European Python and Zope Conference 2002 Inaugural event for growing developer community in Europe Open source leaders to give keynotes June 26-28, 2002 Charleroi, Belgium http://www.europython.org CHARLEROI, MAY 22 - The EuroPython and Zope Conference 2002 announces the first major Python and Zope Conference in Europe, held June 26-28 in Charleroi, Belgium. With keynote speeches that include an original leader of open source, the creator of Python, and the architect of Zope, as well as major developer activities, the conference promises to be a breakthrough event for open software in Europe. Hundreds of new and experienced developers attending the conference will see a full program, including: o Keynote by Guido van Rossum, creator of Python o Keynote by Eric Raymond, an originator of the open source movement and active Python developer o Tutorials and development sessions by Jim Fulton, architect of Zope and Chief Technology Officer at Zope Corporation o State of the Zope talk by Paul Everitt, co-founder of Zope Corporation The conference program has over 30 presentations and tutorials in 7 tracks, including Python Language, Zope, Python In Science and Industry, Python In Business, Python Applications, and Web Services. Note that the Python Language track showcases Jython, the 100% pure Java implementation of the Python language. The program contains tutorials, presentations, lightning talks, and "birds of a feather" gatherings. Additional events include a "sprint" for building Zope 3, the next major version of Zope, as well as the first general member's meeting of the EuroZope Foundation and a meeting of the Python Business Forum. EuroPython 2002 will be held in Charleroi, Belgium, a city close to Brussels. Space is filling quickly, so early registration at the EuroPython website (http://www.europython.org) is encouraged. Student discounts are available. The EuroPython 2002 conference continues this year's series of open source developer events in Europe, including FOSDEM and LinuxTag, which each attracted thousands of attendees. Like these conferences, EuroPython 2002 is organized by a volunteer group of open source developers. **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. Contacts EuroPython Conference Team P3B c/o Aragne Boulevard Général Michel 1E B-6000 Charleroi. Conference Organization: mailto:europython@p3b.org International Contacts * Belgium * Denis Frère, mailto:denis@aragne.com, tel: +32(0)479.651.442 * Tom Deprez, mailto:tom@aragne.com, tel: +32(0)2.479.63.88 * France * Nicolas Chauvat, mailto:nicolas.chauvat@logilab.fr, tel: +33(0)1.45.32.03.12 * Germany * Marc-Andre Lémburg, mailto:mal@egenix.com, tel: +49(0)211.9304112 * Netherlands * Martijn Faassen, mailto:faassen@vet.uu.nl, tel: +31(0)10.243.7051 * United Kingdom * Andy Robinson, mailto:andy@reportlab.com , tel: +44(0)7976.355742 * Tim Couper, mailto:tim@2wave.net, tel: +44 (0)1582 463120