It has been brought to our attention that there may have been a violation of the code of conduct at the DjangoCon speakers dinner. We have started an investigation of the incident. If our investigation reveals that a violation did occurr, we will make a further announcement regarding the action we will take.

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We are thrilled to announce that during a DjangoCon sprint Daniele Procida will lead a workshop “Don’t be afraid to commit”. The workshop is addressed to all of you who want to contribute to open source projects but are not sure how to do it.

The workshop will take participants through the complete cycle of identifying a simple issue in a Django or Python project, writing a patch with tests and documentation, and submitting it.

The workshop will take about 3h starting at 11:00 on Saturday in the same place as Sprints. Since the number of attendes is limited (12 people), please make sure to sign up here: http://djangocon-workshops.eventbrite.com as soon as possible!

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With a few days to DjangoCon, we thought it’d be nice to let you know how we are going to make your stay in Warsaw even NICER. 

The Nicer app is here! Available for both Android and iOS, smartphones and tablets. By downloading this app, you will always be connected to us, organizers. We will update you with hot news, unexpected agenda changes and post you little tips so you can spend awesome time in Warsaw.

Get the app of your choice here: http://getnicer.com/apps
Then simply follow DjangoCon Europe 2013. Make sure to turn on push notifications so you won’t miss an important event!

Other than that, make sure to follow us on twitter: @djangocon, tweet using the #DjangoCon hashtag, check out our pictures on instagram and videos on Vine to get a full coverage :) 

See you in Warsaw really SOON!

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Mozilla hardly requires introduction. They make Firefox. And Thunderbird. And Persona. And other web stuff. They also fight for the users, by keeping the Web open and diverse. All this while being non-profit organization. They also help others, like, you know, sponsoring conferences :-)

What are they up to now? Firefox OS seems to be the new, hot project. A mobile operating system running Linux kernel that you can write applications in technologies you already know: HTML and JavaScript. Combine it with Firefox Marketplace and you have complete mobile ecosystem. Check them out at Mozilla Developer Network.

We are super excited to have two speakers from Mozilla: Andy McKay will speak about processing payments in Marketplace and Tarek Ziadé will talk about… circus!

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You probably thought one party is good enough for a conference. We’re here to prove you wrong! Awesome guys from Base are helping us organize Base Party on Wednesday, 15th May at 9pm in Klub Balsam.

Base is the only CRM built for people. They believe that by 2020, business software will be radically different. Base is paving the way by building the next generation of CRM software. Their mission is to make you and your team 10x more productive.

Most importantly, they’re building the best tech team in Europe. With a big vision and small, highly talented team, Base is creating an amazing place to work for self-driven and dynamic people. Watch this short video to know them better:

They’re looking for great python developers to join their team. Make sure to drop by Base Party at 9pm, Wednesday in Klub Balsam! 

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Who doesn’t know yet that we’re doing DjangoCon Europe in a circus tent? But circus is no place for DjangoCon Sprints! We were looking for the kind of space that will accommodate 150 people and at the same time would be located in the heart of Warsaw (it will be weekend so it’s better to be closer to the epicenter of parties, right?).

Thankfully, we found the perfect venue! It’s called GammaFactory - a startup hub/co-working center!! It is based in the.. cheese factory :) Ok, it was a cheese factory, but now it’s a place with a vibrant community around it. If you happen to be a rock climber - the biggest bouldering center in the centre of Warsaw is next door to GammaFactory! So don’t forget your climbing shoes!

HardGAMMA Ventures, which owns GammaFactory, is one of the leading early stage VC funds in Poland (

Visit their site for more info! http://www.hardgamma.com/  

They also run a startup accelerator program for technology entrepreneurs called GammaRebels. It focuses on accelerating and developing startups through mentoring, advising and sharing both business & technical knowledge.

See you soon! :)

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Let me introduce you to New Relic, our Platinum Sponsor.

New Relic is application performance management company. They offer web and mobile application monitoring with support for many languages, including Python, of course, as well as Ruby, PHP, .NET, Java, Android and iOS.

With their great product they make life easier for more than forty thousands clients monitoring staggering number of 1.4 million of application instances.

Using New Relic you can easily dive into your application performance breakdown and see what parts are slow. It’s very easy to use and you can install it in matter of minutes, as we did for our conference website!

If that sounds interesting, be sure to check out Amjith’s talk during DjangoCon!

Be sure to check out their website at http://newrelic.com/

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Guess who is throwing the best party of 2013?:) 

We’re super excited to announce that SendGrid is a part of our DjangoCircus family!! :) Moreover, they were one of the first companies to back us making all this possible! Kudos to all Sendgriders, especially to Swift :)

We’re planning BBQ with Polish KIEŁBASA ;) a lot of great beer and.. the DjangoCon FlipCup tournament! The party will take place in the circus and hopefully outside - if the weather is good. Join us on Friday night at 7pm.

SendGrid is the leader in email deliverability. SendGrid’s cloud-based platform increases email deliverability, provides actionable insight and scales to meet any volume of email, relieving businesses of the cost and complexity of maintaining custom email infrastructures. 

For more information, visit www.sendgrid.com.

See you at SendGird Party!

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DjangoCon is in a less than two weeks. Are you already excited? We definitely are!

Since a lot of you will be in Poland for a first time in their life, we prepared some tips for you. We really want to make sure you will enjoy being in Warsaw this year!

We already covered some basics here: http://djangocircus.com/getaround/ (taxis, buses, trains, sim cards, internet).

Here’s some more.

Currency

Polish currency is PLN (złoty). 1PLN is around ~ €0.24 or ~$0.32. You will find a lot of ATMs (bankomat) in Warsaw, so you don’t need to have a lot of cash with you. It is possible to pay with debit or credit cards in most of the shops (MasterCard, Visa, Visa Electron, Maestro, PolCard etc. are widely used), but there are places where only cash is accepted or it is possible to pay with card when you spend more than 10 or 20PLN.

You can also exchange some money in a bank or in a kantor (you will find a lot of kantors in the city center). If it’s possible ask for banknotes with lower denomination (10, 20, 50).

Power plugs

In Poland we use Type E power plugs. If you use different kind of power plug, remember to buy an adapter. We have also an extra tip for you: if you bring a power strip you’ll be able to charge a lot of your devices using only one adapter :).

Tap water

If you ask Poles if Polish tap water is good enough to drink, they will tell you that you shouldn’t do it. However it’s no longer true. Water in Warsaw (we cannot assure it is a case in other places in Poland) according to newest water tests is safe to drink. It is probably not the tastiest water in the world though, so drinking still water which you can buy in many shops around Warsaw is a better option in our opinion.

Food

Make sure to try a little bit of Polish cusine while being in Warsaw. Some of Polish specialities are: bigos, pierogi, gołąbki, barszcz, żurek, zupa ogórkowa and many, many other.

Language

Young people speaks English quite good in Warsaw. People 50+ may have some troubles with understaning English, but it’s not a rule - in this case try German or Russian if you know one of those languages. In most of restaurants and pubs (and in many shops) people speak English, so we are sure you’ll be fine.

If you want to know how to pronounce Polish words (for example “Służewiec”) here are some useful pages you can read: Polish alphabet, Polish phonology :).

Safety

Be sure to watch your belongings while you are in a crowded place. In many places there are pitpockets. Loosing your wallet and documents won’t be a perfect memory from Poland.

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Good news for you! Our awesome Warsaw tech community prepared more treats to make your stay here as great as possible. So what’s happening?

If you’re going to be in town on Monday (May 13th), you can’t miss PyWaw. PyWaw is a local python group. We meet every month to talk python, drink beer and eat best spinach pizza in Warsaw. This time, on Monday (May 13th) they’re holding a meeting with Russell Keith-Magee and Daniel Greenfeld - so it’s like a mini DjangoCon ;) Other than that, you’ll get a chance to meet a crème de la crème of Warsaw python developers. It’s really awesome and organizers are good friends of ours. Recommended! :)
Details: http://www.pywaw.org/13-05-2013

Tuesday (May 14th) evening is no different. Warsaw Startup community called Reaktor prepared a Reaktor Dev Meetup with David Bizer and Jean-Paul Schmetz. Each minute in the Internet there are more than one million searches performed, seven new Wikipedia articles published, 70 hours of new videos uploaded, more than 100 thousand new tweets send. If you’re excited about BIG data, you definitely want to be in Reaktor Tuesday evening. Free beer and pizza are also worth mentioning :) 
Sign up here: https://www.facebook.com/events/517078068327722/

Hope you’re excited! We will post more info about parties coming up during DjangoCon really soon.

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