# Announcements

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/c/announce/25.md?page=9

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## [Julia v0.7.0 has been released](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-v0-7-0-has-been-released/13032)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 7:48am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-v0-7-0-has-been-released/13032 "2018-08-09T07:48:28Z")

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It’s here, folks: Julia v0.7.0, the latest full release version. Binaries are available for macOS, Windows (32- and 64-bit), Linux (i686 and x86-64), and FreeBSD (x86-64). You can download them from Download Julia. Note …

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## [JuliaCon Reception live stream soon](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-reception-live-stream-soon/13049)

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**Author:** [@Keno](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Keno)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-reception-live-stream-soon/13049 "2018-08-09T02:15:02Z")

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We’ll be live streaming from the JuliaCon reception at 8:45pm London time (3:45pm Eastern, 12:45pm Pacific). You’ll be tuned in just in time to catch Jeff, Stefan, Viral and Alan talk about the history of Julia up to thi…

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## [Julia v0.7.0-rc3 is here](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-v0-7-0-rc3-is-here/12993)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2018, 6:57am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-v0-7-0-rc3-is-here/12993 "2018-08-08T06:57:52Z")

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Release candidate 3 for Julia v0.7.0 is here! Binaries are available for Linux (i686, x86-64), FreeBSD (x86-64), macOS, and Windows (32-, 64-bit). Get them now at Download Julia in the “upcoming release” section. (And ma…

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## [It is time... for Julia v0.7.0-rc2](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/it-is-time-for-julia-v0-7-0-rc2/12868)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/it-is-time-for-julia-v0-7-0-rc2/12868 "2018-08-07T16:25:55Z")

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You heard it right, folks. The second release candidate for Julia v0.7.0 is now available. As usual, binaries are available for Linux (i686, x86-64, ARMv7), Windows (32- and 64-bit), FreeBSD (x86-64), and macOS. Get 'em …

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## [Julia 0.7.0-beta2, the second 0.7 beta, is now available](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-0-7-0-beta2-the-second-0-7-beta-is-now-available/12371)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-0-7-0-beta2-the-second-0-7-beta-is-now-available/12371 "2018-07-16T15:31:35Z")

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We are pleased to announce the release of Julia v0.7.0-beta2, the second beta release for Julia 0.7. Binaries are available for the usual suspects: Linux (i686, x86-64, ARMv7), Windows (32-, 64-bit), FreeBSD (x86-64), an…

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## [Julia v0.6.4 has been released](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-v0-6-4-has-been-released/12305)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 1:08am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-v0-6-4-has-been-released/12305 "2018-07-13T01:08:09Z")

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Julia 0.6.4, the fourth (and hopefully final) release in the 0.6 series, is now available on Download Julia. Binaries are available for Linux (i686 and x86-64), macOS, and Windows (32- and 64-bit). A list of commits incl…

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## [Julia 0.7.0-beta is now available](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-0-7-0-beta-is-now-available/11948)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2018, 12:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-0-7-0-beta-is-now-available/11948 "2018-07-10T12:39:59Z")

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After 25 days in alpha, we’re pleased to announce that Julia 0.7 is now in beta. As such, v0.7.0-beta binaries are now available for all of your favorite platforms: Linux (i686, x86-64), Windows (32-, 64-bit), FreeBSD (x…

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## [Julia 0.7.0-alpha is now available](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-0-7-0-alpha-is-now-available/11314)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 59\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 8:07pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-0-7-0-alpha-is-now-available/11314 "2018-06-25T20:07:57Z")

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The Julia developers are pleased to announce that the alpha version of Julia v0.7.0 is now available. You can find it in the “upcoming release” section of the downloads page at Download Julia. Alpha binaries are availabl…

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## [JuliaCon 2018](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-2018/5499)

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**Author:** [@tim.holy](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tim.holy)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-2018/5499 "2018-06-24T20:50:30Z")

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The organizers are pleased to announce that JuliaCon 2018 will take place at University College London over Aug 7-11 (the last day being the hackathon). This will be our first European venue, and we hope to get strong pa…

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## [Julia v0.6.3 is now available](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-v0-6-3-is-now-available/11276)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 12:07am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-v0-6-3-is-now-available/11276 "2018-06-01T00:07:09Z")

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Julia 0.6.3, the third patch release in the 0.6 series of releases, is now available on Download Julia. Binaries are available for Linux (i686, x86-64, ARMv7, and AArch64), macOS, Windows (32- and 64-bit), and for the fi…

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## [The Julia Community Prize](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/the-julia-community-prize/11895)

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**Author:** [@avik](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/avik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2018, 3:16pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/the-julia-community-prize/11895 "2018-06-23T15:16:22Z")

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Over at the JuliaCon organising committee, we wanted to recognise the work of our amazing community, and have decided to award three prizes for outstanding contributions to the Julia ecosystem. These prizes will come wit…

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## [JuliaCon call for proposals \*closes today\*](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-call-for-proposals-closes-today/10620)

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**Author:** [@vchuravy](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/vchuravy)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2018, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-call-for-proposals-closes-today/10620 "2018-05-01T15:23:21Z")

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We had an outstanding response to the call for proposals, so we will be breaking with academic tradition and not have an extension. If you want to talk at JuliaCon you have until midnight AOE (22h left) to submit your p…

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## [Julia 0.5.2 release and 0.6.0 release candidate 1 available](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-0-5-2-release-and-0-6-0-release-candidate-1-available/3630)

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**Author:** [@tkelman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tkelman)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-0-5-2-release-and-0-6-0-release-candidate-1-available/3630 "2018-04-29T15:43:11Z")

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Hello all! The latest bugfix release of the Julia 0.5.x line has been released. Binaries are available from the usual place, and as is typical with such things, please report all issues to either the issue tracker or on …

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## [JuliaCon 2018: Call for Proposals](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-2018-call-for-proposals/8427)

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**Author:** [@vchuravy](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/vchuravy)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 2:31pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-2018-call-for-proposals/8427 "2018-04-19T14:31:07Z")

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It is my pleasure to announce that the call for proposals for JuliaCon 2018 is now open. Please visit http://juliacon.org/2018/cfp for all the details. TL;DR All speakers encouraged! Call for Participation closes: Ap…

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## [JuliaCon 2018 keynote speakers](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-2018-keynote-speakers/10200)

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**Author:** [@tim.holy](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tim.holy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-2018-keynote-speakers/10200 "2018-04-17T15:38:45Z")

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I’m pleased to announce that Nick Higham has agreed to be one of the keynote speakers at JuliaCon 2018. Dr. Higham is the Richardson Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Manchester, and is a Fellow of th…

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## [JuliaCon 2018: tickets now on sale](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-2018-tickets-now-on-sale/10023)

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**Author:** [@tim.holy](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tim.holy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2018, 8:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-2018-tickets-now-on-sale/10023 "2018-04-11T20:51:24Z")

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The JuliaCon committee is pleased to announce that JuliaCon2018 tickets are now available for sale. There is a substantial discount if you buy your tickets before June 15th. Information on accommodations is also availabl…

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## [PackageEvaluator is back online](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/packageevaluator-is-back-online/8370)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 5:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/packageevaluator-is-back-online/8370 "2018-03-26T17:04:11Z")

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PackageEvaluator, sometimes referred to as “PkgEval,” is a core piece of the Julia infrastructure. It runs the tests for every registered package, updates our packages webpage (https://pkg.julialang.org), and creates sta…

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## [Julia 0.5 is now officially unmaintained](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-0-5-is-now-officially-unmaintained/8169)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-0-5-is-now-officially-unmaintained/8169 "2018-01-05T14:30:53Z")

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Given the current pace of development of Julia v0.7, the incompatibilities between 0.7 and 0.5, and the fact that we’re very close to 1.0 (at which point all pre-1.0 releases will be unmaintained), 0.5 is now unmaintaine…

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## [And now... Julia 0.6.2!](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/and-now-julia-0-6-2/7822)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2017, 9:52am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/and-now-julia-0-6-2/7822 "2017-12-19T09:52:02Z")

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Julia v0.6.2, the second patch release in the 0.6 series of releases, is now available on Download Julia. As with 0.6.1, binaries are available on Linux (i686, x86-64, ARM v7, AArch64), macOS, and Windows (32- and 64-bit…

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## [ANN: Julia 0.6.1 is here!](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-julia-0-6-1-is-here/6713)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-julia-0-6-1-is-here/6713 "2017-11-17T22:38:18Z")

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Julia v0.6.1, the first patch version in the 0.6 series of releases, is now available! As a patch release, it’s intended to be non-breaking, so we recommend that everyone on 0.6.0 upgrade to get the latest bugfixes. You …

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## [Welcome Alex as our Julia community manager](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/welcome-alex-as-our-julia-community-manager/3756)

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**Author:** [@viralbshah](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/viralbshah)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 11:35am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/welcome-alex-as-our-julia-community-manager/3756 "2017-09-15T11:35:44Z")

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Folks, We are really excited to have Alex Arslan join the Julia project as our full time community manager. Alex will be maintaining our community infrastructure and helping with various Julia related things. He has alr…

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## [JuliaBox downtime next week](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliabox-downtime-next-week/5539)

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**Author:** [@viralbshah](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/viralbshah)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2017, 7:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliabox-downtime-next-week/5539 "2017-09-01T19:14:07Z")

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Juliabox is moving to new infrastructure, and hence the system will be down maintainance on the 27th and 28th of August 2017. A major advantage of the new infrastructure will be the provision of larger disk space for al…

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## [Julia 0.6.0 released](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-0-6-0-released/4351)

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**Author:** [@tkelman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tkelman)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-0-6-0-released/4351 "2017-06-29T16:31:27Z")

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At long last, we can announce the final release of Julia 0.6.0! See the release notes for more details. Binaries are available from the usual place, and please report all issues to either the issue tracker or on discours…

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## [Julia 0.6.0-rc3 now available](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-0-6-0-rc3-now-available/4166)

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**Author:** [@tkelman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tkelman)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-0-6-0-rc3-now-available/4166 "2017-06-13T17:48:10Z")

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Hello all! We’ve just tagged the third release candidate for 0.6.0, and binaries are available from the usual place. See this commit log for the list of bugs fixed since rc2. Please test your packages and other code, and…

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## [JuliaCon 2017: Schedule is now online!](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-2017-schedule-is-now-online/4090)

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**Author:** [@vchuravy](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/vchuravy)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-2017-schedule-is-now-online/4090 "2017-06-05T16:08:33Z")

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It’s my pleasure to announce that the schedule for JuliaCon 2017 is now available online at JuliaCon 2017, Berkeley, CA! I am excited that we have so many great talks and it is a testimony towards the diversity of the J…

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## [JuliaCon 2017 Poster Session](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-2017-poster-session/3856)

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**Author:** [@ararslan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ararslan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-2017-poster-session/3856 "2017-05-22T17:05:34Z")

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Hello all, It’s my pleasure to announce that for the first time, JuliaCon will be hosting a poster session. The event will be taking place on Thursday, June 22, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, and will feature a variety of pos…

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## [JuliaCon 2017: List of talks announced](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-2017-list-of-talks-announced/3759)

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**Author:** [@vchuravy](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/vchuravy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 9:46am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-2017-list-of-talks-announced/3759 "2017-05-17T09:46:08Z")

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Hi all! The list of talks for this year’s edition of JuliaCon is now online at JuliaCon 2017, Berkeley, CA. I would like to extend my thanks to the JuliaCon Program Committee for all the hard work that went into this. …

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## [JuliaCon keynote IV](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-keynote-iv/3727)

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**Author:** [@andreasnoack](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/andreasnoack)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-keynote-iv/3727 "2017-05-15T21:02:23Z")

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JuliaCon 2017 will feature the Celeste project, probably the largest Julia application to date. Celeste is a procedure for inferring astronomical catalogs that attains state-of-the-art scientific results. The implement…

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## [Last chance to buy cheap JuliaCon tickets](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/last-chance-to-buy-cheap-juliacon-tickets/3728)

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**Author:** [@andreasnoack](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/andreasnoack)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/last-chance-to-buy-cheap-juliacon-tickets/3728 "2017-05-15T21:05:57Z")

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The early bird prices will expire at midnight. See more at juliacon.org and buy your ticket at Evenbrite

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## [JuliaCon keynote III](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-keynote-iii/3225)

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**Author:** [@andreasnoack](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/andreasnoack)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 12:56am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliacon-keynote-iii/3225 "2017-04-15T00:56:31Z")

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The third keynote speaker of JuliaCon 2017 is Fernando Pérez of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He is a founding investigator of Berkeley Institute of Data Science and his research focuses on creating tools for mo…

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