Howdy, Python fans! 👋

Guess what? We’re on the house stretch now, with lower than 100 days left till all of us rendezvous within the enchanting metropolis of Prague for EuroPython 2024!

Can you are feeling the thrill tingling in your Pythonic veins?

Let’s lookup what’s been cooking within the EuroPython pot recently. 🪄🍜

📣 Programme

The curtains have formally closed on the EuroPython 2024 Name for Proposals! 🎬

We have hit information with an unbelievable 627 submissions this yr!! 🎉

Thanks to each one among you courageous souls who tossed your hats into the ring! 🎩 Your willingness to share your concepts has actually made this a memorable journey.

EuroPython 2024 Group Voting was a blast!

The Group Voting consists of all previous EuroPython attendees and potential audio system between 2015 and 2024.

We had 297 folks contributing, making EuroPython extra aware of the group’s selections. 😎 We are able to’t thanks sufficient for serving to us hear the voice of the Group.

Now, our great programme crew together with the crew of reviewers and group voters have been working exhausting to create the schedule for the convention! 📋✨

EuroPython is a volunteer-run, non-profit convention. All sponsor assist goes to cowl the price of working the Europython Convention and supporting the group with Grants and Monetary Support.

If you wish to assist EuroPython and its efforts to make the occasion accessible to everybody, please take into account sponsoring (or asking your employer to sponsor).

Sponsoring EuroPython ensures you extremely focused visibility and the chance to current your organization to one of many largest and most various Python communities in Europe and past!

There are numerous sponsor tiers and a few have restricted slots out there. This yr, moreover our essential packages, we provide add-ons as non-compulsory extras. For extra data, take a look at our Sponsorship brochure.

🐦 We have now an Early Fowl 10% low cost for firms that enroll by April fifteenth.🐦

Extra data at:  https://ep2024.europython.eu/sponsor 🫂 Contact us at sponsoring@europython.eu

🎟️ Ticket Gross sales

The tickets are actually open to buy, and there’s a number of choices:

• Convention Tickets: entry to Convention and Dash Weekends.
• Tutorial Tickets: entry to the Workshop/Tutorial Days and Dash Weekend (no entry to the primary convention).
• Mixed Tickets: entry to all the pieces throughout the entire seven-day, i.e. workshops, convention talks and dash weekend!

We additionally provide totally different fee tiers designed to reply every attendee’s wants. They’re:

Enterprise Tickets: for firms and workers funded by their firms

• Tutorial Solely Enterprise (Web value €400.00 + 21% VAT)
• Convention Solely Enterprise (Web value €500.00 + 21% VAT)
• Late Fowl (Web value €750.00 + 21% VAT)
• Combines Enterprise (Web value €800.00 + 21% VAT)
• Late Fowl (Web value €1200.00 + 21% VAT)

Private Tickets: for people

• Tutorial Solely Private (€200.00 incl. 21percentVAT)
• Convention Solely Private (€300.00 incl. 21% VAT)
• Late Fowl (€450.00 incl. 21% VAT)
• Mixed Private (€450.00 incl. 21% VAT)
• Late Fowl (€675.00 incl. 21% VAT)

Training Tickets: for college kids and lively lecturers (Instructional ID is required at registration)

• Convention Solely Training (€135.00 incl. 21% VAT)
• Tutorial Solely Training (€100.00 incl. 21% VAT)
• Mixed Training (€210.00 incl. 21% VAT)

Enjoyable reality: Czechia has been ranked among the many world’s prime 20 happiest international locations just lately.

Seize the prospect to seize an EP24 ticket and join with the pleasant group of Pythonistas and completely satisfied locals this summer time! ☀️

Want extra data concerning tickets? Please go to https://ep2024.europython.eu/tickets or contact us at helpdesk@europython.eu.

⚖️ Visa Utility

Should you require a visa to attend EuroPython 2024 in Prague, now’s the time to start out getting ready.

Step one is to confirm for those who require a visa to journey to the Czech Republic.

The Czech Republic is part of the EU and the Schengen Space. If you have already got a legitimate Schengen visa, you could NOT want to use for a Czech visa. In case you are unsure, please examine this web site and seek the advice of your native consular workplace or embassy. 🏫

Should you want a visa to attend EuroPython, you’ll be able to lodge a visa utility for Quick Keep (C), as much as 90 days, for the aim of “Enterprise /Convention”. We suggest you do that as quickly as attainable.

Please, be sure to learn all of the visa pages fastidiously and put together all of the required paperwork earlier than making your utility. The EuroPython organisers should not ready nor certified to offer visa recommendation.

Nevertheless, we’re more than pleased to assist with the visa assist letter issued by the EuroPython Society. Each registered attendee can request one; we solely concern visa assist letters to confirmed attendees. We kindly ask you to buy your ticket earlier than filling within the request type.

For extra data, please examine https://ep2024.europython.eu/visa or contact us at visa@europython.eu. ✈️

💶 Monetary Support

We’re additionally happy to announce our monetary support, sponsored by the EuroPython Society. The purpose is to make the convention open to everybody, together with these in want of economic help.

Submissions for the primary spherical of our monetary support programme are open till April twenty first 2024.

There are three kinds of grants together with:

• Free Ticket Voucher Grant
• Journey/Lodging Grant (reimbursement of journey prices as much as €400.)
• Visa Utility Price Grant (as much as €80)

⏰ FinAid timeline

Should you apply for the primary spherical and don’t get chosen, you’ll mechanically be thought of for the second spherical. No must reapply.

Go to https://europython.eu/finaid for data on eligibility and utility procedures for Monetary Support grants.

🎤 Public Talking Workshop for Mentees

We’re excited to announce that this yr’s Speaker Mentorship Programme comes with an additional package deal!

We have now chosen a restricted variety of mentees for a 5-week interactive course masking the fundamentals of a presentation from begin to end.

The primary facilitator is the seasoned speaker Cheuk Ting Ho and the members will finish the course by delivering a chat masking all they’ve discovered.

We look ahead to the wonderful talks the workshop members will give us. 🙌

🐍 Upcoming Occasions in Europe

Listed below are some upcoming occasions occurring in Europe quickly.

Czech Open Supply Coverage Discussion board: Apr 24, 2024 (In-Individual)

Concerned about open supply and occur to be close to Brno/Czech Republic in April? Be a part of the Czech Open Supply Coverage Discussion board and have the prospect to have fun the launch of the Czech Republic’s first Open Supply Coverage Workplace (OSPO). Extra data at: https://pretix.eu/om/czospf2024/

OSSCi Prague Meetup: Could 16, 2024 (In-Individual)

Be a part of the forefront of innovation at OSSci Prague Meetup, the place open supply meets science. Name for Audio system is open!  https://pydata.cz/ossci-cfs.html

PyCon DE & PyData Berlin: April 22-24 2024

Dive into three days of Python and PyData excellence at Pycon DE! Go to https://2024.pycon.de/ for particulars.

PyCon Italy: Could 22-25 2024

PyCon Italia 2024 will occur in Florence. The schedule is on-line and you’ll test it out at their good web site: https://2024.pycon.it/

GeoPython 2024: Could 27-29, 2024

GeoPython 2024 will occur in Basel, Switzerland. For extra data go to their web site: https://2024.geopython.web/

Are you able to think about our e-newsletter with out pleasure and laughter? We are able to’t. 😾🙅‍♀️❌ Right here’s this month’s PyJoke:

pip set up pyjokesimport 

pyjokesprint(pyjokes.get_joke())

What number of programmers does it take to alter a lightbulb?

None, they only make darkness a normal!

Earlier than saying goodbye, thanks a lot for studying this far.

We are able to’t wait to reunite with all you wonderful folks in lovely Prague once more.

Let me remind you ways fairly Prague is throughout summer time. 🌺🌼🌺

Bear in mind to take excellent care of yourselves, keep hydrated and thoughts your posture!

Oh, and don’t overlook to drive encourage your pals to affix us at EuroPython 2024! 😌

Wanting ahead to assembly you all right here subsequent month!

With a lot pleasure and pleasure,

EuroPython 2024 Workforce 🤗