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📣📣 Announcement: full PyCon UK 2025 programme is now LIVE! 📣📣

It’s here, folks! Our Programme Team has been hard at work finalising the full #PyConUK2025 programme and it's now live on our site. The itinerary is packed with epic talks, workshops, and community goodness 💜🎉🐍

Plan your sessions, get inspired, and start your count downs! ⏲️

Head on over and check it out the programme here 👉 2025.pyconuk.org/schedule/

2025.pyconuk.orgSchedule – PyCon UK 2025PyCon UK Friday 19th September to Monday 22nd September 2025, Contact Theatre, Manchester

#Manchester's filthy air.
A long way to go.

"All in all, the measures will get Greater Manchester’s air to 40.3 micrograms of nitrogen dioxide in one cubic metre of air.
"The UK legal limit is officially 40, but results under 40.4 are rounded down, making TfGM’s plan compliant.
"But the World Health Organisation’s recommended limit is just 10."

#CleanAirZone signs are down, but our pollution 'is like smoking 150 cigarettes a year'. Now what? - Manchester Evening News
manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ne

Manchester Evening News · Clean air zone signs are down, but our pollution 'is like smoking 150 cigarettes a year'. Now what?By Ethan Davies

📣📣 Keynote speaker announcement: Sheena O’Connell 🎤🎉

Sheena’s work is at the intersection of software education, careers and community. Amongst her projects is the @guild_of_educators , an effort to raise the bar in education in our industry.

In her keynote talk for PyCon UK, she’ll be taking a long view on AI and LLMs.

We’re thrilled to have you join us, @sheena — roll on September! 🚀

🌐 sheenaoc.com/
:github: github.com/sheenarbw

www.sheenaoc.comSheena O'Connell - I build stuff so I can build peopleWritings on tech education, web development, and more.

📣📣 Keynote speaker announcement: Felienne Hermans 🎤🎉

Felienne is a researcher, teacher and communicator. Her work is driven by questions about what it means to program and to be a programmer.
She is the creator of Hedy, a gradual and multi-lingual programming language designed for teaching.

🌐 felienne.com/
:github: github.com/felienne

Welcome aboard, @Felienne — we’re so excited you’re joining us! 🐍

Felienne HermansFelienne Hermans