<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">Hello group!<br><br>PyCon 2011 looks like it may very well break every single record in the past -<br>making it one of the biggest and best PyCons of all time. We've gone all out<br>
this year - including Extreme Talks, a Startup Row, amazing talks, tutorials,<br>Poster sessions.<br><br>Extreme talks:<br><a href="http://us.pycon.org/2011/speaker/extreme/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(87, 151, 176); ">http://us.pycon.org/2011/speaker/extreme/</a><br>
Startup Row:<br><a href="http://us.pycon.org/2011/blog/2011/01/19/announcing-startup-row-pycon-2011/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(87, 151, 176); ">http://us.pycon.org/2011/blog/2011/01/19/announcing-startup-row-pycon-2011/</a><br>
<br>Also just announced - "Startup Stories":<br><a href="http://us.pycon.org/2011/blog/2011/02/07/pycon-2011-announcing-startup-stories/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(87, 151, 176); ">http://us.pycon.org/2011/blog/2011/02/07/pycon-2011-announcing-startup-stories/</a><br>
<br>If you haven't bought your PyCon tickets, it's time to do so. This year we're<br>limited to 1500 attendees, and with a faster than average sales rate compared<br>to previous years, you may not have the luxury of leaving registration until<br>
just before the conference -- places may sell out in advance! Check out<br><a href="http://us.pycon.org/2011/tickets/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(87, 151, 176); ">http://us.pycon.org/2011/tickets/</a> for rates and details.<br>
<br>Not sold on the conference? Not sure what it's all about? We are confident this<br>year's conference will surpass anything that has gone before, and we think<br>there's something for everyone.<br><br>Looking for education? This year's tutorial selection features a range of<br>
topics and an all-star cast of presenters. From the cloud to the GUI, from<br>beginner to advanced, we have it. Check out courses taught by book authors<br>Wesley Chun and David Beazley, web framework master Jacob Kaplan-Moss, core<br>
developer and guru Raymond Hettinger, hacker extraordinaire Zed Shaw and many<br>more: <a href="http://us.pycon.org/2011/schedule/tutorials/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(87, 151, 176); ">http://us.pycon.org/2011/schedule/tutorials/</a> -- and at flat fees that<br>
wouldn't buy you an hour of training by less-qualified instructors elsewhere!<br><br>The conference talks are some of the best we've seen in years, coming from a<br>record number of submissions. We've got talks on using Python for airplane<br>
tuning and massive telescopes. All of the major web frameworks will be<br>discussed. Numerous databases are covered. PyPy, IronPython and Jython are in.<br>We'll be talking about IDEs, testing, security, scalability, and documentation.<br>
Have a look: <a href="http://us.pycon.org/2011/schedule/lists/talks/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(87, 151, 176); ">http://us.pycon.org/2011/schedule/lists/talks/</a><br><br>We've also got an amazing array of poster presentations - everything from<br>
Arduino hacking, Geospatial Python, Open Government and Microsoft Kinect<br>hacking. Check out: <a href="http://us.pycon.org/2011/schedule/lists/posters/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(87, 151, 176); ">http://us.pycon.org/2011/schedule/lists/posters/</a><br>
<br>Meanwhile we've got the awesome sprints (<a href="http://us.pycon.org/2011/sprints/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(87, 151, 176); ">http://us.pycon.org/2011/sprints/</a>),<br>and open spaces (<a href="http://us.pycon.org/2011/openspaces/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(87, 151, 176); ">http://us.pycon.org/2011/openspaces/</a>) everyone knows and<br>
loves.<br><br>This is shaping up to be the best PyCon yet, and we think it's a great value,<br>both cost-wise, and community-wise. We can guarantee that you'll come away with<br>a head full of knowledge and amazing new friends and contacts.<br>
<br>Get your tickets before they are gone: <a href="http://us.pycon.org/2011/tickets/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(87, 151, 176); ">http://us.pycon.org/2011/tickets/</a><br><br>If you have any questions, comments or concerns - feel free to email Van<br>
Lindberg (<a href="mailto:van@python.org" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(87, 151, 176); ">van@python.org</a>) or Jesse Noller (<a href="mailto:jnoller@python.org" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(87, 151, 176); ">jnoller@python.org</a>) or<br>
pycon-organizers (<a href="mailto:pycon-organizers@python.org" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(87, 151, 176); ">pycon-organizers@python.org</a>).<br><br>See you in Atlanta,<br><br>Van Lindberg<br>Jesse Noller<br>The entire PyCon 2011 team<br>
<a href="http://us.pycon.org/2011" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(87, 151, 176); ">http://us.pycon.org/2011</a></span>