[Biopython] SciPy 2015 Conference Updates - LAST CALL for talks - 4/10 extension, registration open, keynotes announced, John Hunter Plotting Contest

Fri Apr 3 00:09:27 UTC 2015

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**LAST CALL FOR SCIPY 2015 TALK AND POSTER SUBMISSIONS - EXTENSION TO 4/10*

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SciPy 2015 will include 3 major topic tracks and 7 mini-symposia tracks.
Submit a proposal on the SciPy 2015 website: http://scipy2015.scipy.org. If
you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us at:
scipy-organizers at scipy.org. You can also follow @scipyconf on Twitter or
sign up for the mailing list on the website for the latest updates!

Major topic tracks include:

- Scientific Computing in Python (General track)

- Python in Data Science

- Quantitative Finance and Computational Social Sciences

Mini-symposia will include the applications of Python in:

- Astronomy and astrophysics

- Computational life and medical sciences

- Engineering

- Geographic information systems (GIS)

- Geophysics

- Oceanography and meteorology

- Visualization, vision and imaging

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**SCIPY 2015 REGISTRATION IS OPEN**

Please register ASAP to help us get a good headcount and open the conference
to as many people as we can. PLUS, everyone who registers before May 15 will
not only get early bird discounts, but will also be entered in a drawing for
a free registration (via refund or extra)! Register on the website at
http://scipy2015.scipy.org 

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**SCIPY 2015 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED**

Keynote speakers were just announced and include Wes McKinney, author of
Pandas; Chris Wiggins, Chief Data Scientist for The New York Times; and Jake
VanderPlas, director of research at the University of Washington's eScience
Institute and core contributor to a number of scientific Python libraries
including sci-kit learn and AstroML.

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**ENTER THE SCIPY JOHN HUNTER EXCELLENCE IN PLOTTING CONTEST - DUE 4/13**

In memory of John Hunter, creator of matplotlib, we are pleased to announce
the Third Annual SciPy John Hunter Excellence in Plotting Competition. This
open competition aims to highlight the importance of quality plotting to
scientific progress and showcase the capabilities of the current generation
of plotting software. Participants are invited to submit scientific plots to
be judged by a panel. The winning entries will be announced and displayed at
the conference. John Hunter's family is graciously sponsoring cash prizes up
to $1,000 for the winners. We look forward to exciting submissions that push
the boundaries of plotting! See details here:
http://scipy2015.scipy.org/ehome/115969/276538/ Entries must be submitted by
April 13, 2015 via e-mail to plotting-contest at scipy.org 

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**CALENDAR AND IMPORTANT DATES**

--Sprint, Birds of a Feather, Financial Aid and Talk submissions OPEN NOW

--Apr 10, 2015: Talk and Poster submission deadline

--Apr 13, 2015: Plotting contest submissions due

--Apr 15, 2015: Financial aid application deadline

--Apr 17, 2015: Tutorial schedule announced

--May 1, 2015: General conference speakers & schedule announced

--May 15, 2015 (or 150 registrants): Early-bird registration ends

--Jun 1, 2015: BoF submission deadline

--Jul 6-7, 2015: SciPy 2015 Tutorials

--Jul 8-10, 2015: SciPy 2015 General Conference

--Jul 11-12, 2015: SciPy 2015 Sprints

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