<div dir="ltr">Hello All, <div><br></div><div style>As this years conference communications co-chair, it is my extreme pleasure to announce the <b>SciPy 2013 conference from June 24th - 29th in sunny Austin, Texas, USA.</b> Please see <a href="http://conference.scipy.org/scipy2013/about.php">our website</a> (or below) for more details.</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>A call for presentations, tutorials, and papers will be coming out very soon. Please make sure to sign up on <a href="http://eepurl.com/dyoeL">our mailing list</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/SciPy2013">follow us on twitter</a>, or <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/100948873231627513165/posts">Google Plus</a> so that you don't miss out on any important updates. I sincerely hope that you can attend this year and make 2013 the best year for SciPy yet!</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>Happy Hacking!</div><div style>Anthony Scopatz</div><div style><br></div><div style><div><font face="courier new, monospace">SciPy 2013 Conference Announcement</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">----------------------------------</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">SciPy 2013, the twelfth annual Scientific Computing with Python conference, will</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">be held this June 24th-29th in Austin, Texas. SciPy is a community dedicated to</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">the advancement of scientific computing through open source Python software for</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">mathematics, science, and engineering. The annual SciPy Conference allows</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">participants from academic, commercial, and governmental organizations to showcase</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">their latest projects, learn from skilled users and developers, and collaborate on</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">code development.</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">The conference consists of two days of tutorials by followed by two days of</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">presentations, and concludes with two days of developer sprints on projects of</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">interest to the attendees.</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Specialized Tracks</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">------------------</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">This year we are happy to announce two specialized tracks run in parallel to</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">the general conference:</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">*Machine Learning*</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">In recent years, Python's machine learning libraries rapidly matured with a</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">flurry of new libraries and cutting-edge algorithm implement and development</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">occurring within Python. As Python makes these algorithms more accessible,</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">machine learning algorithm application has spread across disciplines. Showcase</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">your favorite machine learning library or how it has been used as an effective</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">tool in your work!</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">*Reproducible Science*</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Over recent years, the Open Science movement has stoked a renewed acknowledgement</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">of the importance of reproducible research. The goals of this movement include</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">improving the dissemination of progress, prevent fraud through transparency, and</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">enable deeper/wider development and collaboration. This track is to discuss the tools</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">and methods used to achieve reproducible scientific computing.</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">Domain-specific Mini-symposia</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">-----------------------------</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">Introduced in 2012, mini-symposia are held to discuss scientific</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">computing applied to a specific scientific domain/industry during a</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">half afternoon after the general conference. Their goal is to promote</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">industry specific libraries and tools, and gather people with similar</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">interests for discussions.</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Mini-symposia on the following topics will take place this year:</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- Meteorology, climatology, and atmospheric and oceanic science</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- Astronomy and astrophysics</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">- Medical imaging</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- Bio-informatics</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br>
</font></div><div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Tutorials</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">---------</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Multiple interactive half-day tutorials will be taught by community experts.</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">The tutorials provide conceptual and practical coverage of tools that have</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">broad interest at both an introductory or advanced level. This year, a</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">third track will be added, targeting specifically programmers with no</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">prior knowledge of scientific python.</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Developer Sprints</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">-----------------</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">A hackathon environment is setup for attendees to work on the core SciPy</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">packages or their own personal projects. The conference is an opportunity for</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">developers that are usually physically separated to come together and engage in</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">highly productive sessions. It is also an occasion for new community</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">members to introduce themselves and recieve tips from community</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">experts. This year, some of the sprints will be scheduled and</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">announced ahead of the conference.</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Birds-of-a-Feather (BOF) Sessions</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">---------------------------------</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Birds-of-a-Feather sessions are self-organized discussions that run parallel to</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">the main conference. The BOFs sessions cover primary, tangential, or unrelated</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">topics in an interactive, discussion setting. This year, some of the</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">BOF sessions will be scheduled and announced ahead of the conference.</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Important Dates</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">---------------</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- March 18th: Presentation abstracts, poster, tutorial submission</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"> deadline. Application for sponsorship deadline.</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- April 15th: Speakers selected</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- April 22nd: Sponsorship acceptance deadline</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">- May 1st: Speaker schedule announced</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- May 5th: Paper submission deadline</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">- May 6th: Early-bird registration ends</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">- June 24th-29th: 2 days of tutorials, 2 days of conference, 2 days of sprints</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br>
</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">We look forward to a very exciting conference and hope to see you all at the conference.</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">The SciPy2013 organization team:</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">* Andy Terrel, Co-chair</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">* Jonathan Rocher, Co-chair</font></div><div>
<font face="courier new, monospace">* Katy Huff, Program Committee co-chair</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">* Matt McCormick, Program Committee co-chair</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">* Dharhas Pothina, Tutorial co-chair</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">* Francesc Alted, Tutorial co-chair</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">* Corran Webster, Sprint co-chair</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">* Peter Wang, Sprint co-chair</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">* Matthew Turk, BoF co-chair</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">* Jarrod Millman, Proceeding co-chair</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">* Stéfan van der Walt, Proceeding co-chair</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">* Anthony Scopatz, Communications co-chair</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">* Majken Tranby, Communications co-chair</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">* Jeff Daily, Financial Aid co-chair</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">* John Wiggins, Financial Aid co-chair</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">* Leah Jones, Operations chair</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">* Brett Murphy, Sponsor chair</font></div>
<div><font face="courier new, monospace">* Bill Cowan, Financial chair</font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>