Our keynote speaker, Jay Miller, shares his journey in the Python community, expressing gratitude for the support he received from the community. He highlights the formation of "Black Python Devs" and reflects on the growth of this community and its impact, emphasizing the importance of inclusivity and support. He recounts his excitement about being invited to speak at PyCon US and offers advice for attendees. Come join and meet Jay at PyCon US 2024! Bio: Jay Miller is a Developer Advocate and has been involved in the Python community since 2014. A product of the San Diego Python Community, Jay was introduced to the power of community early in learning and has served as an organizer for San Diego Python, WeAll.JS, Operation Code and Global CFP Diversity Day. Away from Python, Jay is a Husband and Father. They are also the cohost of Conduit, a system-agnostic approach to accountability and productivity that has helped people accomplish everything from cleaning out that pile of laundry on their bed to publishing a book and getting married. In 2023, Jay started _Black Python Devs_ as an online community for Black, Colored, and Coloured Python developers. Today Black Python Devs has hundreds of members from around the world ranging in all levels of their career with Jay serving as the community's Executor. PyCon US is the largest Python community conference in the world. May 15 - 23, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Register: https://us.pycon.org/2024/registration/register Full schedule: https://us.pycon.org/2024/ Keynote speakers: https://us.pycon.org/2024/about/keynote-speakers/ This video was produced, directed, and edited by Mariatta Wijaya (https://mariatta.ca) #PyConUS #PyCon #ThePSF #Python #Community #Conference
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