Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!not-for-mail From: Alexander Hendorf Newsgroups: comp.lang.python.announce Subject: EuroPython 2017 Keynote: Aisha Bello & Daniele Procida Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 14:04:09 +0200 Lines: 65 Approved: python-announce-list@python.org Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 10.3 \(3273\)) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de YYcA0Pp/WdB6DmOWFpNQ7Q53OEn676jN5w4tLJxlX9Iw== Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-announce-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-announce-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.006 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'open-source': 0.04; 'url:europython': 0.04; 'pycon': 0.04; '2017': 0.05; 'europython': 0.05; 'contributor': 0.07; 'keynote': 0.07; 'subject:2017': 0.07; 'python': 0.09; 'subject:EuroPython': 0.09; 'django': 0.11; 'aisha': 0.16; 'builder.': 0.16; 'enjoy,': 0.16; 'malcolm': 0.16; 'pyladies': 0.16; 'received:172.18.0': 0.16; 'board.': 0.18; 'parties.': 0.18; 'url:status': 0.18; 'foundation': 0.19; 'changes': 0.20; 'systems.': 0.20; 'workshops': 0.20; 'community.': 0.22; 'speakers': 0.22; 'developer': 0.23; 'tech': 0.23; 'thanks.': 0.23; '2016': 0.24; 'chair': 0.27; 'change,': 0.27; 'announce': 0.29; 'girls': 0.30; 'core': 0.31; 'next': 0.32; 'source': 0.32; 'too.': 0.33; 'communities.': 0.33; 'joined': 0.33; 'community': 0.33; 'url:org': 0.36; 'subject:: ': 0.36; 'open': 0.37; 'url:eu': 0.37; 'talk': 0.37; 'large': 0.38; 'associate': 0.38; 'proto:https': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'received:io': 0.39; 'received:psf.io': 0.39; 'received:ams1.psf.io': 0.40; 'received:mail1.ams1.psf.io': 0.40; 'reach': 0.61; 'header:Message-Id:1': 0.61; 'social': 0.61; 'genuine': 0.63; 'our': 0.64; 'forward': 0.64; 'cisco': 0.66; 'nigeria': 0.66; 'to:addr:python-announce-list': 0.72; 'products.': 0.72; 'subject: & ': 0.75; 'won': 0.76; 'prize': 0.79; 'memorial': 0.84; 'received:136': 0.84; 'adventures': 0.91; 'africa.': 0.91; 'nigeria.': 0.91; 'africa': 0.96 X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at europython.io X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3273) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 22 May 2017 08:13:05 -0400 X-BeenThere: python-announce-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Announcement-only list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-Mailman-Original-Message-ID: Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python.announce:2504 We are pleased to announce our next keynote speakers for EuroPython = 2017:=20 ** Aisha Bello & Daniele Procida **=20 About Aisha ------------------------ Aisha currently serves as vice chair for the Python Nigeria community.=20= She has helped co-organized and support a number of Django Girls = workshops=20 in Namibia & Nigeria. She also is a co-organizer for PyLadies Nigeria.=20= She is an ardent Tech and Python community enthusiast with a strong = desire and passion=20 for social change, women=E2=80=99s tech education and empowerment in = Africa.=20 In 2016 she won the Django Software Foundation Malcolm Tredinnick = Memorial=20 prize for her contributions to the community. Currently she works as=20 an Associate Systems Engineer for Cisco Systems. About Daniele ------------------------ Daniele is an avid contributor to open source software and its = communities.=20 He has been a core developer of Django for over three years and recently = joined=20 the Django Software Foundation board. He works at Divio, where he helps = support=20 and develop open source Django products. Daniele is a veteran community = builder.=20 His contribution as part of the organising committee of PyCon Namibia = has been key=20 in establishing a successful Python community in Namibia. The Keynote: The Encounter: Python=E2=80=99s adventures in Africa = --------------------------------------------------------------------------= ---------------------- A genuine encounter changes both parties. In this talk Daniele and Aisha = will report=20 on the dialogue opened up by recent PyCons and other Python events in = Africa.=20 They=E2=80=99ll discuss Python=E2=80=99s impact in countries including = Namibia, Nigeria and Zimbabwe,=20 and what open-source software means for Africa at large=20 - and what the encounter means for Python too. Enjoy, -- EuroPython 2017 Team http://ep2017.europython.eu/ http://www.europython-society.org/ PS: Please forward or retweet to help us reach all interested parties: https://twitter.com/europython/status/866623463691366400 Thanks.