✨ Cheers to a New Year of Learning, Collaboration, and Impact ✨ As we begin 2026, our Executive Director/CEO @drkariljordan.carpentries.org reflects on the strength of The Carpentries’ global community and shares a preview of the upcoming 2026–2028 Strategic Plan.

The Executive Director of The Carpentries, @drkariljordan.carpentries.org is attending the Mozilla Festival 2025 @mozilla.org #MozFest from 7-9 November in Barcelona, Spain - we encourage you to connect with her for an opportunity to chat about sponsorship and how you can support our work.

To strengthen collaboration, US-RSE and The Carpentries have agreed to participate in each other’s programs through the following reciprocal commitments: * @us-rse.bsky.social has joined The Carpentries as an Advocate Sponsor. * The Carpentries has joined US-RSE as a Premier Organisational Member.

TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-... 🧵

Between @python.org and @carpentries.carpentries.org, the open-source ecosystem is rejecting the administration's inquisition against DEI. If you can support them with a donation please do. I just did! Does anyone know about others who have declined NIH or NSF grant funding over over these terms?

Excited to speak at #csvconf about how @carpentries.carpentries.org and GREI are building researcher & librarian skills in data/software management to support high-quality, shareable deposits. See you all next week!

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: We refuse to reinforce systems of oppression and exclusion. If you agree, take my grandmother’s advice. Put your money where your mouth is 🫶🏾 Donate: www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

Congratulations to all the prize winners of The Carpentries Duck Hunt 🐤 at #PyConUS! But we're still here. Pop by, say hi to our ED @drkariljordan.bsky.social & Assoc. Director of Technology, Maneesha Sane at our booth (622). And don't miss Kari's closing keynote, May 18, 3.15-4PM EDT at Hall B. 🥳

We had a time at the meet and greet! 🐍😘

Esaya from Zimbabwe is our first duck hunt winner! Come on #PyConUS…find those ducks! We’re at booth 622 with prizes 🎉

🐣 It’s DUCK SEASON at PyCon US! The Carpentries is hosting a Duck Hunt — find a hidden ducky, bring it to our booth (622), and win a prize! 🏆 👀 Keep your eyes open… some duckies unlock bonus surprises 🪙 #TheCarpentries #PyConUS

📢 Join today's Meet & Greet session at #PyConUS with our Executive Director @drkariljordan.bsky.social! May 16, at 12–1 PM EDT, happening at @python.org booth. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet and engage with a leader in the data science education community.

Hint hint. Hey #PyConUS attendees! We enjoyed the opening reception and can’t wait to meet more of you Friday! If you find a rubber ducky, bring it by booth 622 for a prize 🎉 @carpentries.carpentries.org is in the building!

Countdown to #PyConUS begins! 🤩 Starting from May 14, we'll engage with the Python community on all things #Python. 🐍 Our ED @drkariljordan.bsky.social & Assoc. Dir. of Technology, Maneesha Sane, will be there. Come by our booth (622) and find out what (prize-winning) activities we have planned! 🏆

REMINDER: Our ED @drkariljordan.bsky.social will deliver the closing keynote at #PyConUS 2025, and she is calling for stories from our community on how you use #Python. She wishes to feature some of these stories in her address. Please share your story with us: carpentries.typeform.com/to/nkRxLsri

🐍 Python for Good – Share Your Story! Are you using Python to make an impact in your community, research, or classroom? We want to hear from you! Your story might be featured in the #PyConUS keynote by @drkariljordan.bsky.social, our ED. 📣 Submit your story: carpentries.typeform.com/to/nkRxLsri

In the past 2 days, we had the great pleasure to host an in-person workshop at @istaresearch.bsky.social with the collaboration of @globias.bsky.social, @carpentries.carpentries.org and @istaustria-iof.bsky.social. We wanted to create a go-to course for image analysis in Python. Info in the thread!

REMINDER: Please take our short survey (10 minutes or less!) to share your experience and help us make Glosario, our multilingual glossary of data science terms, even better! 📆 The survey is open until 31 March (anywhere on Earth). Read more here: carpentries.org/blog/2025/03...

50% of the PIs and Co-PIs on the grants we fund are women. We support research which asks questions about women’s workplace retention, gender pay inequalities, and quantifying the economic contributions of caregiving.

openRxiv has arrived! We’re thrilled to announce the launch of openRxiv as an independent, researcher-led nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world’s leading preprint servers for life and health sciences. openrxiv.org/introducing-... #openRxiv #OpenScience #Preprints #bioRxiv #medRxiv

📅 Upcoming community sessions next week https://buff.ly/4gld5P9 Events are in UTC Time : 📣 Workbench Transition Coworking 24 Feb 09:00 and 19:00 🇬🇧 UK Carpentry Community Monthly Call 24 Feb16:00

Our latest blog post is a report back by @tobyhodges.bsky.social on the first of three pairs of "AI and The Carpentries" community discussion sessions held last month on the topic of The Ethics of Teaching Large Language Models (LLMs) in Carpentries Workshops. carpentries.org/blog/2025/02...

Our subcommunity in NZ/Aotearoa hosted a #CarpentryConnect event this week! Our Executive Director @drkariljordan.bsky.social attended and delivered a keynote. We also extend thanks to Tom Pollard, Christopher Endemann, Iva Momcheva, Olga Mineava & Giulia Crocioni. (Photos shared by Nisha Ghatak.)

We are a week away from February 1st, when The Carpentries will officially be an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organisation! 🎉 Such a significant milestone for us and The Carpentries community. If you missed the announcement, here's our Executive Team's NY's message:

📅 Upcoming community sessions next week https://buff.ly/4gld5P9 Events are in UTC Time : 📣 Fortran Co-Working Group Meeting 16 December 2024 14:00 📣 Community Welcome Session 17 December 2024 15:00 🇬🇧 UK Carpentry Community Monthly Call 17 December 2024 16:00

“I really don't think life is about the I-could-have-beens. Life is only about the I-tried-to-do. I don't mind the failure, but I can't imagine that I'd forgive myself if I didn't try....” — Nikki Giovanni (June 7, 1943 - December 9, 2024)

As we close the year, our Executive Director @drkariljordan.bsky.social reflects on the work The Carpentries Core Team has done to date to bring to life our 2020–2025 Strategic Plan. Engage with her reflections on progress and milestones, and share your thoughts: carpentries.org/blog/2024/12...

2024 Wrapped: Strategic Plan Progress and our Path Forward carpentries.org/blog/2024/12...

It’s #GivingTuesday, the global “movement that unleashes the power of radical generosity around the world.” I invite you to help support our transition out of fiscal sponsorship to operating as an independent non-profit organisation (NPO)! Learn how you can support: carpentries.org/blog/2024/12...