PyCon US is an annual gathering for the community using and developing the
open-source Python programming language.
PyCon US has been held in-person and on-location from 2003 to present with
exception for 2020 and 2021 in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
After an initial three year stint in Washington, D.C. USA PyCon US has been
hosted in cities across North America in two-year "cycles".
PyCon US makes extensive use of software across an annoying number of
online and offline systems. These include GNU/Linux servers, PostgreSQL
databases, all web browsers, a mobile application, Raspberry Pis, iPads,
Zebra printers, printed materials, and human brain matter. These systems
persist year-over-year while our timezone does not. This timezone is
proposed to provide a durable solution for ensuring agreement between these
systems.
After over a decade dealing with these concerns, establishment of this
timezone will benefit me directly, as well as those who proceed me by
reducing churn in our codebases, and entirely obliviate the need to think
during stressful periods of conference planning. It will also benefit my
co-workers and those who follow them by dissolving an unnecessary cognitive
burden when editing records in our systems, communicating deadlines and
schedules, and working with one another remotely. It will also benefit
attendees in reasoning about these matters.
PyCon US Time is defined to be the local time of the city currently hosting
the conference. PyCon US Time transitions at the time that last attendee
(Larry Hastings, most often) departs the Development Sprints. We are
actively working to improve the historic times for this departure, but
estimate 8pm local time for years which have not yet been fully verified.
Transitions
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2003-02-13 First Annual PyCon announced
- Reference: https://www.python.org/psf/press-release/pr20030213/
- Location: Washington DC, USA, -5:00
2005-03-25 PyCon US Washington concludes
- New Location: Dallas, TX, USA, -6:00
- Last Attendee Departure: Unconfirmed
2007-03-01 PyCon US Dallas concludes
- New Location: Chicago, IL, USA, -6:00
- Last Attendee Departure: Unconfirmed
2009-04-02 PyCon US Chicago concludes
- New Location: Atlanta, GA, USA, -5:00
- Last Attendee Departure: Unconfirmed
2011-03-17 PyCon US Atlanta concludes
- New Location: Santa Clara, CA, USA, -8:00
- Last Attendee Departure: Unconfirmed
2013-03-21 PyCon US Santa Clara concludes
- New Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada, -5:00
- Last Attendee Departure: Unconfirmed
2015-04-16 PyCon US Montréal concludes
- New Location: Portland OR, USA, -8:00
- Last Attendee Departure: Unconfirmed
2015-04-16 PyCon US Portland concludes
- New Location: Cleveland, OH, USA, -5:00
- Last Attendee Departure: 7:59pm local time
2015-04-16 PyCon US Cleveland concludes
- New Location: Worldwide, 0:00
- Last Attendee Departure: Unconfirmed
- Reference: https://x.com/pycon/status/1126637785455185920
- Note: After PyCon US 2019, the planned conference cycle
in Pittsburgh, PA, USA was undertaken on-line for 2020/2021.
2021-10-12 PyCon US Salt Lake City Launched
- New Location: Salt Lake City, UT, USA, -7:00
- Reference:
https://pycon.blogspot.com/2021/10/pycon-us-2022-website-and-sponsorship.html
2023-04-27 PyCon US Salt Lake City concludes
- New Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA, -5:00
- Last Attendee Departure: Unconfirmed
2025-05-22 PyCon US Pittsburgh concludes (Estimated)
- New Location: Long Beach, CA, USA, -8:00
While I appreciate and understand that this submission may appear to be a
gag/joke, I am sincere in this request and humbly request that it be
considered with sincerity in kind.
-Ee Durbin
Director of Infrastructure
Python Software Foundation
