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It’s March already, the days are flying by and EuroPython in Prague will soon be here! So, what’s been going on?

🐍 EuroPython 2023 Conference Update

🇨🇿 Prague

Since our last newsletter, where we announced our venue will be in Prague, we’ve put together a page containing links and details about the city, its infrastructure and the sorts of things you could explore outside the conference. You can find it here: https://ep2023.europython.eu/where (and we welcome suggestions for additions to this guide).

🧨 Call for Proposals (CFP)

EuroPython 2023 Call for Proposals (CFP) will be open between Monday, 6 March 2023 and Sunday, 19 March 2023

https://ep2023.europython.eu/cfp. More details will be published soon when we open our CFP.

EuroPython reflects the colourful and diverse backgrounds, cultures and interests of our community, so you (yes, you!) should go for it: propose something and represent!

No matter your level of Python or public speaking experience, EuroPython's job is to help you bring yourself to our community so we all flourish and benefit from each other's experience and contribution.

If you’re thinking, “but they don’t mean me”, then we especially mean YOU.

1. If you’re from a background that isn't usually well-represented in most Python groups, get involved - we want to help you make a difference.
2. If you’re from a background that is well-represented in most Python groups, get involved - we want your help making a difference.
3. If you’re worried about not being technical enough, get involved - your fresh perspective will be invaluable.
4. If you think you’re an imposter, join us - many of the EuroPython organisers feel this way.
5. This is a volunteer led community, so join us - you will be welcomed with friendship, support and compassion.

You are welcome to share your questions and ideas with our programme team at programme@europython.eu

👩‍🏫 Speaker Mentorship

As a diverse and inclusive community EuroPython offers support for potential speakers who want help preparing for their contribution. To achieve this end we have set up the speaker mentorship programme.

We are looking for both mentors and mentees to be a part of the programme.

To become a Mentor you need to fill in the application form here and If you are a mentee in need of help contributing to EuroPython, especially if you are from an underrepresented or a marginalised group in the tech industry, please fill in the form here. We will get in touch with you to update you on working with a mentor and how to participate in the workshops.

Along with this we will also run an Ask Me Anything for the CFP and a workshop for first time speakers

More details on https://ep2023.europython.eu/mentorship

🎙️ Keynotes

We are thrilled to announce our first keynote speaker for 2023, the New York Times bestselling author Andrew Smith.

Andrew has recently finished a book, due out later this year, about what it feels like to learn how to code. His language of choice was Python and, as part of his research, he became (and continues to be) involved in several different aspects of the Python and wider FLOSS community.

Andrew often appears before live audiences and on radio and TV, and has written and presented a number of films and radio series, including the 60-minute BBC TV documentaries Being Neil Armstrong and To Kill a Mockingbird at 50, and the three-part BBC Radio 4 history of the lives of submariners, People of the Abyss. The last decade has seen his focus shift more squarely to the digital revolution and its social implications, with high profile magazine and comment pieces appearing in The Economist’s 1843 magazine, The Financial Times and the US and UK editions of The Guardian. Smith also features in Stanford University's History of the Internet podcast series.

Find out more about Andrew via his website: https://www.andrewsmithauthor.com/

Andrew interviewing Buzz Aldrin

🎫 Ticket Sales

As usual, there will be several ticket options, so you can choose the one most suitable for you. Ticket sales are expected to start on 21 March. We are aiming to keep the ticket prices at an affordable level for all tiers, despite cost increases and inflation. Check out our ticket page to find more information: https://ep2023.europython.eu/tickets

💶 Financial Aid

As part of our commitment to the Python community, we offer special grants for people in need of financial aid to attend EuroPython. These grants include a free ticket grant, a travel and accommodation grant of up to € 400, and a visa application free grant of up to € 80.

We will review grant applications and award grants in two rounds this year. The submission deadline for the first round will be on 23 April 2023 and the deadline for the second round will be on 21 May 2023. If you submit your application in the first round, you will automatically be considered in the second round as well. So, apply early to increase your chances.

The Financial Aid Programme is now open for application. For more information and a link to the application form, check out https://europython.eu/finaid.

🥇 Speakers Placement Programme

We provide for mentees to provide speaking opportunities at a local event or meetup before or after EuroPython to help boost their confidence. If you are an event/ meetup organiser who is looking for speakers, please kindly fill in this form and we would be happy to introduce our mentee to you if there’s a match.

📞 Call for Trans*Code Volunteers

EuroPython Society champions diversity & inclusion. Following the success and fun we had at our Trans*Code event in Dublin, we are hosting, a Trans*Code event again at EuroPython 2023 in Prague - an informal hackday & workshop event which aims to help draw attention to transgender issues and opportunities.

The event is open to trans and non-binary folk, allies, coders, designers and visionaries of all sorts. Check the interviews with our 2022 Trans*Code participants to get an idea and enjoy the warmth.

This year, we are again privileged to have Noami Ceder on board to help and advise us with the organisation. We want to make EuroPython 2023 an exceptionally welcoming place for trans people and folks from under-represented groups in tech. We need more volunteers to achieve our goal! If you identify as trans or non-binary and would like to volunteer your experience and time to help us organise the event, please write to trans_code@europython.eu; or to Naomi Ceder at naomi@europython.eu (if you need to discuss something more private). If you are an ally, help us spread the word and lend us your support.

🎉 EPS New Fellows

We are overjoyed to announce the EuroPython Society Fellows in the first quarter of 2023: Naomi Ceder, Cheuk Ting Ho, Francesco Pierfederici and Jakub Musko. We are grateful for the significant contribution every one of them has made to our EuroPython community. You can read about their achievement here: www.europython-society.org/europython-fellow/

🐍 Upcoming Events in Europe

• Pycon Limerick https://python.ie/ 🇮🇪
• Pycon Estonia https://pycon.ee/ 🇪🇪
• Pycon Italia https://pycon.it/en 🇮🇹
• PyCon DE & PyData Berlin https://2023.pycon.de/ 🇩🇪
• Pycon Lithuania https://pycon.lt/2023 🇱🇹
  

🦊 Project Feature - FoxDot

This amazing project helps with livecode music using Python and converts your favourite programming language into a musical instrument

https://github.com/Qirky/FoxDot

Foxdot does this by providing a programming environment that provides a fast and user-friendly abstraction to SuperCollider. It also comes with its own IDE, which means it can be used straight out of the box; all you need is Python and SuperCollider and you're ready to go!

We had a very nice lightning talk about this project at EuroPython 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7q4lB49IGM and a full length one at Pycon US 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUIPcXduR8E

🎗️ Clacks of Remembrance

In the Terry Pratchett novel "Going Postal", a telegraph-style system known as "Clacks" was used to pass the name of a deceased character endlessly back and forth, keeping their memory alive. But where the book had "GNU John Dearheart" -- the prefix being a basic code to instruct clacksmen to pass on, not file, and return the message -- we add meta headers to our base template in a silent but appropriately geeky tribute and act of remembrance to those in our EuroPython family we have lost.

We invite you to take a moment to “View page source” and remember our departed friends.

🤭 PyJok.es

$ pip install pyjokes
Collecting pyjokes
Downloading pyjokes-0.6.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl (26 kB)
Installing collected packages: pyjokes
Successfully installed pyjokes-0.6.0
$ pyjoke

Why do sin and tan work? Just cos.

Add your own jokes to PyJokes (a project invented at a EuroPython sprint) via this issue: https://github.com/pyjokes/pyjokes/issues/10

Hey hey!

Been awhile since we slid into your inbox. A lot has happened since our last update, we discharged the previous board, ratified a new one. We went through 10+ community and commercial proposals for where the next home for EuroPython 2023 will be. Back and forth with the lawyers, venues and everything that comes with it. Phew, it's been a minute, but, we are ready to kick things off and start putting together a wonderful experience for EuroPython 2023.

Read along to find out more..

🇨🇿 EuroPython 2023 - Prague Congress Centre 17-23 July

Put the date in your calendar!

We’re delighted to provisionally announce that EuroPython 2023 will be held in Prague, at the Prague Congress Centre, between the 17th and 23rd of July, 2023. To stay up to date with the latest news please visit our website and we encourage you to sign up to our monthly community newsletter.

Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic and historic capital of Bohemia.

Sitting on the Vltava river, the city boasts numerous cultural, culinary, architectural, artistic, civic and tourist attractions. The beautiful historic centre is a UNESCO world heritage site. So, in addition to the conference, there's a LOT to see, do and enjoy. Prague has an extensive and modern public transport system, so travelling around won't be a problem and getting there is easy via well serviced train, air and road infrastructure. With an average July high of 25°c, remember to pack your shorts and sandals with your laptop, along with a spirit of adventure to explore one of the most visited and vibrant cities in Europe.

As with previous years, Monday and Tuesday (17th and 18th) will be for tutorials and workshops; the main conference talks will take place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (19th, 20th and 21st) with Saturday and Sunday (22nd and 23rd) for community sprints held at another location (the details for which are to be confirmed).

Our prospectus for sponsorship will be forthcoming soon, but if you already want to sponsor one of Europe’s biggest, friendliest and longest running community organised software development conferences, please do reach out to us at sponsoring@europython.eu and we’d be delighted to help.

Because EuroPython is a community organised conference, our volunteers are at the heart of everything we do. Without them, there simply wouldn’t be a conference. We’ll soon start recruiting volunteers, who are organised into teams responsible for different aspects of the conference. To register your interest please email volunteers@europython.eu.

🌍 EuroPython Society

EuroPython 2022 was a highlight for so many of us, and a worthwhile wait after 2 years. We are delighted to hear the diversity and inclusion initiatives made a difference, so more of you could join us, present, contribute, and be yourself in our community. At EuroPython 2023 we are committed to empowering through diversity by welcoming and enabling folks, and by encouraging a more enlarged and wide-ranging view on the topics and content of interest to the Python community .

With a budget of €75,000 for the grants programme in 2023, we continue supporting the European community. Until recently, we have almost exclusively supported conferences and events, but we are open to alternative ways to fund European Python events and support projects and activities that benefit the community.

Our conference city and team might change every year, but our devotion to support the European Python community remains unwavering, and so we listen to you. Guide us to do better for the community by reaching out any time to board@europython.eu.

🤓 EuroPython Society Board

Since September 2022, the EPS board have concentrated much of our efforts on selecting the 2023 conference venue. We were delighted to take community suggestions into consideration and had the pleasure of engaging in discussions with several national PyCon organisers as part of this comprehensive selection process. With Prague as our conference home in 2023, we are deeply honoured to benefit from the friendly advice and support from our ever-growing Czech friends in the local community.

However, having EuroPython in a different city every year is not without its challenges. We often find ourselves having to suspend our excitement of planning the event, and brace for the complicated VAT and tax rules of the new country and months of review and revision of the venue’s contracts. This year, we started interviewing for a Czech accountant and legal counsel early on, which has been of great help. But next year, the lengthy process of interviewing and briefing specialists will repeat again. We know this is not a unique problem for the EPS.

We know our community is made up of resourceful individuals with vast experience in pretty much all subject matters. We want to hear your advice and suggestions on how we can reduce the bureaucratic burden. Whether you have experience in accounting, finance, event organisation, music gigs, or know any helpful software, I hope you share your ideas with us at board@europython.eu and help us make EuroPython travel around Europe more efficiently.

🐍 Upcoming Events in Europe

The EuroPython Society is proud to be supporting these amazing events around Europe.

🇨🇭 GeoPython 2023 6-8 March

Enjoy a rich programme in the 8th GeoPython conference in the beautiful city of Basel: https://2023.geopython.net/talks.html
Get your ticket now: https://2023.geopython.net/#price

🇪🇸 PyCamp 2023 7-10 April

PyCamp is a 4-days event in a rural house in the forest, organised as an un-conference event. People propose what projects to work in groups, eat and have fun together. The 2023 edition is fully booked, but subscribe to receive the latest event news for future editions: https://pycamp.es/

🇩🇪 PyCon DE & PyData Berlin 2023  17-19 April

Over the course of three days, attendees will have the chance to take part in workshops, see live keynotes and talks, and socialise with other Python and PyData community members. We offer a welcoming, community-driven conference with talks from beginners to experts.
The eagerly anticipated Conference Ticket Sales started on January 16, 2023 and it’s still going on!! We have a great range of prices and different categories for the tickets. More details on our website - https://2023.pycon.de/

🇮🇹 PyCon Italia 2023 25-28 May

PyCon Italia will be back again in Florence, from the 25th to the 28th of May! We have just announced our first keynote Marlene Mhangami. Make sure you follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pyconit) or on Mastodon (https://social.python.it/@pycon) to stay updated on more news (schedule will be out soon too!)
Oh and why not try to do a PyCon Italia + DjangoCon Europe mini tour? Florence has direct flights to Edinburgh 😄

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 DjangoCon Europe 2023  29 May-02 June

Following the success of the Porto Edition of DjangoCon Europe 2022, we are excited to welcome you to the beautiful capital of Scotland, Edinburgh, for DjangoCon Europe 2023! Join us in the 15th edition of the conference for a source of inspiration, education and networking opportunities. We welcome people from all over the world with Django skills at all levels! Better yet, why not consider submitting a talk and share your knowledge and insight with other like-minded community members?
DjangoCon Europe CFP open till 26 February. Submit your talk now: https://2023.djangocon.eu/news/announcing-call-for-proposals/

⚽️Project Feature - Sports Python

Interested in Football Analytics? Or exploring Data Science? Or teaching Computing and want to demonstrate a use-case beyond traditional industries? If so, check out the Sports Python Educational Project!

Sports Python is a tech outreach initiative based in London helping to democratise Python education through the medium of Sport, as an alternative gateway through which more new and/or underserved audiences can discover the open-source ecosystem we love, and further foster the inclusiveness of our global community.

Originating in Spring ’22 with the award of a (EUR1,500) EPS grant, the project has since developed Open Educational Resources (OER) based on real Football Analytics which can be used for a variety of hands-on learning or teaching, from language fundamentals to professional Data Science skills. These Football-themed OER can be accessed on GitHub https://github.com/SportsPython.

Feel free to get in touch with the Sports Python project about anything that sparks your interest, either by email to info@rhozeta.io, on social (find project author Chiin-Rui Tan on LinkedIn, @AnalyticalPanda on Twitter), or open a GitHub issue!

🃏 PyJok.es

#pip install pyjokes

import pyjokes

print(pyjokes.get_joke())

A programmer walks into a foo...

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EuroPython 2023 Team 🤗

Hey, there! Welcome to the post-conference EuroPython newsletter! We hope you enjoyed the conference and had a great time, whether you joined us in person or remote.

As you probably noticed, we skipped July. We are very sorry about the absence (not really), but we were all very busy enjoying summertime. You see, the problem is - and I know this will sound crazy but - we actually miss you.

Not that long ago we were all together, drinking pints and running around at Dublin’s Convention Centre. The event was so good that it left a dent in our hearts. Yes, we are quite emotional! 🤖

To minimise the pain in our aching blood-pumping machines ❤️, we decided to take a break from our summer cocktails and boat trips to come and say hello. We plan to be back again in September, tanned and full of energy.

So, with no further ado, let's get to the fun stuff! As always, if you have any suggestions or have a cool Python event you want us to feature, please send us at news@europython.eu.

📝 EuroPython Society Update

🏛️ EuroPython 2023 - Community Call for Venue

The EPS team have been discussing how to make the conference more accessible for the community and affordable to a wider audience. We know that the community is our best source to find such places. So for EuroPython 2023, we’d like to experiment with running a Community Call for Venue!

We will publish the formal call on our blog/newsletter in mid-September. Stay tuned!

In the meantime, talk to the local community you are part of. If you already have ideas, questions or suggestions, reach out to us at board@europython.eu.

🎗️ General Assembly Update

In preparation for the Annual General Assembly (GA), the EPS board are working with our accountant and auditor to get our financial reports in order in the next couple of weeks. As soon as that is finalised, we will be excited to call for the next General Assembly; the actual GA will be held at least 14 days after our formal notice.

The GA will be run online this year. It is a good opportunity to hear about Society's developments and updates in the last year. A new board will also be elected at the end of the GA.

All EPS members are invited to attend the GA and have voting rights. Find out how to sign up to become an EPS member for free here: https://www.europython-society.org/application/

🏂 What does an EPS board member do?

The EPS board is made up of up to 9 directors (including 1 chair and 1 vice chair); the board runs the day-to-day business of the EuroPython Society, including running the EuroPython conference series, and supports the community through various initiatives such as our grants programme. The board collectively takes up the fiscal and legal responsibility of the Society.

At the moment, running the annual EuroPython conference is a major task for the EPS. As such, the board members are expected to invest significant time and effort towards overseeing the smooth execution of the conference, ranging from venue selection, contract negotiations, and budgeting, to volunteer management. Every board member has the duty to support one or more EuroPython teams to facilitate decision-making and knowledge transfer.

In addition, the Society prioritises building a close relationship with local communities. Board members should not only be passionate about the Python community but have a high-level vision and plan for how the EPS could best serve the community.

🍀 EuroPython 2022 Conference Update

We made it together! EuroPython was a hoot and a half ❤️

115 sessions, 12 tutorials, 8 special events, 4 Keynotes, and 3 Panel discussions spread across a bright and sunny week in July. We’re still in awe of the discussions that inspired us, the laughs we shared and the Guinness (& energy drinks? 😝) we gulped throughout. EuroPython is much more than just a conference, it is an amalgamation of differences, experiences, careers, demographics, cultures and much more.

For the stats lovers. here’s a nerdy snippet of EuroPython in numbers:

❤️‍🔥 EuroPython 2022 Volunteers

Given the scale of EuroPython, it is often difficult to imagine it being run without the support of full-time support. The truth is, EuroPython emphasises and embraces the polar opposites of organisation & chaos, fun & anxiety. It is a place where the teams bond and connect, pick up new skills, discover new interests, and grow out of our silly mistakes. But it is also a massive endeavour that comes at a significant cost of volunteer burnout, personal sacrifices and an unnerving commitment to work that often isn’t highlighted.

EuroPython will forever be in debt to the yellow shirt crew! Through thick and thin, the volunteers made sure that all the attendees, speakers, sponsors and support crew were taken care of.

To list all our volunteers, past and present would take forever. But here’s a small acknowledgement for all the brilliant effort our volunteers put in.

🌞 Miss the EuroPythonic extravaganza already?

We’ve been working hard with our AV team (Gonzo <3) in the past months to go through all the videos and package them for your viewing pleasure.

We hope to have them ready and tidied up by mid-September! 🥳

In the meantime if you want to revisit a talk you missed or just want to check out a talk again, all the live streams from across the conference days are put up as a playlist on our YouTube channel.

You can also find mini snippets of humans of EuroPython throughout the conference in our highlight videos: 🤗

📸 EuroPython 2022 Photos

The official photos for this year’s conference are out! Check out the album at https://ep2022.europython.eu/photos.

And if you want to share highlights of YOUR EuroPython 2022, you can add them on Flickr, make a PR on our website or send us an email. More information here: https://ep2022.europython.eu/photos#how-to-add-your-photos

✍️ Community write-ups

Check out the nice write-ups put together by our thriving community about this year’s conference:

EuroPython2022

Overview This is an article to share my wonderful experience participating in the EuroPython Conference in Dublin, Ireland. Objective I’d like to share the key points to help my fellow Python Developers (Pythonistas).

LinkedInVasant Vohra

EuroPython 2022

I had a wonderful time at EuroPython, lastweek, in Dublin.The most important aspect of the conference, for me personally, involved givingmy talk entitled “Music and Code”. It was an opportunity for

ntoll.orgNicholas H.Tollervey

And on Twitter’s Memory lane, the highlights are to:

🗓️ Upcoming Events

PyCon APAC 2022 (Sat Sep 3 - Sun Sep 4)

PyCon APAC 2022 will be held online on 3-4 September via YouTube Streaming. In the past years, PyCon Taiwan retrospected our role as a Python community platform in Taiwan. We have continued improving our agenda and events by introducing wonderful thoughts and experiences from the other Python Conferences in the world to Taiwan. We also enhanced the exchange of experience between local-to-local and local-to-international Python communities and kept adopting innovative plans.

More details and tickets: https://tw.pycon.org/2022/en-us

PyCon SK (Fri Sep 9 - Sun Sep 11)

The PyCon SK 2022 conference, which will be held in Bratislava, is an annual gathering of the community using and developing the open-source Python programming language.
More details and tickets: https://2022.pycon.sk/en/index.html

PyBelfast (Tue Sep 13)

PyBelfast has joined forces with the Northern Ireland Dev Conference to take part in the MeetUp Fest to bring an extra special meetup to the community in September.
We will be holding a family friend STEM-inspired python meetup to welcome everyone into the Python and meetup community.
More details: https://www.meetup.com/pybelfast/events/287739426/

PyCon UK (Fri Sep 16 - Sun Sep 18)

PyCon UK will be returning to Cardiff City Hall.
More details and tickets: https://2022.pyconuk.org

14th DjangoCon Europe & 1st PyCon Portugal (Wed Sep 21 - Sun Sep 25)

This is the 14th edition of DjangoCon Europe and it is organised by a team made up of Django practitioners from all levels. We welcome people from all over the world.
Our conference seeks to educate and develop new skills, best practices and ideas for the benefit of attendees, developers, speakers and everyone in our global Django Community, not least those watching the talks online.
In addition to DjangoCon Europe, we’ll be hosting the first PyCon Portugal in the beautiful city of Porto on 24th September. Get your tickets now, and help us make history!
More details and tickets: https://2022.djangocon.eu & https://2022.pycon.pt/

PyLadies Dublin (Monday, Sep 26)

🙌 We are excited to announce our second in-person event this year! And we are partnering with Microsoft Ireland who will also be hosting us at their HQ in Sandyford.
💻 Do bring along your laptops if you want to code in between or after the talks, it can be with others attending, or trying out code with speakers, it's up to you! 🥰
More details: https://www.meetup.com/pyladiesdublin/events/287637521

PyCon ES (Fri Sep 30 - Sun Oct 2)

This year’s most important Python event in Spain will happen in Granada. An event that will bring together hundreds of Python enthusiasts, an incredible agenda and wonderful job opportunities.
More details: https://2022.es.pycon.org

PyCon Ireland (Sat Nov 12 - Sun Nov 13)

Two years after our 10th-anniversary celebration, we are delighted to be back with an exciting new program for Ireland's premier technical conference in Dublin.
The pandemic has been a difficult time for everyone. We would like to thank all health care workers for their care. To honour their work, this year's conference will have a health care theme.
More details and tickets: https://python.ie/pycon-2022

Pyjamas Conf (Sat Nov 26 - Sun Nov 27)

I know we live by being the laziest Python conference but it's time to get up and get moving as the CfP will be closing on 19th September. Want to speak at a Python event for the 1st time? Have a new talk idea that you wanna try out? Please submit a proposal!
Details about the CfP can be found here: https://pyjamas.live/cfp/
Like any community-run conference, we need a lot of support and there's something you can help us with! You can sign-up to be our volunteer here: https://forms.gle/aZaxsTKXZ2ntucaCA  Or you can show your employer our sponsorship package: https://pyjamas.live/assets/sponsorship_package_2022.pdf

💕 A note from our Chair: Raquel Dou

Whether you’re a loyal reader or a new subscriber to our newsletter, thank you! I am Raquel Dou, who has had the privilege of serving as the chair of EuroPython Society in the last year. And what a blast this year has been! The EuroPython 2022 is the 21st EuroPython conference series. After two decades in, organising the conference still never feels formulaic. Instead, it is a place of trying out new things, being supportive, connecting with one another and evolving with Python and the community.

One of such new things I’m very proud of is this (s0rt-of) monthly newsletter you are reading, authored by our ever growing Communications team. Not only is this our effort of delivering conference/Society updates to you in a condensed format, but more importantly it is a showcase of the humans that make up our teams. Through their distinctive writing styles, events they participate in and projects they share, we celebrate them and the communities they are part of.

I want to specially thank our editor in chief Vaibhav Srivastav (more affectionately known as VB). Thank you for leading the Comms team this year with such warm energy, humour and great care. Every newsletter, email, tweet, LinkedIn post that was drafted, edited or reviewed by VB was like a love letter to the community and an ode to being kind.

EuroPython has always been a place of celebration of the geekdom of the humans who (want to / love to) use Python. Going forward, we hope to hear from many more of you how you are using Python to make art, educate kids, watch the stars, grow plants, and all the mundane and extraordinary things in your life!
If you want to discuss any quirky ideas, cool events or fanciful initiatives that are in any way relevant to the EPS, you are most welcome to reach out to me at raquel@europython.eu. Together, to another wonderful year of expanding our horizon and great Pythonic fun! ❤️🐍

Howdy-doody!

Time flies like an arrow! Can you hear them buzzing? Only ten days to go until the conference. Our days right now start with discord pings, are full of zoom meetings and google hangouts and end with “Crap! we forgot to send that email”. Then, repeat it all over again. We’re nervously sprinting towards a cross-timezone, multi-cultural culmination of time, effort and experience at EuroPython.

This will be our last update ahead of the conference. We’ll be back in July with a conference recap and our vision for the newsletter ahead (if you have any suggestions, send us those at news@europython.eu).
Alright, enough said! We hope you enjoy this newsletter as much as we enjoyed penning it down.

📝 EuroPython Society Update

🧠 EuroPython Society discussion at EuroPython

We would like to use the conference days to talk to all of you and other members of the community to gather ideas about our conference series and other EPS initiatives.
In particular, How do you think EPS can serve the needs of our thriving community? How can we make EuroPython more inclusive and diverse? To do so, we’ll organise an informal discussion session on Thursday 14th July in the Open Space at EuroPython. We'll announce the exact time soon.

Bring your thoughts, comments, questions and ideas!! Hope to see many of you!

🥗 Organisers’ Lunch @ EuroPython

Are you coming to EuroPython and you are a community organiser of Python or Open Source events? Join us for an informal lunch at the conference! We will have food and discussions on 14 July at 13:00. You can let us know if you are interested in emailing board@europython.eu, or just showing up on the day!

📅 General Assembly postponed

The board has decided to postpone the General Assembly until after the conference to give us more time to prepare and plan. We’ll keep you updated on the new date.

🍀 EuroPython 2022 Conference Update

🐍 EuroPython at a glance!

~115 sessions - Across the Python experience spectrum and through all tracks (featuring a dedicated CPython, PyData, Web, Testing, Community track and much more), we have put together an intriguing set of talks for you to enjoy. Check them all out at https://ep2022.europython.eu/sessions

12 tutorials - From looking at Python under the hood to building production-ready GraphQL API to Train your Graphics card & Build with Audio. No matter what you’re interested in, we’ve got something for you. Piqued your interest? Head over to the full list here: https://ep2022.europython.eu/tutorials

8 Special events - EuroPython is much bigger than *just* talks and tutorials. We’ll have multitudes of events running parallel to the event. Check them out here to get to know more about it and how you can participate:

• Django Girls Workshop brought to you by Zalando - 11th July, https://djangogirls.org/en/dublin/ (Applications close this Saturday, 2nd)
• Pew Pew Workshop - 11th July, first come first serve basis, all ticket holders are welcome to attend
• Trans*Code - 12th July, https://ep2022.europython.eu/trans_code (Requires separate registration)
• Beginners Day - Humble Data - 12th July, https://ep2022.europython.eu/humble-data (Applications close this Monday, 4th)
• MakerFest - 13th-15th July, https://ep2022.europython.eu/makerfest (No registration needed)
• Mentored Sprints - 14th July, https://ep2022.europython.eu/mentored-sprint (Requires separate registration)
• Hugging Face Gradio Hackathon - 13th-17th July, https://ep2022.europython.eu/hf-gradio-hackathon (No registration required, but do join the Hugging Face organisation to participate)
• PyLadies Lunch powered by oomnitza - 15th July, https://ep2022.europython.eu/pyladies-lunch (Registrations close this Monday, 4th)

4 Keynotes - EuroPython wouldn’t be complete without showcasing some of the brightest voices leading our community talking about the current challenges we face and offering their take on them. Interested in knowing more about what they’ll talk about? https://ep2022.europython.eu/keynoters

3 Panels - All three days of the conference will feature star-studded and thought-provoking panel discussions on the topics that matter most. We’ll start with a CPython panel with some of our favourite core devs, followed by the Diversity and Inclusion panel on Thursday with our friends from The PSF and conclude with an Education panel with a Pythonic focus on Friday.

🌍 Join EuroPython from anywhere!

EuroPython is a conference for the community, by the community. In these ever-so-changing times, we know that it might not be feasible for everyone to make it to Dublin and attend the conference in person. That’s why EuroPython is running hybrid this year. We’ll have remote speakers as well as attendees.

P.S. We’re offering financial aid for those who may benefit from them. Head over to https://ep2022.europython.eu/finaid to apply now! The deadline is 3rd July.

💝 Want to engage more deeply with EuroPython & our community?

🌌 Open Space
We believe that conversations flow better when provided with a dedicated space to present your ideas, and host discussions and prototype insights together.

The conference will feature an Open Space from 13th-15th July. Any ticket holder will be able to reserve a time block there and propose an activity for other attendees to participate in.

P.S. Be early, the space tends to get overbooked soon ;)

🖥 OSS Tables
Are you an Open Source library/ organisation and would like a dedicated table to showcase your work and engage with the attendees? Then say no more and send us an email at sponsoring@europython.eu (limited spots, first come first serve basis).

⚡ Lightning Talks
A EuroPython wouldn’t be EuroPython without its goofy, byte-sized 5-minute entertaining Lightning talks. All the 3 conference days (13th-15th July) will feature Lightning Talks. Best part? Anyone can propose one! Get your groove on already and start putting ideas and stitching slides together.
No separate registration is needed, just submit a topic and put your name on the white scratchboard in the forum.

✨ Humans of EuroPython!

EuroPython won’t be what it is without the brilliant people that put in their time and effort. Every little contribution matters, calling vendors during lunch breaks, taking a trip across Europe to inventory our storage, taking team calls from a bar ;) and much more. Being a volunteer is not easy and we want to showcase the people striving to put together a better and more inclusive environment for our thriving community.

Humans of EuroPython is an initiative to showcase such voices. It’ll be a monthly issue (just like this newsletter) with an interview-style chat with our volunteers.

For our inaugural blog post, we spotlight Laís (@lais_bsc), where she tells us about her volunteering, Python Ireland and what she's up to right now.
https://blog.europython.eu/a-chat-with-lais-carve/

Our second edition contains words of wisdom by Naomi (@NaomiCeder), who needs no introduction. She reflects on the work of Trans*Code and thoughtfully reveals a trans perspective on what it's like to be in our community.
https://blog.europython.eu/pythonista-spotlight-naomi-ceder/

🤗 A big thanks to our Sponsors!

EuroPython won’t be possible without the support of our fantastic sponsors. We’re beyond psyched that we’ll be able to hang by their booths at the conference. Grab some cool sponsor swag? Discuss some interesting job offers? And participate in some fun giveaways!

🎗️ Upcoming Events

Farset Labs (Belfast): Maker Night in the Workshop 🛠 (Mon Jun 27, 19:00 - 21:00 BST)
Come down to Farset Labs Hackerspace this Monday for our Maker Night in the workshop. Bring your own ideas, or just come to see the pretty burning lights from the safety of our Glowforge Pro laser cutter.
RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/farsetlabs/events/glbgtsydcjbkc/

Tog Hackerspace (Dublin): Electronics Night (Mon Jun 27, 19:00 - 21:00 Irish Time)
This is our regular Monday evening electronics night. The space and our electronics room are still a work in progress.
These evenings are free to attend for members and visitors alike. No booking is necessary, just turn up. Everyone from absolute beginners to experienced is welcome. These evenings are not classes or tutorials but a very friendly informal evening.
RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/tog-dublin-hackerspace/events/mpvcvsydcjbkc/

Dublin Data Science: Shorter Talk Sessions (Wed Jun 29, 18:30 - 20:00 Irish Time)
This is an in-person event hosted by Dogpatch Labs, there will be two short talks: “Data science at a health hardware startup” and “How and Why to make Climate Graphs”.
RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/dublin-data-science/events/286019460/

Dublin Linux Developers with Gravitee (Sat Jul 2, 18:00 - 19:00 Irish Time)
This is a remote event. Nico Balestra from Gravitee talks on "Getting Started with Gravitee"
RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/dublin-linux-developers/events/285252292/

Women in AI Ireland Meetup (Sat Jul 9, 13:00 - 16:00 Irish Time)
Celebrating our third year in Ireland, and following nearly two years of online presence, Women in AI are re-launching in-person events in Ireland! Secure your place today for our upcoming event on the 9th of July at Platform X, Harbourmaster Place, KPMG, Dublin proudly sponsored by our long-time supporters KPMG Ireland and Insight SFI Centre for Data Analytics!
RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/wai-meet-up-tickets-354820506687

Dublin Linux Community (Sat Jul 9, 15:00 - 17:00 Irish Time)
This is a remote event. will be having an in-person event later in the month.
RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/dublin-linux-community/events/286540864/

Python Ireland July Meetup (Wed Jul 13, 18:30 - 21:00 Irish Time)
In EuroPython, the folks at Python Ireland will have a social meetup with finger food at the pub Against the Grain. Registration required.
More details at: https://www.meetup.com/pythonireland/events/280640457/

PyLadies Dublin July Meetup (Tue Jul 19, 18:30 - 19:30 Irish Time)
We are excited to have 3 excellent speakers from “How to encourage a teenage girl to programming” to “How to start a career in python” and “Supply Chain Security in OSS”. This is a virtual event and will be live-streamed to our Youtube channel.
RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/pyladiesdublin/events/286594152/

Dublin Linux Community (Sat Jul 23, 15:00 - 17:00 Irish Time)
We are trialling coming back to meeting in person. The venue may be subject to change as things settle down. We also have an online event at the start of every month.
RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/dublin-linux-community/events/dbgcssydckbfc/

Women Who Code Belfast: Bytes n' Brew Online ☕️💻 - Breakfast (Thu Jul 28, 08:00-09:00 BST)
Bytes n' Brew is a fortnightly social event, a relaxed space designed to give our community an opportunity for conversations and connections around busy/work-life schedules. Join online to make new friends in the community, and ask others for career advice, coding help or mentoring.
RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-Belfast/events/jzzgssydckblc/

🤙 Editor's note

Hey hey! If you made it this far, then first of all thanks. I am Vaibhav/ VB (@reach_vb), a volunteer with the EuroPython 2022 team. Throughout this year I’ve had a small role in putting these Newsletters together. Personally, for me, these newsletters are much more than just a conference update, they provide an insight into the structured chaos that EuroPython is.

This is the 6th and the final edition before the conference. From January to today we've gone through quite a transformation. Ahead of the conference, I’d like to highlight and thank everyone who helped put this series together (in alphabetical order):

Artur Czepiel (@artcz)
Diego Russo (@diegor)
Laís Carvalho (@lais_bsc)
Raquel Dou (raquel@europython.eu)
Sebastiaan Zeeff (@SebastiaanZeeff)
Vicky Twomey-Lee (@whykay)
Yasmin Morshed (@yasmin_codes)

They are all a fantastic bunch of people and it was/ is an honour to have the privilege of working with them. Find these people during the conference (or online)  and give them a hug, a cookie and thank them for their hard work!

Alright, enough sentimental stuff! The Newsletter is here to stay, but we’re keen to hear your suggestions and feedback on how we can make it more useful for you. Send us your ideas at news@europython.eu or find us at the conference.

See you at the conference, on social or in your inbox soon,

VB on behalf of the EuroPython Organisers

Hey hey!

Is it just us? Or is the time really just flying by. We’re 40 days away from D-Day & our volunteers have been working tirelessly where the rubber meets the asphalt.

The past month has been quite eventful, we have sent out talk acceptances, onboarded 14 sponsors, announced some of our keynote speakers (more to follow). Without further ado, we present to you the penultimate newsletter before the conference.

📝EuroPython Society Update

Updates to Code of Conduct Committee

We have two more people joining our Code of Conduct (CoC) Committee ahead of the 2022 conference: Naomi Ceder and Kevin O'Brien, on top of Silvia Uberti and Anders Hammarquist. Should you need to reach out to them, their contact details are present alongside the CoC.

We’re continually looking for ways to make EuroPython better and provide a safer environment at the conference. If you have any suggestions then write to us on board@europython.eu.

Grants? Grants!

EPS is committed to help the thriving Python community in Europe prosper. Following our goal we gave out some grants over the last month:: DjangoCon Europe, Hands-on Django with PyLadiesBCN.

General Assembly & What is EPS session?

It takes a village to raise a child, it definitely takes much more to keep gears spinning at the EuroPython Society. Want in on the behind the scenes action? We’ve got you covered.

We are preparing for our General Assembly that will take place during the conference. Members will receive emails about the details. If you are interested in knowing more about the EPS, the board election and how you can get involved, we are hosting a public session on 14 June: 18:00 CEST). Everyone is welcome to attend! Details will be sent out on our newsletter and socials.

Got any questions/ suggestions? Write to us at board@europython.eu

🍀EuroPython 2022 Conference Update

📜Programme

~115 talks, 12 workshops, 5 keynotes, 4 mini-events from 9AM to 6PM for 5 days, EuroPython is going to be a hoot and a half. We’ve sent a total of 120 acceptances (116 confirmed) so far across Posters, Talks, Tutorials and Workshops.

We are now focusing on the fun stuff: putting together a schedule that fits the speaker constraints and talk delivery mode. We expect to release the schedule over the course of next 2 weeks.

Not just that, we’ll stop at nothing to ensure EuroPython packs the maximum punch. We have some really exciting Keynote speakers lined up for the conference.

More updates to follow, but our next Keynote announcement would be about someone who found a way to quite literally unlock Python’s true potential. Any guesses? ;)

Following the EuroPython tradition, we’d have Open Spaces for any Speaker/ Attendee/ Sponsor to propose a talk, host a discussion, run a sprint and more in Open Spaces. You’ll have the chance to apply for a spot directly at the conference (look for the good old whiteboard)

💶Call for Sponsors

May has been a busy month for us, we’ve onboarded 14 Sponsors, and are talking to many more interested. Sponsors not only help us make EuroPython economically viable but also bridge the gap between Open Source and the Industry.

Apart from the standard sponsor packages, there are so many other ways you can support the conference: be a childcare or Financial Aid sponsor, help fund the Django Girls Workshop we’re organising, or sponsor a gourmet coffee stall for a day! A big thank you to Oomnitza for being our PyLadies Lunch sponsor. There’s room for more, you can find out all the fantastic stand-alone options here.

If you are interested in sponsoring EuroPython 2022, head to https://ep2022.europython.eu/sponsor and dig into the details of every sponsorship level. If you still have questions, write to us at sponsoring@europython.eu

🌍Remote Tickets for EuroPython

EuroPython is a conference for the community, by the community. In these ever-so-changing times we know that it might not be feasible for everyone to make it to Dublin and attend the conference in-person. That’s why EuroPython will be hybrid this year. We’ll have remote speakers as well as attendees.

We’re pleased to announce the details of the online tickets. We’ll have two tiers:

• Personal - If you enjoy Python as a hobbyist or a freelancer
• Business - If your company/business is paying for you or if you use Python professionally.

The ticket sales will proceed similarly to before, we’ll have regular (till 26th June) and late (27th June and onward) prices.

Want to help us put together a smooth experience for our remote speakers and attendees? Help us by volunteering your time and experience as a Remote Volunteer: https://forms.gle/4y2Ux67QppnBmS176

💝Financial Aid

We received about 130 applications from over 40 different countries. For 110 of the applicants, it would be their first EuroPython. About 60% of the applicants identify as a member of an underrepresented group in the Python community. We’ve finished reviewing all applicants and have shipped the acceptances out.

We’re also pleased to announce that we’ll roll out a special Financial Aid for Remote Tickets over the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned for more details.

🎙Speaker Workshops

Are you a first-time speaker? Do you want some tips and tricks to up your presentation game?

If your answer to the above questions are yes, sign up for the speaker’s workshop as part of the Mentorship Programme! We will have experienced speakers from our EuroPython community to share their experiences and advice on effective presentation delivery.

Sign up using the form our programme team sent over earlier this week. More details to follow post signup!

🎟Events @EuroPython

Django Girls Workshop - Applications for the free 1-day Django Girls Workshop are open right now. You do not need a conference ticket but application to attend is required. Spaces are limited to 30 people. We are also looking for 5 more coaches. More details: https://djangogirls.org/en/dublin/

Beginners’ Day: HumbleData Workshop - Are you a beginner in Python? Do you want to learn Data Science and how to use Jupyter Notebooks to do data analysis? This workshop is for you! Anyone with a EuroPython 2022 Conference/Combined tickets can participate! Join us as a mentor or mentee on July 12th.
More info at https://ep2022.europython.eu/humble-data or you can just register here.

MakersFest - If you are a Maker, Craft, Educator or want to know more about Python and electronics, EuroPython has a dedicated area for MakerFest for all those inquisitive and curious minds, with demos and activities for all ages including guest Makers from micro:bit, MakerMeet.ie, TOG Hackerspace, Northern Ireland Raspberry Jam and more. Join us from Wed 13 July to Friday 15 July.
If you are interested in demo-ing something at MakerFest, register your interest via https://forms.gle/xTdpFJ2rV8iqmMCb9

Trans*Code - We’re accepting registrations for Trans*Code! Join us for a day of hacking, sharing, and friendship on 12 July - you can register (for free) at https://ep2022.europython.eu/trans_code

Pew Pew Workshop - Join Radomir Dopieralski, creator of Pew Pew Games Console, and learn how to programme this game console with CircuitPython. Attendees of the Pew Pew workshop will receive a Pew Pew games console to take home with them after the workshop. Attendees of the Pew Pew workshop will receive a Pew Pew games console to take home with them after the workshop. The workshop is free for EuroPython conference or training ticket holders,

Mentored Sprints - On top of the sprint days, we will give anyone who has never contributed to open-source a head start. Join us on Thursday 14th July for a mentored sprint. We will have mentors who will hold your hands (almost literally) in creating your first PR to an open-source project. Absolutely no prior knowledge needed! More details: https://ep2022.europython.eu/mentored-sprint

PyLadies Lunch - The PyLadies Lunch is a regular event at EuroPython, and is a great opportunity for women attending the conference who love Python and meet other like-minded folks in a fun, relaxed environment. We would like to invite you to join us and make new friends (or catch up with familiar faces), share your experiences with folks from Ireland, Europe and afar.

👩‍💻OSS tables @ EuroPython

Open Source is at the core ethos of the EuroPython community and the conference. If you run a Python related F/OSS project and don’t have the financial means to run your booth, then we’ve got you covered. Send us an email at sponsoring@europython.eu and we’ll get you set up!

🎗️Upcoming Events

PyCon Italy - June 2nd-5th
PyCon Italia is the Italian conference on Python. Organised by Python Italia, it has now become one of the most important Python conferences in Europe. With over 700 attendees, the next edition will be the 12th. EuroPython is proud to be a diversity sponsor of PyCon Italia.

PyData London - June 17-19th
PyData London welcomes attendees with wide varieties of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds to join us at the Tower Hotel. Users, contributors, and newcomers can share experiences and learn from one another to solve hard problems and grow a stronger open-source community.

GeoPython - June 20-22nd
After a successful online GeoPython 2021 - with participants from over 40 countries - GeoPython 2022 will be in Basel, Switzerland and online (hybrid).

The conference is focused on Python and Geo, its toolkits and applications. GeoPython 2022 will be the continuation of the yearly conference series. The conference started in 2016 and this is now the 7th edition. Key subjects for the conference series are the combination of the Python programming language and Geo. EuroPython is proud to be a gold sponsor of GeoPython.

Python Ireland June Meetup - Wed Jun 8
This talk will introduce the audience to using Python in natural language processing for classification of clinical trial abstracts.
RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/pythonireland/events/kqwjvrydcjblb/

Dublin Linux Developer meetup with EuroPython - Sat Jun 11
Vicky Twomey-Lee will be giving a short talk about EuroPython, and open call for anyone who wants to talk about their Python projects and experiences.
RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/Dublin-Linux-Developers/events/285723850/

PyBelfast - Tue Jun 14
Talks include “Scream if you wanna go Fast(API)er” by Simon Hewitt (@tyndyll) and “Driving devops adoption in your organisation” by Dan Murphy (@d_murph21)
RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/PyBelfast/events/286109293/

PyLadies Dublin Remote Workshop with Jina AI: Image search with DocArray - Tue Jun 21
PyLadies Dublin first workshop this year run by Jyoti Bisht from Jina AI. This is a remote event and will also be live-streamed.
RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/PyLadiesDublin/events/285571054/

Hello fellow Pythonistas,

We hope you all are enjoying the longer daylight and the warmer weather that April has brought to us (in the northern hemisphere anyway). April also brings a new newsletter packed with updates!
We are just over 70 days until the conference and our volunteers are working hard to put together the best EuroPython ever. Without further ado, here is our update.

📝EuroPython Society Update

✈Visa

If you are planning to attend EuroPython in person, you might need a visa to enter Ireland. As a note, Ireland is part of the EU but it is outside of the Schengen zone. This means if you are from outside of the EU but you have a Schengen visa, you may still need a visa to get in.

Please, double check your case and make sure you have all the documentation in order before travelling to Ireland. If the visa process requires a support letter, we can do that too! Just head to https://ep2022.europython.eu/visa to request the support letter for your visa application!

🚸Childcare service

If you would like to attend EuroPython in person but worry about childcare, fear not, because we have the right solution for you!

We will be providing childcare service at the venue. The best part is that the service is free! Make sure to specify how many children will require childcare and we will take care of them, well, not we, but qualified professionals.

Also keep in mind that we are planning a family friendly mini Makers Fest. Now you have no excuses, you can bring your kids and hack a project together!

🍀EuroPython 2022 Conference Update

📜Programme

The Call for Proposal closed on April 3rd and we are excited to announce that we received a record breaking 429 proposals! Thanks to all the submitters for their time and effort in giving us so much to look forward to.

After closing the CfP we kicked-off 2 parallel reviews of these proposals:

• Community voting
• Panel review

The community voting closed in the third week of April and we were amazed by the community response: there were a whopping 24000 votes!! This superseded all our expectations and we’d like to thank everyone for putting in the time to cast their votes!

Parallely, 35 experienced reviewers have put in ~700 reviews across all our proposals. The programme team will run another round of reviews once the first round acceptances are sent out.

The programme team is now consolidating communities' preference and panel feedback to curate talks fit for the first round of acceptances.

🔥Panel discussions @ EuroPython

The programme team is working double time to put together collaborations to engage with the broader community. One such collaboration is with the core developers to put together a panel discussion on all things CPython and beyond. They are working hard to iron out the details of the panel. More details soon.

P.S. All of our Early Bird tickets are now sold out. We’re only left with 7 education tickets!

🚀Financial Aid

Towards our commitment to diversity & inclusion, we’re running a Financial Aid Programme to help individuals who would otherwise not be able to attend/speak at the conference. If you need help attending the conference, don’t hesitate to apply for help: https://europython.eu/finaid

💶Call for Sponsors

Big shoutout to our first confirmed sponsors Sendcloud, Ebury and Channable! Thank you for your support and we cannot wait to see you at your booths!

We are privileged to have many other fantastic companies who are interested in sponsoring EuroPython this year.

Apart from the standard sponsor packages, there are so many other ways you can support the conference: be a childcare or Financial Aid sponsor, help us organise a Django Girls Workshop, or sponsor a gourmet coffee stall for a day! You can find out all the fantastic standalone options here.

If you are interested in sponsoring EuroPython 2022, head to https://ep2022.europython.eu/sponsor and dig into the details of every sponsorship level.

If you still have questions, write to us at sponsoring@europython.eu

❣Irish Community Mixer @ Dublin

Ireland thrives with communities and EuroPython wouldn’t be the same without the support of these Community Partners:

• Coding Grace
• Codú Community
• Dublin Data Science
• Dublin Linux Community
• Dublin Linux Developers
• Farset Labs (Hackerspace)
• GDG Belfast
• PyBelfast
• PyLadies Dublin
• Python Ireland
• Tog Hackerspace
• Women in AI Ireland
• Women Who Code Belfast
• Women Who Code Dublin

The ever-growing list of Community Partners can be found at https://ep2022.europython.eu/community-partners

🗣Events @ EuroPython

EuroPython is much more than *just* training, talks & keynotes. Every year we run multiple varied events for our community and this year is no exception. Read on below to get a glimpse of what’s waiting for you in Dublin!

🥙Community Mixer Lunch @ Dublin

Organisers of community conferences and events across Europe, we invite you to grab lunch with us in Dublin! Let’s all get together, share our joys and pains of running events. In our experience conversations flow better with a nice meal in front. Join us to share ideas and cultivate cross community relationships.

The lunch is planned for 14 or 15 July. Watch this space!

👧Django Girls Workshop

If you identify as a woman and want to learn how to make websites, we have good news for you! We are holding a one-day workshop for beginners!

It will take place on Monday 11th July at Convention Centre Dublin in the heart of Dublin city: https://djangogirls.org/en/dublin/  

Applications to attend are open until July 2nd. We've only got 30 slots, don't waste for the last minute!!

If you are a Django expert, then consider joining us as a coach? Submit your interest via this form, and we will be in touch. Any other questions, contact us on dublin@djangogirls.org.

Please note that you do not need to have a EuroPython conference ticket to attend Django Girls workshop.

⚙Makers Fest

Learning new libraries and new features of Python is great. But, what about showing off cool things you’ve been working on, running a demo or simply talking about a pet project you’re passionate about? If you’re a Maker, Educator, or just someone who is interested in breaking and building things, then this fest is for you!!

There are no limits to the shape of the project: this could be an automation put together with Raspberry Pi, or an AI powered music composer. Bottom-line, any and every project is encouraged.

Register your interest by filling out this form: https://forms.gle/xTdpFJ2rV8iqmMCb9

🤗Trans*Code

After nearly 3 years of virus hiatus, Trans*Code will be returning! We are delighted that EuroPython will be hosting a Trans*Code event in Dublin in July!

Trans*Code is an international hack event series focused solely on drawing attention to transgender issues and opportunities. Trans*Code events aim to help draw attention to transgender issues through informal, topic-focused hackdays. Coders, designers, activists, and community members not currently working in technology are also encouraged to participate.

It is a free full day workshop & hackday open to trans and non-binary folk, allies, coders, designers and visionaries of all sorts. Stay tuned for more details.

⚡Beginners Day

If you are new to Python or you are not so familiar with it, don’t worry: we’ve got you covered. Join us at Beginner's Day: a day to cover the basics of Python so you can fully enjoy the conference ahead.

Please bear with us while we define the bells and whistles of this workshop including how to join. Stay tuned!

💡Pew Pew Workshop

Following the huge fun and success of the PewPew workshop at EuroPython 2019, you have a chance again to join the PewPew game console creator, Radomir Dopieralski, who will be running a workshop on how to program PewPew with CircuitPython.

If you are an experienced developer, we are looking for 2 more coaches to run the workshop. Please drop us an email at programme@europython.eu

💖EuroPython @ PyCon US

PyCon US just wound up and some of our EuroPython team members (Cheuk Ting Ho, Naomi Ceder, Patrick Armino, Sangarshanan Veera, Sebastian Zeeff) attended & presented at the conference. Here are some captures from the conference (in no particular order):

Did you come across them during the hallway track or enjoyed their talks? Let them & us know on twitter or email!

🎗️Upcoming Events

Python Ireland Monthly Meetup

Next Python Ireland Monthly meetup will be held on Wed 11th May, 6:30PM to 8:30PM and it will be online.

The speaker is Jeremiah Paige and he will talk about “Invisible Walls: Isolating Your Python”: Stop building projects that only "work on my machine", Learn how to isolate your python application by executing in an isolated, reproducible environment that extends beyond the code you write.

More details of the event can be found here: https://www.meetup.com/pythonireland/events/kqwjvrydchbpb/

PyLadies Dublin May Meetup

The next PyLadies Dublin meetup will be on Tue 21st May, a collaboration with Women in AI Ireland showcasing projects from the recent WaiPRACTICE programme. This will be our first in-person event since Covid restrictions 2 years ago, and will be hosted by Dogpatch Labs. Food will be provided thanks to Inscribe AI.

More details: https://www.meetup.com/PyLadiesDublin/events/285567337/

TOG Hackerspace (Dublin)

It’s “Bring your laptop to TOG’s Open Coding Night” on Tue 3rd May.

More details: https://www.meetup.com/Tog-Dublin-Hackerspace/events/ggzmtsydchbfb/

Cambridge Python User Group

At this virtual event on Tue 3rd May, Alexandre Faget will be leading a session on testing with pytest.

More details: https://www.meetup.com/CamPUG/events/285277862/

PyLadies Berlin Meetup

The next PyLadies Berlin meetup will be on Tue May 17 with talks from “Exploring our community” by Jessica Greene, “Reproducible machine learning projects with DVC and Poetry” by Doreen and “Python’s tale of concurrency” by Pradhvan Bisht.

Details: https://www.meetup.com/PyLadies-Berlin/events/285313817/

🌍Special Past Event Recap

PyCamp - to go camping in the pythonic way 🐍

Nature, OSS, and Python friends - this defines what PyCamp is.

After many years of PyCamping events in Argentina, the event had its first edition in Europe this year. The event counted with 25 people spending 4 days together doing what they love the most - collaborating with others through code. The location chosen was the beautiful region of Girona near Barcelona, Spain. Surrounded by nature, our pythonistas could choose any project or workshop to participate in.

From translating Japanese mangas to building bots and making music with Python, the projects were interesting and fun. If no project is of your taste, you can always propose one yourself. Not a Pythonista yourself? No problem at all. In this edition, we had people talking about DevOps tools and JavaScript frameworks, so feel free to bring different topics to the camp. The evenings were fulfilled with games, karaoke, and good chats. Living and collaborating with others makes without saying a true community event. So see you next PyCamp?

🐍Cool Python & Friends Projects

Memray - Memray is a memory profiler for Python. It can track memory allocations in Python code, in native extension modules, and in the Python interpreter itself.

Goey - Turn (almost) any Python 3 Console Program into a GUI application with one line.

Polars - Polars is a blazingly fast DataFrames library implemented in Rust using Apache Arrow Columnar Format as a memory model.

DeepMind AUX - AUX, built on top of JAX, provides audio processing functions and tools to JAX. It is a sister library of PIX designed for image processing in JAX. Likewise, all operations in AUX can be optimised through jax.jit

PyScript - PyScript is a Pythonic alternative to Scratch, JSFiddle or other "easy to use" programming frameworks, making the web a friendly, hackable, place where anyone can author interesting and interactive applications.

Hey hey!

To say that March went by quickly would be an understatement. Our volunteers have been working round the clock to put together a fantastic conference. We’ve been busy launching the Call for Proposals, Ticket sales and the AMA session for first-time speakers. Read along to find out more about them.

📝EuroPython Society Update

Ukraine Donation

Last month we asked you about how EuroPython Society can help our community in these trying times. We are pleased to inform you that we made a total of 10,000 EUR donation split equally between UNICEF and UNHCR. These donations will be matched 100% by a local Swedish organisation, thus doubling the amount.

Over the last month, we are relieved to hear many of our friends are safe. We'll continue with our everyday activities in supporting Python communities across Europe. If you have any suggestions on specific ways to directly help our affected communities, drop us a line at board@europython.eu

Trans*Code @ EuroPython

EuroPython Society champions diversity & inclusion. In line with our mission of making EuroPython and Python more accessible to everyone, especially the underrepresented folks, we have decided to host a Trans*Code event at our 2022 conference - Trans*Code is an informal hackday & workshop event which aims to help draw attention to transgender issues and opportunities.

The event is open to trans and non-binary folk, allies, coders, designers and visionaries of all sorts. We are privileged to have Noami Ceder on board to help and advise us with the organisation. Although she is experienced and awesome, it takes more than one to sow the seeds of pluralism.  

We want to make EuroPython 2022 an exceptionally welcoming place for trans people and other marginalised ones. If you identify as trans or non-binary and would like to volunteer your experience and time to help us organise the event and achieve our goal, please write to volunteers@europython.eu; or to our EuroPython Society chair, raquel@europython.eu (if you need to discuss something more private). If you are an ally, help us spread the word and lend us your support.

🍀EuroPython 2022 Conference Update

🗣Call for Proposals (CFP) & Financial Aid

The EuroPython 2022 Call for Proposals (CFP) has been extended!!

As a community conference, we are eager to hear about how you use Python in your professional and personal activities. All accepted speakers are eligible for a free conference ticket.

Submit and share your proposals in any format of your choice, be it talks, tutorials, workshops, panels, posters, helpdesks or other interactive sessions: https://europython.eu/cfp

Got any questions? Hit us up at helpdesk@europython.eu

💶Call for Sponsors

EuroPython 2022 will be held in-person this year, allowing our community to safely reconnect,  network, learn, share ideas, and create new relationships and partnerships.

Sponsors are what make EuroPython possible. Without our sponsors, EuroPython would not be the success that it is. With EuroPython back in-person this year, we’re excited to be able to provide our sponsors with opportunities to connect with and support the Python community, be face-to-face with talented developers and job recruits, access a large and diverse audience, and elevate their visibility and corporate identity within the Python community.

We’re offering 7 main packages with an aim to keep EuroPython accessible to most organisations keen to help the community.

In case of any queries, write to us at sponsoring@europython.eu

🎟Tickets

Ticket sales are open now! After months of planning, here are the three types we have on offer for you:

Combined Tickets: access to everything during the whole seven-day conference.
Conference Tickets: access to Conference & Sprint Weekend (13-17 July)
Tutorial Tickets: access to Workshop/Tutorial days (11-12 July) and the Sprint Weekend (16-17 July)

You can learn all the other details here: https://europython.eu/tickets

Free childcare: we provide free childcare service at the venue. If you are attending with your children, please register a ticket for yourself and select how many children will require childcare at checkout.

🥙Python Organisers’ Lunch @ Dublin

Organisers of other Python conferences around Europe, we invite you to attend lunch with us in Dublin! Let’s get together, share our joys and pains of running Python events, and chat about how the EPS can better support the community.

We are offering one free conference ticket per conference team. If you are interested, please email board@europython.eu to introduce yourselves and your event.

The lunch is planned for 14 or 15 July. We will be in touch with more details.

⚡Community Discounts

In addition, we would also like to support conferences and smaller user groups around Europe by offering a 10% discount across Business and Personal tiers of all ticket prices (excluding Early Bird sales).

If you are a regular participant to Python events, ask your local organisers to submit a request for the community discount, so they can distribute the vouchers to you.

💖Community Partners

We’re constantly looking for ways to strengthen our ties with the developers and communities on-ground. We’re psyched to announce our Community partners programme for communities across the island of Ireland.

As part of the programme, we’d like to connect with you and help you connect with like-minded others around Europe. Our team are planning many exciting activities. Apart from featuring you in our newsletter, we also invite your group attending the conference to the Irish Tech Community Mixer event, and guest post on our dev.to. By sharing, let’s amplify our knowledge and love for Python and Open Source in Ireland!

If you are interested, hit us at community@europython.eu

🌍New Website

EuroPython has a new face!! We’ve been collaborating with our friends at The Developer Society to put together a Dublin-esque theme for EuroPython.

We'd love to know how you find the new design, hit us up at plaza@europython.eu

🎗️Upcoming Python Events

Python Conference 2022 (Tuesday, 5th April 2022)

Data Science and Engineering Club: Workshop - Graph analytics and graph databases in Python (Saturday, 9th April 2022)

Python Ireland Meetup (Wednesday, 13th April 2022)

PyLadies Dublin Meetup (Tuesday, 19th April 2022)

🐍Cool Python Projects

Mercury - Mercury is a tool to convert your Python notebook into a web app and share it with anyone.
Viztracer - VizTracer is a low-overhead logging/debugging/profiling tool that can trace and visualise your python code execution.
Fast F1 - FastF1 is a python package for accessing and analysing Formula 1 results, schedules, timing data and telemetry.
Pythoncapi_compat  - can be used to write a C extension supporting a wide range of Python versions with a single code base.
nbdev - nbdev is a library that allows you to develop a python library in Jupyter Notebooks, putting all your code, tests and documentation in one place.