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PyCon US 2024 Recap

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Re: PyCon US 2024 Recap

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Post by greenie_beans »

scubbo wrote: post #15
emddudley wrote: post #4

I'm amazed at how many people she met. It was my first PyCon and I was happy with trying to chat with like 5 people. The conference was huge and very physically and socially exhausting.

Same. I love the idea of being involved in the software community, but find it intimidatingly difficult to know how to "break in". Plenty of the names dropped here are people I admire and follow on social media, but I would think myself terribly rude to introduce myself to them as I'm just an irrelevant developer.

just introduce yourself and tell them that you appreciate their work. don't try to smooze.

Re: PyCon US 2024 Recap

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Post by reuven »

ongy wrote: post #49
reuven wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think we can all agree that masking is super annoying. We can also agree that if everyone were to mask 100% of the time, then we would be in a safer world, with less spread of disease. But we all live with some level of risk. Keeping the risk level at or near zero isn't realistic, or something that most people want. We cross the street, travel in cars, etc. I find it weird that PyCon had a mandatory masking policy,…

Since you attended how much did people actually follow the mandate? I looked through the pictures, and it seems to be ~not at all for picture/social situation, and maye 50% for general?

In talks, in hallways, and at the expo (i.e., company booths), I'd say adherence was at least 90 percent.

But whenever there was a chance to take the mask off, people did. If there was food around, people immediately ditched the masks and stayed with food or drink in their hand to justify keeping the masks off. I was at one small (10-person) session where everyone agreed to keep masks off, gingerly making sure that no one objected. We then all made sure to have drinks in front of us to "justify" doing so.

And when people went outside, the masks were off. At the PSF member lunch, where we ate together, masks were off as soon as we got food. At the PyLadies auction, where we (again) ate together, people were also without masks. I'll note that the auction took place in the same room where talks had taken place several hours earlier, with strict mask enforcement (and adherence).

Bottom line, people were generally willing to follow the rules. But there was a lot of grumbling about why there should be a mask mandate in 2024, and what the justification was for having one.

Re: PyCon US 2024 Recap

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Post by NathanaelRea »

ongy wrote: post #49
reuven wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think we can all agree that masking is super annoying. We can also agree that if everyone were to mask 100% of the time, then we would be in a safer world, with less spread of disease. But we all live with some level of risk. Keeping the risk level at or near zero isn't realistic, or something that most people want. We cross the street, travel in cars, etc. I find it weird that PyCon had a mandatory masking policy,…

Since you attended how much did people actually follow the mandate? I looked through the pictures, and it seems to be ~not at all for picture/social situation, and maye 50% for general?

About 100% inside the conference, except while eating or speakers. People can take their masks off outside.

Re: PyCon US 2024 Recap

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Post by rishab_kokate »

Hi, this was such a delightful post to read. Im currently a comp sci college student and I had no clue there was even an event called pycon lol. But reading your blog makes me think it was so much fun. Quick question, is there a criteria to attend the event such as part of a specific company or organization? Or is it for anyone who uses python?

Re: PyCon US 2024 Recap

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Post by mattip »

rishab_kokate wrote: post #57

Hi, this was such a delightful post to read. Im currently a comp sci college student and I had no clue there was even an event called pycon lol. But reading your blog makes me think it was so much fun. Quick question, is there a criteria to attend the event such as part of a specific company or organization? Or is it for anyone who uses python?

Anyone can attend.

Re: PyCon US 2024 Recap

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Post by nomdep »

rishab_kokate wrote: post #57

Hi, this was such a delightful post to read. Im currently a comp sci college student and I had no clue there was even an event called pycon lol. But reading your blog makes me think it was so much fun. Quick question, is there a criteria to attend the event such as part of a specific company or organization? Or is it for anyone who uses python?

Anyone can attend, but not everyone can afford to (is not free, you have to buy a ticket plus all the travel expenses).

That’s why many who attend do it by convincing their company to pay for the the trip and the ticket

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