This is the provisional schedule for the Python tracks. There will be 2 days of talks, with 2 parallel tracks.

The ACCU format consists of 90 minute slots. It is well know that Python programmers are more productive and can finish in 30 or even 45 minutes. Therefore, it is best to think of these slots as “placeholders” with a “coordinator” – the talk given will definitely take place, but we may well give over a chunk of the same period to related panels, lightning talks and mini tutorials on the same theme.

This is part of a larger established event running through to Saturday with many of the luminaries of the programming world

There is also space at the venue on Monday and Tuesday for related events and we will be working to add a Zope day, Python Business Forum days, sprints, training events and so on in order to make this an unmissable week.

Day 1 – Wednesday 2 April 2003
09:00-10:00	Keynote: Why Design Another Programming Language? Guido van Rossum
	Web Services Track		Python Techniques Track
10:30-12:00	Siena Web Service Architecture Marc-André Lemburg – eGenix.com Software GmbH		Extreme Programming in Python Chris Withers, NIP Ltd.
	Lunch, short presentations, vendor presentations etc.
14:00-15:30	CORBA Duncan Grisby		Python Patterns Duncan Booth
	Coffee
16:00-17:30	RESTful Python Hamish Lawson		Parsing and Text Processins Andrew Koenig, AT&T Research
	Evening: Birds of a Feather meetings
Day 2 – Thursday 3 April 2003
09:00-10:00	Keynote: In the spirit of C Greg Colvin
	??? Track		Crossover Track
10:30-12:00	Object Storage in Python Boyd Roberts, AB Strakt		Intro to Python for C++ and Java Programmers Alex Martelli, AB Stakt
	Lunch, short presentations, vendor presentations etc.
14:00-15:30	PyCard – Industrial Strength GUI development Andy Todd		Python, C and C++ Duncan Booth
	Coffee
16:00-17:30	Lightning Talks Paul Brian		Jython Anthony Eden
	Reception followed by late night BOFs