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What a conference. 200 Pythonistas met for the better part of the last week in Leipzig. We started out with a tutorial day. More than 80 people took advantage of the opportunity to attend 13 tutorials covering diverse topics including algorithms, database programming, web frameworks, scientific data analysis and Python introduction. In parallel to the tutorials we had a barcamp with about 30 people that discussed different topics and had lightning talks. Topics included web frameworks and SQL/NoSQL compassions. The core conference had three parallel tracks with 30-minute and 60-minute slots. Our rather rigorous time management worked out: all presenters stayed within their allocated slots. It is a German conference after all. ;) Over three days we had 55 talks. The topics covered a wide range. Web development and scientific applications were the two largest themes but many other topics such as teaching Python, migration to Python 3 or Python compiler were covered. All talks are on vide

There will be three keynotes with different perspectives on software development and Python. Jan Lehnardt, a CouchDB developer, looks at Python from the outside and analyzes why some people tend to be religious about programming languages and what could be done about it for the benefit of the whole programming community. Paul Everitt of Zope and Plone fame provides a deep inside into the development of Zope and other long-running, successful Python projects in general. Andreas Schreiber from the German Aerospace Center sees the future of software engineering in the field of science and engineering in Python-based solutions. Examples from high performance computing demonstrate the power of Python in this field.   The first PyCon DE will be held October 4-9, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. A tutorial and barcamp day is followed by three days with talks in three parallel tracks and two days of sprints. More details can be found on the PyCon DE website. Please pass this post on

There are only 25 Tickets left. Online ticket sales will close September 30. So hurry to get yours now.   The first PyCon DE will be held October 4-9, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. A tutorial and barcamp day is followed by three days with talks in three parallel tracks and two days of sprints. More details can be found on the PyCon DE website. Please pass this post on to those you feel may be interested.

The conference program is now available as an App . There are 54 talks plus three keynotes and three lightning talk sessions spread over three days. The topics cover a wide range. There should be something interesting for everybody interested in Python. The first PyCon DE will be held October 4-9, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. A tutorial and barcamp day is followed by three days with talks in three parallel tracks and two days of sprints. More details can be found on the PyCon DE website. Please pass this post on to those you feel may be interested.

Now you can have a look at the list of talks that will be presented at PyCon DE 2011. We had lots of proposals and went through a thorough review process to to find the best talks representing a wide range of Python topics. The first PyCon DE will be held October 4-9, 2011 in Leipzig, Germany. A tutorial day is followed by three days with talks in three parallel tracks and two days of sprints. The program will be announced in a few days. More details can be found on the PyCon DE website . Registration is now open. You can register for the conference and for tutorials. Please pass this post on to those you feel may be interested.