Keynote - The Fellowship of the Pony
Junior Ballroom | Audience level: Audience level: All
About this session
This keynote will present the Django Fellowship program, highlighting its critical role in the maintenance and development of the Django project. It will cover the purpose and significance of the Fellowship, illustrating how it contributes to the project's overall success.
The talk will explore the daily tasks and responsibilities of a Django Fellow, including their priorities and key activities, with a focus on the contributing process . We will reflect on how we can make the most of the current Fellowship program, which is supported by 1.5 Fellows, and also on how the active involvement of the community is essential to Django's evolution.
Presented by
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Natalia Bidart
Natalia is a Django Fellow with more than 15 years of experience in Python and Django. She graduated as a Computer Scientist in the National University of Cordoba, Argentina, in 2007. Natalia began her career at a local Python startup and later joined Canonical, where she worked for over a decade as a senior engineer and then as a tech lead and architect of various projects.
As an active contributor to the Django and Python communities, Natalia has spoken at various conferences on software development best practices and testing. She is also dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in tech and is passionate about open source, emphasizing the importance of high-quality code, documentation, and testing.
You can find Natalia on Github as @nessita and on Mastodon at @nessita@fosstodon.org.
