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Ask HN: First time in PyCon, recommendations?

4 points by huevosabio ↗ HN
Hi everyone,

I'm in PyCon for the first time (and first developer conference), and I'm curious as to what is the best way to take advantage of a conference like PyCon and this conference in specific.

Also, if any of you are interested in meeting I'll be happy to share a beer or two.

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tedmiston
A few days late with this, though I hope your first PyCon was a success.

One of the presenters, Al Sweigart, wrote a post about getting the most out of PyCon: "How to Do PyCon (or any tech conference)" [0].

The biggest takeaways are to meet strangers / community members and find a way to connect with them. I keep a Twitter list [1] for this and you can subscribe to it too.

[0]: https://automatetheboringstuff.com/how-to-do-pycon-or-any-te... [1]: https://twitter.com/kicksopenminds/lists/pycon-2016