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are now being accepted for the 2017 Python in Astronomy
conference. The conference will be held on 8th - 12th May 2017
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Python in Astronomy conferences aim to bring a wide variety of
people who currently use, develop or teach people about Python
packages in the context of all forms of Astronomy. Participant
selection will be made with the goal of </span><span
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the Python in Astronomy community and we particularly encourage
requests to attend from junior astronomers and people who are
new to contributing to open source software. This conference is
neither intended to be an introduction to Python bootcamp nor
only for expert-level Python developers, but we do expect all
participants to have at least a basic familiarity with Python.</span></p>
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Mumford, SOC Chair </span></p>
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Craig</span></p>
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Stevens</span></p>
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