The PyCon US Blog

Help us make PyCon US welcoming, fun, and safe! We are looking for volunteers to join the Code of Conduct Team for PyCon US 2025 in Pittsburgh, PA. The Code of Conduct Team supports the PyCon US community by taking reports should anyone violate the PyCon US Code of Conduct and, when appropriate, participating in deciding how PyCon US should respond. Code of Conduct Team shifts are 3-4 hours long. We are looking for volunteers for the tutorials (May 14 - 15), the main conference (May 16 - 18), and the first 2 days of sprints (May 19 - 20), and ask that you be prepared to do a minimum of two shifts. As a member of the Code of Conduct Team, you will: Take reports of incidents that occur at PyCon US (there’s a handy form for this) Keep track of your email and/or Slack while on shift Participate in discussions about how to respond to incidents (as needed) As a member of the Code of Conduct Team, you will not: Have to make any tough decisions on your own Have to approach anyone you are un...

International travel to the United States has become more complex for many in our community. PyCon US welcomes all community members to Pittsburgh and we are committed to running a safe and friendly event for everyone who is joining us for PyCon US in Pittsburgh. Each nation has its own relationship with the United States, so please contact your country’s State Department, Travel Ministry or Department of Foreign Affairs for travel information specific to traveling from your country to the US. Ultimately, each person must make their own decision based on their personal risk assessment and the travel conditions. If it feels feasible and safe for you to attend PyCon US this year, then we’d love to see you! It is more important than ever to connect with our fellow community members. In light of current conditions, PyCon US would like to highlight the support we provide for international travelers. Refund Policy Details If your PyCon US trip is canceled due to not being able to obtain a...

Providing travel grants to community members for PyCon US and witnessing both their growth and contributions to the event is one of the most fulfilling aspects of our work at the PSF, and every year, we only wish we could award more! PyCon US 2025 received 952 travel grant applications from 87 countries totaling almost $1.7M. We dislike using the phrase “record-breaking” every year, but it’s true! Again, the number and amount requested have broken our 2024 record . The total dollar amount requested was more than six times the available budget. For 2025, the total PyCon US revenue is budgeted at $2.3M and supports conference costs of $2.5M, including $266K in travel grant funds. The Travel Grant Team offered 272 travel grants and 33 ticket-only grants, amounting to $384K, or about 23%, of travel grant requests received. The PSF is committed to financial transparency , and in line with that commitment, we are happy to share more about how our PyCon US 2025 travel grant process works....

PyCon US 2025 is quickly approaching and we can’t wait to see all of you there! We're reaching out to our community to help support one of our favorite events: the PyLadies Auction . Our wonderful community is bursting with creative, artsy, and generous folks and we invite you to donate items to this year’s Auction. If you’d like to support PyLadies by making a donation, please fill out the PyLadies Charity Auction donation form . To learn more about the event and what to donate, read on! What to Donate Need inspiration? Over the years, we’ve seen that people love to bid on items that are artsy, nerdy, and Python-specific. Art, decor, customized tech, and vintage PyCon or Python-related swag are all examples of things that will inspire a friendly bidding war. To get more inspiration search ‘PyLadies Auction’ on social media or check out the PyLadies Instagram . Items that are personalized or have a story tend to attract bidders– DIYers, artists, crafters, and collectors, this is ...

We’re excited to announce the full schedule for PyCon US 2025! For another year in a row, PyCon US received over 900 proposal submissions with this year’s final count totalling 938 proposals! We are so excited to have so many people in our community share their work and ideas with us. Thank you to everyone who submitted their proposals!   With these many proposals received, we could easily have enough speakers to fill the program for multiple Python conferences! Our volunteer Program Committee has worked hard to select only 15% of the many strong proposals to create an excellent conference program that covers a wide range of subjects for attendees to enjoy. We’re looking forward to meeting all the presenters and learning from them at PyCon US 2025. Meet Our Keynote Speakers We are thrilled to announce our Keynote speakers. Please welcome Lynn Root, the Marshall Project; Geoff Hing and Tom Meagher , Cory Doctorow, and Dr. Kari L. Jordan who will be sharing their insights and perspec...

  We are pleased to announce the return of the Hatchery program in PyCon US 2025. What is the Hatchery program? This program offers the pathways for PyCon US attendees to introduce new tracks, activities, summits, demos, etc., at PyCon US—activities that all share and fulfill the  Python Software Foundation’s mission  within the PyCon US schedule. The program began as a trial led by Ee Durbin and Naomi Ceder in 2018, resulting in the creation of several new tracks that are now staples of PyCon US, for example: PyCon US Charlas, Mentored Sprints, and Maintainer’s Summit. With the Hatchery program, we want to provide the opportunity for you, the Python community members, to take active participation and lead new activities and events at PyCon US. We want to provide a transparent process for this, and we also want to ensure that every attendee, whether they are new to the community, or have been at the conference for the 10th time, have the equal opportunity to propose ideas...

Calling all startup founders and aspiring entrepreneurs: did you know that PyCon US has been giving away free booth space to early-stage tech companies since 2011? Did you know that, since then, over 150 companies have gotten the opportunity to show off the cool stuff they’re building with Python? Would you have guessed that some of the most popular open source Python packages — Pandas, Plotly, and more — were developed by or spun out from companies that presented on Startup Row at PyCon US. Good news: Startup Row applications are now open! But if you’re the action-oriented type who wants to skip all this reading and get straight to the point, here’s the direct link to the application . Applications close on March 14th, so don’t delay. That’s right. As you might have guessed from the name, Startup Row is its own corner of the PyCon US expo hall offering free booth space to early-stage tech companies. The objective of this program is to give startups the best of what PyCon US has to o...