This has been an issue in Python talk selection for several years. One year the PyPy folks didn't have a single accepted talk despite having heroic accomplishm

This has been an issue in Python talk selection for several years. One year the PyPy folks didn't have a single accepted talk despite having heroic accomplishments that will greatly affect Python's future. And last year, scientific and numeric talks almost non-existent despite the booming growth of PyData community and the wide adoption of Pandas. See https://twitter.com/dabeaz/status/413287588426809344 https://twitter.com/dabeaz/status/413287588426809344 Part of the reason is that there has been an effort to get new people on stage regardless of experience level and to get substantially more women on-stage as well. See https://us.pycon.org/2015/speaking/cfp/ https://us.pycon.org/2015/speaking/cfp/ and https://twitter.com/tarek_ziade/status/455409302912921600 https://twitter.com/tarek_ziade/status/455409302912921600 The overall net effect has been positive, making the community more inclusive and giving more stage time to new, fresh talent. The downside is that there is less room for other players (for example, none of the proposed talks from Continuum were accepted).