Name: Mapping the PyData Community with Python & Web Scraping
Start: 2026-05-21T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-05-21T19:00:00+01:00

Join us for the next **PyData Glasgow Meetup**, where we explore how data can be used to understand and visualise communities at scale.
In this session, **Hugh Evans**, Senior Developer Advocate at Aiven, will walk through his project of mapping the global PyData community using data scraped from Meetup.
You’ll learn how to:

* Collect and work with real-world data using **web scraping**
* Perform **geo-encoding** and spatial analysis
* Build interactive maps using **Python and Folium**
* Extract insights from community data and tell compelling stories with it

This talk is ideal for anyone interested in **Python, data analysis, data visualisation, or community-driven projects**

Toluwaleke Ogidan

Precious Onu (Arnold)

PyData Glasgow

PyData

NumFOCUS

Technology

High Scalability Computing

Data Visualization

Data Mining

Data Science

Data Science using Python

Statistical Computing

AI Algorithms

Machine Learning

Open Source Python

Big Data

Data Engineering

Data Analytics

Stelios C

Barry Smart

Debabrata Mishra

Siddhartha Dutta

John

Stuart Mackie

Paul Hargrave

Hugh Evans is a Senior Developer Advocate at Aiven, where he works closely with Kafka and ClickHouse communities. He is an experienced developer advocate and community organiser with a strong interest in data and AI.
Outside of work, he runs **AI Signals**, a community focused on real-world AI applications, and is a strong advocate for vocational learning as a pathway into tech.

Hugh Evans