Paolo Melchiorre @ PyCon US (50)
This afternoon was the opening reception of PyCon US ✨
The expo hall finally opened and the whole conference slowly came together in one place after the tutorials and sponsor talks.
A lot of people already here for the first days of the conference gathered to chat, meet again, and explore the booths.
First selfies, first chats, and my first three tacos here in Long Beach 🌮
Slowly recovering from the trip while meeting more people around the conference.
Next stop: the conference opening ✨
Today is mostly a jet lag recovery day 😴
I went to the conference venue to pick up my badge while tutorials and sponsor talks were already running, and I already met and greeted some of the first people here.
The conference hasn’t officially started yet, but the Django/Python community atmosphere is already everywhere ✨
I spent most of the opening reception walking around the expo area, talking with people from sponsors, startups, the Python Software Foundation, Django, and many other communities 📸
Also met speakers, old friends, and many people from the US Python community and beyond.
One of my favorite things about PyCon US is how many different communities, companies, and people all end up sharing the same space for a few hours ✨
Tomorrow morning the conference officially starts with the first keynote.
And for me, the next stop will be my talk tomorrow at 11:00 in the AI track 🎤
