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Australia's conference for the Python programming community. Join us in Brisbane, 26-30 August 2026!
@pyconau.bsky.socialP.S. Zenodo is having a rough day with bots and we send them our hugops in support.
A copy of the proceedings is available from the #pyconau 2026 website via this news post.
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@pyconau.bsky.socialYou can now read the combined proceedings at zenodo.org/records/2278... and reference via DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22784195.
Thank you to editors Alan Rubin & Richard Littauer for shepherding this process, and congratulations to our nine published speakers!
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@pyconau.bsky.socialWe're excited to announce that the academic proceedings from #pyconau 2026 are now published!
Eight proposals elected to publish via a parrallel peer-reviewed effort to include their talk in the published proceedings.
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@nextdayvideo.bsky.socialReposted by @pyconau.bsky.socialAll 75 #pyconau videos we have permission to release are up on YouTube, with archival quality AV1 encodes on the LA mirror. As always, huge thanks to the incredible AV team! @pyconau.bsky.social
@pyconau.bsky.socialIt's day 2 at #PyConAU. We'd like to shout out to the amazing Taylatopia for creating our artwork this year, including the majestic PyCon AU ibis. You can check out her other work at www.instagram.com/taylatopia/ and ko-fi.com/taylatopia/s...
@pyconau.bsky.socialWhat an amazing first full day at #PyconAU 2026. Thanks so much to all our contributors, supporters and attendees. More professional photos, speaker video streams and more will follow. Feel free to post your experience in the replies.
@pyconau.bsky.socialJacob Seiler previews "From Pixels to Points," on inferring archery scores from video using computer vision. Thu 27 Aug. ποΈ Tickets: 2026.pycon.org.au π Talk details: 2026.pycon.org.au/schedule/YGUJEG
@pyconau.bsky.socialWe've just extended our t-shirt deadline until 9am AEST next Tuesday 4 August! π
There's a few extra days to update your t-shirt size, cut and to request your shirt in purple! π
Details on how to update your order: 2026.pycon.org.au/posts/t-shir...
@pyconau.bsky.socialIt's time for our eagerly awaited final keynote announcement of #PyConAU 2026.
Join us and @cameronwilson.bsky.social on Friday morning for his keynote presentation "Slop, jobs and Elon Musk: why Australians don't trust AI and what that means for all of us".
@pyconau.bsky.socialAviation makes good decisions under pressure using simple checklists. Chelsea Finnie applies that to platform engineering: when to commit to a risky prod change, and when to abort. Thu 27 Aug.
Talk: 2026.pycon.org.au/schedule/QRN...
Tickets: 2026.pycon.org.au/tickets/
@pyconau.bsky.socialWe're very excited to announce our next keynote at #PyConAU 2026!
Please join us in welcoming Justin Warren for "The Care of Software: Ethics and Ecosystems" on Saturday morning!
@pyconau.bsky.socialWe're very excited to announce our first keynote of #PyConAU 2026!
Please welcome @lizthegrey.com to the stage, with her talk "30 to 70 PRs a day: How we managed to not wreck our systems".
@pyconau.bsky.socialThere's still time to secure your #PyConAU 2026 conference ticket in time for EOFY!
Our new ticket types - Educator (for teachers), Student, and all One-day ticket options - are all available TODAY.
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Register NOW for a GST invoice dated this side of June 30 π
@pyconau.bsky.socialPsst! Have you heard? The #PyConAU schedule is now live!
We're so excited to share the amazing line up of speakers who will be sharing their expertise at the conference this year! You don't want to miss it!
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Help us get the word out? π£
@pyconau.bsky.socialπ Why come to PyCon AU 2026 in Brisbane? Our Community & Culture lead Chelsea has thoughts, and a camera.
Watch their whirlwind Brisbane tour over on LinkedIn π
@pyconau.bsky.socialIt's still 1 April AOE, which means you can still secure your #pyconau ticket with complimetary Kiwi PyCon West Island benefits!
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April fools aside, the registration gift is legit!
@pyconau.bsky.socialIf the prospect of travel to Brisbane in August is cost prohibitive, please consider applying for financial assistance.
It's a separate program, so we recommend applying ASAP if you would like your application to be considered during April.
Details at: 2026.pycon.org.au/attend/finan...
@pyconau.bsky.socialThere are just a few hours left to submit your talk, workshop and poster ideas to PyCon AU 2026!
Everything you need is at 2026.pycon.org.au/cfp
The deadline is '29 March Anywhere on Earth' - thats later tonight for everyone Australia and New Zealand.
@pyconau.bsky.socialPast #PyConAU speakers have included first-timers, classroom teachers, engineers with war stories, and researchers who didn't think their work would land, until it did.
If you've been on the fence, this is your nudge.
CFP closes 29 March π 2026.pycon.org.au/cfp
@pyconau.bsky.socialReminder: #PyConAU proposals are reviewed anonymously. That means keeping your name, employer, and bio out of the proposal text itself | put that in your Pretalx profile instead.
Every proposal reviewed on its merits. π
Full guidelines π 2026.pycon.org.au/cfp/anonymity-guidelines
