diff --git a/_posts/2024-10-25-pycon-ug-2024.md b/_posts/2024-10-25-pycon-ug-2024.md index b993455..63e579b 100644 --- a/_posts/2024-10-25-pycon-ug-2024.md +++ b/_posts/2024-10-25-pycon-ug-2024.md @@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ lang: en featured_image: "/assets/images/PyconUG-BPD-X-Conference-Logos.png" --- - Wednesday, 9th, October, 2024, was Uganda's Independence day.

We were celebrating 62 years of independence. This also happened to be the first day of the 2nd installment of [Pyconug conference 2024](https://ug.pycon.org/2024). It was a very exciting day and alot of the Ugandan pythonistas and pythoneers were waiting in anticipation for this day. Pyconug had alot of remarkable sponsors this year; from international brands like Github, JetBrains and the Python Software Foundation to local brands like Africa's talking platform and more.
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ On day-4 and day-5 of the conference, I had a short session with them before the I brought back the students to focus on what matters. We need to strive for unity so we shouldn't focus on things that separate us. Skin color, hair texture, accent and more are all just variations of who we are as people, and they shouldn't be the main focus. Once we were done with our short interaction, I was able to have a brief photo moment with the students that attended on various days.

Once the conference was done, some students were able to write up on their experience at their first ever python event sponsored by BlackPythonDevs. Here are some of the links to what the students expressed on their linkedIn platforms.
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Shakiran Nannyombi