Jon Banafato

Jon Banafato, PyCon US chair who coordinates programming and logistics. Elaine Wong, PyCon US co-chair experienced in conference organization and inclusivity initiatives. They talk about schedules, two-day sprints, newcomer mentoring, maintainers prepping good-first-issues, new security and AI tracks, the Charlas Spanish track, open spaces, local community meetups, and behind-the-scenes venue logistics.