= Overall scheme =
== Invitation ==
Pycon India 2009 invites you to the first ever Pycon in India, to deliver talks to share your experiences in academia or industry, and/ or expertise in all topics concerning Python. 

For help on how to decide upon a topic and prepare the presentation, see Andrew Kuchling's talk at Pycon US 2009: <<BR>>
How to Give a Python Talk http://us.pycon.org/2009/conference/schedule/event/6/
== Dates and Venue ==
Pycon India 2009 will be held on September 26 and 27, 2009 at IISc Bangalore. 
Deadline for submission of talks is August 1 2009, and acceptance will be conveyed for accepted talks by August 15 2009. 

== Sample topics (not exclusive) ==
 * Web development using Python frameworks
 * Python test frameworks 
 * Python CMSs
 * Scientific Computing using Python
 * DSL development using Python
 * Beautiful Graphics with Python libraries
 * OLPC (One Laptop Per Child project) and Python
 * http://us.pycon.org/2009/conference/proposals/#pycon-topics


== Talk format ==
The action will be at the following kinds of tracks. Regular and lightnning talks, tutorials, and sprints. 
 * The regular talks will be of 30 to 45 minutes duration each. 
 * The lightning talks will be (true to their name) of 5 minutes duration.
 * Sprints will be hands-on collaborative interactive sessions to advance the art on a Python project.

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== How to submit ==

Register on the [[Pycon India website] | [http://in.pycon.org/2009]] and then use the link provided to submit your talk. 

Proposal submitted must include the following
 * Title
 * Summary/ abstract
 * Detailed talk outline, motivation, references/ links to any original work, 
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Final submission should include slide deck in pdf format and detailed notes for audience reference. 
Speakers are encouraged to use a liberal Creative Commons license for any material submitted.

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