# Portfolio

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AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification
CockroachDB University certifications

Any talks?
DjangoCon US 2021?

Conference photos
https://www.flickr.com/photos/djangocon/53300688310/

Topic Ideas List
https://django-news.com/issues/179#start
https://github.com/KatherineMichel/portfolio/blob/master/conference-blog-posts/topic-ideas-djangocon-us-2023.md

DjangoCon US Recap
https://django-news.com/issues/205#start
https://github.com/KatherineMichel/portfolio/blob/master/conference-blog-posts/recap-of-djangocon-us-2023.md

https://engineering.stanford.edu/magazine/stanford-engineering-offers-free-online-introductory-programming-course

Photos
https://twitter.com/KatiMichel/status/1707909068843602233 | Katherine "Kati" Michel on X: "I am calling this JPMC-henge. It's the full harvest moon shining beyond the Plano campus buildings at 7:15 am CST this morning. https://t.co/6wyc1ki6ix" / X
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Table of Contents
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- [Testimonials](#testimonials)
- [A Few Favorite Accomplishments](#a-few-favorite-accomplishments)
- [A Little Bit About Me](#a-little-bit-about-me)
- [Resume and Contact Info](#resume-and-contact-info)
- [Employment and Consulting](#employment-and-consulting)
    - [Wharton School of Business](#wharton-school-of-business)
    - [Eldarion](#eldarion)
    - [Co-operative Financial Services and Britannia Building Society](#co-operative-financial-services-and-britannia-building-society)        
- [Software Development, Open Source, and Community](#software-development-open-source-and-community)
    - [Software Release Planning](#software-release-planning)
    - [Pinax 20.XX Release](#pinax-20xx-release)
    - [Pinax 18.01 Release](#pinax-1801-release)
    - [DjangoCon US](#djangocon-us)
    - [Developer Relations](#developer-relations)
    - [Documentation](#documentation)
- [Personal Projects and Blog Posts](#personal-projects-and-blog-posts)
    - [Miscellaneous](#miscellaneous)
    - [Projects](#projects)
    - [Stanford Code in Place- 2020](#stanford-code-in-place--2020)
    - [Conference Blog Posts](#conference-blog-posts)
    - [Blog Post Contributions](#blog-post-contributions)     
- [Public Speaking](#public-speaking)
    - [Stanford Code in Place- 2021 (Section Leader)](#stanford-code-in-place--2021-section-leader)
    - [Talks and Panels](#talks-and-panels)
    - [Talk and GitHub Classroom](#talk-and-github-classroom)
    - [Lightning Talks](#lightning-talks)
    - [Interviews](#interviews)
    - [Videos](#videos)
    - [Talk Proposals](#talk-proposals)
- [Python and Django Community Leadership and Event Management](#python-and-django-community-leadership-and-event-management)
    - [Memberships](#memberships)
    - [Django Events Foundation North America (DEFNA)](#django-events-foundation-north-america-defna)
    - [DjangoCon US](#djangocon-us)
- [Education](#education)
    - [Stanford Code in Place- 2021 (Section Leader)](#stanford-code-in-place-2021-section-leader)
    - [Stanford Code in Place- 2020](#stanford-code-in-place--2020-1)
    - [Lancaster University Management School](#lancaster-university-management-school)        
- [Mentoring and Mentors](#mentoring-and-mentors)
    - [My Mentors](#my-mentors)
    - [My Mentees](#my-mentees)
- [Kudos](#kudos)
    - [DjangoCon US Website](#djangocon-us-website)
    - [DjangoCon US Conference](#djangocon-us-conference)
    - [Python Community](#python-community)
- [Milestones](#milestones)
- [Copyright](#copyright)

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## Testimonials

> **“Each year, one of my favorite parts of working with DjangoCon US has been getting to collaborate with Katherine. She has always been so level-headed, kind, and given constructive and thoughtful feedback. Katherine is someone that I would forever jump at a chance to work with again, as she brings expertise, organization, and friendly oversight to any project she’s a part of.”**<br>
> — Joni Trythall, Owner/Design Lead at [YupGup](https://yupgup.com/), February 12, 2021

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* Helping to document, productize, and launch Wharton Business School's mission-driven Simpl game simulation framework
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## A Little Bit About Me

* Extroverted introvert
* Aspiring to world class execution
* High skilled
* Conceptual thinker
* Creative
* Precise
* A wordsmith
* Interested in continual improvement, not perfection
* Kind and empathetic
* Strong willed

Personal interests
* Music
* Travel
* Simple pleasures
* Enjoying the moment
* Art in the everyday

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## Resume and Contact Info

For more detailed information, see my [LinkedIn profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherinemichel/).

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https://interactive.wharton.upenn.edu/experiences/ | Learning Experiences | Wharton Interactive
https://github.com/janeeisenstein | janeeisenstein (Jane Eisenstein)

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## Employment and Consulting

### Wharton School of Business

#### Simpl Game Simulation Framework (Wharton Learning Lab and Wharton Interactive)

About [Simpl](https://simulations.wharton.upenn.edu/simpl/)
* Mission-driven, disruptive tool with the potential to democratize access to game simulations
* Built with Python/Django and React 
* Incubated through Wharton's Alfred West Jr. Learning Lab

Roles
* Technical Advisor
* Technical Writer
* Expert in product, market analysis, open source, community development
* Navigation of productization, marketing, launch
* Working with Simpl Core Team to Docker-ize demo and game-making components, which will increase adoption
* Documenting Docker instructions

#### IdeaMachine (Wharton Interactive)

About [IdeaMachine](https://interactive.wharton.upenn.edu/learning-platforms/ideamachine/)
* Social Interaction and Peer to Peer Learning for the Classroom
* Incubated through Wharton Interactive

Roles
* Researcher
* Technical Writer

### Eldarion

Roles
* Pinax 21.05 Release: Lead Release Manager
* Pinax 20.XX Release: Lead Release Manager
* Pinax 18.01 Release: Mentored Release Manager/Contributor

### Co-operative Financial Services and Britannia Building Society

## Software Development, Open Source, and Community

### Software Release Planning

* Created Pinax 21.05 [Release Plan](https://github.com/pinax/pinax/wiki/Pinax-21.05-Release-Plan)
* Created Pinax [Roadmap](https://github.com/pinax/pinax/projects/1)
* Created Pinax 20.XX [Release Plan](https://github.com/pinax/pinax/wiki/Pinax-20.XX-Release-Plan)
* Created Pinax [Community Health Files (WiP)](https://github.com/pinax/.github)

### Pinax 21.05 Release

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Pinax 21.05 Release Overview (Completed in April 2021)
* Updated pinax-starter-projects and pinax-cli
* Around 28 Pinax apps were included
* Dropped support for Django 3.0
* Added support for Django 3.1, and Python 3.9
* Maintained support for Django 2.2 (LTS), and Python 3.6, 3.7, and 3.8
* Updated testing matrix, continuous integration, and packaging configs
* Improved documentation (global docs, installation instructions, tutorial)
* Implemented automation (auto publish by GitHub Action to PyPI upon tagging release; run tox via GitHub Actions)
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### Pinax 20.XX Release

Pinax 20.XX Release Overview (Completed in the spring and summer of 2020)
* Around 28 Pinax apps were included
* Dropped support for Django 1.11, 2.0, and 2.1, and Python 2,7, 3.4, and 3.5
* Added support for Django 2.2 and 3.0, and Python 3.6, 3.7, and 3.8
* Updated testing matrix, continuous integration, and packaging configs
* Improved documentation and its discoverability

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#### Release Highlights

Contributors, issues, and PRs since the previous release: 
* Dozens of contributors opened issues, submitted PRs, and provided support
* Over 160 issues were closed
* Over 100 PRs were merged
* Over 30 PRs were closed

Release overview:
* Around 28 Pinax apps were included
* Support was dropped for Django 1.11, 2.0, and 2.1, and Python 2,7, 3.4, and 3.5 
* Support was added for Django 2.2 and 3.0, and Python 3.6, 3.7, and 3.8
* Version testing, continuous integration, and packaging configurations were updated

Documentation and discoverability:
* The Pinax release and maintainer processes were extensively documented for the first time
* The number of files in repos was reduced and configurations standardized across repos in order to make repos more approachable and more easily documented
* Community documents were created or revised if out-of-date, and moved to central locations

Community:
* A new Community Plan created a strategy to make it easier for users and contributors to get started
* A new "Important Links" section at the top of each README.md will help people find what they need

### Pinax 18.01 Release

Pinax 18.01 Release Overview (Completed in the spring of 2018; around 28 Pinax apps were included)
* Dropped support for Django 1.8, 1.9, 1.10 and Python 3.3
* Added support for Django 2.0
* Converted from Travis CI to CircleCI and CodeCov
* Updated setup.py format
* Moved docs to README.mds and improved README.md layouts

### DjangoCon US

* [Website Chair and Technical Lead Description](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/portfolio/blob/master/djangocon-us-roles.md)
* Website Co-Chair, Technical Lead, and Maintainer, 2019/[Website](https://2019.djangocon.us/) and [GitHub Repo](https://github.com/djangocon/2019.djangocon.us/)
* Website Chair, Technical Lead, and Maintainer, 2018/[Website](https://2018.djangocon.us/) and [GitHub Repo](https://github.com/djangocon/2018.djangocon.us/)
* Website Chair, Technical Lead, and Maintainer, 2017/[Website](https://2017.djangocon.us/) and [GitHub Repo](https://github.com/djangocon/2017.djangocon.us/)
* [Website Contributing Guidance](https://github.com/djangocon/2017.djangocon.us/blob/master/README.md) Author, 2017
* [Website CfP](https://www.defna.org/announcements/2017/10/10/call-for-proposals-for-djangocon-2018-website/) Author, 2017
* DjangoCon US 2017 Organizer and [Django Girls Event](https://djangogirls.org/spokane) Organizer

### Developer Relations

Pinax
* Technical Writer
* Technical Community Manager
* Representative at numerous conferences

DEFNA
* Representative at numerous conferences

### Documentation

* Authored DjangoCon US [Contributing documentation](https://github.com/djangocon/2020.djangocon.us/blob/master/README.md) (originally, in 2016)
* Created [Setting Up an Open Source Project](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/setting-up-an-open-source-project) (mostly valid, but not updated recently)

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## Personal Projects and Blog Posts

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### Miscellaneous

* [Year in Review Blog Post (2020)](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/portfolio/blob/master/regular-blog-posts/year-in-review.md)
* [Hacktoberfest PRs- 2020 Blog Post](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/portfolio/blob/master/regular-blog-posts/hacktoberfest-prs-2020.md)

### Projects

* [Building a Taco John's Scraper Blog Post](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/portfolio/blob/master/regular-blog-posts/building-a-taco-johns-scraper.md)
* [TIL- 100 Days of Code Version Blog Post](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/portfolio/blob/master/regular-blog-posts/til-100-days-of-code-version.md) and [GitHub Repo](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/til-100-days-of-code-version/)

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### Stanford Code in Place- 2020

* [Reflections on Stanford Code in Place Blog Post](regular-blog-posts/reflections-on-stanford-code-in-place.md)
* [Simba Friends Twitter Bot Project GitHub Repo](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/stanford-code-in-place-final-project) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/SimbaFriendsBot)
* [Stanford Code in Place Experimental Art Exhibit GitHub Repo](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/stanford-code-in-place-art-exhibit-experiment/) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/StanfordCiPArt)

### Conference Blog Posts

* [Recap of PyGotham 2019](https://eldarion.com/blog/2020/07/20/recap-pygotham-2019/)/[Backup](conference-blog-posts/recap-of-pygotham-2019.md)
* [Recap of DjangoCon US 2019](https://eldarion.com/blog/2019/10/28/recap-django-us-2019/)/[Backup](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/portfolio/blob/master/conference-blog-posts/recap-of-djangocon-us-2019.md)
* [Recap of PyCon US 2019](https://eldarion.com/blog/2019/06/01/recap-pycon-us-2019/)/[Backup](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/portfolio/blob/master/conference-blog-posts/recap-of-pycon-us-2019.md)

### Blog Post Contributions

* Contributor to [How Eldarion Works Remotely](https://eldarion.com/blog/2020/03/13/how-eldarion-works-remotely/)

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## Public Speaking

### Twitter DevRel

* Invited by Twitter DevRel to produce a series of video tutorials and livestream sessions about my Twitter Art Bot and Art Gallery created as part of Stanford Code in Place

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### Stanford Code in Place- 2021 (Section Leader)

Activities
* Created comprehensive recap slides for each section: https://github.com/KatherineMichel/stanford-code-in-place-section-leader
* Facilitated collaborative problem solving among students through live coding

Slides
* [Section 1 Google Drive](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SopOGi7yq_KO6J3OcSLR6tVTY3sj9bl2Rysdz8mSiG8/edit?usp=sharing) and [PDF](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/stanford-code-in-place-section-leader/blob/main/section-1.pdf)
* [Section 2 Google Drive](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1m9bJjCXw0hfQP3IhATgV4LD9NchMd3lEKiy9qgk_TRQ/edit?usp=sharing) and [PDF](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/stanford-code-in-place-section-leader/blob/main/section-2.pdf)
* [Section 3 Google Drive](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xKYSnNtoDR0lQ_JFwEXxaichiYZ6CXzmzQvVMZeo27Q/edit?usp=sharing) and [PDF](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/stanford-code-in-place-section-leader/blob/main/section-3.pdf)
* [Section 4 Google Drive](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lTY9vrPXTK-X8vrTzi5m7YaJMmdIKOQXlasuhC74UAA/edit?usp=sharing) and [PDF](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/stanford-code-in-place-section-leader/blob/main/section-4.pdf)
* [Section 5 Google Drive](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BOGBQxL2ciGfxfIHR2frcx7qEDIvipW_qfVUbrSn1lU/edit?usp=sharing) and [PDF](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/stanford-code-in-place-section-leader/blob/main/section-5.pdf)

### Talks and Panels

2021
* DjangoCon US 2021 "[Desmitificando el Mantenimiento](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/desmitificando-el-mantenimiento-djangocon-us-2021-talk)"
* DjangoCon US 2021 "[Maintaining Demystified](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/maintaining-demystified-djangocon-us-2021-talk)"
* GitHub Talk "[Journey to Maintainer](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/journey-to-maintainer-github-talk)"
* PyCon US 2021 [Maintainers Summit](https://us.pycon.org/2021/summits/maintainers/) "[Bringing Pinax Back to Life](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/bringing-pinax-back-to-life-pycon-us-maintainers-summit-talk)"/[Replay](https://youtu.be/KfPukNq7lVI)
* [FOSDEM Python Devroom](https://fosdem.org/2021/schedule/track/python/) "[Bringing Pinax Back to Life](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/bringing-pinax-back-to-life-fosdem-talk)"/[Replay](http://bofh.nikhef.nl/events/FOSDEM/2021/D.python/python_pinax.webm) (Stats: FOSDEM is the biggest Free and Open Source software conference in the world, with more than 8000 attendees)

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2020
* PyLadies Southwest Florida, PyLadies Miami, SWFL Coders, SWFL Data, and FGCU SEC Meetup (Hacktoberfest) 2020 "[Get a Jumpstart on Collaboration and Code Review in GitHub](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/get-a-jumpstart-on-collaboration-and-code-review-in-github-pyladies-southwest-florida-talk)"/[Replay](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTc2MRg3f0I)
* PyCon US 2020 [Maintainers Summit](https://us.pycon.org/2020/hatchery/maintainers/) (Accepted but not given, due to event having been cancelled) "[Bringing Pinax Back to Life](talk-proposals/2020-pycon-us-maintainers-summit.md)"

2018
* DjangoCon US 2018 "[State of Django" Panel](https://2018.djangocon.us/talk/state-of-django-panel/)"/[Replay](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrAFQW7Wza0), representing DEFNA

2017
* DjangoCon US 2017 "[Get a Jumpstart on Collaboration and Code Review in GitHub](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/get-a-jumpstart-on-collaboration-and-code-review-in-github-djangocon-us-2017-talk)"/[Replay](https://youtu.be/KCKPbsi88IU)
* devICT Presents Meetup (Hacktoberfest) 2017 "[Get a Jumpstart on Collaboration and Code Review in GitHub](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/get-a-jumpstart-on-collaboration-and-code-review-in-gitHub-devict-hacktoberfest-talk)"/[Replay](https://youtu.be/qKQddTEHcXs)

### Talk and GitHub Classroom

* PyLadies Remote 2017 "[Get a Jumpstart on Collaboration and Code Review in GitHub](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/get-a-jumpstart-on-collaboration-and-code-review-in-github-pyladies-remote-talk)"/[Replay](https://youtu.be/eBTLPYbVvQY)

### Lightning Talks

2021
* DevICT [Lunch Lightning Talks](https://www.meetup.com/devict/events/275303517/) "[Pinax Lessons Learned](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/pinax-lessons-learned-devict)"

### Interviews

2020-2021
* [DEFNA Interview with Katia and Josie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzBx-w4BNdw)

### Videos

* Coming soon :)

### Talk Proposals- Accepted

* DjangoCon US 2021 "[Manteniendo Desmitificado](talk-proposals/2021-djangocon-us-espanol.md)"
* DjangoCon US 2021 "[Maintaining Demystified](talk-proposals/2021-djangocon-us-english.md)"
* PyCon US 2021 [Maintainers Summit](https://us.pycon.org/2021/summits/maintainers/) "[Bringing Pinax Back to Life](talk-proposals/2021-pycon-us-maintainers-summit.md)"
* FOSDEM 2021 "[Bringing Pinax Back to Life](talk-proposals/2021-fosdem.md)"
* PyCon US 2020 [Maintainers Summit](https://us.pycon.org/2020/hatchery/maintainers/) "[Bringing Pinax Back to Life](talk-proposals/2020-pycon-us-maintainers-summit.md)"
* DjangoCon US 2017 "[Get a Jumpstart on Collaboration and Code Review in GitHub](talk-proposals/2017-djangocon-us.md)"

### Talk Proposals- Rejected

* GitHub 2021 [Global Maintainer Summit](https://globalmaintainersummit.github.com/) "[Bringing Pinax Back to Life](talk-proposals/2021-github-global-maintainer-summit.md)"
* PyGotham TV 2020 "[Discovering the Next Great Artist: Python](https://github.com/KatherineMichel/portfolio/blob/master/talk-proposals/2020-pygotham-tv.md)"
* PyCascades 2018 "[Choosing an Advanced Git Workflow](talk-proposals/2018-pycascades.md)"
* PyCon Canada 2017 "[Get a Jumpstart on Collaboration and Code Review in GitHub](talk-proposals/2017-pycon-canada.md)"
* PyGotham 2017 "[Get a Jumpstart on Collaboration and Code Review in GitHub](talk-proposals/2017-pygotham-.md)"

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## Python and Django Community Leadership and Event Management

### Memberships

* [Python Software Foundation (PSF) Contributing Member](https://www.python.org/psf/membership/)
* [Django Software Foundation (DSF) Individual Member](https://www.djangoproject.com/foundation/individual-members/) (Nominated and Confirmed)

### Django Events Foundation North America (DEFNA)

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* Corporate Secretary, 2020- present
* Director, 2017- present

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## Education

### Stanford Code in Place- 2021 (Section Leader)

Code in Place, offered online by Stanford University April-May 2021
* Among a group of highly skilled teachers handpicked to be part of the Code in Place Teaching Team as Section Leaders
* Received teaching training through Stanford Engineering
* Led a group of ~10 students in completing a 5-week introductory online Python programming course based on material from the first half of Stanford’s introductory programming course, CS106A

Activities
* Created comprehensive recap slides for each section: https://github.com/KatherineMichel/stanford-code-in-place-section-leader
* Facilitated collaborative problem solving among students through live coding
* Provided ongoing support and motivation
* Mentored students

Performance
* Consistently received very positive comments and highest possible rating from student feedback

### Stanford Code in Place- 2020

Code in Place, offered online by Stanford University April-May 2020
* Completed a 5-week introductory online Python programming course based on material from the first half of Stanford’s introductory programming course, CS106A.
* Offered by Stanford during COVID-19 pandemic, with 10,000 global students and 900 volunteer teachers participating from around the world. 

Blog Post
* [Reflections on Stanford Code in Place](regular-blog-posts/reflections-on-stanford-code-in-place.md)

### Lancaster University Management School

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## Mentoring and Mentors

### My Mentors

* Jeff Triplett, early Django Developer at The Lawrence Journal World, birthplace of Django
* Graham Ullrich, Pinax Maintainer
* Mfon Eti-mfon, Pinax Contributor and DSF Board member

### My Mentees

* Mentored [Mfon Eti-mfon](https://twitter.com/mfonism), developer and Nigerian dev community advocate, to make a major contribution to Pinax 20.XX Release, particularly through the DevOps and other documentation that I created.
* Mentored 12 year old [Codergirl.py](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4JR8GnLh-JUKIrrPES28Og) to make her first [open source contribution](https://github.com/pycascades/welcome-wagon-2018/pull/27).
* In general, I've provided mentoring and support to any Pinax user who needs help

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## Kudos

### DjangoCon US Website

> **"It is really beautiful Katherine! 💕"**<br>
> — Hayley Debraver's [tweet](https://twitter.com/hayleydenb/status/1110635688548925440), March 26, 2019

> **"Excited to share a project we have been working on this year over at @helloyupgup 🚀 🌴 Thoroughly enjoyed teaming up with these folks 💕"**<br>
> — Joni Trythall's [tweet](https://twitter.com/JoniTrythall/status/978663793529155585), March 27, 2018

> **"Great job! 👏👏👏👏"**<br>
> — Jeff Triplett's [tweet](https://twitter.com/webology/status/978719557153181698), March 27, 2018

> **"it is looking so cool! 😀😀"**<br>
> — Victor Freitas's [tweet](https://twitter.com/vitorfs/status/978721185071534082), March 27, 2018

> **"I love the new site for DjangoCon US ♥️ It's been great seeing it progress! Everyone did great work!"**<br>
> — Lindsey Dragun's [tweet](https://twitter.com/techevangelista/status/978678618032345089), March 27, 2018

### DjangoCon US Conference

> **"#Djangocon 2018 in San Diego has been the most inclusive, breath of fresh air conference I've ever attended, with the most beautiful and diverse group of people. Way to go Team Djangocon, @FlipperPA !!! <3"**<br>
> — Amber Wanner's [tweet](https://twitter.com/thedevwhisperer/status/1052725723222298626), October 17, 2018

> **"#djangocon closing remarks: biggest year ever, 477 tickets, 178 tutorial tickets, $20k in financial aid to 41 people, 2x sponsorship from '17 (while @h34th3r329 was pregnant!), 66% of tutorials from underrepresented groups"**<br>
> — Drew Winstel's [tweet](https://twitter.com/hops_and_smoke/status/1052728711030571009), October 17, 2018

> **"I had a good feeling from the website alone. It emphasized community all the way through, ... In all these little ways, they sent a clear and cohesive message that emphasized the importance of making everyone feel welcome... Those details are where love and empathy live. Those details are fucks given. Those details made my hear warm, and made me feel at home. Thank you DjangoCon. It was an honor to get to know you."**<br>
> — From Saron Yitbarek's blog post "[That Time I Went to DjangoCon and Fell in Love with the Community](https://medium.com/@saronyitbarek/that-time-i-went-to-djangocon-and-fell-in-love-with-the-community-2cec0383c85b)," July 31, 2016

### Python Community

> **"✌️😁🤳 @KatiMichel #SelfieSprint #SelfCareSprint #pycascades"**<br>
> — Mariatta's [tweet](https://twitter.com/mariatta/status/1125536715215601665), March 6, 2019

> **"Quite proud to know the people @jessicamckellar just mentioned in her #PyCaribbean closing keynote. @mariatta helped ME make my first CPython contribution too! #KojoInSDQ #NorAmGT"**<br>
> — Kojo Idrissa's [tweet](https://twitter.com/Transition/status/965346647088693248), February 18, 2018

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## Milestones

> **“Finishing up a new Pinax release that drops support for Python 2.7 in 25+ apps and improves our community docs, among other things. Big milestone for me because I managed the end-to-end process... created the release plan, oversaw the work, merged the PRs, tagged & published.🎉”**<br>
> — My Pinax Release [tweet](https://twitter.com/KatiMichel/status/1284637328330424320), July 18, 2020

> **“Beautiful "negative" image tweeted by @SimbaFriendsBot, my Stanford Code in Place final project, inspired by @chrispiech's dog. My Python script that powers it is run solely via @GitHub Actions, downloading, modifying, and tweeting an image within GitHub. ”**<br>
> — My [tweet](https://twitter.com/KatiMichel/status/1264308702594527238), May 23, 2020

> **“I'm a very proud @djangocon US Website Co-Chair. Our beautiful 2019 site is live! The design changes from sunrise to sunset based on time of day. ⛵️🌅 Hope you'll take a look. 😍 Thank you @helloyupgup and everyone who made it happen. Join us in San Diego?”**<br>
> — My [tweet](https://twitter.com/KatiMichel/status/1110297387363258368), March 15, 2019

> **“I'm one very proud @djangocon US Website Chair! Our site just went live and it's super cute. Thank you to the @defnado board, @helloyupgup, and the many volunteers who all came together to make it happen. I hope you'll take a look! 😍”**<br>
> — My [tweet](https://twitter.com/KatiMichel/status/978670541530779650), March 27, 2018

> **“Thrilled to have had the chance to represent @defnado at PyCon and get to know many members of the Mexican and Latin American communities! 🇲🇽 🐍”**<br>
> — My PyCon Charlas [tweet](https://twitter.com/KatiMichel/status/1126652328608710658), May 9, 2019

> **“PyCon Charlas are kicking off right now. We have two @defnado Board Members representing DEFNA at @pyconcharlas today (@lakatialira and @KatiMichel). They want to meet people who use DEFNA's services! #PyCon #PyCon2019”**<br>
> — DEFNA PyCon Charlas [tweet](https://twitter.com/defnado/status/1124342530915520512), May 3, 2019

> **“DEFNA Board Members @katimichel y @lakatialira representaron a DEFNA en las PyCon Charlas y pudieron chatear con muchos miembros de las comunidades de Python de México y Latinoamerica. Kati escribió una blog post sobre su experiencia en PyCon. Léelo aquí!”**<br>
> — DEFNA PyCon Charlas [tweet](https://twitter.com/defnado/status/1135947120463081472), May 3, 2019

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## Copyright

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