The most frustrating part of the #PyConUS mask discussion to me is how it’s 100% focused on “your discomfort” vs “other ppl’s health”.
The MAJOR exclusionary nature of masks is inverted, tho! Of course are there ppl who don’t want to wear one for comfort or can’t for medical reasons. But the majority I talked to would be happy to wear one but wished if OTHERS didn’t wear one, so they could understand them (better, or at all). (1/4)
Our venue was so well ventilated that you couldn't tell when people were in the room from air quality graphs alone, so we dropped the requirement. We added other accommodations to compensate: a masked/distanced audience section, speakers can state whether I (the mc) should mask around them on stage, amongst others.
Maybe you wanted to give a talk at #PyConUS or one of our friends like #PyTexas, #PyCascades, or #NBPy but it didn't work out? Maybe you saw or learned something that got you inspired?
#PyOhio is coming in July, and our CFP is open for the next ~20 hours -- we'd LOVE to hear from you while we still can! We gladly welcome speakers of all experience levels (❤️ new folks!) and a wide array of topics -- if you're excited about something, share it!
Now that #PyConUS is over, why not attend and support a regional #Python conference?
PyCon US sold out this year, and it will probably continue to do so. Smaller, regional events are going to be a more important part of how we support the growth of our community, but we need your support -- attendance and sponsorship -- to fulfil that role.
Our official announcement of our program is available in our newsletter archive -- that post also points at our hotel room block booking link, which may be useful to you if you're planning to stay close to the conference.
The link will expire this time next week or thereabouts, or when rooms sell out, whichever comes first. #NBPy
Don't worry, there's still plenty of great local local regional #Python events all around the US that you can attend.
#NBPy (Northern California) is on in late June, and we have tickets on sale right now, and maybe even a program to share soon too. All the details are at https://northbaypython.org
Whoa, exciting news! Conferences, particularly community-run ones, have had a real tough time of it, lots shutting down because they can't make the economics work any more. This is a great sign for the health and future of the Python community. https://fosstodon.org/@pycon/112445571644276379
@jacob Yeah, that's certainly what I'd like to see (selfishly, as a #NBPy organiser); one of my goals as a PSF director in 2020 was to make that more effective, but… other problems presented themselves.
A bit sad about missing yet another PyCon (coming up soon), but mid-May is peak parenting season with all of the end-of-school events. And given the choice, gotta go with the kids.
Pleased to announce that I will be Quantifying Nebraska at North Bay Python next month, where we'll try to find protects in your dependency graphs that might be in need of a little help.
(Also, I hear tickets went on sale today. Come for the cutest conference in Petaluma, stay for the friendly barn cats.)
I'll be presenting a new talk, "Magical (or not) GraphQL", at North Bay Python 2024! Introducing a new open source library I wrote for work, how I wrote it, cool things to do with GraphQL, and what I've discovered I want instead of GraphQL. Hopefully the barn cats will be interested too 😻 #Python#nbpy#GraphQL#Flask