Djangonauts
Wednesday, May 28
14:30 - 19:00
On PyCon Italia 2025’s first day, explore the Django world with DSF, Djangonaut Space, and Django Girls! Talks, Q&A, and community stories await you. Ready to contribute? Spots are limited—don’t miss out!
English 🇬🇧
Get ready for an inspiring Django session at PyCon Italia 2025! On Wednesday, May 28, the free day dedicated to newcomers, we’re bringing together Django enthusiasts, DSF members, and community leaders to explore the many ways to get involved. Whether you’re new to Django, already using it in your projects, or curious about its thriving global community, this is the perfect opportunity to connect and learn.
During this interactive session, we’ll dive into the Django Software Foundation (DSF), its mission, and how you can become a member and actively shape the future of Django. We’ll introduce the Djangonaut Space program, an initiative designed to help new contributors land their first contributions, and we’ll talk about Django Girls, a fantastic workshop empowering more people to start coding with Django. With talks, Q&A, and community stories, you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at Django’s evolution and its incredible support system.
Join us in Bologna for an engaging, welcoming, and fun afternoon dedicated to Django and its community. Spaces are limited, so don’t miss your chance to be part of it! 🚀🐍🎉
Italiano 🇮🇹
Preparati a una sessione imperdibile su Django a PyCon Italia 2025! Mercoledì 28 maggio, nella giornata gratuita dedicata ai nuovi arrivati, riuniremo appassionati di Django, membri della DSF e leader della community per scoprire insieme tutte le opportunità per entrare a far parte di questa straordinaria realtà. Che tu sia alle prime armi, usi Django nei tuoi progetti o voglia saperne di più sulla sua comunità globale, questo evento fa per te!
Esploreremo il ruolo della Django Software Foundation (DSF), il suo impatto e come diventare membri attivi per contribuire alla crescita del framework. Parleremo del Djangonaut Space program, l’iniziativa che aiuta nuove persone a realizzare la loro prima contribuzione, e di Django Girls, il workshop che avvicina sempre più persone al mondo della programmazione con Django. Attraverso talks, sessioni Q&A e storie di community, scopriremo come Django continua a innovarsi e a sostenere chi lo utilizza.
Vieni a Bologna per un pomeriggio coinvolgente, accogliente e divertente all’insegna di Django e della sua community. I posti sono limitati, non perdere questa occasione! 🚀🐍🎉
Paolo Melchiorre
I’m Paolo Melchiorre (aka paulox) — Python backend developer, Django contributor, and Python Software Foundation Fellow.
Django Software Foundation Director, Django Girls+ coach and organizer, and proud Djangonaut Space navigator.
Organize PyCon Italia, founded Python Pescara, and I’m a Python Italia member.
Also, a conference speaker, GNU/Linux user, Free Software advocate, University of Bologna alumnus, Computer Engineer and technical blogger.
Sarah Abderemane
Sarah Abderemane, also known as “sabderemane”, is a software developer in France. She currently works at Kraken Tech, part of the Octopus Energy group, contributing to solutions to climate change. She works mainly on the backend, but also likes to work on the frontend in her spare time.
Sarah organizes the Django Paris meetup and is an active member of the Django community: she is one of the organizers of the Djangonaut Space program, a member of the Django Accessibility team and Vice President of the Django Software Foundation.
Sheena
My early career saw me working as a software engineer and technical leader across multiple startups. But it was my passion for education that led me to devote the last 5+ years to reimagining how we teach people to code professionally.
Over the last half decade I have had the opportunity to work in the NGO space and build alternative education systems from the ground up. Along the way I have learned a lot about how to teach well, how to build systems that teach well, and how traditional education systems fall short.
I lead the Guild of Educators, a community I founded to empower tech educators through shared resources, support, and evidence-based teaching practices. Additionally, I run Prelude, where I provide rigorous technical training, as well as consultation, and coaching for technical educators, and organisations with education functions (for example grad programs and similar).
