 Well, I have a very tiny arrow here, so I will try to point at this very tiny arrow when we go Now Hello everybody Welcome to EuroPython 2023 and this is the 22nd of EuroPython so Many people here I hope are actually the first time in EuroPython and I thought perhaps we can talk about What is EuroPython? Well, the EuroPython conference series are organized by the EuroPython society and we are a team of passionate volunteers and we are very proud to be the oldest and longest-running Volunteer-led Python conference in the entire world And you might say the oldest how old exactly Well, here's a sneaky peek of how it looked like in 2002 and Then in 2012 2020 and now So with our long history EuroPython is a treasure trove of knowledge and this is a testament of how Python has evolved and This is also a love letter to our community So just like the Python language EuroPython is always evolving Striving to reflect the ever-evolving spirit of our community So our conference is built by an incredible group of volunteers from diverse backgrounds Cultures and interests and we're all united by our passion for our community We celebrate our differences and we embrace them with open arms No matter where you find yourself no matter where you come from Whether you're an experienced or you just started whether you're a student a professional Enthusiast whether you are local or you come far from Across the globe where you're looking to network or just soaking up new knowledge And whether you're shy or you're outgoing you're feeling like a superstar or an imposter or both You are in the right place So get settled and get comfy So what have we actually prepared for you for EuroPython 2023? now after two incredible Tutorial days we're entering the main conference days and That will be followed by the sprints weekend The main conference days will feature about 140 talks at the end of most talks There will be five minutes of Q&A and that will be open to both in-person and remote participants and Some speakers might not do a live Q&A, but you're very welcome to catch them in the hallway I thought this might be also a good opportunity to remind people. What is a question? Well, a question is not a comment A question is a chance to clarify something that you didn't quite catch It's a chance to ask for more details So if you want a more in-depth discussion with the speakers You're very very welcome to do so in the hallway track and Another place for in-depth discussions is in the open space and that is located in the south room 221 and 222 we will have a posted board at the registration area for visibility So you can go there and propose a topic and have a wonderful discussions with like-minded people So the open space is reserved for a few other sessions So on Thursday morning, there's three back-to-back community sessions If you're interested in how the Euro-Python society is organized and run you're welcome to join the open EPS session and If you are a Python community organizer, you're also welcome to join afterwards to share your experiences and knowledge and At the end there will be a PSF session presented by Deb Nicholson from who is the executive director of PSF and On Thursday afternoon, the open space is also reserved for an hour To have a on-conference discussion about the cyber resilience act that is followed by the panel discussion at the forum hall here And so on Friday morning, there will be a mentor sprint in the open space and We this is a really good opportunity to show new beginners the ropes of how to sprint and How to use git and the open source contribution workflow? so this year's participating projects have scikit-learn beware Pyscript and you and after the main conference days will have the sprint weekend and This year the sprint will not happen in the same building So don't come here during the weekend and this the sprint will happen in Rajka Gishkoff campus at Visya campus, which is the Prague University of economics and business So you're very welcome to already propose a sprint if you haven't you can open a pull request on our website and Of course, you can you do not have to register another ticket. You're in person ticket already include the sprints so just come by and join any sprints project that you like and Apart from the main event and the main program this year. We also have a full packed events So if you are a community organizer, you're very welcome to join us on Thursday on the same level for lunch It would be on in the congress hall four or two C. You will know where it is when you see it And then on Friday, we will dedicate the entire day to pie ladies So if you're a pie lady on Friday lunch, you're welcome to join us in the same area and then On Friday evening, you're welcome to join us for pie ladies social at this venue very close here It's about five ten minutes of walk in the same place tonight. If you have time, please join us in For the Prague people. This is a Prague community meetup It would just be very chilled and grill and let's connect there And of course, there is the Europe high some official social event on Thursday and The content and the program of the social event has already been on our website for a while But I know that everybody is looking for when the ticket sales was open. Well, it is right after Petrus kilo talk and so This year we will have two hundred tickets available. So right after take Petrus talk You can go to our ticket shop and buy them and The ticket price for this year's social event will be 22 euros The ticket holders will be given a blue wrist wristband at some point you will get an email and know how to collect them and Also, we have a video game tournament this year So this is a video game designed to be played by a small Python program And you're welcome to each submit a bot that will play this game And at the end of the conference will have a tournament session in the open space on Friday afternoon So this game is designed by Neil who will be giving you a lightning talk later on to introduce you with more details But you can already use this qr code to to check how the instructions and get started and And also see you at the tournament of course and Many of you probably have already joined our discord Community if you haven't please do so because this is a really great opportunity to ask more questions after the talks to speakers and Also, you can follow the announcement and get help from the organizers and Of course It's also a very good way to extend the hallway track to find people who are interested in the same things And also, of course coordinates get-togethers and lunch plans and dinner. Well, we cover lunch So eat here, but dinner plans. We don't cover. So please use the score to coordinate and have a good time This is a good opportunity to applaud because we're gonna talk about code of conduct But this is something very important Of course when people get together we need to agree on how we behave towards each other So you all have agreed to our code of conduct when you brought your tickets And if you see something or experience something that you feel uncomfortable with will you think that might be a coc violation? please let us know and this also includes the discord discussions because we want to Make every feel everyone feel safe in every Europe Python related environment and If you you can find the full list of contact information on their website So if you email coc at your opython.e you this will go to every single coc committee member But if you want to reach out to a specific coc committee member You can go to our website and check out everyone's contact contact details and Now I would really like to take the opportunity to thank all of our sponsors We have so many sponsors who have been supporting us for a long time and some as long as a decade So this year we also have a few new supporters. I Want to say every sponsor you are part of our community and Without you this conference would have been less affordable and less fun So please give a round of applause to all of our sponsors and Right outside. There is the exhibit hall. So please Visit their booth and talk to them and find out the wonderful things that they are doing and Apart from the main booth this year We have quite a few open source community tables in the same area in exhibit hall So we are inviting the Czech Python community the Python software foundation Jungle software foundation Python APAC non-focus Python sports project critics and visa and you will go there and you will meet all of them and talk about the wonderful projects and community work they do and So finally what is EuroPython or EuroPython is it's for you and to help you feel more comfortable We have several different facilities prepared And so we have the social distancing stickers so so so you can indicate your comfort level of physical contact We also have the pronoun stickers for you to grab There is of course the quiet room if you need peace and low Stimulus the quiet room is located in south room two to three and two to four and Please keep the but so the back of the room has its carton pulled down That's on purpose to reduce the stimulus So please do not pull the carton up at the back if you need more light in the quiet room Just use the front area because that has the cartons pulled up And so this year we have welcomed Many many small children in our childcare rooms 247 and 248 You will probably pass them by when you walk around and please say hello and don't step on them Because they're crawling in the hallway, so be careful, but the nannies will take care of it as well We also have sanitary products in the toilet so take whatever you need and do reminders when they run out and Lastly, I want to remind people that We everyone please be compassionate and do not make assumptions too quickly if people appear to be rude for example because they don't adhere to any specific social convention because they don't exchange eye contact for example Always consider that there might be another possibility give them a chance to know them and Don't jump into conclusions too fast And lastly the secret to having a lovely Euro Python when the main organizers do not know much about the local community and culture is to have local pie ladies So very soon I'm going to pass the floor to a local pie lady Mia to welcome you to Prague And I am Raquel. I'm the chair of Euro Python society, and I'm a socially awkward Asian Euro divergence female So let's make this conference for you. Let's make this conference for me. I'm for everybody here So I hope you will feel welcome and be yourself and enjoy the conference Thank you. And now let's welcome Mia to welcome you to Prague. Thank you everyone I Amia I moved to Prague seven years ago, and I immediately fell in love with it It is my pleasure to welcome you to our beautiful city right at the beginning of our conference I hope you will fall in love with the city as much as I have Prague known as the city of a hundred spires is one of the most visited cities in Europe as it showcases our remarkable range of architectural styles Including Gothic Renaissance Baroque and art nouveau It is worth noting that the city has around a thousand towers painting and impressive skyline As you stand on one of Prague's picturesque bridges the Charles Bridge Witness the lively rhythm of the city Intersecting with a quiet flow of the river Vltava Just like Smetana symphonic poem also named Vltava the river flows with inspiration both musically and visually for locals and visitors alike Prague is a vibrant hub of arts and culture offering a wide range of artistic Experiences for visitors to explore and enjoy Discover work-class museums like the National Gallery and the dog Center for contemporary art be enchanted by performances as a Prague State Opera and the National Theatre or Uncovered a hidden world of underground art neighborhoods like Žiško or Holášovice adding an alternative touch to Prague's artistic scene Gregor grab a coffee at the house of the black Madonna a masterpiece of cubist architecture in Prague The city that squarely hosts an impressive 90% of all cubist architecture in the whole world Come with me up to hill to Visehrad the ancient fortress Located just a few hundred meters from this venue Take the opportunity to taste check-pills in a beer sit back and watch the sunset behind the Prague castle While reading a famous novel by Čapek where you can find the first mention of the word robot I am a proud member of the Czech Python community. I Co-organized Prague Python meet-ups and pycon CZ in the Czech Republic There happens to be a large Python community that loves to get together Therefore we have many events where people meet and exchange their ideas The beginnings of the Czech Python community date back to the year 2002 however the first meet-up started in 2011 in Prague in Brno When a lot of fans of Python started gathering at Ruby on rails meet-ups and they decided to found ones for Python The biggest motivation except for people wanting to spend some time together Was Euro Python for Euro Python to happen in Prague There will have to be a local community So people started gathering in hope that one day we will be able to host such a wonderful Conference like this one in the meantime Python meet-up spread to other cities and nowadays we have meet-ups in six cities across the country and today after 12 long years of waiting we have Euro Python in Prague years after the first meet-ups in 2013 a group of individuals decided to spread knowledge and make our community more diverse and so check by ladies Founded nowadays there are piloted courses running in six cities across the country Ranging from beginner to intermediate ones in addition There are bi-weekly pi working session for those that need help with a project and for those who would like to help beginners with their Assignments as a result Nowadays we have more than one fifth of women attending our pike and conferences and though we still have a way to go Two out of five members of our non-profits board are women and this year for the first time in history We have the majority of women organizing pike But most importantly we are making the IT world more accessible Through teaching we are empowering others not only to expand their knowledge But also to develop a passion for the world of computers Two years after the first by ladies this community gathered together and is and decided to organize a conference to spread knowledge and welcome more people on board our first pike can happen in 2015 following other pikens in 20 16 17 18 19 and with another one coming this September