# Pycon 2016

DevFeed: [Pycon 2016](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/pycon-2016-32214.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://bruceeckel.com/2016/06/15/pycon-2016/>)

Author: Bruce Eckel

Published: 2016-06-15T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Bruce Eckel - Computing Thoughts](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bruce-eckel-computing-thoughts.md>)

Topics: [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [conference](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/conference.md>), [diversity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/diversity.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [speakers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/speakers.md>)

## AI overview

A personal account of PyCon 2016 discusses the conference's increasing inclusivity, the participation of women, and the author's experiences volunteering in registration and speaker support.

## Source excerpt

Pycon was wonderful this year. It was held at the Portland convention center which I like, and there were about 40% women at the conference; my perception was that around the same percentage of women were speaking. I credit Guido Van Rossum with requesting that the conference and the community become more inclusive (his goal is 50%). This is an amazing accomplishment in our field; my usual experience is in the low single digits.