PyLadies is a global community that supports women and other marginalized genders in becoming active participants and leaders in the Python open-source ecosystem. Through local chapters, meetups, workshops, mentorship, and community events, PyLadies creates welcoming spaces where people can learn, share knowledge, build confidence, and contribute to technology together.
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This talk introduces the idea of starting a PyLadies chapter in South Tyrol. At the moment, the nearest chapters are in Munich and Vienna, leaving Bolzano and the wider South Tyrol region without a local PyLadies community. Yet South Tyrol has a growing technology, research, education, and innovation landscape, with many people who could benefit from a supportive, inclusive, and international network focused on Python, open source, and community leadership.
The session will present what PyLadies is, how the global community works, and why local chapters matter. It will explain how PyLadies chapters can support beginners, students, researchers, developers, educators, career changers, and experienced professionals alike. A chapter can offer many formats: informal meetups, coding sessions, talks, study groups, contribution sprints, mentoring circles, collaborations with universities and research institutions, and events connected to the wider Python and FOSS communities.
The goal of this talk is not only to inform, but also to invite. It is an open call for people in South Tyrol who are interested in creating a local chapter together. Starting a chapter does not require being an expert Python developer or an experienced organizer. It requires curiosity, care, collaboration, and a shared wish to make the local tech community more accessible and inclusive.
Let’s take these first practical steps together. Let’s discuss how you want to see the local FOSS and Python community develope. I want to encourage people from marginalized groups, as well as allies, to help build a welcoming community where more people can learn Python, contribute to open source, and grow into leadership roles within our tech communities.
South Tyrol has the people, the institutions, and the energy. What is missing is a local chapter. Let’s start one together.
