**Code of Conduct**

This event follows the [NumFOCUS Code of Conduct](https://numfocus.org/code-of-conduct). Please get in touch with the organizers with any questions or concerns.

**Details**

Join us for an evening of Python/Data Science related talks discussion.

This is a very informal event where we will have a couple of presentations (see details below) with plenty of room for questions. All skill levels are welcome and pizza and drinks are provided.

Afterwards we'll take a trip to the local pub for anyone that wants to come along.

**Presentations**

John Haidoulis - **Effective Experimental Design and Data Analysis in Biosciences**

This talk will provide an overview of the key stages involved in designing experiments, analysing and visualising biological data. We’ll dive into hands-on examples from plant science, including essential tools, programming languages & libraries, and statistical methods that are typically used. We will then briefly discuss the emerging integration of machine learning in the biological research pipeline

Giancarlo Erra (Altaire) - **From Prompts to Production: what businesses ask about AI**

Businesses are committed to AI adoption—with 78% of global companies now utilising AI—but the transition from "Prompts to Production" is currently stalled by organisational barriers, chiefly a lack of skills (50%) and a lack of vision among managers (43%). The technical imperative is therefore to drive pragmatic change by prioritising workforce upskilling (planned by 85% of employers) and the automation of processes (73%), focusing on empowering non-technical users from basic prompt engineering toward integrated, iterative solutions.

Find out more about [AI Workshops](https://altaire.com/ai-workshops/) at Altaire

**Location**

Artlist, 27 St Giles St, Norwich NR2 1JN (use buzzer no. 4)

**Event outline**

* Doors open at 5.45 pm. There will be free pizza and drinks.
* Talks start at 6:00 pm.
* Drinks afterwards from 7:00 pm at the Coach and Horses Pub (NR1 1BA).

PyData Norwich

Chris Joyner

Giancarlo Erra

Ben Askew-Gale

oyeore11

Tasos Patmazoglou

kaleem

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Kev Sturman

Ellie

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James Porter

PyData Norwich - November Meetup

Artlist

**Venue**: Riverbank House, 2 Swan Ln, London EC4R 3AD

**Please note**:

1. 🚨🚨🚨A valid photo ID is required by building security. 🚨🚨🚨
2. This event follows the **[NumFOCUS Code of Conduct](https://numfocus.org/code-of-conduct)**. Please familiarise yourself with it before attending.

If your RSVP status says "You're going" you will be able to get in. No need to show your RSVP confirmation when signing in.
If you can no longer make it, please unRSVP as soon as possible.
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**Code of Conduct**:
This event follows the **[NumFOCUS Code of Conduct](https://numfocus.org/code-of-conduct)**. Please get in touch with the organisers with any questions or concerns.
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As always, there will be free food and drinks, generously provided by our host, Man Group.
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**Main Talks**

**1.** **Using Hugging Face's smolagents framework to create a Fantasy Premier League AI Agent** - [Geir Freysson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/geirfreysson)

How do you ground AI agents in real-world data so they don’t hallucinate? This talk shows how I built a Fantasy Premier League agent using Hugging Face’s smolagents - a minimal, \~1,000-line framework. It connects directly to structured FPL data to give accurate, context-aware answers. Even if football isn’t your thing, it’s a practical talk of how to expose real data to LLMs and build useful agents without heavy infrastructure. The agent is at fpl.withrobots.ai and the source-code for the agent template so you can build your own is at https://github.com/geirfreysson/smolagents-template

**2\. No More Boilerplate: Data\-Driven Testing Made Easy \-** [Antonio Feregrino](https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonioferegrino)

Learn how to streamline that process using PyTest fixtures. We’ll look at a fixture-based approach to reading test data across multiple formats (JSON, CSV, YAML, JSONL, plain text), and how it can make your tests cleaner, more maintainable, and easier to scale. I’ll also introduce a decorator that lets you parametrise tests directly from data files, enabling true data-driven testing without the clutter.

**⚡ Lightning Talks**

1. Mise and easy: managing environments the fun way - [Connor Adams](https://linkedin.com/in/connoradams)
2. USearch: The Engine Behind Most New Search & RAG Pipelines - [Ash Vardanian](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashvardanian/)

**Logistics**
Doors open at **6.30 pm** (get there early as you'll need to sign in with building security). Talks start at **7:00 pm**, with drinks afterwards from **9:00 pm** at The Banker (EC4).

We have reduced capacity for this event, but there will be plenty of people to discuss data science questions with!

Please unRSVP in good time if you realise you can't make it. We're limited by building security on the number of attendees, so please free up your place for your fellow community members!

PyData London Meetup

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Prashant Tiwari

Andrew Weeks

Malcolm Bovey

funky s

Zuzana Manhart

Connor Adams

Ravi Palihena

Javier Pozueco

Peter Bleackley

Mani S

Gözde Erdoğan

Adam Booth

Gregor

Lorentz Yeung

Angelo Varlotta

Benjamin

Geir Freysson

Marco Bonzanini

Hugh Evans

PyData London - 101st Meetup

EC4R 3AD

**PyData Seattle 2025** is a 3-day in-person event for the global community of data scientists, data engineers, and developers of data analysis tools to share ideas and learn from each other.

During the conference, attendees will have the opportunity to attend live keynote sessions and talks, lightning talks, and get to know fellow members of the **PyData** Community.

**The event will be in-person at Bellevue College 3000 Landerholm Cir SE, Bellevue, WA 98007**

More information and tickets: https://pydata.org/seattle2025

PyData Seattle

Supun Kamburugamuve

Adam Little

Megan Smith

Ruddy

frank chinn

Johnny Liang

Nataliya

NumFOCUS, Inc.

Kailey Paul

smcgraw.net

Pavankumar Suresh

juhyeon.roh

Marci Malinowycz

Erwin Julian

shashank markande

Anusha

Shar

Kiefer Land

doubonnie777

Manisha

PyData Seattle Conference 2025

Online event

**Join us this Saturday, November 8, 2025, from 7:00 – 8:00 PM (PHT) for another DEP DataMasters talk:**
🖥️ Topic: Importance of Data Visualization
🎤 Speaker: Macky Sunga

**Can a simple scatterplot be powerful enough to prevent a tragedy?**

Join us as we listen to another great storytelling session on how data visualization is an **essential tool for communicating events/phenomena** that are observed from **collective data**.

Avoid the common pitfall of doing visualization just for the sake of doing it. We are reminded to be intentional with every chart that we create.

👨‍💻 About the Speaker:

**Macky Sunga** is a full-time Tech Hub Engineer with a solid 14 years of experience in IT. He's also a part-time faculty for DLSU and NBS College, while juggling his MS in Data Science at AIM.

Data Engineering Pilipinas - a PyData group

Yui Otsuka

Renan Matthew Fajardo 

Jeremie Diaz

Raiden

Kriszelle 

jerome664rivera

jessielyn.duhacc

Mer Jauculan

Elijah Montes

Jude Keith Escritor

Jepre Dinglasan

Christine Rio

Loel Jay

yujin.gonzaga

Frederick Rosas

Lex Ian G. Cabasag

Francis Lydzustre

nawarin

Anand

Miko Angelo Jovellanos 

Importance of Data Visualization | DataMasters Episode 22

Ever wanted to speak at a tech conference but didn't know where to start? Join WGXC and PyDataDC for an online panel to demystify everything about speaking at tech conferences, meetups, and other events. Our panel of experts will discuss the art of proposal writing, share insider tips and tricks, and inspire you to put your best foot forward to share your expertise and build your platform on the conference stage.

This event is co-produced with [Women and Gender eXpansive Coders DC - WGXC DC](https://www.meetup.com/women-and-gender-expansive-coders-dc-wgxc-dc/).

PyData DC Virtual

Joylyn

Vishal Pallerla

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From Idea to Acceptance: How to Craft a Standout Tech Talk Proposal

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