Python Conference
The Python Conference (PyCon) is an annual convention for the discussion and promotion of the Python programming language.[1] It originated in the United States but is also held in many other countries that have active Python developer communities.[2][3]
Contents
1 History
2 Locations
3 Keynote Speakers
3.1 SciPy Conferences
4 References
5 External links
History
Reference[4][5]
Year | Location | Number of Attendees |
---|---|---|
2003 | Washington, D.C. | 200 |
2004 | Washington, D.C. | 300 |
2005 | Washington, D.C. | 400 |
2006 | Dallas, TX | 400 |
2007 | Dallas, TX | 500 |
2008 | Chicago, IL | 1,000 |
2009 | Chicago, IL | 900 |
2010 | Atlanta, GA | 1,000 |
2011 | Atlanta, GA | 1,400 |
2012 | Santa Clara, CA | 2,300 |
2013 | Santa Clara, CA | 2,500 |
2014 | Montreal, QC (Canada) | 2,500 |
2015 | Montreal, QC (Canada) | 3,100 |
2016 | Portland, OR | 3,294 (badges issued)[6] |
2017 | Portland, OR | 3,391 (badges received)[7] |
2018 | Cleveland, OH | |
2019 | Cleveland, OH |
Locations
- United States of America - Started in 2003 in Washington, D.C
- Europe (EuroPython) - Started in 2002 in Charleroi, Belgium
- New Zealand (Kiwi PyCon)
- Singapore (PyCon Asia Pacific 2010, 11, and 12; PyCon Singapore)
- Argentina (PyCon Ar)
- Australia (Pycon AU) - Started in 2010 in Sydney, Australia
- Bangladesh (PyCon Dhaka)
- Belarus (PyCon Belarus) - Started in 2015 in Minsk, Belarus
- Brazil (PythonBrasil)
- Canada (PyCon Canada)
- China (Pycon China)
- Colombia (Pycon Colombia)
- Czech Republic (PyCon CZ)
- Germany (PyCon DE)
- Finland (PyCon Finland)
- France (PyCon FR)
- Hong Kong (PyCon HK)
- India (PyCon India)
- Indonesia (PyCon ID)
- Iran (PyIran)
- Ireland (PyCon Ireland)
- Israel (PyCon Israel)
- Italy (PyCon Italia)
- Japan (PyCon Japan, PyCon Asia Pacific 2013)
- Malaysia (PyCon MY, Asia Pacific 2017[8])
- Namibia (PyCon Namibia)
- Russia (PyCon Russia, PiterPy)
- Pakistan (PyCon Pakistan ) - started in 2017
- Philippines (PyCon Philippines)
- Poland (PyCon PL)
- Slovakia (Pycon SK) - started in March 2016 in Bratislava, Slovakia
- South Africa (PyCon ZA)
- South Korea (PyCon KR)
- Sweden (PyCon Sweden)
- Taiwan (PyCon Taiwan, PyCon Asia Pacific 2014 and 15)
- United Kingdom (PyCon UK)
- Ukraine (PyCon Ukraine)
- Venezuela (PyConVe)
Keynote Speakers
Name | Profession | Current Employer | Function | Former Employer | Edition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kelsey Hightower | Engineer | Systems Administrator | PyCon 2017[9] | ||
Katy Huff, PhD | Professor | University of Illinois | PyCon 2017 | ||
Jake Vandeplass | Astronomer | Researcher | University of Washington | PyCon 2017 | |
Lisa Guo | Engineer | Software Developer | Juniper Networks | PyCon 2017 | |
Hui Ding, PhD | Engineer | Head of Infrastructure | PyCon 2017 | ||
Emily Bache | Engineer | Independent Consultant | PyCon Sweden 2017[10] | ||
Maxime Beauchemin | Engineer | AirBnB | PyCon Sweden 2017 | ||
Lynn Root | Engineer | Spotify | PyCon New Zealand 2017[11] | ||
Parisa Tabriz | Engineer | PyCon 2016 | |||
Jessica McKellar | Engineer | Dropbox | Software Developer | Oracle Corporation | PyCon APAC 2017[12] |
Luis M. Sanchez | Engineer, MBA - Finance | SGX Analytics | Data Scientist, Financial Quantitative Analyst | Ttwick Inc, Barclays, Lehman Brothers | PyCon APAC 2017 |
K Lars Lohn | Engineer | Mozilla Corporation | Software Developer | PyCon 2016[13] | |
Lorena Barba, PhD | Engineer | George Washington University | Professor | Boston University | PyCon 2016 |
Guido Van Rossum | Engineer, Creator of Python Programming Language | Dropbox | Developer | PyCon 2016 | |
Van Lindenberg | Engineer, JD Law | Dykema Cox Smith | Head of Intellectual Property | RackSpace, General Counsel and Director of the Python Software Foundation | PyCon 2016 |
SciPy Conferences
Some conferences are dedicated to scientists and promote in particular the SciPy library.
- United States (SciPy)
- Europe SciPy convention (EuroSciPy)
- India (SciPy.in)
References
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^ "PyCon 2010: "Scrape the Web," and a poster session :: Asheeshworld". Asheesh.org. 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
^ tummy.com, ltd. (2010-02-24). "PyCon 2010 Wireless Network – tummy.com, ltd". Tummy.com. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
^ "Connecting the Python Community". PyCon. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
^ "PyCon/Attendance - Python Wiki". Wiki.python.org. 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
^ "PyCon-staff mailing list archive". Retrieved Jun 6, 2016.
^ "Final remarks and conference close - Pycon 2017". Retrieved May 24, 2017.
^ Sandhu, Jeff. "Changing the World with Python - Part 1". BFM Media Sdn Bhd. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
^ "PyCon 2017".
^ "PyCon Sweden".
^ "PyCon Kiwi".
^ "PyCon APAC 2017".
^ "PyCon 2016".
External links
Pycon: Connecting the Python Community – official website
Pycon blog – the official blog- PyCon – description on the official Python website
- Python.org - Conferences and Workshops list
- Keynote speaker Hui Ding
- Keynote speaker Lynn Root
- Keynote speaker Luis M Sanchez
- Keynote speaker K Lars Lohn
- Keynote speaker Lorena Barba
- Keynote speaker Parisa Tabris
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