Important Dates
- Jan 19, 2015 : Opening of Call for Proposals
- Mar 31, 2015 : Deadline for Proposal Submissions
- Apr 24, 2015 : Notification of Proposal Acceptance
Back to __future__ II
The theme of PyCon APAC 2015 is "Back to __future__ II". We accept a broad range of python related proposals, from reports on academic and commercial projects and case studies. Suitable topics include, but not limited to :
- Web Programming (e.g Django, Pyramid, Web2Py, TurboGears)
- Cloud Computing
- Startups, Business, and Education
- Multimedia, Animation, and Graphics
- Game Programming
- GUI Programming
- Hardware/Embedded System Design
- System Administration and Security
- Network Programming
- Agile Development and Project Best Practices
- Packaging Issues
- Programming Tools
- Python Libraries and Extensions
- Python Implementations: IronPython, Jython, Pypy, Pyston, and Stackless.
In addition to regular and lightning talks, you can also submit proposals for tutorials and for SciPy Track.
SciPy Track
The SciPy track is prepared for those who focus on scientific Python. Submission to the SciPy track should be indicated in the proposal submission system. Language of the track is English only. Suitable topics of the SciPy track include but are not limited to:
- Technical Computing, Scientific Computing, High-Performance Computing
- Big Data, Data Mining, Machine Learning
- Scientific/Engineering Education
- Computational Sciences
- Bioinformatics
- Computational Physics, Computational Chemistry, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Computational Mechanics, Computational Electromagnetics
Tutorials/Workshop
We are looking for tutorials/workshop that can grow our community at any level. Each tutorial is 6-hour long in one day, workshop is 3-hour long in half day and it would be scheduled on the day before conference. Any topics that are relevant to Pythonistas' interests are welcome.
Proposal Submission
Please visit http://tw.pycon.org/2015apac/en/account/signup/ to sign up as a speaker and then create your proposals. You can submit proposals for talks, lightning talks, or tutorials.
The proposal shall include the following information:
- Title of the proposal
- Type of the proposal
- Language (Mandarin or English, but SciPy track accepts only English)
- Audience level or prerequisites
- Abstract, outline, or description. For SciPy track, an extended abstract of 2 to 3 A4 pages is optional for every submission.
- Permission for your talk to be recorded and released on the conference website
- Permission for your presentation slide to be downloaded from the conference website
- Additional information that can help the program committee to make decisions (e.g., years of experience using Python)
Types of Proposals
| Type | Duration (including Q&A) | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Regular Talk | 45 minutes | English/Mandarin |
| Lightning Talk | 5 minutes | English/Mandarin |
| SciPy Track Talk | 45 minutes | English |
| Workshop | Half/Whole day | English/Mandarin |
| Tutorials | Whole day | English/Mandarin |
Paper Submission
For presenters who wish to write a paper of the same topic, please let us know. We will be happy to assist you to publish your work on The Python Papers or on the conference proceedings. Speakers in the SciPy track are especially encouraged to do so.