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PyCon Namibia by Jessica Upani

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October 07, 2016
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PyCon Namibia by Jessica Upani

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  5. • venue: University of Namibia, Windhoek • total attendees: 118,

    50% of whom were women • visitors from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Nigeria, UK, Netherlands, Germany, Canada, USA and Brazil • 63 Namibian students (including 7 high school pupils) • 32 Django Girls

  6. Four days • introductory workshops, including Django Girls • two

    days of talks • more advanced workshops Programme
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  8. Cardiff University Phoenix Project a partnership with University of Namibia

  9. Raspberry PiLab • 50 pre-configured Raspberry Pis • funded by

    the PSF & the Phoenix Project
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  11. Django Girls • 32 participants • South Africa • Lagos,

    Nigeria • Harare, Zimbabwe

  12. Not just Python… • local developers & professionals • web

    companies • PHP/Java/mobile developers

  13. Newspapers, television & radio

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  17. Lightning talks

  18. Ongoing outcomes

  19. Student protests

  20. 45 minutes to find and book an alternative venue for

    the next day including catering, AV equipment and support
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  31. na.pycon.org

  32. Thank you!