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PyCon2006 is currently in the early planning stages.   PyCon 2006 will be held near Dallas, Texas.
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It will be held in [http://www.addisontexas.net/ Addison, Texas], in the Dallas area. Venue selection is still in progress at the moment; see ["/Venue"] for details. 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 late February 2006. = 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.
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 * ["/Accommodation"] 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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= Networking (for Computers) =

No details yet.
To obtain the room rate, you must register using the hotel's PyCon event page at http://www.stayatmarriott.com/Pycon2006/ .
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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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= For Organizers =
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''(copyright 2005, Python Software Foundation) '' Planning-related pages belong to the CategoryPyConPlanning category.

 * ["/KeynoteIdeas"]
 * ["NeededSupplies2006"]
 * ["/ScheduleDraft"]
 * ["VolunteerTasks"]
 * ["/Staff"]

PyCon 2006 will be held near Dallas, Texas.

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

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.

To obtain the room rate, you must register using the hotel's PyCon event page at http://www.stayatmarriott.com/Pycon2006/ .

Local Information

For Organizers

Planning-related pages belong to the CategoryPyConPlanning category.


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