Oct 10, 2018

Introducing the State of Django Panel!

We’re pleased to announce a new event for DjangoCon US 2018–the State of Django Panel. We’ve gathered folks from across the Django community to discuss where we are and where we’re going. The panel will close out the last day of talks. Some topics may include:

Continuing to grow the Django community
Creating a welcoming space for beginners
Priorities for ongoing development of Django core
Diversity and inclusion
Success stories (e.g. Django Girls, regional events)
Ways to improve Django events
What we can learn from other software communities
What makes the Django community special? What are we doing well?

We would also like to hear what you are interested in seeing the panel discuss! Please fill out this form to submit your question for the panelists.

Meet Your Panelists

Moderator: Simon Willison

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Simon Willison is an engineering director at Eventbrite, a Bay Area ticketing company working to bring the world together through live experiences. Simon joined Eventbrite through their acquisition of Lanyrd, a Y Combinator-funded company he co-founded in 2010. He is a co-creator of the Django Web Framework, and has been blogging about web development and programming since 2002 at https://simonwillison.net/.