PyCon Australia 2017 - https://pycon-au.org/ - the national conference for users and developers of the Python programming language, will start in just under three weeks! Tickets to the conference are still available, but selling fast. This year the conference will take place in Melbourne, from 3 - 8 August, with a jam-packed schedule. Thursday 3rd August: Long-Form Tutorials Friday 4th August: Specialist Tracks – Internet of Things, Science and Data, Python in Education and DjangoCon AU Saturday 5th August: Main Conference Day One - four streams of talks. Also, DjangoGirls Workshop and PyLadies Breakfast Sunday 6th August: Main Conference Day Two - four streams of talks Monday 7th August: Sprints Day One (sold out) Tuesday 8th August: Sprints Day Two (limited tickets still available) This year includes two exciting new features: long-form tutorials and child care. Each paid tutorial will run for 3.5 hours, including a 30 minute break. Tickets are still available to three of the tutorials: Python 101, Build Tooling Workshop and Practical Testing with Pytest. For more information, please visit: https://pycon-au.org/program/tutorials/ On-site child care, run by qualified child care workers, will be offered on the specialist track and the main conference days (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). Child care registration closes on Thursday 20th July. For more information, please visit: https://pycon-au.org/about/child-care/ For more information about conference ticket prices and inclusions, please see: https://pycon-au.org/attend/ === About PyCon Australia === PyCon Australia is the national conference for the Python programming community. The eighth PyCon Australia will be held on August 3-8 2017 in Melbourne, bringing together professional, student and enthusiast developers with a love for programming in Python. PyCon Australia informs the country’s developers with presentations by experts and core developers of Python, as well as the libraries and frameworks that they rely on. To find out more about PyCon Australia 2017, visit our website at http://pycon-au.org, follow us at @pyconau or e-mail us at contact(a)pycon-au.org. PyCon Australia is presented by Linux Australia (www.linux.org.au) and acknowledges the support of our Platinum Sponsors, WSP Digital and IRESS, and other sponsors. For full details of our sponsors, see our website.