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| PyCon2006 is currently in the very early planning stages. A location has not been set; we don't even know what city it'll be in. Venue selection is in progress at the moment; see ["/Venue"] for details. |
PyCon2006 will be held near Dallas, Texas. The conference program is still being planned. The venue will be the Dallas-Addison Marriott Quorum ([http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/DALQC Hotel's Website]) ([http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=14901+Dallas+Parkway&csz=Dallas%2C+Texas+75254&country=us Map to Hotel]) The Marriott Quorum hotel is located on the north side of Dallas, in the suburban [[http://www.addisontexas.net/ Town of Addison]]. = Dates and times = The conference schedule is:{{{ Thu, Feb 23: Tutorials Fri, Feb 24: PyCon day 1 Sat, Feb 25: PyCon day 2 Sun, Feb 26: PyCon day 3 Mon, Feb 27: Sprints 1 Tue, Feb 28: Sprints 2 Wed, Mar 1: Sprints 3 Thu, Mar 2: Sprints 4 / teardown }}} |
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| To be decided. | * ["/Talks"] -- Scheduled formal presentations. * ["/Tutorials"] -- Half-day tutorials on various topics. * ["/Sprints"] -- Focused development sessions after the conference. * ["/BoF"] -- Birds-of-a-feather sessions The keynotes have not yet been announced. |
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| Registration costs have not yet been set. | ||Registration ||Fee||Student Rate||Time Period || ||Early bird registration (includes a T-Shirt) || $185|| $125|| until Dec. 31, 2005 || ||via Internet (includes a T-Shirt) || $250|| $150|| until Feb. 18, 2006 || ||On-Site Registration || $350|| $250|| ...at the door of the conference. || |
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| = Dates and times = | Use [http://www.python.org/pycon/2006/register.html the registration form] to register and to select tutorials. |
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| The exact date has not been chosen yet; it will probably be in the spring of 2006. | = Suggestions, Ideas = |
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| Is it possible to hold the conference on a Fri/Sat/Sun rather than on weekdays? I think it might increase attendance, especially for people who cant afford to take a lot of time off from work. -- CG | What would you like to see at PyCon 2006? Please edit these wiki pages, adding your suggestions and ideas. * ["/Panels"] * ["/Topics"] * ["/Social"] * ["/Sprints"] There is a page of suggestions for speakers at ["PyCon2006/SpeakerNotes"], with tips on writing your slides and presenting your talk. Want to help? Take a look at ["PyCon2006/VolunteerTasks"] for ways you can help. |
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| * ["/Accommodation"] = Networking (for Computers) = No details yet. |
* A limited number of rooms will be available at the Marriott Quorum at conference rates of $79/night for single and double rooms, $89/night for triple and quadruple rooms. Local taxes of 13% will be added onto this nightly rate. |
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| * ["PointsOfInterest2006"] * [http://wikitravel.org/en/Dallas Wikitravel page for Dallas] * [http://wikitravel.org/en/Addison Wikitravel page for Addison] |
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| ''(copyright 2004, Python Software Foundation) '' | Planning-related pages belong to the CategoryPyConPlanning category. * ["/KeynoteIdeas"] * ["NeededSupplies2006"] * ["/ScheduleDraft"] * ["VolunteerTasks"] * ["/Staff"] |
PyCon2006 will be held near Dallas, Texas. The conference program is still being planned.
The venue will be the Dallas-Addison Marriott Quorum ([http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/DALQC Hotel's Website]) ([http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=14901+Dallas+Parkway&csz=Dallas%2C+Texas+75254&country=us Map to Hotel])
The Marriott Quorum hotel is located on the north side of Dallas, in the suburban http://www.addisontexas.net/ Town of Addison.
Dates and times
The conference schedule is:
Thu, Feb 23: Tutorials
Fri, Feb 24: PyCon day 1
Sat, Feb 25: PyCon day 2
Sun, Feb 26: PyCon day 3
Mon, Feb 27: Sprints 1
Tue, Feb 28: Sprints 2
Wed, Mar 1: Sprints 3
Thu, Mar 2: Sprints 4 / teardown
Activities
- ["/Talks"] -- Scheduled formal presentations.
- ["/Tutorials"] -- Half-day tutorials on various topics.
- ["/Sprints"] -- Focused development sessions after the conference.
- ["/BoF"] -- Birds-of-a-feather sessions
The keynotes have not yet been announced.
Registration
Registration |
Fee |
Student Rate |
Time Period |
Early bird registration (includes a T-Shirt) |
$185 |
$125 |
until Dec. 31, 2005 |
via Internet (includes a T-Shirt) |
$250 |
$150 |
until Feb. 18, 2006 |
On-Site Registration |
$350 |
$250 |
...at the door of the conference. |
Use [http://www.python.org/pycon/2006/register.html the registration form] to register and to select tutorials.
Suggestions, Ideas
What would you like to see at PyCon 2006? Please edit these wiki pages, adding your suggestions and ideas.
- ["/Panels"]
- ["/Topics"]
- ["/Social"]
- ["/Sprints"]
There is a page of suggestions for speakers at ["PyCon2006/SpeakerNotes"], with tips on writing your slides and presenting your talk.
Want to help? Take a look at ["PyCon2006/VolunteerTasks"] for ways you can help.
Accommodations
- A limited number of rooms will be available at the Marriott Quorum at conference rates of $79/night for single and double rooms, $89/night for triple and quadruple rooms. Local taxes of 13% will be added onto this nightly rate.
Local Information
[http://wikitravel.org/en/Dallas Wikitravel page for Dallas]
[http://wikitravel.org/en/Addison Wikitravel page for Addison]
For Organizers
Planning-related pages belong to the CategoryPyConPlanning category.
["/KeynoteIdeas"]
["/ScheduleDraft"]
["VolunteerTasks"]
- ["/Staff"]