Wednesday, April 28, 2010

PyCon 2010 Conference Grants

At their April 12 meeting, the PSF Board approved grants for two PyCon conferences.

PyCon Italia

PyCon Italia Quattro is scheduled for May 7-9 in in the old city centre of Florence. The organizers are planning three tracks of talks and anticipate more than 400 delegates. The PSF Board approved a grant of $4000US to help with conference expenses.

Kiwi PyCon

Kiwi PyCon is being organized by the New Zealand Python Users Group (NZPUG) and will be held November 20-12 in Waitangi, New Zealand. There will be a series of traditional scheduled talks, as well as BarCamp-style sessions. The PSF Board approved a grant of NZ$1,000 to defray expenses.

Updated: Organizers for other conferences who would like to apply for a grant should send details of their request to the board at psf@python.org.