{"id":1545,"date":"2017-06-27T12:33:02","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T20:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/pythonengineering\/?p=1545"},"modified":"2019-02-22T09:19:20","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T17:19:20","slug":"pydata-seattle-is-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/python\/pydata-seattle-is-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"PyData Seattle is next week!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Next week, we’ll be hosting PyData Seattle 2017<\/a> at Microsoft. Several hundred attendees, speakers and teachers will converge on our main conference center<\/a> for three days of talks, tutorials, and other fun.<\/p>\n

\"Microsoft<\/a><\/p>\n

What is PyData?<\/h2>\n

PyData<\/a> is a regular conference that occurs all around the world multiple times every year. With a focus on data science, and an abundance of Python<\/a>, it is one of the most relevant conferences in our field at the moment.<\/p>\n

Sponsored by NumFOCUS<\/a>, PyData conferences showcase the latest developments in libraries, tools, practices and services, presented by the developers and practitioners who create and use them. Many significant projects such as Jupyter<\/a>, NumPy<\/a>, pandas<\/a>, Software Carpentry<\/a>, and more<\/a> are fiscally supported by NumFOCUS and have a presence at PyData.<\/p>\n

How can I join in?<\/h2>\n

PyData Seattle has an amazing lineup<\/a> of sessions this year. Registration<\/a> is still open, but if you can’t make it to Redmond, Washington next week, we have another exciting option.<\/p>\n

For the first time in PyData history, we will be livestreaming<\/a> the keynotes and a selection of sessions during the conference (thanks to the support of the Channel 9<\/a> team)!<\/p>\n

\"PyData<\/a><\/p>\n

As usual, every session will be recorded and published on YouTube<\/a> after the conference, but the livestream will have additional content, interviews, and the opportunity to participate in Q&A using Twitter – in fact, all<\/em> Q&A for the livestreamed sessions will be using Twitter<\/a>, so you get to participate just as much as the people in the room.<\/p>\n

Thursday and Friday of track 1 on the schedule<\/a> will be broadcast, including the sessions below. We will also have some more informal chats with the people behind the PyData Seattle conference, and some of the projects represented there.<\/p>\n

What should I do right now?<\/h2>\n

To prepare for the livestream, you can do the following today<\/em>:<\/p>\n