Over the years, when I am low, I always go to the 2014 Euro Python talk "Farewell and Welcome Home: Python in Two Genders" by Naomi. It has become the first step of my coping mechanism and the door to my safe house. Though 2024 marked my Euro Python journey in person, I had a long connection and respect for the conference. A conference that believes community matters, human values and feelings matter, and not afraid to walk the talk. And how the conference stood up to my expectations in every bit.
My Talk: Intellectual Property Law 101
I had my talk on Intellectual Property Law, on the first day. After a long time, I was giving a talk on the legal topic. This talk was dedicated to the developers. So, I concentrated on only those issues which concerned the developers. Tried to stitch the concerned topics Patent, Trademarks, and Copyright together. For the smooth flow of the talk, since it becomes easier for the developers to understand and remember for all the practical purposes for future use. I was concerned if I would be able to connect with people. Later, people came to me with several related questions, starting from
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Why should I be concerned about patents?
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Which license would fit my project?
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Should I be scared about any Trademarks granted to other organizations under some other jurisdiction?
So on and so forth. Though I could not finish the whole talk due to time constraints, I am happy with the overall review.
Panel: Open Source Sustainability
On Day 1 of the main conference, we had the panel on Open Source Sustainability. This topic lies at the core of open-source ecosystem sustainability for the projects and community for the future and stability. The panel had Deb Nicholson, Armin Ronacher Çağıl Uluşahin Sönmez,Deb Nicholson, Samuel Colvin, and me and Artur Czepiel as the moderator. I was happy to represent my community's side. It was a good discussion, and hopefully, we could give answers to some questions of the community in general.
Birds of Feather session: Open Source Release Management
This Birds of Feathers (BoF) session is intended to deal with the Release Management of various Open Source projects, irrespective of their size. The discussion includes all projects, from a community-led project to projects maintained/initiated by big enterprises, from a project maintained by one contributor to a project with several hundred contributors.
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What methods do we follow regarding versioning, release cadence, and the process?
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Do most of us follow manual processes or depend on automated ones?
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What works and what does not, and how can we improve our lives?
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What are the significant points that make the difference?
We discussed and covered the following topics: different aspects of release management of Open-Source projects, security, automation, CI usage, and documentation. We followed the Chatham House Rules during the discussion to provide the space for open, frank, and collaborative conversation.
PyLadies Lunch
And then comes my favorite part of the conference: PyLadies Lunch. It was my seventh PyLadies lunch, and I was moderating it for the fifth time. But this time, my wonderful friends [Laís] and Çağıl were by my side, holding me up when I failed. I love every time I am at a PyLadies lunch. This is where I get my strength, energy, and love.
Workshop
I attended two workshops organized by Anezka Muller , Mia Bajić and all amazing PyLadies organizers
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Self-defense workshop where the moderators helped us navigate challenging situations we face in life, safeguard ourselves from them, and overcome them.
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I AM Remarkable workshop, where we learned to tell people about our successes.
Representing Ansible Community
I always take the chance to meet the Ansible community members face-to-face. Euro Python gave me another opportunity to do that. I learned about different user stories that we do not get to hear from our work corners, and I learned about these unique problems and their solutions in Ansible.
Fun fact : Maarten gave a review after knowing I am Anwesha from the Ansible project. He said, 'Can you Ansible people slow down in releasing new versions of Ansible? Every time we get used to it, we have a new version.'
Acknowledging mental health issues
The proudest moment for me personally was when I acknowledged my mental health issues and later when people came to me saying how they relate to me and how they felt empowered when I mentioned this.
PyLadies network at Red Hat
A network of PyLadies within Red Hat has been my dream since I joined Red Hat. She also agreed when I shared this with Karolina at last year's DevConf. And finally, we initiated on day 2 of the conference. We are so excited for the future to come.
Meeting friends
Conference means friends. It was so great to meet so many friends after such a long time Tylor, Nicholas, Naomi, Honza, Carol, Mike, Artur, Nikita, Valerio and many new ones Jannis Joana,[Chirstian], Martina Tereza , Maria, Alyona, Mia, Naa , Bojanand Jodie. A special note of love to Jodie, you to hold my hand and take me out of the dark.
The best is saved for the last. Euro Python 2024 made 3 of my dreams come true.
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Gender Neutral Washrooms
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Sanitary products in restrooms (I remember carrying sanitary napkins in my bag pack in PyCon India and telling girls if they needed it, it was available in the PyLadies booth).
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Neo-diversity bag (which saved me at the conference; thank you, Karolina, for this)
I cannot wait for the next Euro Python; see you all at Euro Python 2025.
PS: Thanks to Lias, I will always have a small piece of Euro Python 2024 with me. I know I am loved and cared for.