Inessa Pawson
Employers on the program
- 2024–2026OpenTeams2 talks
The year around now
Talks in the past 12 months and announced talks ahead, one row per conference, January to December. Hover a mark for the talk.
Appearances by year
- SciPy Conference (Scientific Computing with Python)
- Jupyter Day
- PyCon (national Python conferences)
- PyData
Talks
| Date | Event | Conference | Role | Title | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2026 | PyCon Sweden 2026 | PyCon (national Python conferences) | keynote | Of Humans and Agents: A Mostly Optimistic Inquiry into the Future of Open Source as OpenTeams | |
| Oct 19, 2026 | Jupyter Day 2026 | Jupyter Day | speaker | Upstream Is Everyone’s Business: How Can Industry Contribute to Jupyter? | Video |
| Jul 13, 2026 | SciPy 2026 | SciPy Conference (Scientific Computing with Python) | speaker | Learning in the Open: Integrating Open Source Contributions into the ClassroomIn Fall 2025, the UConn School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering launched Open Source Experiences, an elective course developed in…Show lessIn Fall 2025, the UConn School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Engineering launched Open Source Experiences, an elective course developed in partnership with six NumFOCUS-supported projects (napari, BiocPy, Blosc, MNE-Python, mlpack, JuliaHub). The course embedded students directly into active open source communities, where they contributed to the codebases, collaborated with... | |
| Jul 7, 2025 | SciPy 2025 | SciPy Conference (Scientific Computing with Python) | bof | AI for Scientific DiscoveryAI, particularly generative AI, is rapidly transforming the scientific landscape, offering unprecedented opportunities and novel challenges across all stages of…Show lessAI, particularly generative AI, is rapidly transforming the scientific landscape, offering unprecedented opportunities and novel challenges across all stages of research. This Birds of a Feather session aims to bring together researchers, developers, and practitioners to share experiences, discuss best practices, and explore the evolving role of AI in science. | |
| Jul 7, 2025 | SciPy 2025 | SciPy Conference (Scientific Computing with Python) | tutorial | Create Your First Python Package: Make Your Python Code Easier to Share and Use Python packaging can be overwhelming. However, a trusted, community-vetted workflow can make it easier. | |
| Jul 7, 2025 | SciPy 2025 | SciPy Conference (Scientific Computing with Python) | bof | Open Code, Open Science: What’s Getting in Your Way?Collaborating on code and software is essential to open science—but it’s not always easy. Join this BoF for an interactive discussion on the real-world…Show lessCollaborating on code and software is essential to open science—but it’s not always easy. Join this BoF for an interactive discussion on the real-world challenges of open source collaboration. | |
| Apr 22, 2024 | PyCon DE & PyData Berlin 2024 | PyData | keynote | Keynote - The art and science of tending open source orchards as OpenTeams Over the history of free and open source software, we have gone through quite a few metaphors for open source projects: from homesteads in noosphere to puppies,…Show lessOver the history of free and open source software, we have gone through quite a few metaphors for open source projects: from homesteads in noosphere to puppies, roads & bridges, gardens, forests, and orchards. | |
| Jul 10, 2023 | SciPy 2023 | SciPy Conference (Scientific Computing with Python) | speaker | [BoF Room 105] Open Source Project Code of Conduct Management and DEI Support NumFOCUS will facilitate a discussion around open source projects managing a robust Code of Conduct as well as ongoing DEI support | |
| Jul 10, 2023 | SciPy 2023 | SciPy Conference (Scientific Computing with Python) | speaker | Contributor experience - Why it matters Behind every successful open source project is a strong contributor community. What makes these communities strong? |
Frequent co-speakers
| Speaker | Shared events | Shared talks | Last together |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Pivarski | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Juanita Gomez | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Madicken | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Naty Clementi | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Ruben Arts | 3 | — | 2026 |
| Sanket Verma | 3 | — | 2025 |
| Leah Wasser | 2 | 2 | 2026 |
| Tetsuo Koyama | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ryan C Cooper | 2 | 1 | 2026 |
| Leah Silen | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ariana Mendible | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Bryce Adelstein Lelbach | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Charles Turner | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Chirag Shah | 2 | — | 2026 |
| Chris Holdgraf | 2 | — | 2026 |
Speakers with the same name are merged into one entry, so this page may combine more than one person. Affiliations are shown as each conference listed them.