PyLadies Vancouver and R-Ladies Vancouver are teaming up for a night of lightning talks: short talks from speakers in both communities. Come for a fast, friendly mix of Python and R, ideas, tools, and stories, all in bite-sized form. We’ll be at VISST from 6 to 8 PM.
Four talks are confirmed, and you’ll find them (and the speakers) below. We have room for more! Read more about the lineup in our lineup announcement.
Speak with us 🎤
Thanks to the speakers who have submitted their lightning talks, and we have room for more! We’re looking for 5 to 15 minute talks from speakers in either community, PyLadies or R-Ladies. It’s the lowest-pressure way to get on stage.
- Beginners are especially encouraged. A lightning talk is a great first talk, and a great way to practise before you present at a conference.
- Yes, you can reuse a talk you’ve already given elsewhere. New members may not have heard it, so a talk from another meetup, conference, or class is welcome here.
- Python or R, either is welcome, and technology topics adjacent to them. When we polled our last meetup, people asked for AI/ML and LLMs, web development, data science, Python internals, testing and tooling, and live coding.
New to the format, unsure what to talk about, or want examples to watch? Our Lightning Talks guide covers what a lightning talk is, how to prepare, topic ideas, example talks to watch, and common questions.
Sign up to give a lightning talkDetails
- When: Wednesday, August 19, 2026, 6 to 8 PM
- Where: VISST, 1490 West Broadway, Vancouver
- Who: Everyone is welcome. This is a joint event with R-Ladies Vancouver.
If this is your first R-Ladies event, please take a moment to review the R-Ladies Global code of conduct. PyLadies events follow the PyLadies Code of Conduct. Both communities share a focus on supporting women and gender-diverse people in our field.
A big thank you to VISST for hosting us.
See you there!
Speakers
Daria Linhart Grudzien has nearly a decade of experience in software engineering, with a primary focus on reliability engineering. She leads the Communications Team for EuroPython.
Python developer and software enthusiast, and the author of Viy, a process monitoring tool for Linux built for Python.
A Software Developer at Improving Vancouver, currently working on a series of open source wrappers over existing database drivers.
A statistician from Aotearoa New Zealand living in Vancouver, with an MSc in Statistics from the University of Auckland. She co-organises the Vancouver chapter of R-Ladies.