Re: DjangoCon US 2016

From reading the CfP page I don't see much of a change; as far as I know with DjangoCon (and PyCon) it's always been the case that, as long as there was a financial aid program, speakers could make use of it, and I believe one or the other or both have prioritized speakers to ensure that getting to the conference isn't a hardship for them. It might not always have been presented in exactly those terms (or that clearly), though, so perhaps the change is being so up-front about it :)

On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 2:20 PM, Alex Heyden <mindsbreath@gmail.com> wrote:

This is an unexpected break from the old "everyone pays" policy. Has there been trouble getting proposals in the past?

On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 10:00 AM, Andrew Pinkham <ml@andrewsforge.com> wrote:

We are pleased to announce that DjangoCon US will be hosted by the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia from July 17-22!

The call for proposals is open! We want to hear about your experience with and around Django. However, talks:

- Don't need to be about Django specifically
- Don't need to be 100% fleshed out.
- Don't need to be about software directly
- Don't need to be advanced

Apply now! The deadline is April 18th.

Never spoken before? Not a problem! There are speaker mentors that will help you (see the link above).

Is cost a concern? Not a problem! Apply for financial aid (deadline April 25th).

You can follow all the latest on Twitter.

Hope to see you in Philly!

Andrew

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