PuPPy & WiDS Python talk night at GitHub

Join us for an exciting talk night at Github's Bellevue office in partnership with Women in Data Science (WiDS)!

Agenda:

5:30-6pm: Doors open/networking
6-6:10pm: Opening remarks
6:10-6:25pm: Lightning talk #1
6:25-6:40pm: Lightning talk #2
6:40-6:50pm: Intermission
6:50-7:05pm: Lightning talk #3
7:05-7:30pm: Talk #1
7:30pm-8pm: Networking
After party to follow at Lucky Strike Bellevue (700 Bellevue Way NE Suite #250, Bellevue, WA 98004)

What we'll do:

This event will feature the following presentations:

Lightning Talk #1: The Other Elses
Speaker: Jack Benneto
Description: A description of for-else, while-else, and try-else clauses in python and how you can use them, both for practical value and to show off your knowledge of obscure python. Probably a bit of history will be included as well.

Lightning talk #2: TBD
Speaker: Kriti Saxena
Description: TBD

Lightning talk #3: TBD
Speaker: Nandita Krishnan
Description: TBD

Talk #1: TBD
Speaker: Samridhi Vats
Description: TBD

What to bring:

Since this is a talk format meetup, you don't need a computer. WiDS is providing food for the event.

Building access:

The elevators lock at 6pm. GitHub is willing to let people in until 6:30pm. If you arrive after 6:30pm we unfortunately cannot guarantee you will be able to access the event.

Parking:

There is paid parking in the Skyline garage underneath the building, accessible via 110th Ave NE between 4th and 6th going southbound only

Transit:
GitHub is near the Bellevue Downtown link station and the Bellevue transit center which provide attendees with a number of options for getting to tonight's event.