International Women's Day Celebration with PyLadies Vancouver

Our first meetup of 2025 was a success!

We had a great turnout at our first meetup of 2025, celebrating International Women’s Day.

This was the first in-person meetup we’ve had in a long time. We’re really excited to kick-start our meetups again and to rebuild the Vancouver PyLadies community.

Our Featured Speaker: Dr. Hazra Imran

Thank you to our speaker Dr. Hazra Imran for her presentation: Personalized Learning with Emotion-Aware AI in Python.

Personalized Learning with Emotion-Aware AI in Python explores how AI can detect user engagement and adapt learning experiences in real-time. This session introduces emotion-aware AI, explains how Python-powered tools analyze facial expressions, text, and user behaviour to assess engagement, and explores its applications in education. Attendees will discover how AI-driven personalization enhances learning and how Python enables the development of engagement-aware systems.

Dr. Hazra Imran

Associate Professor · Northeastern University

Dr. Hazra Imran is an Associate Professor and researcher at Northeastern University, passionate about making learning more engaging through game-based learning, gamification, and AI-driven adaptive systems. She works on designing interactive educational experiences that boost motivation and improve learning outcomes using technology. She leads innovative projects, including gamified SQL learning platforms, emotionally intelligent AI-driven storytelling systems, and an interactive Python-based educational game. With a deep interest in the intersection of education and technology, she is committed to shaping the future of learning with creative and adaptive tools.

Shout outs

Thank you as well to our attendees! As part of International Women’s Day celebration, we invited our members to share their accomplishments with the group. It’s really inspiring to hear so many of us are doing awesome things with Python and in tech 👩🏻💪🏻👏🏻

Photos from the event

Thank you to our venue host: Northeastern University.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Located in the heart of downtown, the Vancouver campus offers a wide range of master’s-level tech degrees, including pathway programs that allow students with non-STEM backgrounds to pursue a graduate degree in tech.

Upcoming Python Events and Opportunities

• We’re looking to collaborate with R-Ladies Vancouver in late May/early June. We need community members who want to join and participate in a Data Science Career Panel discussion. If you’d like to participate as a panelist, please get in touch and reach out to us.

• PyLadies Vancouver is a community partner for LinuxFest Northwest in Bellingham, and Mariatta from PyLadies Vancouver will be speaking there. Join us! April 25-27, 2025.

• North Bay Python in Petaluma, USA, April 26-27, 2025. Schedule has been posted.

• PyCon US 2025 in Pittsburgh, USA, May 14-22, 2025. Lynn Root from PyLadies Global Council is one of the keynote speakers.

• Call for Proposals is now open for DjangoCon US 2025 in Chicago, USA, September 8-12th, 2025. The CFP will be open until April 27, 2025.

Host our next meetup!

We’re looking for a venue host for our next meetup! A space for 20-30 people with a projector is ideal. Get in touch by emailing vancouver at pyladies dot com.

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