I may or may not be scrambling for some last minute edits to tonights workshop! There's still spots for drinks and pizza, so come along (RSVP) and polish up that talk idea you've been sitting on! #pyconau #sydpy

We're at #dddmelb today, sponsoring the community hall! Join us for a sticker swap in the Collins room to meet the local Melbourne community and learn about the #pyconau CFP! 2026.pycon.org.au/cfp Find the #pyconau team! They might just have some exclusive stickers that aren't on the table!

I can count them on one hand! 👀 grab your blind bird pricing before it’s all gone!!!

Meet the team from @pyconau.bsky.social in the hallway and community space this weekend! #pyconau 🐍 #dddmelb Grab your coffee, then come grab a sticker 💻

Hey teachers and educators! Come talk Python with me and the PyCon AU crew in Brisbane! It'll be fun! You'll get a mug, several high-fives, and the satisfaction of helping a community of awesome people just like you. #pyconau

Specialist Track spotlight: Cybersecurity 🔐 From emerging threats and defensive engineering to incident response, red/blue teaming, and GRC. This track is for developers, ops, security practitioners, and leaders alike. Talks don’t need a specific Python angle. Learn more → 2026.pycon.org.au/cfp

It's a little meta for a conference to sponsor a conference, but we're all about doing things differently for the sake of fun and whimsy (oh, and for the communities we all love!) So come on down to @dddmelbourne.bsky.social this weekend =D

Worried conference talks might be “too advanced”? DDD Melbourne is designed to be approachable and welcoming, with talks for beginners, intermediates, and beyond. We’ll all learn something new together. Final tickets are going fast — now’s the time. 🎫 www.dddmelbourne.com/tickets

Gizmo quite enjoyed his adventures over at the corporate pride picnic! He met LOTS of doggos (most importantly several iggys!) and was generally the bestest boy in the park!

CFP workshops are free and obligation-free: you don’t have to commit to submitting. They’re hands-on and help you brainstorm, structure, and write stronger proposals. Find a workshop → 2026.pycon.org.au/cfp #pyconau #cfp

I snagged one of the last tickets (and you still can too!). Seen you all in Melbourne next weekend?!

Ticket heads-up 👀 Blind Bird (2nd release) is close to selling out: just a handful left at the current price. If you already know you’re coming to Brisbane in August, now’s a good time to lock it in! Tickets → 2026.pycon.org.au/tickets #pyconau

The #pyconau 2026 CFP is now open! We've refreshed our site with all new guidance for 2026, so visit 2026.pycon.org.au/cfp to get all the details. Attend CFP workshops around the country in February and March to help polish up that idea you've been sitting on! Submissions close 29 March 2026, AOE

So I wrote a thing... its been a hustle and a half and we're only getting started! www.jackskinner.com.au/rebooting-co...

Are you at @everythingopen.au this week? Say hi to @gdayitsjack.bsky.social and @pengu.nz and grab a #pyconau sticker! Our call for specialist tracks closes soon too! Don’t miss out! Details (and blind bird tickets!) at 2026.pycon.org.au/specialist-t... and catch Jack and Chelsea before Friday!

Super early start off to @everythingopen.au and the @linuxaustralia.bsky.social AGM this week! If you spot my mohawk in the hallway come and say hi! My icebreaker topics are @pyconau.bsky.social, #PyConAU and sometimes also PyCon AU. And yes I have stickers! 🐍

Our last office hours! Join us later today to discuss your ideas =D

It's now or never friends! We're looking for the last set of specialist tracks before the deadline lands at the end of next week! If you have an idea for a theme or specialist interest room at #pyconau this year, join us Thursday night to have a friendly chinwag about how to bring it to life! 👇

What’s stopping you coding like this, iggy edition!

PyCon AU 2026 is heading to Brisbane ☀️ Early bird tickets are available until the end of December: plenty of time to plan a great midwinter getaway week with the Python community. Check out our destination guides 2026.pycon.org.au/attend/

Early bird tickets extended until 31 December 2025. If PyCon AU is on your 2026 wishlist, now is the best time to lock it in. Give yourself the gift of an early bird ticket! 2026.pycon.org.au/posts/early-...

Starting in 15 minutes! Join us in discord for the #pyconau office hours! A friendly informal chit chat to answer all your burning questions about specialist tracks :)

I happened to donate Saturday, so I can't do so again for 2 weeks. Please plan ahead and book your donation in the days and weeks ahead!

Join us at 6pm AEDT Tuesday 16 December 2025 for the first of our specialist track organiser office hours! Learn more about organising a specialist track: 2026.pycon.org.au/specialist-t... Office hours is a friendly, informal catch up where you can ask your burning #PyConAU questions!

Cackles in “never going to the US again”

Hey kiwi friends - it’s not too late! #kiwipycon Is the most wonderful conference, and you really should be there this weekend! 🎫

We're excited to share the PyCon AU 2026 conference roadmap! Yes, you could say this is just an announcement of upcoming announcements. In reality, we're just so excited about #pyconau that we wanted to share what we're cooking up for the year ahead. 📆 2026.pycon.org.au/posts/2026-c...

authors you have the chance to do the funniest thing right now

This is about people, about systems, what it takes to make progress, and why being difficult is so important. From fire alarms to hospital beds. From music apps to cars. From climate change to education. Our systems are not serving us well, and it's time to push back. adsei.org/2025/11/17/t...

What a thought provoking example of the state of individual vs corporate contributions to open source in the current “state of things” Individuals are funding significantly more than the companies that profit from FOSS are. 🤔

I haven’t been on here much over the last couple of weeks, but it has once again been my enormous honour, pleasure, and privilege to host you all in Brisbane for @laracon.au May you all take small steps, make big shifts, and find that little extra as you #LevelUp Safe travels!

Get on it friends! @kiwipycon.nz is the most delightful conference I’ve been to… ever?! A genuinely wonderful community! Aussies you can still grab flights for Friday night and be back in time for the week after too! ✈️ 👕

Last meetup if the year - @sydtechleaders.bsky.social lightening talks tonight ⚡️Thanks atlassian for hosting along with food and drinks 🥂

It's *REALLY IMPORTANT* that you show this to your comms teams, marketing teams and leadership teams, because many of them are still using Twitter. The only way to stop it progressing further (and with that stupid pet Nazi robot) is to ditch it. Starve it of oxygen. People / orgs need to leave it.

“Do you promise?!”

I wrote a post going behind the scenes on selecting our city, venue and dates for @pyconau.bsky.social 2026. It's the first in what I hope will be a series of more informal, long form essays sharing how we think about certain problems, tasks and challenges. 2026.pycon.org.au/posts/behind... #pyconau

⏰ Time’s ticking: agenda voting ends Oct 20 ⏰ Already voted? Awesome! If not, get started now! 🗳️ Vote: www.dddmelbourne.com/vote/voting 🎟️ Tickets: www.dddmelbourne.com/tickets #DDDMelbourne #CommunityDriven #TechConference

Haven't bought tickets to my [email protected] Security Workshop yet?! 😲 I'll be locking in numbers early next week, so get your ticket TODAY or reach out to me directly. ⌛ This is your final warning... ⏰ events.humanitix.com/lets-hack-pr...

🐍 Want to help run Kiwi PyCon 2025 — or maybe lead in 2026? Join the volunteer crew this November 21–23 in Wellington! It’s a great way to give back, meet amazing people, and see how all the moving parts come together 💛 Sign up → kiwipycon.nz/attend/become-a-volunteer

Kiwi PyCon 2025 — Schedule’s Out & It’s Epic! 🐍 45 days till we gather in Wellington! 🎤 2 keynotes 🗣️ 22 talks across 2 tracks ⚡ Lightning Talks & Bottlenecks 🧰 Hands-on training Friday See the full lineup 👉 kiwipycon.nz/schedule Volunteer 👉 kiwipycon.nz/attend/become-a-volunteer

SydTechLeaders and mental health - October is Mental Health Month (https://wayahead.org.au/mentalhealthmonth/) in NSW, and as tradition, Sydney Tech Leaders (https://luma.com/sydtechleaders?period=past) dedicated their most recent meetup to talking about ... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87560

Our first speaker is Saliya Kutungu-Moran talking about leading with kindness and creating space for mental health conversations. She’s an RUOK ambassador with lots of experience in tech, and we’re so glad she’s here. #sydtechleaders

Our second speaker for the night is Navin Keswani talking about burnout - a topic really important to most of us in the room. The pandemic hit many in tech hard. #sydtechleaders

Tonight’s STL is kicking off at Atlassian! Nice big crowd for an important topic - mental health. Thanks as always to Atlassian for hosting! #sydtechleaders

Aotearoa moves to daylight saving time tonight, so here's your reminder to ⏩ 🕑 Set your clocks forward 🪫 🧑‍🚒 Check the batteries in your smoke detectors 🎟️ 👕 Get your Kiwi PyCon Tickets, Workshops and T-shirts 👉 shop.kiwipycon.nz

Took my #pyconau shirt on tour for a sneaky plasma donation before Sydney Python tonight! 🩸 Come hear our highlights from the conference, including our big announcement for 2026 🎉 RSVP link in the replies! 🎟️

It’s my worst angle but my best outfit! Very excited to be bringing @pyconau.bsky.social to Brisbane next year! Very limited early bird tickets are available now! (And I’ve got some early bird deals for sponsors too! 🤙🏻)

Just had a lovely and engaging time at Pycon AU this year in Melbourne. Looks like we are heading to Brisbane next year. Registration is already open 2026.pycon.org.au

Looking forward to @pyconau.bsky.social 2026, directed by the excellent @gdayitsjack.bsky.social! Will I see you there? Sofitel, Brisbane Central, August 26-30, 2026! Tickets on sale now!

It’s time for the patented #sydtechleaders panel!