should have enough contributions to the project. Your responsibility will be to help your team set up their development environment, list out beginner friendly bugs and guide them on any problems. Deadline for submitting call for proposals is [Date]. Don't hesitate to submit your proposals. Pycon India is Open for everyone.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The dev sprints will be conducted on 2nd and 3rd of November 2017.&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Announcing Keynote Speakers for PyCon India 2017 - Noufal Ibrahim</title><link href="http://in.pycon.org/blog/2017/announcing-keynote-speakers-for-pycon-india-2017.html" rel="alternate"></link><published>2017-08-28T23:00:00+05:30</published><updated>2017-08-28T23:00:00+05:30</updated><author><name>PSSI</name></author><id>tag:in.pycon.org,2017-08-28:blog/2017/announcing-keynote-speakers-for-pycon-india-2017.html</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;We are proud to announce &lt;strong&gt;Noufal Ibrahim&lt;/strong&gt; as one of the Keynote Speakers for PyCon India 2017.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Noufal Ibrahim&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Noufal Ibrahim" src="https://in.pycon.org/2017/images/speakers/noufal_ibrahim.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The story of &lt;a href="http://nibrahim.net.in/"&gt;Noufal Ibrahim&lt;/a&gt; and PyCon goes way back to the first ever PyCon India Conference. PyCon India 2009 was the first Python Conference in our country and it would not have been possible without Noufal and a group of dedicated volunteers.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Noufal is an industry veteran with over 15 years of experience.

He founded &lt;a href="https://hamon.in/about/"&gt;Hamon&lt;/a&gt; and worked for Cisco systems, Synopsys, The Internet Archive and other organisations mostly in infrastructure engineering positions.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Noufal is also a trainer and loves to help people out on &lt;a href="http://stackoverflow.com/users/229602/noufal-ibrahim"&gt;stackoverflow&lt;/a&gt;. Apart from this he has a collection of &lt;a href="http://calligraffiti.in/"&gt;calligraphy&lt;/a&gt; sheets on this website which he maintains to be beautiful.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Noufal also founded &lt;a href="http://thelycaeum.in/"&gt;The Lycӕum&lt;/a&gt;, which is an experimental educational endeavour started in 2013. It is currently based in Kozhikode, Kerala and focusses on IT education.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://bit.ly/PyConIndiaTickets"&gt;Grab your tickets&lt;/a&gt; now and meet Noufal Ibrahim and other cool people hacking with python.&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Announcing Keynote Speakers for PyCon India 2017 - Peter Wang</title><link href="http://in.pycon.org/blog/2017/announcing-keynote-speakers-for-pycon-india-2017-wang.html" rel="alternate"></link><published>2017-08-28T09:15:00+05:30</published><updated>2017-08-28T09:15:00+05:30</updated><author><name>PSSI</name></author><id>tag:in.pycon.org,2017-08-28:blog/2017/announcing-keynote-speakers-for-pycon-india-2017-wang.html</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Welcoming &lt;strong&gt;Peter Wang&lt;/strong&gt; as a Keynote Speaker for PyCon India 2017.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Peter Wang&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="Peter Wang" src="https://in.pycon.org/blog/theme/images/peter_wang.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Peter Wang is the Co-Founder and CTO of Continuum Analytics.

His interests in the fundamentals of vector computing and interactive

visualization led him to co-found Continuum Analytics, which helps

people discover, analyze, and collaborate by connecting their curiosity

and experience with any data.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;At &lt;a href="https://www.continuum.io/"&gt;Continuum Analytics&lt;/a&gt;, Peter leads the product engineering team for the Anaconda platform (gives superpowers to people who change the world) and open source projects including Bokeh and Blaze.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;He's the co-organiser of PyData conference, which approaches data science using many languages, including Python, and always gives effort to growing the Python data community by teaching, advocating and speaking about Python at conferences worldwide.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;He has been developing commercial scientific computing and visualization software for over 15 years. He has experience of software design and development in broad areas, including 3D graphics, geophysics, financial risk modeling, large data simulation and visualization, and medical imaging.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;He can be reached at his twitter handle:@&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/pwang"&gt;pwang&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You can read more about him

at &lt;a href="https://www.continuum.io/people/peter-wang"&gt;https://www.continuum.io/people/peter-wang.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Call For Proposals is open!</title><link href="http://in.pycon.org/blog/2017/announcing-cfp-2017.html" rel="alternate"></link><published>2017-07-29T12:00:00+05:30</published><updated>2017-07-29T12:00:00+05:30</updated><author><name>PSSI</name></author><id>tag:in.pycon.org,2017-07-29:blog/2017/announcing-cfp-2017.html</id><summary type="html">&lt;blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;“Knowledge increases by sharing but not by saving.“

- Kamari aka Lyrikal&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://in.pycon.org/2017"&gt;Pycon India 2017&lt;/a&gt; is scheduled from 2-5th November this year. The conference is in its 9th year and has been made possible through the continued effort of all the people involved in it – the volunteers, the attendees, the sponsors and the speakers.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Call For Proposals is open and we are calling people from all walks of life to share their experience and knowledge with the community. You can &lt;a href="https://in.pycon.org/cfp/2017/proposals/create/"&gt;submit your proposals here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;PROPOSAL TYPE&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The proposals can be of two type:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Talk&lt;/strong&gt;: A Talk is focused on a topic for 40 minutes.&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Workshop&lt;/strong&gt;: A Workshop is an in depth, hands on session for 2 hours and 30 minutes&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ol&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;PROPOSAL CATEGORIZATION&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Here are some sections under which you can submit your talk or workshop:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Data Analysis and Visualization&lt;/strong&gt; - Data Analysis and Visualization&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Standard library&lt;/strong&gt; - Python Standard library features, usage&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Python 3k&lt;/strong&gt; - Features, Python 2 to 3 migration experience, Writing compatible 2 and 3 code&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Web Development&lt;/strong&gt; - Web Development, API design etc ...&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Infrastructure&lt;/strong&gt; - Automation, Deployment&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Network Programming&lt;/strong&gt; - Socket programming, Async IO, Twisted, Gevent&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Testing&lt;/strong&gt; - Unit Testing, Selenium, py.test, Nose&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Security&lt;/strong&gt; - Web Security, Server Security, Cryptography, Encryption&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scientific Computing&lt;/strong&gt; - Scientific/Numeric Libraries&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Concurrency&lt;/strong&gt; - Parallel Processing, Async IO&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Embedded Python&lt;/strong&gt; - Embedded Python, Device Interfacing, Robotics, Raspberry Pi, Arduino&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Core Python&lt;/strong&gt; - Language Features, Python Implementations, Standard Library, Algorithms, C APIs&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Others&lt;/strong&gt; – Others&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ol&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;IMPORTANT DATES&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;31st August&lt;/strong&gt;: Proposal submission deadline&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;14th September&lt;/strong&gt;: First round Talk selection announcement&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;21st September&lt;/strong&gt;: Presentation upload&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1st October&lt;/strong&gt;: Final review and Final announcement&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;PROPOSAL GUIDELINES&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;

&lt;li&gt;The proposal should have an objective with clear expectation for the audience.&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;The Proposal description should be short and to the point.&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;The proposal should have proper prerequisites like environment setup, library version.&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;No proposal will be selected without a link to appropriate session content like presentation, pdf, code snippets etc ...&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;Proposal content links can be updated later.&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;Proposal content should adhere to code of conduct.&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;Proposal content shouldn't have a company name throughout the content. Mention of the employer is allowed only at the beginning of the content (presentation/pdf).&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;Background image/wallpaper shouldn't contain company name/logos.&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;Selection/Rejection about talks will be notified via email.&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;For any questions, please write to contact@in.pycon.org.&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;FAQ&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Q: Who can propose a session ?&lt;br&gt;

A: Anyone who works on python irrespective of the experience.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Q: I am first time speaker, can I propose session ?&lt;br&gt;

A: Yes. We accept proposals from everyone.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Q: Will someone help me fine tune the content ?&lt;br&gt;

A: Yes, we have a set of reviewers who will review the content and give feedback from time to time. You can also go through these resources to make your talk successful:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH_-_mrksV4&amp;amp;feature=youtu.be"&gt;A Hypocrite’s Guide to Public Speaking&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6GW05BfqWIe6rMoFFWmllPegB2gU069m"&gt;Pycon India 2015 talks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Q: Can I upload the content later ?&lt;br&gt;

A: Yes, it is advised to start with rough draft and iterate rather than postponing to last minute.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Q: Can I propose multiple talks?&lt;br&gt;

A: Yes, you can as long as they are different.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;PROPOSE YOUR TALK NOW!&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://in.pycon.org/cfp/2017/proposals/create/"&gt;Create a proposal&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://in.pycon.org/cfp/2017/proposals/"&gt;Vote for proposals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And if you haven’t bought the tickets yet, &lt;a href="https://in.explara.com/e/pycon-india-2017"&gt;get them from here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry></feed>