We’re celebrating @isabelizimm as she steps down from her active editor role at pyOpenSci 
From Editor in Chief to triage team, Isabel has guided countless reviews with clarity, kindness, and a deep commitment to open science.
She now becomes an Emeritus Editor—still part of our community, always appreciated.
Thank you, Isabel!
We’re excited to welcome Mandy Moore as pyOpenSci’s new Communications and Community Lead!
Mandy brings 15+ years of experience in marketing, content strategy, podcast production, and community engagement.
Read her intro post: https://www.pyopensci.org/blog/mandy-moore-communications-lead.html
Exciting news—Eliot Robson is our new rotating Editor in Chief! 
A past package submitter and reviewer, Eliot brings experience and a collaborative spirit to guiding pyOpenSci’s peer review process—helping maintainers make scientific Python packages more robust, reusable, and sustainable.
Join us in congratulating him!
#OpenScience #Python #ResearchSoftware #PeerReview #pyOpenSci
What’s getting in the way of maintaining and sharing your research software? 
At #SciPy2025 pyOpenSci hosted a Birds of a Feather (BoF) to ask that very question, and the community showed up with insight, vulnerability, and solutions.
From confusing packaging tools to cultural barriers in academia, we break down the biggest pain points and what we’re doing next.
https://www.pyopensci.org/blog/pyopensci-bof-community-scipy-2025.html
You don’t have to be a software engineer to contribute to scientific open source!
At pyOpenSci, we believe good science needs good software, and that means contributions of all kinds:
Code
Docs
Ideas
Reviews Encouragement
Whether you’re a researcher, educator, or someone just curious about open source, we have space for you. 
Learn how to get started: https://www.pyopensci.org/python-package-guide/
Thrilled to welcome Philip Narteh as pyOpenSci’s first open source infrastructure intern!
Backed by Quansight Labs, Melissa Mendonça & Tania Allard, he’ll help migrate our site to Django—bringing accessibility expertise with him.
Welcome, Philip!
It’s the weekend, but we’re still thinking about all the contributors who showed up for open science this month!
If you contributed to pyOpenSci recently, we see you. Curious about contributing? We’ve got starter issues + human-first docs to help you begin.
Your code matters. Your contribution matters. You belong here.
What we’ve been up to: https://www.pyopensci.org/blog/pyopensci-at-scipy-2025 How to contribute: https://www.pyopensci.org/python-package-guide/
Events: https://www.pyopensci.org/events
Join our hands-on #SciPy2025 workshop led by Leah Wasser, Inessa Pawson, Carol Willing & Tetsuo Koyama.
You’ll:
Build your own Python package Learn best practices Publish to TestPyPI Get packaging resources + community support
No installs needed—GitHub Codespaces works too!
July 8, 8am–12pm PT
Room 316, Greater Tacoma Convention Center
Workshop info: https://www.pyopensci.org/events/pyopensci-scipy25-create-python-package-workshop.html
More SciPy events: https://www.pyopensci.org/blog/pyopensci-at-scipy-2025.html
@curioss We’re thrilled to be part of this initiative! 
Huge thanks to @leahawasser, Zach, and Francesca for shining a light on the power of collaboration between institutional #OSPOs and community-led efforts like @pyOpenSci.
Looking forward to more shared learning around peer review, Python packaging, and open source community care!
Did someone leave a Dell power brick at the #pyopensci table in room 318 at the #PyConUS sprints? Can I get it back to you somehow?
Watch the presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q1Z84ssxg0
Talk Slides: https://talks.thecoatlessprofessor.com/pyopensci-next-gen-ds-education-with-wasm-technologies/
Source: https://github.com/coatless-talks/pyopensci-next-gen-ds-education-with-wasm-technologies
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I'll be serving as Editor-in-Chief (EiC) for @pyOpenSci's Python package peer review process for the first half of 2025!
Interested in reviewing scientific Python packages? Let us know at:
Just finished talking about The Next Generation Data Science Education: Interactive Learning with WebAssembly & Quarto Live @pyOpenSci
Full Talk: https://talks.thecoatlessprofessor.com/pyopensci-next-gen-ds-education-with-wasm-technologies/
Live Demo: https://tutorials.thecoatlessprofessor.com/next-gen-data-science-education-wasm/
Bring a friend
2 for 1
Buy one get one free.
Double deal
Half off (when you buy two)
Two-in-one
No matter how you say it, it’s here! All of the tickets to our Open Science Fall Festival are now buy one, get one free! Grab a friend and enjoy a single workshop, or attend all five days. No matter what you choose, we’ve got something for everyone!
The THzTools package is in need of reviewers! We’re looking for volunteer reviewers with an interest in the physics of solids and optical spectroscopy for superconductors and magnetic materials to help review THzTools.
Not an expert in this domain? Not to worry! We’re also looking for an editor with Python expertise to help out.
New to reviewing? We offer mentorship!
Apply today!
Do you love Cython? Are you passionate about open source? Consider volunteering with pyOpenSci! We’re looking for a volunteer reviewer with Cython expertise and an interest in network diffusion processes to help review the CyNetDiff Python package.
New to reviewing? We offer mentorship!
Learn more about CyNetDiff: https://github.com/eliotwrobson/CyNetDiff Apply today: https://bit.ly/pyOSReviewer
Great Tables is in need of great reviewers! We’re looking for volunteer reviewers with expertise in Pandas or Polars DataFrames and an interest in making beautiful tables to help review the Great Tables Python package.
New to reviewing? We offer mentorship!
Learn more about Great Tables: https://github.com/posit-dev/great-tables Apply today: https://bit.ly/pyOSReviewer
Rowan Cockett’s Keynote, Enhancing Scientific Collaboration with MyST Markdown and Continuous Science, rounds out our Fall Festival Keynote sessions.
Keynote tickets are free, and in this talk Rowan will be:
introducing MyST Markdown
demonstrations of real-world applications of MyST sharing practical insights on how MyST can elevate your research dissemination
Grab your spot today: https://bit.ly/pyosFF2024
Do you love atmospheric sciences? Are you interested in volunteering with pyOpenSci?
Check out our latest call for editors! We’re looking for a volunteer editor with atmospheric science expertise and an interest in aerosol simulation to lead the review process for PyPartMC.
Learn more about PyPartMC: https://github.com/open-atmos/PyPartMC/ 
And apply today! https://bit.ly/pyOSEditor
Our scholarship application deadline is almost here - be sure to apply today! Scholarship recipients will receive:
admission to our Keynote sessions access to all four hands-on workshops
entry to all of our office hours sessions a guaranteed spot in our Quarto talk session
Apply today: https://bit.ly/pyosFF2024-scholarship
