"Data Morph: A Cautionary Tale of Summary Statistics" - Stefanie Molin (#pyconau 2024)

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Jd6FHrKJEOI

Hey, we know you’re missing PyCon AU and your friends. We miss you too!

Good news you don’t have to wait a year to catch up! Join your local Python communities and make new friends (or reconnect with old ones)!

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Just in case you haven’t heard...
We’re working hardcore behind the scenes to make PyCon AU 2025 happen!

And guess what? A little snake (aka Curlyboi) whispered in our ear and told us to ask...

What kind of talk topics are you keen to see next year?

Big news, Pythonistas!

We’ve officially landed on Bluesky!

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So what if the novelty of traveling to a new city, was there a place with meeting people who are really adjacent to your professional network ?

For example what if we had a open source and open science conference running concurrently?

I think this already happens in terms of streams within a conference like #pyconau.

I'm just wondering what would happen if you chain adjacent or completely different conferences together?

Psst... did you hear a hiss?

Our beloved PyCon AU snake has a name, do you know what it is? Drop your best guess in the comments below, and let’s see who can figure it out first!

Congratulations to our PyCon AU Pets of the Year stars!

Huge thanks to all the furry friends who patiently waited and supported their humans while they were away at our conference!

What a fun way to end the day, where speakers (like you!) can present about almost anything, and have the audience learn, laugh, and have a good time

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Lightning talks are a maximum of five minutes long, can cover any topic of interest to Python enthusiasts, and have been one of PyCon AU’s most popular parts since 2018.

Check out some of PyCon AU’s signature lightning talks to brighten your day and spark a laugh!

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2024 Highlights: Audience Favorites

We’re excited to share our top talks of 2024 on our YouTube channel!

• Switching to MongoDB: The challenges of translating database schemas
• Introducing Potnia: A Python language library for the conversion of ancient texts to Unicode
• Serpents and Ducks: wrangling data with Python and DuckDB
• How we used Python to try and save lives
• Why UUIDs are Secretly Incredibly Fascinating

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Join our 2024 keynote, “From Hypnotised to Heretic: Immunising Society Against Misinformation” with Dr. Linda McIver.

Discover how ADSEI, the Australian Data Science Education Institute, began as a mission to teach kids programming and evolved into a crusade to radically rebuild the education system.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUvvfGN-dHs

Have you caught our 2024 keynote replay yet? It’s now on our YouTube channel!

Join Dr. Kendra Vant as she reveals the power of meaningful benchmarks and how to cut through deep learning confusion by setting realistic goals.

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It's a good time to get in touch if you'd like to help PyConAU 2025, in Naarm Melbourne! Call for specialist track organisers is (somewhat) currently open for folks who can gather about a day's worth of talks on a specific topic
2025 website doesn't quite work but 2024 website still works
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In my #pyconAU keynote I referred to LLMs as "Regurgitative AI" rather than generative. Someone in the discord then commented that "regurgitative AI sounds like a horrific disease" and... you know... if the shoe fits...

Happy New Year! May your code always compile on the first try

What if there's no relevant data for modeling, or it's outdated? Machine learning might struggle, but mathematical optimization (MO) excels.

Let Dr. Jack Simpson show you how MO can effectively solve real-world problems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0tlyC9Sr3w

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To everyone who attended or wanted to attend PyCon AU,

Want to make the next PyCon AU even better? We'd love your feedback about PyCon AU 2024 and your ideas for 2025.

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Excited to share that I delivered my first-ever #PyConAU talk: "Serpents and Ducks: Wrangling Data with Python and DuckDB" .. and it's now online!

Ned Letcher and I are passionate about @duckdb and its incredible potential to transform data workflows. From handling billions of rows to seamless integrations with Python tools like Pandas and Ibis, DuckDB empowers data folk to tackle complex problems with ease and elegance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jSpOZD9d2w

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My latest #pyconau talk is now up on my personal site: https://yaakov.online/speaking/