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April 22, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
As many of you are not doubt aware there have recently been some community conversation regarding a license agreement that was published as part of the DjangoCon Europe Call for Proposals for organizers. I believe it is fair to characterize the reaction as negative, with expressions of anger, frustration, and confusion towards the DSF for placing burdensome and one sided requirements for hosting a DjangoCon Europe. I want to state first and foremost that I added the licensing agreement to t…
Read MoreMarch 22, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
The DSF Board and Fellows Committee are pleased to introduce Sarah Boyce as our new Django Fellow. Sarah will be joining Natalia Bidart who is continuing her excellent tenure as a Fellow. Sarah is a senior developer and developer advocate with 5 years of experience developing with Django under her belt. She graduated with a first class honours degree in Mathematics from the University of Bath, and transitioned in software development in her first job out of school. Sarah first worked as a cl…
Read MoreJan. 15, 2024 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
DjangoCon Europe 2024 will be held June 5th-9th in Vigo, Spain but we're already looking ahead to the 2025 conference. Could your town - or your football stadium, circus tent, private island or city hall - host this wonderful community event? Hosting a DjangoCon is an ambitious undertaking. It's hard work, but each year it has been successfully run by a team of community volunteers, not all of whom have had previous experience - more important is enthusiasm, organizational skills, the ability …
Read MoreDec. 8, 2023 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
The Django Software Foundation Board is pleased to announce that the 2023 Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize has been awarded to Djangonaut Space. Djangonaut Space, run by organizers Dawn Wages, Rachell Calhoun, Sarah Abderemane, Sarah Boyce, and Tim Schilling, is a mentoring initiative dedicated to expanding contributions and diversifying contributors within the Django community. Drawing on their extensive experience as mentors and contributors, they've cultivated an inclusive universe for ne…
Read MoreOct. 18, 2023 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
Hello Everyone! It is that time of year again when we recognize someone from our community in memory of our friend Malcolm. Malcolm was an early core contributor to Django and had both a huge influence and impact on Django as we know it today. Besides being knowledgeable he was also especially friendly to new users and contributors. He exemplified what it means to be an amazing Open Source contributor. We still miss him to this day. The DSF Prize page summarizes the prize nicely: The Malcol…
Read MoreMay 10, 2023 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
The African Django community is excited to announce the first DjangoCon Africa event, taking place this year in Zanzibar, Tanzania, from 6th - 11th November 2023. The first event since the global pandemic postponed our planning in 2020. We are thrilled to convene, support one another and give back to the African Python web community now that travel and health safety guidelines have normalized. DjangoCon Africa 2023 will be held at the State University of Zanzibar where we have three meeting r…
Read MoreMarch 31, 2023 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
The DSF Board and Fellows Committee are pleased to introduce Natalia Bidart as our new Django Fellow. Natalia will be joining Mariusz Felisiak who is continuing his long and excellent tenure as a Fellow. Natalia is a Python expert with almost 15 years of experience working with Django. She graduated from the National University of Cordoba, Argentina, with a degree in Computer Science in 2007, and began her professional career in 2005 working for a Python startup before joining Canonical in 200…
Read MoreMarch 20, 2023 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
DjangoCon Europe 2023 will be held May 29th-June 2nd in Edinburgh, Scotland, but we're already looking ahead to next year's conference. Could your town - or your football stadium, circus tent, private island or city hall - host this wonderful community event? Hosting a DjangoCon is an ambitious undertaking. It's hard work, but each year it has been successfully run by a team of community volunteers, not all of whom have had previous experience - more important is enthusiasm, organisational ski…
Read MoreNov. 29, 2022 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
The 2023 Board is transitional to our new staggered 2 year term board membership model. Here are the results of this year's election as selected by ranked choice voting: Chaim Kirby* Jacob Kaplan-Moss Katie McLaughlin* Aaron Bassett Kátia Yoshime Nakamura* Peter Baumgartner Cagil Ulusahin Sonmez* * Elected to a two (2) year term Congratulations to our winners and a huge thank you to our departing board members Anna Makarudze, Mfon Eti-mfon, William Vincent, and Žan Anderle. You all set the…
Read MoreNov. 16, 2022 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
Thank you to the thirty individuals who have chosen to stand for election. Our deepest gratitude goes to our departing board members for your contributions and commitment to the Django community. Anna Makarudze Mfon Eti-mfon William Vincent Žan Anderle DSF members please take the time to review the candidates so that you can make an informed vote. Clicking on a candidates name will expand their candidate statement. Daniel Andrlik King of Prussia, PA, USASecretaryI’m passionate about Django…
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