We will make every effort to provide accommodations for speakers and attendees of all abilities—all we ask is that you let us know so we can prepare accordingly.

North Bay Python is a conference in support of the local programmer community outside of the core San Francisco Bay Area tech scene. We aim to feature a mix of local and non-local speakers to offer a program with broad appeal. **All speakers will receive complimentary registration to the conference, and requests for further financial compensation to assist with travel will be considered on a case-by-case basis independent of the proposal's merits.**

## Talk formats

**Most of the talk slots will be short**—approximately 25 to 30 minutes, including Q&A. If your ideas would benefit from a longer slot, please explain in your submission how you would use the additional time.

## Topics

**We are a single track conference. This means that your talk needs to hold the attention of beginners and experienced developers alike.**

This doesn't mean that every talk needs to be a beginner's talk. If you're talking about advanced concepts, people who are new to Python or your library should come away excited about the possibilities, and know what concepts they need to learn to get there.

This is a list of topics we think might go well in the North Bay Python program, but it is by no means exhaustive. If you have a talk idea on a subject not listed here and you think it fits well with our community and mission, we would love to <a href="mailto:program@northbaypython.org" title="program@northbaypython.org">hear about it</a>!

+ The Python community

+ Python fundamentals

+ Useful libraries and tools

+ Testing in Python

+ Deploying, operating, or scaling Python

+ Organization and communication skills for software development

+ What Python can learn from other communities

+ Unexpected places Python gets used (Embedded systems! Health science!)

+ ... and anything else we might not have thought of!

## Resources

This [public speaking](https://github.com/vmbrasseur/Public_Speaking "Public Speaking Resource Repository by VM Brasseur") repository, maintained by [VM Brasseur](https://twitter.com/vmbrasseur "VM Brasseur on Twitter"), has many useful resources to help you polish your proposals and talks.

### Office Hours and Mentorship

The program committee will be holding regularly-scheduled office hours during the CFP period to help you organize proposals. You are also welcome to <a href="mailto:program@northbaypython.org" title="program@northbaypython.org">email us</a> or drop by <a href="http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23nbpy" title="IRC Web Client for #nbpy Channel on Freenode">#nbpy on the Freenode IRC network</a> anytime to ask questions.

We're happy to help with any of the following:

+ Exploring and brainstorming your interests to help you identify hidden things that would make great talks

+ Connecting you with experienced speakers to help build your proposal and talk

+ Reviewing your outline, slide deck, or presenter notes

+ Connecting you with rehearsal audiences or even just watching you present over a video conference as practice

+ Anything else that'd help you be at ease and excited about bringing your ideas to our audience!

Our office hours are scheduled for every <strong>Wednesday at 7pm</strong> and <strong>Friday at 3pm</strong> Pacific Time. They will take place in <a href="http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23nbpy" title="IRC Web Client for #nbpy Channel on Freenode">#nbpy on the Freenode IRC network</a>. IRC is a web chat protocol and you can use <a href="http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23nbpy" title="IRC Web Client for #nbpy Channel on Freenode">this IRC web client</a> to connect.

+ Wednesday, August 23 at 7pm

+ Friday, August 25 at 3pm

+ Wednesday, August 30 at 7pm