Hey there 👋

We have a few updates to share! TL;DR version: Our programme has been finalised, remote tickets are up for sale and we have a whole bunch of fun events and workshops planned throughout the course of the conference.

📣 Programme

Our list of sessions with the selected talk, tutorials and posters are out now on https://ep2023.europython.eu/sessions.

Kudos to our programme team for curating the sessions and congratulations to all the speakers! We hope to see you soon in 🇨🇿 Prague.

Women In AI Workshop

We will have Women in AI run a half-day workshop for introducing the intuition behind machine learning along with a series of hands-on sessions to implement machine learning models using Pandas and Scikit-Learn Python libraries

They are looking for 2 extra mentors, Do help out if you can by filling this form: https://forms.gle/b2QysCaCsVW1j6fr5

More info on the event and registration is up on our website https://ep2023.europython.eu/wai

Humble Data Workshop

We are so happy to announce that Humble Data Workshop will be back on 17th July 2023 at EuroPython! We will teach beginners how to start with Python and Data Science by teaching them the basics of programming in Python, useful libraries and tools, such as Jupyter Notebook that help with data analysis.

Register now on https://ep2023.europython.eu/humble-data

Keynote

We have one more amazing keynoter to announce 🎉 !

Joanna Bryson

Joanna J. Bryson is a transdisciplinary researcher on the structure and dynamics of human- and animal-like intelligence. Her research ranges from systems engineering of Artificial Intelligence (AI), through autonomy, cognition, robot ethics, human cooperation on to technology policy and has appeared in venues ranging from a reddit to Science. She holds degrees in Psychology from Chicago and Edinburgh, and AI from Edinburgh and MIT. She has additional professional research experience from Princeton, Oxford, Harvard, and LEGO, and technical experience both in Chicago's financial industry and international management consultancy. Bryson is presently Professor of Ethics and Technology at Hertie School of Governance.

🎙 First-Time Speaker’s Workshop

On 1st of June, our Mentorship Programme hosted its First-Time Speaker’s Workshop and a total of 35 people participated.

We had a very interesting discussion with experienced speakers from our community. We discussed a variety of topics starting from how to handle stress during a talk, tips for better preparation and benefits from speaking at conferences/meetups.

The recording of the event is here

Speaker Placement Programme

Our Speaker Placement Programme continues to grow! The first matchings were made and the Mentorship Programme is now focusing on connecting more of our mentees to local meetups and python events in order to gain more speaking experience.

If you are an organiser looking for more speakers take a look here: https://ep2023.europython.eu/mentorship#3-speaker-placement-programme

ℹ️ Call for Volunteers

We are happy to announce the call for on-site volunteers at this year's EuroPython in Prague.

EuroPython is in large part, organised and run by volunteers from the Python community and volunteers are responsible for making sure everything runs smoothly! We have a lot of different roles each with their own set of responsibilities and commitment. For a more detailed overview, please check out our volunteers page: https://ep2023.europython.eu/volunteers

If you are interested in joining us please fill out the form here: https://forms.gle/tmNgWU3rgLbPAVLC9.

🎫 Remote Tickets

EuroPython has had a very successful Remote edition for the past three years! We wish to continue this tradition and have an option for remote participation this year for those in the community who cannot make it in person.

With remote tickets, you can watch the live talks, keynotes & panels in all 6 tracks, engage in live text-based Q&A, and interact with speakers and other in-person attendees in chat channels and as always we provide open and free access to the livestreams of our conference talks

Remote tickets are up for sale on https://tickets.europython.eu/

More information on remote participation can be found on our website https://ep2023.europython.eu/remote

💶 Financial Aid

Our Financial Aid Programme received record-high applications this year and we are very proud to be supporting so many Pythonistas to attend the conference.

Financial Aid for Remote Tickets is open now! If you need support to attend the conference remotely, make sure to apply by 9 July 2023 on our financial aid pagehttps://ep2023.europython.eu/finaid

💸 Sponsorship

Sponsoring a conference like EuroPython would mean supporting the broader European Python community as our grants team has been helping out quite a few local organisations run their own Python events 🐍

We thank all the sponsors that have signed up so far this year 🤗. We still have 2 Diamond slots available so if you think you or your organisation might be interested, reach out to us!

More information on the available packages can be found on our website: https://ep2023.europython.eu/sponsor

🐍 PyLadies Social Event

We will have a PyLadies social event at EuroPython 2023 on 21st July 2023. The event is a fantastic opportunity to engage with other women in tech, expand your network, and share your experiences.

More information about the venue and registration is on https://ep2023.europython.eu/pyladies-social-event

🇨🇿 Pycon CZ

We are thrilled to announce that PyCon CZ 23 is just around the corner! It will be held between 15th and 17th of September in Prague in the beautiful ex-monastery Gabriel Loci.

As we gear up for this incredible event, we're looking for interesting proposals to make it even more amazing. We invite you to submit your proposals for talks, workshops or sprints and other sessions. Whether you're a seasoned Pythonista or just getting started, we want to hear from you! Share your unique experiences, innovative ideas and insights into the world of Python. This is your chance to showcase your skills and inspire fellow Python enthusiasts.

Register now at: https://cz.pycon.org/2023/cfp/.

🌞 Community Highlight

This time in our community highlight, We just wanted to take a moment to mention DjangoCon Europe 2023 that happened in Edinburgh, they were a part of EuroPython Society’s (EPS) Grants programme and had a very successful conference.

Also a shout out to Mia who is an active organiser of Pycon CZ for giving a wonderful lightning talk at DjangoCon:

She is also helping us in organising the conference, including the Pyladies Social event happening at EuroPython  2023.

Many thanks for all your help and efforts Mia 💖!

🐍 Upcoming Events

• PyCon PL https://pl.pycon.org/2023/ 🇵🇱
• EuroScipy https://www.euroscipy.org/2023/ 🇨🇭
• PyCon EE https://pycon.ee/  🇪🇪
• PyCon PT https://2023.pycon.pt/  🇵🇹
• PyCon CZ https://cz.pycon.org/2023/ 🇨🇿
• PyCon UK https://2023.pyconuk.org/ 🇬🇧
• PyCon ES https://2023.es.pycon.org/ 🇪🇸
• PyCon SE https://www.pycon.se/ 🇸🇪

💥 Project Feature - Sympy

SymPy is a Python library for symbolic mathematics. It aims to become a full-featured computer algebra system (CAS) while keeping the code as simple as possible in order to be comprehensible and easily extensible.

Check it out: https://github.com/sympy/sympy

🥸 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
A good programmer is someone who always looks both ways before crossing a one-way street..

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

Hey there 👋

With less than 70 days left until we gather together in Prague for EuroPython, here’s what’s been going on.

📣 Programme

Thank you to everyone who contributed to our community voting and a special thanks to our team of 35 reviewers, who provided over 1000 reviews on the proposals! Without their help, it would not be possible to create the EuroPython programme and there wouldn’t be a conference to attend.

Our wonderful programme team has been hard at work and sent most of our acceptance letters to our speakers! Please get your acceptance tweets and emails ready! We hope to publish the list of accepted talks within the next few days!

🏃 Sprints

We are delighted to announce  our sprint weekend will be held at VŠE (Prague University of Economics and Business) on 22-23 July. Sprints are free to attend and open to the public (registration to be announced later for those who do not have a conference ticket). The sprints are a great way to learn from each other, share knowledge and ideas, and solve problems together through the medium of Python.

Find out more details and how to propose a sprint here: https://ep2023.europython.eu/sprints

🌟 Keynote

We have a couple more awesome keynoters lined up!!

Ines Montani

Ines Montani is a developer specialising in tools for AI and natural language processing (NLP) technology.

She’s the co-founder and CEO of Explosion, a core developer of spaCy, a popular open-source library for Natural Language Processing in Python, and Prodigy, a modern annotation tool for creating training data for machine learning models.

Ines, who had already keynoted EuroPython five years ago, will share with us the developments, progress and lessons learned in the field of natural language processing. It'll be an opportunity for us to collectively retrospect on half a decade of work in the Python community within a field that is gaining in popularity and momentum.

Petr Viktorin

Petr works at Red Hat, integrating Python into Linux distros.

He started contributing to Python in 2015, answering Nick Coghlan's call for a volunteer to improve extension module loading. After about six PEPs and eight years of work, that project expanded to better support for subinterpreters and maintaining the stable ABI, and helping Eric Snow's effort to break up the GIL.

Last year, after a nomination for Steering Council forced him to look at parts of the project that needed help, Petr revived the Documentation community, and spent time removing roadblocks from contributing to Python's documentation.

To give back to the community, he started teaching free courses to local beginners. But that is a story for his talk at EuroPython.

🎫 Ticket Sales

Our tickets are up for sale now and we’re seeing a strong and steady trend in ticket purchases. Please book your ticket now, to avoid disappointment later when they all (inevitably) sell out.

Tickets can be purchased on our website: https://ep2023.europython.eu/tickets

💶 Financial Aid

Submissions for the first round of our financial aid programme have closed. With over 125 applications from over 40 countries, we're calling this a huge success. The financial aid team is currently reviewing the applications and will send out grant approval notifications by 8 May 2023 at the latest.

You can still apply for the second round of the financial aid programme. The deadline for submitting your application is 21 May 2023. If you’ve applied for a grant in round one but did not receive one, you don’t have to submit another application. Your application will automatically be considered in round two.

Visit https://europython.eu/finaid for information on how to apply for a financial aid grant.

💸  Sponsorship

We're thrilled to announce that our Platinum sponsorship packages for EuroPython 2023 have all been sold out! We're incredibly grateful for the support of our sponsors and are looking forward to an amazing event.

We still have other exciting sponsorship opportunities available which come with a range of benefits.

Check out our website for more information on the available packages at https://ep2023.europython.eu/sponsor

🗣️ Speaker Placement Programme

Our speaker placement programme supports those in our community who would like advice, guidance and friendly support while preparing for their contribution to EuroPython.

Happy news! Our first two mentees have been matched with an organiser of their choice. Now they will have the opportunity to be connected with a local community, present their talks and get more involved in new activities.

For more information about the Speaker Placement Programme please check here: https://ep2023.europython.eu/mentorship#3-speaker-placement-programme

🎤 First-Time Speaker’s Workshop

In this event, we'll have experienced speakers from the EuroPython community to share their know-how on delivering an effective talk. We hope this will help our participants learn something meaningful about public speaking before their presentation at EuroPython 2023 or in general.

The workshop will take place on 1st of June 2023 at 18.00 CET via Zoom (details will be communicated in the coming weeks). A recording of the session will be made available after the event.

⚖️ The new Cyber Resilience Act proposal

While we welcome the intention of strengthening software and digital products’ cyber security by the European Union’s proposed Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and Product Liability Act , we echo the concerns the PSF have in its potentially unintended consequences of putting the health of open-source software at risk, including Python and PyPI.

Please check out this blog post for details. If you too are concerned that the broad language of the proposed acts could make open source organisations and developers held liable for security flaws of commercial products that incorporate open source codes, then consider writing to your MEP voicing concerns and asking for clarifications about the proposed CRA law.

💥 Project Feature - Ruff

Ruff is an extremely fast Python linter, written in Rust.

In the landscape of python tooling there often comes a tool that creates a paradigm shift,  Ruff is such a tool! there are tons of linters in Python like flake8, pylint, pycodestyle, yapf etc but ruff just beats it out of the park by being 10-100x faster than existing linters and having integrations with dozens of existing Flake8 plugins. Its speed and versatility has driven adoption in major OSS projects like Apache Airflow, FastAPI, Pandas and Scipy.

Check out Ruff on: https://github.com/charliermarsh/ruff

🍿 EuroPython Classics

EuroPython’s history is full of amazing talks, entertaining presentations and thought provoking interactions… many of which can be found on our YouTube channel. These historic and important artefacts of our European Python community are a source of much wisdom, learning and community bonding. So we want you to suggest your “EuroPython Classic” from our archives.

Our inaugural suggestion comes from Shekhar: “Simple data validation and setting management with Pydantic” by Teddy Crepineau.

Shekhar explains, “Pydantic is a must-have for every Python project, and when combined with Ruff, the result is simply awesome!”

We would love to hear your suggestions for EuroPython classics., so share those bookmarked talks by tagging us on our socials @europython or email comms@europython.eu. We’d love to know why you think your suggested talk is a classic.

Let’s celebrate, recognise and learn again from those hidden gems in our archive.

🥸 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
What do you call eight hobbits? A hobbyte.

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

Dobrý den!

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