EuroPython 2021 Team

EuroPython is organized by the EuroPython Workgroups (WGs), reporting directly to the EuroPython Society Board. This page will list all the workgroups and their members to highlight their involvement with the EuroPython 2021 conference.

Speaking of involvement: We can always use more help. If you’re interested, please go to the EuroPython Workgroups (WGs) page and follow the instructions there to get signed up. Many thanks !

EuroPython Society Board

We have an active board in the EPS, with the board members each investing a lot of time into the organization of the EuroPython conference:

  • Marc-André Lemburg (Chair)
  • Martin Christen (Vice Chair)
  • Anders Hammarquist (Treasurer)
  • Silvia Uberti
  • Raquel Dou
  • Nicolás Demarchi
  • Cheuk Ting Ho
  • Francesco Pierfederici

Among other things, the board manages and organizes the administration side of the conference, in particular: contracts, venue contact, catering contact, ticket support, satellite conferences, legal support, insurance, licensing.

Sponsors WG

Manages and organizes the sponsor activities of the conference, in particular: sponsor contacts, sponsor logistics, room/booth assignment, recruiting session, jobs fair, exhibit hall.

  • Silvia Uberti
  • Raquel Dou
  • Sayan Chowdhury
  • Vaibhav Srivastava
  • Marc-Andre Lemburg

Web WG

Manages and organizes the web site, in particular: web site support, helpdesk ticket system, administration, backups, payment system integration, hosting, setup of the conference and volunteers apps, ticket search and social event search apps.

  • Francesco Pierfederici
  • Nicolás Demarchi
  • Marc-Andre Lemburg
  • Keith Gaughan
  • Santiago Fraire
  • Raquel Dou
  • Theofanis Petkos
  • Jens Diemer
  • Ethan Carlsson

Program WG

Manages and organizes the conference program of the conference, in particular: talk selection/voting, scheduling, session chairs, sprint/openspace/keynote/lightning talks/poster session organization.

  • Martin Christen
  • Cheuk Ting Ho
  • Raquel Dou
  • Sayan Chowdhury
  • Vaibhav Srivastava

Communications WG

Manages and organizes the public communication and community relations of the conference, in particular: press, community relations, announcements, social media, attendee tools, volunteer coordination, mailing lists, Telegram groups.

  • Marc-Andre Lemburg
  • Vickey Twomey-Lee
  • Cheuk Ting Ho
  • Francesco Pierfederici
  • Yasmin Morshed
  • Alan Dooley
  • Sebastiaan Zeeff
  • Faiz Aslam
  • Israel Fruchter
  • Furkan Onder
  • Navankur Verma

Support WG

Manages and organizes the attendee/speaker support of the conference, in particular: helpdesk, attendee support contact, visa help, travel management, volunteer coordination, bag stuffing, on-site sales, registration desk.

  • Raquel Dou
  • Yasmin Morshed
  • Faiz Aslam
  • Furkan Onder
  • Iniobong Udom

Financial Aid WG

Manages and organizes the financial aid program of the conference, in particular: setup, grant selection, aid organisation.

  • Cheuk Ho
  • Laura G Funderburk
  • Theofanis Petkos
  • Kader Durak
  • Johanna Lunghini
  • Sebastiaan Zeeff
  • Vicky Twomey-Lee

Marketing/Design WG

Create and manage marketing and design aspects of the conference, in particular: brochures, advertisements, banners, flyers, travel guide, t-shirts, lanyards, badges, panels, logo.

  • Marc-Andre Lemburg
  • Jessica Peña Moro as our designer

Media WG

Host all the talk sessions of the online conference, manage and organize the talk and session recordings of the conference, in particular: video recording, live streaming, uploads to YouTube and archive.org.

  • Nicolás Demarchi
  • Marc-Andre Lemburg
  • Raquel Dou
  • Anthon van der Neu

Code of Conduct WG

Manage and organize the code of conduct (CoC) workflows, create CoC documents, provide CoC contacts and handle CoC requests.

  • Silvia Uberti
  • Anders Hammarquist
  • Marc-André Lemburg

EuroPython Session Chairs

  • Marc-Andre Lemburg
  • Nicolás Demarchi
  • Martin Christen
  • Francesco Pierfederici
  • Cheuk Ting Ho
  • Raquel Dou
  • Anmol Krishan Sachdeva
  • Martin Borus
  • Vaibhav Srivastava (VB)
  • Gil Gonçalves
  • Dhanshree Arora
  • Eli Holderness
  • Theofanis Petkos
  • Alan Dooley
  • Yasmin Morshed
  • Anders Hammarquist
  • Shagun Sodhani
  • Santiago Fraire