For years, I’ve been been muttering about doing a Python conference on a cruise ship. As someone who has had to pay out of pocket for many conferences, it made sense to me. Food would be covered, as would lodging. There would be lots of places to hang out, and some interesting ports to see.
This year, I finally pulled the trigger. After some negotiations with Carnival Cruise Lines, I have a contract for PyCruise 2016!
The details
PyCruise will be held from June 20th to June 25th, 2016, and will leave from New York City. We’ll visit Saint John and Halifax, then return to New York City.
Tickets start at $470 per person, and cover lodging, meals, entertainment, and child care.
Rather than having talks, PyCruise will adopt the Open Spaces style of conferences, allowing attendees to focus on collaboration, bonding, and learning new things in a group setting. I’ll open up a CFP for Open Space themes once we have meeting spaces reserved on the ship.
Families are also welcome on PyCruise. In fact, that was one of the reasons why I wanted to have this conference! Non-coding partners will be able to find more than enough to do around the ship, and free daycare gives everyone a break.
Registration
Registration is open! Because we have a set number rooms available, registering early allows you to pick the room that works the best for you (whether that’s the most inexpensive room, or the room with the best location or amenities).
For more details, go to the official PyCruise website, or follow PyCruise on Twitter!