PyCon Australia 2026, the national conference for the Python community, will be held in Brisbane on 26-30 August. This year there will be new specialist tracks, including the Research Software Engineering specialist track. This track is for all those who are interested in all aspects of research software engineering and Python. This includes topics related to the use of software engineering practices within Python and mixed-language code bases, especially code used for research or created by researchers; and the use of Python-based software tools (e.g. Spack) within the research software engineering (RSE) ecosystem.
If you would like to speak in the Research Software Engineering specialist track, another speclaist track, or the main conference, the call for proposals is now open until 29 March anywhere on earth.
PyCon AU 2026 especially welcomes anyone who hasn’t spoken at a conference before.
If you have any questions, please contact @paulleopardi as I am helping to organize the Research Software Engineering specialist track.