PyCon US 2026 - Elaine Wong & Jon Banafato

Elaine and Jon are the chair/co-chair respectively of PyCon US, the largest Python conference in North America, happening this May in Long Beach, CA. We discuss what to expect at the conference, new additions from last year, tips on where to stay, and generally how to maximize your PyCon experience.

🔗 Links

• PyCon US website: https://us.pycon.org/2026/
• Volunteer mailing list: https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/pycon-volunteers.python.org/
• Elaine on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eswong/
• Jon's personal site: https://www.jonafato.com/

🎥 YouTube

• YouTube Channel: @djangochat - https://www.youtube.com/@djangochat

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