Thank you, Europython 2024
This year's Europython and all of its people will always have a special place in my heart and memories.
I had the opportunity to be one of the organizers from the operations team.
During the event I:
saw at most 5 minutes of talks, specifically the CPython panel discussion, before the printer called to say they had our last-minute order of badges ready for pickup
met my favorite developer and YouTuber only because I noticed his name while helping to pre-sort the badges for registration
had time to leave for a second round of a job interview and picked up stickers on my way back to the venue
went for a last-minute pickup of bottled water for the speakers (in what turned out to be the hottest hour of the week) because we ran out
pulled a rusty nail out of a bench at a beer garden so nobody would get their pants torn
discovered that you can order even ratchet straps with overnight delivery
almost fell off a ladder while routing cables above the doorway when preparing the social event because tape never sticks to the floor
had a very educated conversation with a staff lady at DM when buying female hygiene products for our bathrooms
stayed until the very end of the social event to do some rough cleaning, slept for two hours, and went back to deliver the remaining "chlebíčky" to the PCC for other volunteers
built a king-sized bed from various furniture for Bara as a thank you for her superb work organizing the social event
and many other more or less important tasks.
And I enjoyed every second of it.
But if that's just me, imagine what else was done by the rest of the organizers and especially our volunteers. Nobody was getting paid; all of it was done in our free time, yet we all gave our best to make this conference happen.
You all have my great admiration for all the work you have done.
So if you ever meet a person in a volunteer t-shirt or someone with an organizer badge, make sure to say "thank you" – it really makes our day.
With all of you, I had a great time. From friendly teasing, professional debates, constructive opinions to very serious, wholesome debates I thought I would never have.
You all know who you are.
This brings me to one person I will address directly who was very dear to me (and others!) this event. I want to thank Laís Carvalho for being the undisputed heart and a literal sun of the conference.
The joy and good mood she radiated was almost measurable in the infrared spectrum. She always had time, even if only a second, to send a smile or a hug to everybody who needed it.
May all of your backends run as smoothly as the one we at Europython had "behind the registration desk".
Another big thank you to all of you, and I will see you next year.
And don't forget to "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life".
Information Systems | Data Science | Machine Learning | Learning Analytics | Education Management | Lecturer
1moThank you for all what you did behind the scene. I will keep the WIFI password at heart: Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life. Kudos to EuroPython organizer and volunteers.
Software Developer | Director of EuroPython Society | Speaker | Finalist Women in STEM Award 2023 | ex-QuantumBlack (McKinsey)
1moYou were my personal joy at EuroPython this year, Kuba! 💜 Thank you so much for all the love and dedication you put into each and every single thing you did. For all kindness you dedicated to all volunteers around, for all the support you gave to the organisers, for all the hugs you gave me when all I wanted to do was to cry. #dramaalert Thank you for being such a wonderful human. I am humbled to get to work in a team with you! Take good care of yourself and please, reach out any day. I'll always have time for you ♥️ I hope we can keep sharing DMs and love and hugs and tears. Until next time 🫂