Thank You

EuroPython has been organised by volunteers since 2002, driven by the passion and dedication of the community.

What does it take to organise a conference? Let’s go through it chronologically and tell you a bit more about the efforts and people behind it.

Before the conference preparations even start, a board is elected annually. The board manages the day-to-day operations of the EPS, the non-profit behind the series. They’re responsible for fiscal and legal work, as well as making the conference happen. That includes picking a location, finding a suitable venue, local lawyers and accountants, and finally building teams.

The board finds leads and build teams of volunteers to work in different areas.

The board members for the 2025 conference are:

Anders Hammarquist
Aris Nivorils
Artur Czepiel (Chair)
Cyril Bitterich
Ege Akman
Mia Bajić (Vice Chair)
Shekhar Koirala

Event Management - Anežka Müller

Anežka is a freelance event manager and a longtime member of the Czech Python community. This year, for the first time, we hired a contractor, Anežka, to provide paid support and improve the sustainability of our organisation.

Anežka handled communication with all suppliers, relieving volunteers and board members of logistical tasks. She coordinated with the venue, catering, speakers’ dinner, social events, sprints venue, booth builders, t-shirts, stickers, and numerous other smaller suppliers. Without her support, we wouldn’t have had the freedom to focus our energy on creative tasks and organising fun events.

We are deeply grateful to Anežka for her invaluable work and dedication.

Programme

Right after the location is announced, the Programme Team begins work immediately. They manage Call for Proposals, Community Voting, Proposals Screening, Panels, final selection of the Talks, Tutorials, Posters, Scheduling, Keynotes, Open Spaces, and all the last minute updates.

Jodie Burchell
Cristián Maureira-Fredes
Diego Russo
Marina Moro
Naa Ashiorkor Nortey
Rodrigo Girão Serrão
Yuliia Barabash

Big thanks to Jodie and Cristián for their outstanding efforts in leading the programme team and for making sure that speakers and participants have a smooth and enjoyable experience.

Reviewers

Once proposals are submitted, reviewers read, rate, and leave feedback. This helps us cover many areas and ensures high-quality selections by incorporating input from multiple people.

Reviewers:

Alexander Ptakhin
Arafat Olayiwola
Arian Ivec
Aris Nivorlis
Artur Czepiel
Ashish Gupta
BELISA RENATA ARNHOLD CENTENARO
Bhushan Kapkar
Celia López
Christos Paisios
Cosima Meyer
Cyril Bitterich
David Gomes
David Louis Hollembaek
Deborah Foroni
Dessy
Diego Russo
Doreen Peace Nangira Wanyama
Dr. Lisa Andreevna Chalaguine
Ezra Yendau
Goetz Buerkle
Goutam Tiwari
Guillermo Navas-Palencia
Harald Nezbeda
Irina Vidal Migallón
Isaac Chung
Jakub Krajniak
Joao Futi Muanda
Jodie Burchell
Jose Manuel
Joy Christine
Juan Álvarez
Julien Lenormand
Kalyan Prasad
Katerina Vankova
Kenni Konate
Kir Chou
Koti Vellanki
Krishnasis Mandal
Kshitijaa Jaglan
Lauris Jullien
Liberta Gani
Luca Corbucci
Lucie Anglade
MD. TAUFIQUL HAQUE KHAN TUSAR
Marcin Gastol
Maria Jose Molina Contreras
Marina Moro López
Martin Borus
Mohit Bansal
Nathan Bransby
Neeraj Pandey
Ngazetungue Muheue
Niklas Mertsch
Nitin Agarwal
Nosa
Oladapo Kayode Abiodun
Olena
Oliver Thieke
Parul Gupta
Paul Zuradzki
Pavel Bityukov
Roberto Polli
Robson Kanhalelo
Roland Sztaho
Satish Mane
Saurav Jain
Sayantika Banik
Sebastiaan Zeeff
Shaghayegh Bagherian
Shagun Sodhani
Shyamnath Premnadh
Sourav Singh
Tathagata Dasgupta
Tiago Montes
Tibs
Travis Hathaway
Ulrik Södergren
Varun Singhal
Vinícius Gubiani Ferreira
Yulia Barabash
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Speaker Mentorship

In parallel with the Call for Proposals, we kick off the Speaker Mentorship Programme. It’s designed to help new and less experienced speakers submit proposals and, if accepted, build their confidence and prepare their talks.

This team coordinated the Speaker Mentorship Programme:

Naa Ashiorkor Nortey
Joana Owusu-Appiah
Theofanis Petkos

Mentors

Mentorship programme organisers match mentees with experienced mentors who provide feedback and regular meetings.

Here are all the mentors who lent their time and expertise this year:

Alisa Dammer
Anastasiia Tymoshchuk
Aris Nivorlis
Bhagvan Kommadi
Cheuk Ting Ho
Cristián Maureira-Fredes
Reuven Lerner
Diego Russo
Dilyan Grigorov
Fanis Petkos
Francis Billa
Honza Kral
Kalyan Prasad
Koti Vellanki
Jiawei Wang
María Andrea Vignau
Mario Garcia
Moisés Guimarães
Maxim Danilov
Omotola OMOTAYO
Siddharth Gupta
Vinícius Gubiani Ferreira
Yuliia Barabash

Communications & Design

The Communications & Design team works year-round, with significant efforts during the conference launch, and major deadlines - like CFP, tickets, etc.

This team is responsible for EuroPython’s social media accounts, blog, newsletter, media partnerships, and overall communications:

Mia Bajić
Tim Hobbs
Martina Zátopková

The Design team creates digital and printed designs throughout the year, including banners, badges, social media cards, and website design:

Adriana Sánchez
Cristián Maureira-Fredes
Daksh P. Jain
Mia Bajić
Raquel Dou

We also maintain a conference website to ensure it includes the latest updates and essential information. This is the team responsible for keeping it updated:

Mia Bajić
Marcin Wierzbanowski
Artur Czepiel
Ege Akman

Big shoutout to Daksh P. Jain for the website design, and to Marcin Wierzbanowski for rewriting the entire website and refactoring our codebase.

Another big thanks to Marcin Wierzbanowski for helping automating design assets creation.

Thanks to Panagiotis Kyrillos for the EP2025 logo, based on Adriana Sanchéz’s astronomical clock design from 2024.

Sponsorship

Conference income comes from ticket sales and sponsorships. The Sponsors Team contacts sponsors early, manages contracts, invoices, logistics, exhibits, and ensures all contract deliverables are fulfilled by other teams.

The team:

Anežka Müller
Artur Czepiel
Iryna Kondrashchenko
Jake Balaš
Konstantin Ignatov
Kshitijaa Jaglan
Marcin Wierzbanowski
Mia Bajić
Oleh Kostromin
Raquel Dou

Financial Aid

Speakers or attendees who need financial assistance to attend can apply for support. This team manages financial aid applications, selects recipients, handles communications, and ensures invoices are submitted:

Vicky Twomey-Lee
Doreen Peace Nangira Wanyama
Koti Vellanki
Shekhar Koirala
Artur Czepiel

Operations

This is the largest team, divided into several smaller teams. You can meet them onsite or when contacting our helpdesk, staffed weekly by rotating team members.

Special thanks goes to George Zisopoulos and Martin Borus for answering hundreds of questions on our helpdesk.

Operations Team:

Aneta Popelová
Anežka Müller
Aris Nivorlis
George Margaritis
George Zisopoulos
Jakub Červinka
Jake Balaš
John Robert
Kateřina Vaňková
Liberta Gani
Mahe Iram Khan
Martin Borus
Moisés Guimarães
Niklas Mertsch
Piotr Gnus
Saurav Pandey
Simon Peter Dagbui

Discord Team

If you have a valid ticket, you have received access to our Discord server where you can chat with fellow participants, speakers, or organisers. This team manages the Discord server, ensuring only participants have access and proper permissions.

Huge thanks to Niklas Mertsch for leading Discord and bot management!

The work on maintaining and updating the Discord bot can be found on the EuroPython Discord bot repo.

A/V Team

Although an external supplier handles streaming and recording, this team communicates with the venue, manages digital screens, and handles unforeseen technical issues.

Big thanks to Raquel Dou, Piotr Gnus and Anežka Müller for A/V coordination.

Onsite Volunteers Team

Once you enter the conference, the first what you see are people in yellow t-shirts. They’re our volunteers, who assist attendees, chair sessions, and hand out materials.

Big thanks to Jake Balaš, Liberta Gani and Mahe Iram Khan for managing everything related to them.

Onsite volunteers:

Agata Leszczak
Aleksandra Golofaeva
Aleksandr Salynskii
Ales Zoulek
Anna Verbytska
Ashish Gupta
Atahan Ceylan
Barbora Hůlová
Barbora Profantová
Becky Smith
Benny Hoog
Betty Zoulek
Björn Brandt
Boris Kolda
Carlijn van der Vleuten
Christos Zeglis
Daksh P. Jain
Daniel Clauser
Daria Linhart Grudzien
Dario Quaglia
Dieter Vansteenwegen
Doreen Peace
Edoardo Baldi
Emma Cooke
Evgeniya Volkova
Hugo van Kemenade
Jakub Jelínek
Jan Pipek
Kátia Nakamura
Katerina Vankova
Kavitha Nair
Kir Chou
Koti Vellanki
Kushal Das
Maria Baluch
Mark Smith
Niharika Vadluri
Nina Belyavskaya
Oleksii Kraievyi
Pelle Koster
Peter Dagbui
Peter Hozak
Pierre-Loic Bayart
Pujan Thapa
Ravpreet Singh Maini
Reuven Lerner
Sebastian Witowski
Sena Sahin
Shivani Ramachandran
Somika Sharma
Stanley Langa
Tanya Kamyshanskaya
Thibaud Colas
Tomas Roun
Vega Čerkassova
Wiktor Kołodziej
Will Tollervey

Accessibility

The Accessibility team ensured that the conference, both online and onsite, was welcoming and accessible to people with diverse needs.

Members:

Alan Dublaouch
Konstantin Ignatov

Big shoutout to Niklas Mertsch, who worked with most participants who indicated accessibility needs to create a support plan that suited their individual circumstances.

Special thanks to the volunteers who supported our visually impaired speakers throughout the event, helping to make the conference an inclusive and comfortable space for them:

Jake Balaš
Cristián Maureira-Fredes
Raquel Dou
Konstantin Ignatov
Daniel Clauser
Vega Čerkassova
Aleksandr Salynskii
Evgeniya Volkova

Events & Workshops Organisers

Beyond talks and tutorials, EuroPython includes engaging events and workshops.

Django Girls

A workshop designed to inspire less represented groups, particularly women, to get interested in technology. Big thanks to Doreen Peace Nangira Wanyama for organizing!

Humble Data

Data workshop designed for total beginners coming from less represented groups. Organisers and mentors:

Cheuk Ting Ho
Jodie Burchell
Martin Borus
Sena Şahin

Special thanks to Jodie Burchell for coordinating beginner workshops.

Unconference Day

In parallel with sprints and workshops, there was an unconference day featuring Q&A, discussions, and unconference-style sessions, inspired by the same concept hosted at PyCon CZ 23. Huge thanks to organisers Daria Grudzien Linhart and Honza Javorek.

PyLadies Events

On Thursday, PyLadies hosted multiple events for PyLadies and allies to get together. Shoutout to Maria José Molina for coordination.

Community Events

Community Organisers Open Space

Special thanks to Maria José Molina, Theofanis Petkos, Cristián Maureira-Fredes and Vassiliki Dalakiari for organising and moderating the community organisers’ space.

During the three main conference days, a few communities participated with a booth at the venue to tell people more about their communities and conferences. Thank you to Maria José Molina for coordination, and the volunteers that helped.

Sprints

If you came to sprints, you could have seen open-source maintainers and people submitting PRs to projects. Many thanks to Rodrigo Girão Serrão for organising sprints and supporting all maintainers and sprint organisers.

Code of Conduct Committee

We have a code of conduct in place to make sure that the conference is a safe place for many different people. This team is responsible for receiving and handling CoC reports:

Cheuk Ting Ho
Georgi Ker
Jakub Vysoky
Lumír Balhar
Vicky Twomey-Lee

Alessandro Arese Visconti
Claudio Cirri
Consuelo Cipriani
Gabriele Cardini
Gian Marco Vigni
Matteo Piccinini
Matteo Vanni
Raquel Dou
Simone Giorgi
Vincenzo Cicanese

Conference Photographer

The official EuroPython conference and social event photos were taken by:

Jan Kaderka

EuroPython Speakers’ Dinner, Social Event and Sprints photographs were taken by our volunteers:

Mia Bajić
Moisés Guimarães
Kushal Das

Susie’s Babysitting

Big thanks to Susie’s Babysitting. for making our conference more accessible!