PyData Southampton

Name: PyData Southampton - 26th Meetup
Start: 2026-09-22T18:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-09-22T20:00:00.000Z
Location: Network Eagle Lab

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About us

PyData Southampton is the Southampton chapter of the international PyData community.

Presenting at PyData Southampton
If you would like to give a talk, either a full talk or a short lightning talk, please fill this Google form with some initial details and we will contact you as soon as possible.

What is PyData?
PyData is an educational program of NumFOCUS, a 501(c)3 non-profit organisation in the United States. PyData provides a forum for the international community of users and developers of data analysis tools to share ideas and learn from each other. The global PyData network promotes discussion of best practices, new approaches, and emerging technologies for data management, processing, analytics, and visualisation. PyData communities approach data science using many languages, including (but not limited to) Python, Julia, and R.

The PyData Code of Conduct governs this meetup. (http://pydata.org/code-of-conduct.html) To discuss any issues or concerns relating to the code of conduct or the behavior of anyone at a PyData meetup, please contact NumFOCUS Executive Director Rachel Kerestes (rachel@numfocus.org) or the group organiser.

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PyData Southampton - 26th Meetup
Tue, Sep 22 · 7:00 PM BST
Network Eagle Lab, Portland Terrace, SO14 7SJ, Southampton, GB
NOTE: We have moved venue, please make sure to check the new address below for where we are meeting.

Venue: Network Eagle Lab, Portland Terrace, Southampton, SO14 7SJ
📢 Want to speak 📢: submit your talk proposal

Main Talks
1️⃣ Mapping the PyData Community with Python and Web Scraping - Hugh Evans
In this talk I'll be walking through my project building maps of the PyData community using data scraped from Meetup. Featuring insights into the PyData community, geo-encoding, map making with Folium, and a call to support your local PyData group.

2️⃣ TBA - Damian Bemben
TBA

⚡Lightning Talks ⚡
⚡1️⃣ TBA
⚡2️⃣ TBA

Please note:
1. 🚨🚨🚨A valid photo ID is required by building security. You MUST use your initial/first name and surname on your meetup profile, otherwise, you will NOT make it on the guest list! 🚨🚨🚨
2. This event follows the NumFOCUS Code of Conduct, please familiarise yourself with it before the event.
If your RSVP status says "You're going" you will be able to get in. No further confirmation required. You will NOT need to show your RSVP confirmation when signing in.
If you can no longer make it, please unRSVP as soon as you know so we can assign your place to someone on the waiting list.

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Code of Conduct:
This event follows the NumFOCUS Code of Conduct, please familiarise yourself with it before the event. Please get in touch with the organisers with any questions or concerns regarding the Code of Conduct.
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There will be tea & coffee, generously provided by our host, Network Eagle Lab.
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Logistics
Doors open at 6.30 pm, talks start at 7 pm. For those who wish to continue networking and chatting we will move to a nearby pub/bar for drinks from 9 pm.

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!

Follow us for updates and early announcements we are on Bluesky/Instagram/Threads as @pydatasoton, and find us on LinkedIn.
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