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Hello Pythonistas,

We’re excited to see everyone Saturday at The Carlu (444 Yonge St) starting at 8 a.m.! 
 

• 4 awesome keynotes
• 3 talk tracks (with one track dedicated to all things PyData)
• 1 tutorial track
• Various companies from across Canada (and the world!) sponsoring this event
• Open spaces
• And lots of great Pythonistas! 

Venue

The talks and tutorials will be held at The Carlu (444 Yonge St, Toronto, ON M5B 2H4) on November 16th & 17th. Look for the signs and take the elevator to the 7th floor. 

The Carlu is accessible from College station via TTC. 

Please follow the signs for College Park. From there, follow the signs to the elevators at the main floor. 

Note: subway service starts at 8 am on Sunday.

For those driving, there is underground parking available at College Park. Please refer to this map for more information. 

And to get from the parking garage to the venue, please refer to this map that shows you how to get to the Carlu elevators. 

Time to arrive

We’ll be starting registration at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday and 8:30 a.m. on Sunday. The earlier you arrive to the start time, the less time you’ll have to wait in line to register and pick up your badge! Plus, you get first dibs on breakfast! Please bring proof of purchase so we know you bought a ticket. 

Food

We’re pleased to announce we’ll offering complimentary breakfast, lunch and snacks for both days.

Wifi:

Network Name: PyCon Canada

Password: pyconca2019

Talks:

The keynote talks will be taking place in the Concert Hall on both days.
 

Sign up for tutorials!

Tutorials are 1-hour hands-on workshops on a specific topic, and run in parallel to the three talk tracks. Tutorials are included in your ticket, but have limited seating! 

There’s a few to choose from, including Container Workflows for Python Developers, from Microsoft: 

ATTENTION Python developers! Learn about container workflows - whether you are looking to containerize your first Python app, running your own K8s cluster, or need to wrangle mountains of ML - we'll explore how containers & the cloud can make hard things easy & developers more productive. 

Don’t forget to bring your laptop!

If you’d like to attend one, register in advance by adding your name to the wiki: 

Lightning Talks!

Lightning talks will take place at 9 am on Sunday morning. We’re giving any attendees 5 minutes to take the stage and speak to other attendees! 

Open Spaces!

Open spaces will be available in Clipper Room! We will have some down time in the tutorial room, so feel free to sign it out for impromptu meet-ups. 

In previous years we’ve had a variety of different open spaces including sticker open space, PyLadies open space and even an ‘intro to tying knots’ open space.

You can reserve times on the wiki: Reserve Open Space

Childcare!

For those who have registered for childcare, please drop your children off at Courtyard Toronto Downtown hotel(475 Yonge St.) at the Leaside room. There will be staff there from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Please pick up your children no later than 6:30 p.m. 

Thanks again to Tucows for sponsoring childcare this year!

PyCon Canada Sprints!

November 18-19  will be dedicated to sprints! Sprints are two days of intensive learning and development on an open source project of your choice, in a team environment. They will be held at the Mozilla Office in Toronto (366 Adelaide St W Suite 500) . If you’d like to participate, all you have to do is register here! You can also add your name to the projects being sprinted on in advance. No previous experience required.

Help us out!

A lot of work goes into putting on a conference, and volunteers are the backbone of it. Please help us make this event another success! Our volunteers get a special t-shirt in addition to our gratitude. Just fill out this form to sign up:

Our Lovely Sponsors

(We couldn’t pull off PyCon Canada without them!)

PyCon Canada is made possible through the participation of great companies wanting to support the Python community! We want to send a special thank you to all our sponsors, including Microsoft (Silver and Workshop Sponsor), Shopify (Silver Sponsor) and Digital Ocean (Workshop Sponsor). PyCon Canada wouldn’t be possible without your support - thank you!

Thank you to our Silver Workshop Sponsor, Microsoft!

Microsoft provides technology solutions that help people of action meet real-world challenges through innovation, productivity, and collaboration. Our mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more.

Thank you to our Silver Sponsor, Shopify!

Shopify is the leading multi-channel commerce platform. Merchants use Shopify to design, set up, and manage their stores across multiple sales channels, including mobile, web, social media, marketplaces, brick-and-mortar locations, and pop-up shops.The platform also provides merchants with a powerful back-office and a single view of their business, from payments to shipping. The Shopify platform was engineered for reliability and scale, making enterprise-level technology available to businesses of all sizes. Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, Shopify currently powers over 800,000 businesses in approximately 175 countries and is trusted by brands such as Unilever, Kylie Cosmetics, Allbirds, MVMT, and many more.

Thank you to our Workshop Sponsor, DigitalOcean!

DigitalOcean is the Developer Cloud for Modern Apps. We simplify modern app creation for next generation developers working independently, at tech startups, and within SMBs. Our infrastructure- and platform-as-a-service solutions are the first and best at combining the power of simplicity, love for the developer community, an obsession for customer service, and the advantages of open source. Our mission is to bring software development within reach of anyone around the world

Until next time,

    The PyCon Canada Team

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Salut les Pythonneux!

Nous avons hâte de vous voir samedi au Carlu (444 Yonge St.) à partir de 8h !

Au cours du weekend vous verrez:

• 4 incroyables keynotes
• 3 pistes de presentations
• 1 piste de tutoriels
• Diverses compagnies qui commanditent l’evenement
• Des open spaces
• De nombreux Pythonneux geniaux!

Lieu

Les présentations et les tutoriels auront lieu au Carlu le 16 et 17 novembre. Repérez la signalisation et prenez l’ascenseur jusqu’au 7e étage.

Le Carlu est accessible en transport en commun depuis la transport College.

Suivez les indications pour College Park. De là, suivez les indications pour les ascenseurs de l’étage principal.

Notez bien: le métro ouvre à 8h le dimanche.

Pour les automobilistes, il y a un stationnement souterrain à College Park. Veuillez vous référer à cette carte pour plus de précisions.

Pour se rendre au colloque depuis le stationnement, référez-vous à cette carte qui vous indiquera comment vous rendre jusqu’aux ascenseurs du Carlu.


Heure d’arrivée

Nous commencerons l'inscription à 8h00 le samedi et à 8h30 le dimanche. Plus vous arrivez tôt, moins vous attendrez pour vous inscrire et de récupérer votre billet… en plus d’arriver en premier au déjeuner! Merci d’apporter une preuve d’achat pour que nous sachions que vous avez bien acheté un billet.
 

Nourriture

Nous sommes heureux d’annoncer que nous vous offrirons déjeuners, dîners et collations pour les deux jours de la conférence.

Wifi:

Network Name: PyCon Canada

Password: pyconca2019

Présentations

Les présentations keynotes auront lieux dans le Concert Hall au cours des deux jours.
 

Inscrivez vous à un tutoriel

Les tutoriels sont des ateliers d’une heure où vous plongerez dans un sujet spécifique, ils auront lieu en parallèle des trois salles de présentations classiques. Les tutoriels sont inclus dans votre ticket, mais les places sont limitées! S’il y en a auxquels vous voulez participer, inscrivez-vous en avance en ajoutant votre nom au wiki:

Présentations éclaires!

Nous organisons des présentations éclaires dimanche matin. Les présentations seront de 5 minutes. C’est une excellente occasion pour n’importe qui de présenter une idée sans trop de préparation. 
 

Espace libre!

Dans la salle Clipper sera aménagé un espace libre. Un espace libre est une discussion improvisée de 30 minutes entre participants concernant un sujet particulier.

Les années précédentes, nous avons assisté à des moments autocollants, PyLadies et une introduction au noeuds.

Vous pouvez réserver une plage horaire ici:
 

Halte-garderie !

Pour ceux et celles qui se sont inscrits à la halte-garderie, merci d’aller reconduire vos enfants au Courtyard Toronto Downtown hotel (475 Yonge St.) au Leaside room. Des employés seront présents de 7h30 à 18h30. Merci d’aller chercher vos enfants au plus tard à 18h30.

Encore merci à Tucows de commanditer la halte-garderie cette année !

PyCon Canada Sprints!

Les 18 et 19 novembre seront dédiés aux sprints! Les sprints sont deux jours d’apprentissage intensif et de développement sur un projet libre de votre choix, le tout, en equipe. Les sprints auront lieux à Mozilla Toronto (366 Adelaide St W Suite 500). Si vous souhaitez participer, (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pycon-canada-2019-sprint-days-tickets-75989407363)! Vous pouvez aussi ajouter votre nom aux projets propose en avance. Aucune expérience n’est requise.

Si vous êtes mainteneur d’un projet, vous pouvez l’ajouter ici:  

Donnez-nous un coup de main!

Il y a énormément à faire lors d’une conférence, et les bénévoles sont d’une aide précieuse. Venez-nous aider à faire de PyCon Canada un succès! Nos bénévoles auront un t-shirt spécial en plus de notre éternelle gratitude. Vous n’avez qu'à remplir ce formulaire:

Nos sponsors adorés (sans lesquels PyCon canada ne serait possible)

PyCon Canada est possible grâce à la participation de compagnies qui veulent supporter la communauté Python! Nous voulons remercier spécialement nos sponsors, incluant Microsoft (Silver and Workshop Sponsor),Shopify (Silver Sponsor) and Digital Ocean (Workshop Sponsor). PyCon Canada ne serait possible sans votre support, merci!

Thank you to our Silver Workshop Sponsor, Microsoft!

Microsoft provides technology solutions that help people of action meet real-world challenges through innovation, productivity, and collaboration. Our mission is to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more.

Thank you to our Silver Sponsor, Shopify!

Shopify is the leading multi-channel commerce platform. Merchants use Shopify to design, set up, and manage their stores across multiple sales channels, including mobile, web, social media, marketplaces, brick-and-mortar locations, and pop-up shops.The platform also provides merchants with a powerful back-office and a single view of their business, from payments to shipping. The Shopify platform was engineered for reliability and scale, making enterprise-level technology available to businesses of all sizes. Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, Shopify currently powers over 800,000 businesses in approximately 175 countries and is trusted by brands such as Unilever, Kylie Cosmetics, Allbirds, MVMT, and many more.

Thank you to our Workshop Sponsor, DigitalOcean!

DigitalOcean is the Developer Cloud for Modern Apps. We simplify modern app creation for next generation developers working independently, at tech startups, and within SMBs. Our infrastructure- and platform-as-a-service solutions are the first and best at combining the power of simplicity, love for the developer community, an obsession for customer service, and the advantages of open source. Our mission is to bring software development within reach of anyone around the world

C’est tout pour le moment,

    L’équipe de PyCon Canada

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