Project Jupyter’s goals for our annual conference include serving our global community, connecting Jupyter users from different disciplines, showcasing their knowledge, and celebrating the many ways that Jupyter is making an impact in the world. In partnership with O’Reilly and NumFOCUS, with the support of many sponsors, we brought our community together for two successful Jupyter conferences, JupyterCon 2017 and JupyterCon 2018, where hundreds gathered for talks, tutorials, and code sprints. Additionally, over a hundred talks were recorded for the wider community to watch (2017, 2018).
We would like to thank the team at O’Reilly Media for partnering with us to offer JupyterCon 2017 and 2018. Their expertise in creating and managing complex events with hundreds of attendees was invaluable, and we learned a great deal from working with them.
To better serve our rapidly-growing global community and their evolving needs, Project Jupyter is re-evaluating the focus and strategic direction of future Jupyter conferences. To do so, we are organizing a diverse committee of community members who will investigate different conference formats, including a lower-cost one, and explore new venues / locations. This committee will share their results with the Jupyter Steering Council, who will decide based on these recommendations whether to host the next Jupyter conference in 2019 or defer until 2020.
If you would like to volunteer to help with the exploratory committee, please fill out the introduction form by December 21.
The previously announced dates and location for JupyterCon 2019 in August 2019 will no longer apply. We, Project Jupyter, are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you, and we will work to keep you informed of the committee’s results and future conference plans.
In addition to the annual conference being explored by this committee, Jupyter has many other local gatherings which will continue to proceed, such as Jupyter Days, Jupyter Community Workshops, and local code sprints and open studios (read the latest event news on our blog).
As with all things Jupyter, your input is welcome on our public channels (mailing list and our experimental discourse instance). If you have a specific question that requires a private response, please contact jupyterops@gmail.com.
As we reflect on what Jupyter and its community achieved in 2018, we are humbled by your talent and impact on the world. We wish everyone a healthy and prosperous new year.
The Future of JupyterCon, 2019 and Beyond was originally published in Jupyter Blog on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.