PyTexas 2013 Updates and Information

PyTexas 2013 is under way and begins in less than 2 weeks. Our chairs are doing a wonderful job making this a memorable event! We have a fantastic event in store with meaty talks, t-shirts, stickers, prizes and wonderful sponsors including Rackspace, MapMyFitness, HBK, Stormpulse, ZeOmega, Tendenci and more.

We are looking forward to our talk submissions and the schedule being posted. Don’t forget, the deadline to submit a talk is TODAY Sunday, August 4, 2013. We had some great speakers submit talks and we would love to hear from you!

Here is a little event information in case you missed it:

Schedule

• The conference is Friday August 16th – Sunday August 17th
• The deadline to submit talks is TODAY, Sunday August 4th 2013. Submit your talk now!
• Friday - Tutorial day. If you need help with anything Python then Friday is a good day to some out. Come and get all the Python lore you can stuff in your cranium!
• Saturday - Standard talk schedule (to be released after this weekend) with drinks after. We currently do not have a sponsor for drinks so bring some cash. Most likely we will be hangout out at a bar in College Station. Announcements will be made at the conference about the location.
• Sunday – More talks until we run out.

Registration

Registration is still open and is currently $50 USD.

If you have not registered please register and pay on the PyTexas site. Some people may have received a cancellation email after registering; this was due to payment not being made. We recommend you register again and pay through our site. If online payment is not an option, just show up at PyTexas and we will register you at the door (Cash or Charge welcome).

Food

•    Friday – We will serve only coffee for breakfast so eat something before you come out. Lunch will be served
•    Saturday – Both breakfast and lunch will be served
•    Sunday – Both breakfast and lunch will be served

Lodging

Hotels are starting to fill up so get your lodging now! We do not have hotel block pre-allocated. Stay tuned for announcements on PyTexas.org and our twitter account. We recommend that you go ahead and book your hotel!

A quick Google Search will give you a list of hotels in the area.

Some hotels around the area on Google Maps:

 

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Hotels+near+275+Joe+Routt+Boulevard+,+77844+College+Station,+TX&ie=UTF-8&ei=Epr-UafhCYrUqAG1w4GYCg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg

 

This includes:

 

Super 8 College Station

La Quinta Inn College Station

Vineyard Court Designer Suites

Comfort Suites

Hampton Inn College Station

 

More information about the venue on the PyTexas site.

If you book your hotel on Hotels.com mobile site or app you get $25 off $200 or more with the coupon code MOB25OFFUS.

PyTexas 2013 is going to be a great event and we hope to see you there!