Organizing and Restructuring DjangoCon Europe 2021

<p>Are you interested in learning more about Django? Would you like to meet other professionals and learn how they are using Django? DjangoCon Europe 2021 is virtual this year, and you can join in from anywhere in the world. This week on the show, we have Miguel Magalhães and David Vaz, two of the organizers of the conference.</p> <p>We discuss what makes DjangoCon Europe unique. David and Miguel talk about how they got involved and how the conference passes between different countries. They also cover the struggle of upending their plans for hosting the conference in Porto Portugal last year and how this year could use some extra support.</p> <p>Tickets are available now. DjangoCon Europe is looking for additional sponsors. If you work for an organization that can help, get in contact with them.</p> <div class="alert alert-primary" role="alert"> <p><strong>Course Spotlight:</strong> <a href="https://realpython.com/courses/django-portfolio-project/">Get Started With Django: Build a Portfolio App</a></p> <p>In this course, you&rsquo;ll learn the basics of creating powerful web applications with Django, a Python web framework. You&rsquo;ll build a portfolio website to showcase your web development projects, complete with a fully functioning blog.</p> </div> <p>Topics:</p> <ul> <li>00:00:00 &ndash; Introduction</li> <li>00:01:43 &ndash; How did you get involved with DjangoCon Europe?</li> <li>00:10:42 &ndash; European vs US conference differences</li> <li>00:12:24 &ndash; What makes a DjangoCon unique?</li> <li>00:13:27 &ndash; What are some examples of projects using Django?</li> <li>00:15:02 &ndash; Sponsor: Digital Ocean&rsquo;s App Platform</li> <li>00:15:38 &ndash; What are types of talks will the conference have?</li> <li>00:20:04 &ndash; Conference schedule during the week</li> <li>00:24:40 &ndash; Who is the intended audience?</li> <li>00:25:29 &ndash; Video Course Spotlight</li> <li>00:26:43 &ndash; Sharing your project and lightning talks</li> <li>00:28:56 &ndash; What tools are you using to facilitate a virtual event?</li> <li>00:33:32 &ndash; Ticket grants and sponsors</li> <li>00:38:55 &ndash; What is your background with and use of Django?</li> <li>00:43:45 &ndash; What are you excited about in the world of Python?</li> <li>00:46:05 &ndash; What do you want to learn next?</li> <li>00:52:25 &ndash; Thanks and goodbye</li> </ul> <p>Show Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://2021.djangocon.eu/">DjangoCon Europe 2021</a></li> <li><a href="https://2021.djangocon.eu/sponsors/sponsors/">Sponsors: DjangoCon Europe 2021</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/djangoconeurope">DjangoCon Europe: Twitter Account</a></li> <li><a href="https://loudswarm.com/">LoudSwarm: Virtual Event Hosting</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdi8yLWm2EGjkNL7y4qtJqj8MvftLdNoukZzMyx0-oEFm7J8Q/viewform">Lightning ⚡ Talks - DjangoCon Europe 2021</a></li> <li><a href="https://2021.djangocon.eu/information/grants/">Opportunity Grants: DjangoCon Europe 2021</a></li> <li><a href="https://pretalx.com/p/about/">pretalx: From Call for Papers to schedule – build your conference!</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx">pretalx: GitHub</a></li> <li><a href="https://pretix.eu/about/en/">pretix: Event Ticketing Software</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/pretix/pretix">pretix: GitHub</a></li> <li><a href="https://wagtail.io/">Wagtail: The powerful CMS for modern websites</a></li> <li><a href="https://gather.town/">Gather Town: Better spaces to gather around</a></li> <li><a href="https://alistapart.com/article/the-future-of-web-software-is-html-over-websockets/">The Future of Web Software Is HTML-over-WebSockets: A List Apart</a></li> <li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebSockets_API">The WebSocket API (WebSockets)</a></li> <li><a href="https://webassembly.org/">WebAssembly (Wasm)</a></li> <li><a href="https://pytorch.org/">PyTorch: open source machine learning framework</a></li> <li><a href="https://keras.io/">Keras: the Python deep learning API</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/courses/text-classification-with-keras/">Learn Text Classification With Python and Keras: Real Python Course</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.digitaldreamlabs.com/pages/cozmo">Cozmo: Digital Dream Labs</a></li> <li><a href="https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-zone">CUDA: Parallel Computing Platform</a></li> </ul> <p>Level up your Python skills with our expert-led courses:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/courses/text-classification-with-keras/">Learn Text Classification With Python and Keras</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/courses/django-rest-framework/">Building HTTP APIs With Django REST Framework</a></li> <li><a href="https://realpython.com/courses/django-portfolio-project/">Getting Started With Django: Building a Portfolio App</a></li> </ul> <p><a rel="payment" href="https://realpython.com/join">Support the podcast &amp; join our community of Pythonistas</a></p>