The PyCon US Blog

The new PyCon 2008 website is up and running for organizers to add content. The design is still in flux, but Brantley Harris has done a fantastic job updating the site for 2008. If you are interested in helping fill in the content, join the pycon-organizers or pycon-tech mailing lists. The meeting will be held once again on Tuesday, at 2PM Eastern/1PM Central/11AM Pacific (6PM UTC). This will be held via Google Talk/Jabber (group chat) , or via IRC on #[email protected]. People will be in both locations. The proposal system deadline is fast approaching, and unless we can get some more help, will be delayed. There are some very cool features across all skill levels. Some with deadlines, some without; none are boring. (sounds like fun doesn't it?) Even if you cannot attend the meeting, please join the mailing list , or create a trac login !

PyCon-Tech (the python behind pycon) , is an open source project for providing software for the python conferences. As the process of organizing the conferences moves forward, we need to get different parts of the web site up and running for organizers, attendees, and the community at large. And we need help. To kick things off, there will be a PyCon-Tech meeting for PyCon USA 2008 on Tuesday, August 21, at 2PM Eastern/1PM Central/11AM Pacific (6PM UTC). This will be held via Google Talk/Jabber (group chat) . The goals are simple: Software for PyCon Give back to the community Show what python can do The project is based on django , but is not limited to web applications. We are looking for help at every level. Even if all you do is edit some of the wiki pages, this would be greatly appreciated. We are also looking for any and all feedback on last years system. This feedback should be limited to the web site software including the schedule , schedule handouts, talk proposal system, o...