Software Freedom Conservancy Announces North Bay Python Conference

[Karen Sandler]

URL:

https://sfconservancy.org/news/2017/aug/16/north-bay-python/

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Software Freedom Conservancy Announces North Bay Python Conference

Newest member project is dedicated to organizing conference in Petaluma, 
CA

Software Freedom Conservancy announced today that North Bay Python, a 
regional conference in Petaluma, California designed to be inclusive and 
affordable, has become Conservancy’s first member project dedicated to 
organizing community events.

Conservancy, a public charity focused on ethical technology, is home to 
over forty member projects dedicated to developing and promoting free 
and open source software. Conservancy acts as a corporate umbrella, 
allowing member projects to operate as charitable initiatives without 
having to manage their own corporate structure and administrative 
services.

“Joining Conservancy is a big step for us,” said Christopher Neugebauer, 
chair of the North Bay Python team. “It’s good news logistically, though 
we’re most excited by our philosophical alignment. Like Conservancy, our 
goal is to promote the use and development of free and open source 
software. We will do that by running an event that is accessible to 
people from all walks of life, especially those who are underrepresented 
and underserved by existing events.”

“We’re glad to have North Bay Python onboard as our first community 
conference member project,” explained Karen M. Sandler, Conservancy’s 
Executive Director. “Many of our member projects run events, but this is 
new for us. We strongly believe that community-run events, especially 
those that make diversity and inclusion a first-order priority, are 
critical to expanding access to software freedom. We can’t wait to 
realize that vision together with North Bay Python.”

To mark the occasion, North Bay Python is donating five free tickets to 
Outreachy participants. Interested Outreachy alums (past or present) 
should contact outreach at northbaypython.org. North Bay Python will also 
have special offers for Supporters of Software Freedom Conservancy, 
which will be announced when tickets go on sale.

Organizations that want to support efforts to make the free and open 
source software community more inclusive can find information on 
sponsorship opportunities for North Bay Python in the prospectus for 
this year’s event.

About North Bay Python

North Bay Python is a 2-day community conference that brings together 
professionals, enthusiasts, and students interested in the Python 
programming language. North Bay Python 2017 will be held on December 2 & 
3 at the Mystic Theatre in Historic Downtown Petaluma, California. For 
more information visit northbaypython.org.