PyData Carolinas 2016

[Chris Calloway]

It is my privilege and honor to announce PyData Carolinas 2016 to you:

http://pydata.org/carolinas2016

PyData Carolinas is a celebration of Python in data science. PyData
conferences have featured top leaders of Python data science projects
and PyData Carolinas will be no exception. PyData conferences promote
diversity in the Python data science community and are governed by an
inclusive code of conduct:

http://pydata.org/carolinas2016/about/code-of-conduct/

PyData Carolinas will take place Wednesday through Friday, September
14-16 at the IBM RTP Activity Center with a conference capacity of 400
attendees. The first day features 12 tutorials in three tracks. The
following two days feature keynotes, lightning talks, and 30 session
talks in three tracks. The event is fully catered and will have two
evening social events in downtown Durham.

PyData Carolinas is organized by TriPython, PyLadies RDU, Research
Triangle Analysts, Analytics.Club Raleigh, the NCSU Institute for
Advanced Analytics, the UNC Renaissance Computing Institute, Research
Triangle Institute, MaxPoint, MediaMath, the Durham Convention and
Visitors Bureau, DataCrunch Lab, Fidelity Investments, and Bull City
Coworking. Sponsors to date include IBM, Continuum Analytics, the
National Consortium for Data Science, and Issuer Direct Corporation. You
can add your company to that list.

I'm calling on CharPy members for four actions in conjunction with
PyData Carolinas: sponsor, propose, register, and volunteer.

Sponsor - PyData Carolinas is produced under the auspices of NumFOCUS
(http://numfocus.org), a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation which sponsors
the Python scientific stack, the Julia language, and some R tools. All
proceeds from PyData Carolinas go to support the work of NumFOCUS from
which we all benefit.

We need sponsors. You can see a list of sponsor benefits at:

http://pydata.org/carolinas2016/sponsors/benefits/

You can do more than attend this conference. You can get your employer
to be a sponsor of PyData Carolinas and get free conference passes with
your sponsorship. If you are interested in sponsoring PyData Carolinas,
please contact:

spons...@pydatacarolinas.org

Interested community groups (PYPTUG, I'm looking at you) may also
support PyData Carolinas as community sponsors.

Propose - You can be a speaker at PyData Carolinas. Proposals for talks
and tutorials are being accepted now at:

http://pydata.org/carolinas2016/cfp/

Proposals are review by a panel of experts. Accepted speakers will be
among the finest company in the Python data science community. And
speakers attend PyData Carolinas for free!

Register - Early bird registration is open now:

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/pydata-carolinas-2016-tickets-24406547641

Space is limited and this event will sell out. So reserve your spot now.
Early bird ends one week after the conference program is fully published
and who know when that will be. Maybe soon.

Early bird registration fees are:

All three days (limited to 190), tutorials and talks, September 14-16
Academic - $150
Individual - $275
Start-up - $325
Corporate - $375

Two talk days only (limited to 400), September 15-16
Academic - $100
Individual - $225
Start-up - $275
Corporate - $325

One day tutorial only (limited to 190), September 14
All levels: $100

Volunteer - You can help. All kinds of help are needed. At the
conference we will need to man the registration table, assist with the
exhibit hall, provide session chairs, post greeters, and many other
tasks. Write the committee co-chairs for volunteering your interests:

spons...@pydatacarolinas.org (organizes sponsorships)
communi...@pydatacarolinas.org (manages social media)
dive...@pydatacarolinas.org (scholarships and COC enforcement)
hospi...@pydatacarolinas.org (hotels, transportation, social events)
opera...@pydatacarolinas.org (volunteers at the conference)
produ...@pydatacarolinas.org (printed matter, signage, t-shirts)
pro...@pydatacarolinas.org (proposal evaluation and program schedule)
audio...@pydatacarolinas.org (AV reinforcement and recording liaison)

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Sincerely,

Chris Calloway, Applications Analyst
UNC Renaissance Computing Institute
100 Europa Drive, Suite 540, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
(919) 599-3530