This is a pretty unrelated question, but how does one find out about these conferences? I typically only hear about them afterward (Heroku's Waza and now PyCon). Are there any that are known to be particularly good?
Additionally, any recommendations for which to try to attend as a first year computer science student?
If you're looking for Python cons, You should definitely check out DjangoCon 2013 in Warsaw, Poland (http://2013.djangocon.eu/, 15-19 May, possibly sold out) and EuroPython in Florence, Italy (https://ep2013.europython.eu/, 1-7 Juli).
PyCon's a yearly thing and has been for a while. Newer cons will make a post to a place like HN. There's a con coming up this year that I got contacted about because I went to one that is being run by organizers of a different con I went to a few years ago.
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This is a pretty unrelated question, but how does one find out about these conferences? I typically only hear about them afterward (Heroku's Waza and now PyCon). Are there any that are known to be particularly good?
Additionally, any recommendations for which to try to attend as a first year computer science student?
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Thanks! Such a shame that if you want something in Europe, you have to look country by country, since selecting "Europe" returns no results.
If you're looking for Python cons, You should definitely check out DjangoCon 2013 in Warsaw, Poland (http://2013.djangocon.eu/, 15-19 May, possibly sold out) and EuroPython in Florence, Italy (https://ep2013.europython.eu/, 1-7 Juli).
PyCon's a yearly thing and has been for a while. Newer cons will make a post to a place like HN. There's a con coming up this year that I got contacted about because I went to one that is being run by organizers of a different con I went to a few years ago.