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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>**ANN: LAST CALL for SciPy 2016 Conference Talk / Poster Proposals (Scientific Computing with Python) - Final Deadline - Friday April 1st**</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br></span><a href="http://www.scipy2016.scipy.org/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1155CC;background:white'>SciPy 2016</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>, the 15th annual Scientific Computing with Python conference, will be held July 11-17, 2016 in Austin, Texas. SciPy is a community dedicated to the advancement of scientific computing through open source Python software for mathematics, science, and engineering. The annual SciPy Conference brings together over 650 participants from industry, academia, and government to showcase their latest projects, learn from skilled users and developers, and collaborate on code development.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>The full program will consist of</span><a href="http://scipy2016.scipy.org/ehome/146062/332967/?&&"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1155CC;background:white'>2 days of tutorials</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'> (July 11-12),</span><a href="http://scipy2016.scipy.org/ehome/146062/332968/?&&"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1155CC;background:white'>3 days of talks</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'> (July 13-15), and 2 days of</span><a href="http://scipy2016.scipy.org/ehome/146062/332969/?&&"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1155CC;background:white'>developer sprints</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'> (July 16-17). More info is available on the conference website at</span><a href="http://www.scipy2016.scipy.org/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1155CC;background:white'>http://scipy2016.scipy.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'> (where you can sign up for the mailing list); or follow</span><a href="https://twitter.com/scipyconf"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1155CC;background:white'>@scipyconf</span></a><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1155CC;background:white'> </span></u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>on Twitter. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>**SUBMIT A SCIPY 2016 TALK / POSTER PROPOSAL - DUE APRIL 1, 2016*</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>Submissions for talks and posters are welcome on our website (</span><a href="http://scipy2016.scipy.org/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1155CC;background:white'>http://scipy2016.scipy.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>). In your abstract, please provide details on what Python tools are being employed, and how. The talk and poster submission deadline is March 25th, 2016</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>SciPy 2016 will include 3 major topic tracks and 8 mini-symposia tracks.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>Major topic tracks include:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>- Scientific Computing in Python</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>- Python in Data Science (Big data and not so big data)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>- High Performance Computing</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>Mini-symposia will include the applications of Python in:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>- Earth and Space Science</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>- Engineering</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>- Medicine and Biology</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>- Social Sciences</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>- Special Purpose Databases</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>- Case Studies in Industry</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>- Education</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>- Reproducibility<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us at: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1155CC;background:white'>scipy-organizers@scipy.org</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>-----------------------------------------------------------</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>**SCIPY 2016 REGISTRATION IS OPEN**</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>-----------------------------------------------------------</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>Please register early. SciPy early bird registration until May 22, 2016. Register at</span><a href="http://scipy2016.scipy.org/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1155CC;background:white'>http://scipy2016.scipy.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>. Plus, enter our t-shirt design contest to win a free registration. (Send a vector art file to </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1155CC;background:white'>scipy@enthought.com</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'> by March 31 to enter).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>Important dates:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>April 1: Talk and Poster Proposals Due</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>May 11: Plotting Contest Submissions Due</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>Apr 22: Tutorials Announced</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>Apr 22: Financial Aid Submissions Due</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>May 4: Talk and Posters Announced</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>May 22: Early Bird Registration Deadline</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>Jul 11-12: SciPy 2016 Tutorials</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>Jul 13-15: SciPy 2016 General Conference</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>Jul 16-17: SciPy 2016 Sprints</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>We look forward to an exciting conference and hope to see you in Austin in July!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;background:white'>The Scipy 2016 Committee</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://scipy2016.scipy.org/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1155CC;background:white'>http://scipy2016.scipy.org/</span></a><span style='color:#44546A'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>