PyColorado Opening Remarks

Scott Vitale

September 7, 2019

Journey to PyColorado

Packing the Wagon

Why no regional conference in Colorado?
  • Fun place to visit
  • 2 tech hubs
  • Countless tech communities
  • Lots of Python Users

How do we make it happen?

  • Timing
  • Venue
  • Sponsors
  • Speakers
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Education Track
  • Scholarships & Financial Aid
  • Catering

Rounding up Pioneers

Incredible support from other conferences + colleagues
  • CoC from PyCon + PyBay
  • CoC Hotline from PyCascades
  • Visa Letters from PyTexas
  • Venue and sponsor guidance from DinoJS
  • Emily Freeman helped draft prospectus

Stream crossings

Get to a conference MVP
  • 1 day of Workshops
  • 2 days of Talks
  • Single Track
  • Speaker Gender Parity
  • Data science + web + devops
  • Venue with Character
  • Affordable

Okay, a few things died of dysentery...

  • Sprints
  • Family Track
  • Swagless Initiative
  • Scholarships & Financial Aid

And we won a few perks

  • All day coffee & tea
  • Microsoft's D&I Lunch
  • Plus One Tickets

Schedule

  • 16 speakers
  • Schedule is online
  • 30 min + 10 min break
  • Q & A

Schedule (contd.)

  • 12:10pm Microsoft Diversity Lunch
  • Wrap up @ 5:40pm

Geography

  • Mother's Room
  • Bathrooms
  • The Loge
  • Speaker's Lounge

Community

  • Please silence your cell phones
  • CoC Hotline - 720-789-PYCO
  • Questions or Feedback on Slack
  • Pac-Man Rule
  • #food

Social Media

  • Google Photo Share
    http://photos.pycolorado.org
  • RED lanyard = STOP
  • @pycolorado
    #pycolorado

Thank you Summit Sponsor, Cuttlesoft!

Thank you Peak Sponsors!

Thank you Front Range Sponsor

Thank you to the PSF