PyBay Reinvented…and how to get your ticket at no cost
What are you doing the third weekend of August? Want to use PyBay as an excuse to stay relevant with Python and connect with folks you haven’t talked to in a while?
With physical distancing not going away anytime soon, we’ve decided that it’s more important than ever to have a way for Pythonistas to connect, help, and support each other. We certainly don’t need another online conference to just watch videos. And if all goes as planned, it will help lessen the isolation blues.
So with that goal in mind, we’ve reinvented the entire PyBay conference experience this year.
We plan to release the talk list next week. Let me just say this: You will not be disappointed. And yes, your favorite Raymond Hettinger will be there sharing his tips on Python Exceptions, and Rachel Thomas will answer your questions about AI’s ethics in a fireside chat forum.
We’ve also found a virtual platform that facilitates personal connection and enables the hallway track you like and expect at an in-person event.
Here is a rough mock-up of one of the spaces you’ll be in, including a full bar. In the final conference floor plan, there will also be a party boat so you can catch up with folks and make new friends between talks and fireside chats ;-)
That’s right, you can have a video chat reunion with your colleagues and classmates at your table. Or you can ditch the talks and head to the Party Boat — the Royal Coding Cruiser ;-) — to catch up!
When you feel like it, catch another talk or fireside chat. Or hang out at the Expo Hall to get some swag from sponsors, check out their live demos, or talk to them about job opportunities.
Perhaps the conversations will inspire you to head to the Hallway Chat / Open Space room to lead a discussion and share what you know, or grab a table and sprint on a project together. You can share your screen and even whiteboard at these tables.
You can be really creative at the 5th Annual PyBay!
Pretty cool?
When you register here, you’ll get a referral code for your friends to save $5, and for every person who redeems your code, you’ll make $5. If you refer enough people, you could end up paying nothing this year.* And if you’re Black, Latino or female, your ticket is on us!
What do you think?
We hope you’ll use PyBay as an opportunity to connect with people and decrease the social distance we’re experiencing globally!
Register now and see you in 3 weeks on August 15–16 (Saturday & Sunday)!
Grace
Your PyBay conference chair
P.S. It’s not too late to become a sponsor! Get a sneak preview of your digital booth or find out how to support Black, Latino, and female developers here.
P.P.S. If you’re leading a meetup group and want to promote PyBay to your group, email me your logo and a referral URL. I’ll send you some verbiage.
*The maximum referral credit is the value of your ticket and the referral discount doesn’t apply to student tickets.
