What keeps people coming back to volunteer at DjangoCon US?
Ken Whitesell reflects on more than a decade of volunteering, the importance of community, and why even small acts of service make a big difference.
π₯ Watch the interview: https://t.co/nXVeCkxRrS
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Bringing a project to DjangoCon US Sprints?
Start sharing it now. Talk about the issues you're tackling and where you need help, people are more likely to contribute to projects they already know.
Tips: https://t.co/Fy9Sh8Jc9B
Planning to join? Email [email protected]
What does it take to organize one of the largest Django conferences?
Hear from Abigail Afi Gbadago as she shares insights on conference organizing, community leadership, and growing Python communities.
https://t.co/ym7pS0JoxQ
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π€ Speaker Spotlight
Drishti Jain joins DjangoCon US 2026 with:
"GeoDjango at City Scale: Spatial Data for Urban Systems"
Learn how GeoDjango and PostGIS can power geospatial platforms for smart cities and large-scale spatial analytics.
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Chrissy Wainwright joins DjangoCon US 2026 with:
"One URL to Rule Them All: Dynamic Landing Pages in Wagtail"
Learn how Django and Wagtail can power dynamic landing pages, A/B testing, and scalable content workflows.
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First time attending DjangoCon US?
We've put together a packing guide with everything you should bring from laptops and water bottles to comfortable clothes and a few Chicago-specific tips.
π Read more: https://t.co/H6ZpQ2tPCC
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DjangoCon US Insights & Perspectives
Kenya Phelps shares her journey, the value of mentorship, and building an inclusive Django community.
https://t.co/2mBKVlFTEv
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π€ Speaker Spotlight
Calvin Hendryx-Parker & Frank Wiles present:
β‘ Batteries vs. Speed: The Django/FastAPI Debate
A practical look at where Django shines, where FastAPI excels, and how to choose the right tool for the job.
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Planning to stay at the conference hotel?
Book your room before the Aug. 3 deadline to lock in the DjangoCon US conference rate.
Book now: https://t.co/1ZgRFW7GB7
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Kumar Shivendu joins DjangoCon US 2026 with:
"Beyond REST: Implementing the Model Context Protocol (MCP) in Django"
Discover how Django can power AI agents with MCP, SSE, and modern agentic workflows.
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Elizabeth Christensen joins DjangoCon US 2026 with:
"What's New in Postgres 18 & 19"
Learn which new PostgreSQL features are ready for your Django apps and which ones can wait.
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Workshop sponsorships are now open for DjangoCon US 2026!
Have a hands-on workshop or technical training? Bring it to DjangoCon US and teach an audience ready to dive deep.
ποΈ Applications close July 28
https://t.co/jp1GjlQ4qV
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π€ Speaker Spotlight
Paolo Melchiorre joins DjangoCon US 2026 with:
"The Django UUID Story"
Discover how UUID support in Django has evolved from DjangoCon Europe sprints to UUIDv7 and broader database support.
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Whatβs a sprint?
Two days of open source collaboration: code, docs, design, and more. All welcome.
Join DjangoCon US Sprints, Aug. 27β28 in Chicago or on Slack. Free: https://t.co/QDlYpmcoME
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Leonardo Batista joins DjangoCon US 2026 with:
"Scaling Django: Mastering Database Routers with AWS Aurora"
Learn how Django's native database routers can help scale applications with read/write splitting and AWS Aurora.
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Mohammad Ahtasham ul Hassan & Muhammad Arif at DjangoCon US 2026:
"Breaking the Request Chain: Rethinking Service Communication in Django Systems"
Learn to reduce coupling with Celery, caching, and events.
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π€ Speaker Spotlight
MatΓas Bordese joins DjangoCon US 2026 with:
"Teach Django Tasks to speak Celery: Building a Celery backend for Django Tasks"
Learn how Django 6's new Tasks framework can integrate with Celery to power production workloads.
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π€ Speaker Spotlight
James Stuckey Weber joins DjangoCon US 2026 with:
"But did you know the browser already does that?"
Learn how modern browser capabilities and tools like Baseline can help you build more with less JavaScript.
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π€ Speaker Spotlight
Will Vincent joins DjangoCon US 2026 with:
"Modern Django Deployments in 2026"
Learn practical lessons on deploying Django apps, from architecture and infrastructure choices to production-ready settings.
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π€ Speaker Spotlight
Angufibo Lincoln presents:
"Fail Your CI in Performance Regressions: Bringing Performance Testing to Django"
Learn how to catch slowdowns before production with benchmarking, regression detection, and CI integration.
#Django#Python#Performance#Testing