Python Conference

The closing panel of the 2010 PyCon Asia Pacific held at the Singapore Management University

The Python Conference (PyCon) is an annual convention for the discussion and promotion of the Python programming language.^[1] It originated in the United States but is also held in many other countries that have active Python developer communities.^[2][3]

History

Reference^[4][5]

• 2003 – Washington, D.C. - 200 attendees
• 2004 – Washington, D.C. - 300 attendees
• 2005 – Washington, D.C. - 400 attendees
• 2006 – Dallas, TX - 400 attendees
• 2007 – Dallas, TX - 500 attendees
• 2008 – Chicago, IL - 1000 attendees
• 2009 – Chicago, IL - 900 attendees
• 2010 – Atlanta, GA - 1000 attendees^[6]
• 2011 – Atlanta, GA - 1400 attendees
• 2012 – Santa Clara, CA - 2300 attendees
• 2013 – Santa Clara, CA - 2500 attendees
• 2014 – Montreal, QC (Canada) - 2500 attendees
• 2015 – Montreal, QC (Canada) - 3100 attendees
• 2016 – Portland, OR
• 2017 – Portland, OR

Locations

Morgan Heijdemann giving an introduction to using OpenCV with Python at the 2010 PyCon Asia Pacific held at the Singapore Management University

• United States of America - Started in 2003 in Washington, D.C
• Europe (EuroPython) - Started in 2002 in Charleroi, Belgium
• New Zealand (Kiwi PyCon)
• Singapore (PyCon Asia Pacific 2010, 11, and 12; PyCon Singapore)
• Argentina (Pycon AR)
• Australia (Pycon AU) - Started in 2010 in Sydney, Australia
• Bangladesh (PyCon Dhaka)
• Belarus (PyCon Belarus) - Started in 2015 in Minsk, Belarus
• Brazil (PythonBrasil)
• Canada (PyCon Canada)
• China (Pycon China)
• Czech Republic (PyCon CZ)
• Germany (PyCon DE)
• Finland (PyCon Finland)
• France (PyCon FR)
• Hong Kong (PyCon HK)
• India (PyCon India)
• Iran (PyIran)
• Ireland (PyCon Ireland)
• Israel (PyCon Israel)
• Italy (PyCon Italia)
• Japan (PyCon Japan, PyCon Asia Pacific 2013)
• Malaysia (PyCon MY)
• Russia (PyCon Russia)
• Philippines (PyCon Philippines)
• Poland (PyCon PL)
• Slovakia (Pycon SK) - started in March 2016 in Bratislava, Slovakia
• South Africa (PyCon ZA)
• South Korea (PyCon KR)
• Sweden (PyCon Sweden)
• Taiwan (PyCon Taiwan, PyCon Asia Pacific 2014 and 15)
• United Kingdom (PyCon UK)
• Ukraine (PyCon Ukraine)
• Venezuela (PyConVe)

SciPy Conferences

Some conferences are dedicated to scientists and promote in particular the SciPy library.

• United States (SciPy)
• Europe SciPy convention (EuroSciPy)
• India (SciPy.in)

See also

• Donglegate

References

1. "Why PyCon 2010's Conference Wi-Fi Didn't Melt Down". Slashdot. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
2. "PyCon 2010: "Scrape the Web," and a poster session :: Asheeshworld". Asheesh.org. 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
3. tummy.com, ltd. (2010-02-24). "PyCon 2010 Wireless Network – tummy.com, ltd". Tummy.com. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
4. "Connecting the Python Community". PyCon. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
5. "PyCon/Attendance - Python Wiki". Wiki.python.org. 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
6. "ActiveState's Favorite Picks for PyCon 2010 in Atlanta - A Python Conference". Activestate.com. 2010-01-26. Retrieved 2014-05-29.

External links

• Pycon: Connecting the Python Community – official website
• Pycon blog – the official blog
• PyCon – description on the official Python website
• Python.org - Conferences and Workshops list