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A decade of unity in diversity presents - the 10th year anniversary edition of
PyCon India!
While a walk down memory lane would be apt at this point, let's keep the long
story short for now by saying we've done it! A conference started by volunteers,
handed and taken over from one group to another, from one city to another, we
start drawing another arc of the full circle this year when the conference
reaches back to its city of origin - Bangalore.
Dates
The Conference will be from August 22nd (Wednesday) to 26th (Sunday).
Conference : 22nd (Wed) - 24th (Fri)
Workshop : 25th (Sat) - 26th (Sun)
Dev sprints : 25th (Sat) - 26th (Sun)
Venue
We're moving to an even bigger and better venue this year - The Bangalore
International Exhibition Centre. It can take in a lot more people, has more
halls for multiple tracks, allows for easier movement between them and is
generally a whole lot bigger than all the other venues we've had so far.
As you might have guessed, the discussions and preparations are under full swing
already. While the conference along with the participation has evolved and grown
significantly over the years, none of that would've happened had we not pushed
to excel ourselves every single year. With that spirit, and a whole lot of
energy, let's look at a few things we're introducing this year.
Kids' Track
There hasn't been a better time in history for the young ones to learn and play
with programming. With an eye into the future, this year we intend to have a
dedicated Kids' Track where we welcome them, teach and let them build stuff over
the days of the conference.
Poster Sessions
While we already had Poster Sessions once before, it was only for a short 30
minutes. Since it was received very well, we're planning to have it again this
year; probably with more time and incentive for the presenters to get involved.
Career Booth
This is exclusively to help potential job seekers to find an opportunity at the
conference. The idea is to have a dedicated booth/stall to collect resumes and
contact information of those who want to get discovered by potential employers
and make a match between them. The finer details are yet to be finalised, but
we've received requests for the something of the sort over the years and we're
sure it'll help quite a few people.
That's about it for now!
In case your organisation is interested in meeting one of the most enthusiastic
Python crowds in all of India, be sure to checkout the sponsorship details. Not
only would you have access to meet these people face to face, but you will be
helping the community as a whole by supporting the conference financially and
making sure we can accommodate the widest possible audience.
For you budding speakers and teachers out there, prepare yourself mentally and
watch this space for the Call For Proposal announcement. We want to see your
proposals and we encourage people from all walks of life to submit talk/workshop
proposals despite your age, gender, experience and/or background. No one became
an expert overnight. So seize the opportunity and let's get you on that stage.
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How To Participate
Just grab a ticket to PyCon India 2017 conference. You should have a 'Conference Ticket' (for 4th and 5th November) through which you can participate in the hackathon.
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Every year PyCon India team strives hard to put effort making the conference better for participants. The current edition of PyCon India stretches for four days. The first two days filled with workshops and dev sprints, and last two days comprising a different version of talks.
The last edition had six workshops, and this edition has sixteen workshops. More workshops are exciting news for participants and present audience to attend workshops from a broad category.
For past few days, a lot of our audience expressed interest in attending multiple workshops on two days, but the price is a show stopper. After considering the request, the revised ticket price is 750 INR + taxes. Hope this will help you to participate in more workshops. The current workshop ticket holders will get a refund in the difference of amount after revised ticket fare. You can write to contact at in dot pycon dot org for any inquiries.
PyCon India is run by volunteer and there have been innumerable people from various python communities from various parts of India who deserve kudos for their efforts in running the event for past nine years. There have been requests from communities in the past for space which we regrettably could not fulfil due to space constraints. This year too a lot of communities have asked for an area in the venue to exhibit their work. We are excited to take this opportunity to invite communities that are contributing to the ecosystem of Python to showcase themselves, their projects and activities at PyCon India 2017.
There are multiple ways to showcase your work at PyCon India:
In the area earmarked for community space, a booth with a table and chairs for two representatives shall be setup for each selected community. We encourage the representatives to bring a standee, sticker and information brochures to spread awareness about their work and contribution to the open source world.
We strongly believe that people should be aware of every community that support and sustain the python ecosystem at large. We hope that this would help the community gain much needed exposure and find new contributors which in turn shall strengthen the ecosystem. And what could be a better place for this than the premier Python conference of India, PyCon India 2017.
Interested? Register for free by filling the form.
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We are proud to announce Adobe Systems Incorporated as a Silver Sponsor for PyCon India 2017.
What are you waiting for, grab your tickets now.
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Pipal Academy is now the Associate Sponsor for PyCon India 2017, the premier conference for Python Programming language in India. Follow them on Twitter and Github
Catch the keynote speaker Noufal Ibrahim from Pipal Academy talking about his love and experiences with Python. Hurry though, very few tickets remaining. Buy them from here.
PyCon India, the premier conference in India on using and developing the Python programming language is conducted annually by the Python developer community. The ticket is for the main conference on 4th and 5th Nov 2017. For DevSprints and Workshops 2nd and 3rd Nov 2017, one should have any one of the conference tickets. Tickets for workshops are separate and would be available once the schedule is finalized.
The policy for ticket transfer & cancellation guidelines for the event is as follows. All tickets bought using Explara are transferable till 15th Oct 2017. The early bird tickets cannot be canceled. All other tickets can be canceled or transferred till 15th Oct 2017.
To transfer your PyCon India ticket or get a ticket transferred to you or your friend. Fill up this form. Your entry will be added here. If you are contacted by anyone for the transfer of your Pycon India ticket, please visit this website.
There on the page fill the email Id that you used at the time of booking, then click submit. Click on Transfer Ticket and follow the instructions to fill new attendee details (the person who wants the ticket). After transferring edit your form response and set status to 'Resolved' through the edit response link sent to your email. For people looking to get a ticket transferred to them, you may want to keep an eye on the sheet regularly and contact the people who filled that form.
For further queries on ticketing or ticket cancellations, please write to us at contact@in.pycon.org or check the FAQs section on our official website.
Cab details: You can book Ola or uber direct to this venue from anywhere from Delhi - NCR.
Metro Details:
If travelling through Yellow line - Then deboard metro at Rohini sector 18 metro station. Venue is 4.3 km from Rohini sector 18 metro station.And it is more feasible for you if you change metro at Kashmiri Gate and take red line metro from up towards Rithala and deboard metro at Rithala metro station and take any E-rickshaw from there to reach venue. Venue is 1.6 km from Rithala metro station.
If travelling through Blue line - Then change metro at Rajiv Chowk and board yellow metro for Kashmiri Gate metro station and take red line metro from there towards Rithala metro station.
If travelling through Violet line - Then take a straight metro for kashmiri gate from your respective metro station and change red line metro from there towards Rithala.
If travelling through Airport line metro - Then deboard at New Delhi metro station and take a yellow line metro station for Kashmiri Gate metro station and take red line metro from there towards Rithala metro station.
List of hotels nearby:
- Hotels Name
Price/Night
Address
OYO Premium 710
₹ 2348
Pocket 8, Block B ICICI Bank Building, Sector 15, Rohini, Delhi
Ap Holiday Inn
₹ 2612
Plot No.8, Pocket- 8B,, ICICI Bank Building,, Sector-15, Rohini,, Delhi
Hotel Sandberry
₹ 2950
D-14, Main Outer Ring Road, Near PVC Cinema, Prashant Vihar, Delhi
Sweet Holiday Home
₹ 2749
A-305, Prashant Vihar, Rohini, Behind P V R Cinema, New Delhi, Delhi
Hotel Goel Residency
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A-1/84, Sector-8, Rohini, Near Rohini East Metro Station, Delhi
Crowne Plaza New
₹ 7235
Twin District Centre, Sector 10, Rohini, New Delhi, Delhi
Shiv Sakhi Stay
₹ 1380
Pocket 8, Sector 5, Rohini, Delhi
Hotel Sarvasa
₹ 3733
Plot No. 104, 104, Pocket 27, Rohini, Delhi
Seven Seas Hotel
₹ 1035
12, Mangalam Place, Sector 3, Rohini, New Delhi, Delhi
Welcoming Elizabeth Ferrao as a Keynote Speaker for PyCon India 2017.
Elizabeth Ferrao
Elizabeth Ferrao leads product management and developer advocacy for XapiX , data transformation tool for APIs, and is the co-founder of Women Who Code NYC, an 8k+ community of developers. She’s known for creating compelling products, communities and, organizing building technology teams.
She was previously a front-end engineer for Time Inc., Tech-in-residence for Clutch Talent, and spends her time now thinking about product experiences, upping engineering productivity, and finding the best donut shops in NYC. Her Twitter handle is @MusingMurmurs
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Python plays a major role in the analysis and interpretation of Financial Data and now the ever growing big data. Hence, we're excited about this collaboration with Visible Alpha and are bring them abode as Gold Sponsors! This collaboration will not only play a major role in promoting Python but also unlock doors for many financial analysts to get their hands dirty with using and building tools to analyse financial data.
PyCon India, the premier conference in India on using and developing the Python programming language is conducted annually by the Python developer community.
This time PyCon India 2017 is scheduled from 2nd-5th November, 2017 with exciting workshops, talks and dev sprints from the experts.
Tickets Structure
Supporter:
A Supporter ticket reserves your seat for the conference on 4th-5th november with a pricing of INR 5000 individually with no processing fees.
You can book your supporter ticket here up to 5 p.m. 25th Oct, 2017.
Student Ticket:
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.
You can book your student ticket here up to 5 p.m. of 31st Oct, 2017.
Please note: Student tickets are all sold!
Regular Ticket:
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.
You can book your regular ticket here up to 5 p.m. 31st Sep, 2017.
Late Bird:
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.
You can book your late bird ticket here upto 31st Oct, 2017.
Please note: Late Bird tickets are not yet available.
Payment Options
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.
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.
What is an Open Space?
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).
How does it work?
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.
Why to pre-register?
Just to make arrangements for rooms, projectors and other such requirements. On-spot registration is also allowed, provided there is time slot availability.
How to participate in Open Space?
Simply register yourself on the PyCon India CFP when it's announced. Remember you can also just walk in during the conference.
Guidelines
Allowed time slot for each talk is 15-30 minutes.
Reach the talk arena, 5 minutes before your talk starts.
Please specify your requirements for the talk in CFP description.
Proposal Sections
Python 3k - Features, Python 2 to 3 migration experience, Writing compatible 2 and 3 code
Web Development - Web Development, API design etc ...
Standard library - Python Standard library features, usage
Core Python - Language Features, Python Implementations, Standard Library, Algorithms, C APIs
FAQ
Q: Who can give an Open Space talk?
A: Professionals, Lecturers, College Students - anyone who wishes to share.
Q: My talk is not selected for conference, can I opt for Open Space?
A: Yes, this way people who are interested in the topic you proposed can catch up with you at the event itself.
Q: What is the screening process of an Open Space talk?
A: No screening process, we are collecting information to facilitate logistics.
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.
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.
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 here. 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.
The dev sprints will be conducted on 2nd and 3rd of November 2017.
We are proud to announce Noufal Ibrahim as one of the Keynote Speakers for PyCon India 2017.
Noufal Ibrahim
The story of Noufal Ibrahim 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.
Noufal is an industry veteran with over 15 years of experience. He founded Hamon and worked for Cisco systems, Synopsys, The Internet Archive and other organisations mostly in infrastructure engineering positions. Noufal is also a trainer and loves to help people out on stackoverflow. Apart from this he has a collection of calligraphy sheets on this website which he maintains to be beautiful.
Noufal also founded The Lycӕum, which is an experimental educational endeavour started in 2013. It is currently based in Kozhikode, Kerala and focuses on IT education.
Grab your tickets now and meet Noufal Ibrahim and other cool people hacking with python.
Welcoming Peter Wang as a Keynote Speaker for PyCon India 2017.
Peter Wang
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.
At Continuum Analytics, 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.
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.
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.
“Knowledge increases by sharing but not by saving.“
- Kamari aka Lyrikal
Pycon India 2017 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.
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 submit your proposals here.
PROPOSAL TYPE
The proposals can be of two type:
Talk: A Talk is focused on a topic for 40 minutes.
Workshop: A Workshop is an in depth, hands on session for 2 hours and 30 minutes
PROPOSAL CATEGORIZATION
Here are some sections under which you can submit your talk or workshop:
Data Analysis and Visualization - Data Analysis and Visualization
Standard library - Python Standard library features, usage
Python 3k - Features, Python 2 to 3 migration experience, Writing compatible 2 and 3 code
Web Development - Web Development, API design etc ...
Core Python - Language Features, Python Implementations, Standard Library, Algorithms, C APIs
Others – Others
IMPORTANT DATES
31st August: Proposal submission deadline
14th September: First round Talk selection announcement
21st September: Presentation upload
1st October: Final review and Final announcement
PROPOSAL GUIDELINES
The proposal should have an objective with clear expectation for the audience.
The Proposal description should be short and to the point.
The proposal should have proper prerequisites like environment setup, library version.
No proposal will be selected without a link to appropriate session content like presentation, pdf, code snippets etc ...
Proposal content links can be updated later.
Proposal content should adhere to code of conduct.
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).
Background image/wallpaper shouldn't contain company name/logos.
Selection/Rejection about talks will be notified via email.
For any questions, please write to contact@in.pycon.org.
FAQ
Q: Who can propose a session ?
A: Anyone who works on python irrespective of the experience.
Q: I am first time speaker, can I propose session ?
A: Yes. We accept proposals from everyone.
Q: Will someone help me fine tune the content ?
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:
