Long time Pythonista, CEO eGenix.com, available as Interim CTO and Senior Software Architect, Python Core Dev, EuroPython Society Chair,
Python Software Foundation founding Fellow.WebsiteTwitter
As you may know, the EuroPython Society (EPS) has extended it’s mission to not only run the EuroPython conference, but also provide help for the Python community in Europe in general.
As part of this, we would like to get to know, and help create closer ties between organizers of other European Python events.
Organizers’ Lunch
We would like to invite representatives of all European Python conference to EuroPython 2019 to join us for an organizers’ lunch. We’re planing the lunch for Thursday or Friday. Details will be announced closer to the event.
Our aim is to get to know each other, exchange experience in organizing events and to find out how we, as EPS, can most effectively help other conferences going forward.
Free Tickets
To support and facilitate this, we are giving out one free conference ticket per conference team, so that each team can send a representative to the organizers’ lunch.
If your team wants to send someone to join, please write to board@europython.eu, mentioning the conference you’re organizing and some background on your team.
The EuroPython Society (EPS) does not only run the EuroPython conference, but also aims to provide help for the Python community in Europe in general.
Let’s all meet at EuroPython
In addition to the Python Organizers Lunch (see previous post), which focuses on conference organizers, we are also establishing a program to support attendees of Python user groups and conferences in Europe.
We’d like to invite all of you to EuroPython 2019 this year. Of course, we cannot give out free tickets to everyone, but we can at least recognize your participation in the Python community by giving out discounts for the conference.
Discounts for EuroPython Tickets
If you are running a Python event (conference or user group) in Europe, please reach out to board@europython.eu to request a coupon code for your group, which you can then pass on to your group members or attendees.
If you are not running a user group or conference, but a regular attendee of one, please contact your organizers to have them submit a request. We can only distribute codes at the user group and conference organizer level.
The coupon codes are valid for conference tickets bought starting today and will give you a 10% discount on the ticket price (both regular and late bird prices). The codes are setup for user group sizes of between 30-50 members, but we are also extending this to organizers and attendees of larger conferences. If you need a code valid for larger groups, please mention this in your email.
EuroPython 2019 will be held from July 8-14 2019 in Basel, Switzerland, at the Congress Center Basel (CCB) for the main conference days (Wed-Fri) and the FHNW Muttenz for the workshops/trainings/sprints days (Mon-Tue, Sat-Sun).
We are happy to announce the start of our financial aid program for this year’s EuroPython.
As part of our commitment to the Python community, we are pleased to announce that we offer special grants for people in need of a financial aid to attend EuroPython.
We offer financial aid conference grants in these 2 categories:
Free ticket. Get a standard ticket for the conference for free (including access to conference days (Wed-Fri), Beginners’ Day workshop and sprints.). Note: training passes are NOT included in the free conference ticket.
Travel / Accommodation. We will cover the travel costs pro rata, depending on what you are applying for. You can get partial refund for the accommodation.
Grant Eligibility
EuroPython is a wonderful place to meet and share your experience with other Python developers from Europe and all around the world. Our goal is support people which want to make Python community better: conference speakers and tutorial presenters, active people from small Python communities and open source contributors.
Our grants are open to all people in need of financial aid. We will specifically take into account the following criteria in the selection process:
Contributors: potential speakers/trainers of EuroPython (people who submitted a proposal) and all who contribute to EuroPython and/or Python community projects.
Economic factors: we want everybody to have a chance to come to EuroPython, regardless of economic situation or income level.
Diversity: we seek the most diverse and inclusive event possible.
How to apply
Please see our financial aid page for all details:
Even though the EPS is already sponsoring finaid, we can always use more budget to increase the number of people who can benefit from the program.
You or your company can support our diversity and finaid initiative by becoming a sponsor. We have a special options “Financial aid sponsor” and “Financial aid donation” in the list of sponsor options, that can be booked separately or be included in the sponsor package.
Please check our sponsor brochure for more information and contact finaid@europython.eu or the sponsor work group directly sponsoring@europython.eu.
Bring new sponsor and get free ticket for EuroPython 2019 !
More advanced talks than in previous EuroPython editions
We are glad that the Python community has heard our call to submit more advanced talks this year. This will make EuroPython 2019 even more interesting than our previous edition.
Waiting List
Some talks are still in the waiting list. We will inform all speakers who have submitted talks about the selection status by email.
PyData EuroPython 2019
As in previous years, we will have lots of PyData talks and trainings:
4 trainings on Monday and Tuesday (July 8-9)
34 talks on Wednesday and Thursday (July 10-11)
no PyData talks on Friday (July 12)
Full Schedule
The full schedule will be available early in June.
Training Tickets & Combined Tickets
If you want to attend the trainings offered on the training days (July 8-9), please head over to the registration page in the next couple of days. Sales are going strong and we only have 300 tickets available.
Combined tickets are new this year and allow attending both training and conference days with a single ticket.
After the rush to the early-bird tickets last week (we sold more than 290 tickets in 10 minutes), we expect a rush to the regular and training tickets this week as well.
We only have 300 training tickets available, so if you want to attend the training days, please consider getting your ticket soon.
Available ticket types
We will have the following ticket types available:
regular conference tickets - admission to the conference days (July 10-12) and sprints (July 13-14)
training tickets - admission to the training days (July 8-9)
combined tickets - admission to training, conference and sprint days (July 8-14)
Please see our registration page for full details on the available tickets.
As reminder, here’s the conference layout:
Monday & Tuesday, July 8 & 9: Trainings, Beginners’ Day and other workshops
Wednesday–Friday, July 10–12: Conference talks, keynotes & exhibition
Saturday & Sunday, July 13 & 14: Sprints
Combined Tickets
These are a new ticket type we are introducing for EuroPython 2019, to simplify purchase and check-in at the conference for attendees who want to attend the complete EuroPython 2019 week with a single ticket.
To make the ticket more attractive, we are granting a small discount compared to purchasing training and conference tickets separately.
As previously announced, we will be opening early-bird tickets sales today at 12:00 CEST.
We will have 200 early-bird tickets available when we open up ticket sales. They offer a discount of up to 50% over the standard rate and are usually sold out within a few hours. In 2018 early bird tickets were sold out in just 45 minutes. Â
Please have your credit cards ready, in case you want to buy early-bird tickets. We won’t support Paypal payments this year due to the issues we ran into with their service last year.
For Python Core Developers, we have put a special grant in place, which will allow core developers to get free tickets to the conference. We will issue coupon codes for the regular tickets in the coming days, since we’d like to keep the early-bird tickets for people who are not eligible for such grants, refunds or discounts.
If you want to sign up, please check our grant page for details on how to apply.
Reach out to many enthusiastic Python developers, users and professionals in Basel this July !
Sponsoring
EuroPython guarantees you highly targeted visibility and the
opportunity to present yourself and your company in a professional and
innovative environment.
Also,
as a sponsor of EuroPython 2019, you will directly help promote the
work of a great open-source community which is becoming a powerhouse of
technological development and innovation.
We’re looking for proposals on every aspect of Python: programming from novice to advanced levels, applications and frameworks, or how you have been involved in introducing Python into your organization. EuroPython is a community conference and we are eager to hear about your experience.
We will accept a broad range of presentations, from reports on academic and commercial projects to tutorials and case studies. As long as the presentation is interesting and potentially useful to the Python community, it will be considered for inclusion in the program.
Can you show something new and useful? Can you show the attendees how to: use a module? Explore a Python language feature? Package an application? If so, please consider submitting a talk.
PyData EuroPython 2019
As usual there will be a PyData track at this year’s conference. Please submit your papers for the PyData track through the EuroPython form. Any suitable (i.e. data science, AI  and analytics)  submission will be considered for the PyData track. The PyData track is run in cooperation with NumFocus.
The 2019 PyData track will be on Tuesday (trainings), Wednesday  (talks) and Thursday (talks).
There are six different kinds of contributions that you can present at EuroPython:
Formats
Talks and trainings should be held in English language only.
Regular Talk / approx. 110 slots
These are standard “talks with slides”, allocated in slots of
The Q&A session, if present, is included in the time slot. 3-5 Minutes for Q&A is a good practice.
We will only offer a limited number of 60 minute slots, please only choose these slots for in-depth sessions or topics which require more background information.
30 minutes (ca. 50%)
45 minutes (ca. 34%)
60 minutes (ca. 16%)
We are looking for an approx. distribution of expertise (Python or domain expertise)
40% Beginners
25% Intermediate
25% Advanced
Trainings / 16 slots
Deep-dive into a subject with all details. These sessions are apporx. 3 hours long. The training attendees will be encouraged to bring a laptop. They should be prepared with less slides and more source code. Room capacity for the trainings rooms is approx. 100 seats.
Panels
A panel is group of three to six experts plus a moderator discussing a matter in depth, an intensive exchange of (maybe opposite) opinions. A panel may be 30-60 minutes long. We have introduced this interactive format for EuroPython 2017 due to the many requests we have received to make the conference more interactive and have more challenging / mind-bending content in place. Â Please note if you suggest a panel you will have to organise the panelists and coordinate with the Program WG, panelist will require a ticket to the conference.
Interactive
This is a completely open 60-minute format. Feel free to make your suggestions. There are only two rules: it must be interactive, real-time human-to-human-interaction and of course compliant with the EuroPython Code of Conduct.
Posters / 20 slots
Posters are a graphical way to describe a project or a technology, printed in large formats; posters are exhibited at the conference, can be read at any time by participants, and can be discussed face to face with their authors during the poster session.
Helpdesk / 6 slots
Helpdesks are a great way to share your experience on a technology, by offering to help people answering their questions and solving their practical problems. You can run a helpdesk by yourself or with colleagues and friends. Each helpdesk will be open for 3 hours in total, 1.5 hours in the morning and 1.5 hours in the afternoon. People looking for help will sign up for a 30 minute slot and talk to you. There is no specific preparation needed; you just need to be proficient in the technology you run the helpdesk for.
Lightning Talks
A lightning talk (LT) is a short presenatation which must not be longer than five minute. LTs are not via the CfP but walk-in registations, see here. Â
Community Based Talk Voting
Attendees who have bought a ticket in time for the Talk Voting period gain the right to vote for talks submitted during the Call For Proposals.
The Program WG will also set aside a number of slots which they will then select based on other criteria to e.g. increase diversity or give a chance to less mainstream topics.
Conference Layout
Please note that the conference layout has changed in 2018, the main conference (talks) is now only three days:
Monday and Tuesday: trainings, workshops, Beginners’ Day, DjangoGirls
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: talks, panels, posters, helpdesks, open sessions,… (no trainings!).
Discounts for Content Contributors
Since EuroPython is a not-for-profit community conference, it is not possible to pay out rewards for talks or trainings. For talks, posters, help desk and organising a panels or interactive sessions we will give out a 25% discount coupon valid for one conference ticket. Trainers will receive a 100% discount coupon for both a conference ticket and a training pass to compensate for the longer preparation time. See here for more details.
Inappropriate Language and Imagery
Please consider that EuroPython is a conference with an audience from a broad geographical area which spans countries and regions with vastly different cultures. What might be considered a “funny, inoffensive joke” in a region might be really offensive (if not even unlawful) in another. If you want to add humor, references and images to your talk, avoid any choice that might be offensive to a group which is different from yours, and pay attention to ourEuroPython Code of Conduct.
