For immediate release: CHARLEROI, FEBRUARY 15th 2002 - the EuroPython Conference Team announces the first major Python and Zope Conference in Europe to be held in Charleroi, Belgium on June 26-28, 2002. Announcing: European Python and Zope Conference 2002 European Python and Zope Conference 2002 (EuroPython 2002) **June 26-28, 2002**, Charleroi, Belgium http://www.europython.org The European Python and Zope Conference is an initiative by the EuroPython Conference Team to bring together Python and Zope users and developers. This is also an opportunity for those who are interested in these technologies to learn more about them. This will be the first major European event dedicated solely to the Python programming language and its applications. Since Python is seeing a lot of use and much important Python software is developed in Europe, European Python community members felt it was high time to organize such a gathering. The EuroPython Conference Team is proud to announce that one of the keynote speakers will be Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python. The conference will feature talks on both Python and Zope. Special tracks are planned to discuss the use of these technologies in business, science and education. There will also be a separate Zope track. In addition, attention will be given to Jython, a Python implementation that works with Java. Conference attendees can freely choose between the talks in the various tracks. At a previous Zope gathering in 2001 the EuroZope Foundation was created. The EuroZope Foundation is dedicated to the promotion of Zope in Europe as well as the support of European Zope users and developers. EuroPython 2002 is happy to host the first general member's meeting of the EuroZope Foundation. The event will be held in Charleroi, a city in the south of Belgium not far from Brussels. The authorities in Charleroi have generously pledged support for this meeting. **About Python** Python is a leading object-oriented open source programming language that runs on all modern platforms. By integrating ease-of-use, clarity in coding, enterprise application connectivity and rapid application design, Python is an ideal programming platform for todays IT challenges. More information, including the Python source code and binaries for Linux and Windows, are available at http://www.python.org. **About Jython** Jython is an implementation of the Python programming language written in 100% pure Java. It provides the flexibility and interactive scriptability of Python to the world of Java. More information, including the Jython source code and executables for all major Java Virtual Machines, is available at http://www.jython.org. **About Zope** Zope is a leading open source application server, specializing in content management, portals, and custom applications. Since Zope Corporation introduced Zope as an open source product in 1998, it has become the platform of choice for content publishers, managers and application developers. Zope comes with complete source code, most of which is written in Python. More information, including the Zope source code and binaries for Linux and Windows, are available at http://www.zope.org. Python, Jython and Zope are maintained and enhanced in open source fashion by an international community of programmers and companies. **More information** More information will be announced soon at: http://www.europython.org. More community participation is very welcome! If you feel inspired to help with the organization of this event, we can always use your help. As a first step, please subscribe to the EuroPython mailing list at: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/europython **Contacts** *EuroPython Conference Team* P3B c/o Aragne Boulevard G�n�ral Michel 1E B-6000 Charleroi. * Belgium * Denis Fr�re, email: denis@aragne.com, tel: +32(0)479.651.442 * Nicolas Pettiaux, email: npettiaux@cocof.be, tel: +32(0)496.245.501 * France * St�fane Fermigier, email: sf@nuxeo.com, tel: +33(0)6.63.04.12.77 * Nicolas Chauvat, email: nicolas.chauvat@logilab.fr, tel: +33(0)1.45.32.03.12 * Germany * Marc-Andr� Lemburg, email: mal@lemburg.com, tel: +49(0)211.9304112 * Netherlands * Martijn Faassen, email: faassen@vet.uu.nl, tel: +31(0)10.243.7051 * UK * Tim Couper, email: tim@2wave.net, tel: +44 (0)1582 463120 * Andy Robinson, email: andy@reportlab.com , tel: +44-7976-355742