Celebrating 20 Years of Django: Looking Back, Moving Forward
This year marks a remarkable milestone: the 20th anniversary of Django, the web framework that has empowered developers and organizations around the world since its first public release...
Defna Board Member Update July
Board Member Update for 2025
We have two new board members as of July 2025!
Join DEFNA! Board Member Recruitment
Join the DEFNA Board as Corporate Secretary!
DjangoCon US 2025 has been announced!
Hello everyone, DjangoCon US 2025 will be in Chicago, Illinois on September 8-12th, 2025.
DjangoCon US: Call for Venue Proposal 2025 extension
First off, thank you to the teams who sent in proposals. We’re very appreciative of the time and effort that you’ve put in to this point.
DjangoCon US: Call for Venue Proposal 2025
Edit 2024-07-30: We did not receive any submissions by the original deadline of July 28th. We are extending it to August 13th, 2024.
Board Member Update for May 2024
We have a new board member as of May 2024!
Join DEFNA! Board Member Recruitment
Django Events Foundation North America (DEFNA) is looking for another board member. We have a nine-member board; one of our board members will be stepping down as soon...
DjangoCon US 2024 has been announced!
Hello everyone, DjangoCon US 2024 has dates! September 22nd-27th.
Call for Proposals for DjangoCon US 2024 Website!
We are looking to hire a person, firm or company to assist with our DjangoCon US website design, conference swag, and art direction.
Board Member Update for July 2023
We have a new board member as of July 2023!
Board Member Update for 2023
Outgoing Directors
Call for Proposals for DjangoCon US 2023 Website!
Introduction
Join DEFNA! Board Member Recruitment
Django Events Foundation North America (DEFNA) is looking for another board member. We have a nine-member board; one of our board members is stepping down at the end...
DjangoCon US: Call for Venue Proposal 2023
We’re in the middle of planning DjangoCon US 2022, so it’s time to think about 2023! Where will we be next year? We need your help in making...
DjangoCon US 2022 is live!
We are very excited to announce that the website for DjangoCon US 2022 is live!
Join DEFNA! Board Member Recruitment
Django Events Foundation North America (DEFNA) is looking for another board member. We have an eight member board; last year one of our board members stepped down. We...
Board Updates
Our DEFNA Officers and Directors for 2021 are:
Join DEFNA! Board Member Recruitment
Django Events Foundation North America (DEFNA) is looking for another board member. We have a seven member board; this year one of our board members, Craig Bruce, is...
DjangoCon US 2020!
Thank you to all of you that participated and watched!
DjangoCon US 2020 Video
We miss you!
Vendor Update
Since 2015, DjangoCon US has used Conference Badge as a vendor to handle printing our conference badges. Conference Badge released October 18th 2019 Incident Post-mortem, which...
Board Updates
Our DEFNA Board Members and Officers for 2020 are:
Congratulations Jeff!
Last May the Python Software Foundation released a call for Board Directors, DEFNA’s President Jeff Triplett was nominated by current PSF Board Member Trey Hunner with these words:
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Semester Grants Report
At DEFNA we know that organizing great events is hard work, and we’d like to give you a little push by encouraging all event organizers in North America,...
Join DEFNA! Board Member Recruitment
Django Events Foundation North America (DEFNA) is looking for another board member. Last year we expanded our board from three members to seven; this year one of our...
DjangoCon US 2018 in San Diego
We are pleased to announce that the DjangoCon US 2018 conference will take place in San Diego, California from October 14-19, 2018!
Call for Proposals for DjangoCon 2018 Website!
Updated: October 31st, 2017 to extend our CFP deadline.
The Joys of Catering, Part 1: Tickets Sold Does Not Equal Catering Count
The first challenge with conference catering is figuring out how many people you are actually going to feed. While ticket sales are part of that equation, there are...
Welcome New Board Members
The DEFNA board is excited to announce our expansion and the addition of our four new board members. We are excited to see what our new members accomplish....
Two Weeks Left to Submit DjangoCon Venue Proposals for 2018 and 2019!
We wrote to you in May that we are accepting proposals for DjangoCon venues for 2018 and 2019 and that we need your help in making that decision!...
DjangoCon US: Call for Venue Proposal 2018 and 2019
We’re almost ready for DjangoCon US 2017, so it’s time to think about 2018 and possibly 2019! Where will we be next year? Where will be for the...
DEFNA Board Member Recruitment: Join US!
Django Events Foundation North America (DEFNA) is looking for board members! If you’re looking for a way to participate in the Django community, this may be what you’re...
DjangoCon US 2017 in Spokane, Washington
We are pleased to announce that the DjangoCon US 2017 conference will take place in Spokane, Washington from August 13-18, 2017!
DEFNA Phase II
DEFNA is excited to announce further resources in its work to support the education and outreach of Django. We have established an annual fund to provide grants for...
DjangoCon US: Call for Venue Proposal 2017
We’re almost ready for DjangoCon US 2016, so It’s time to think about 2017! Where will we be next year? We need your help in making that decision!
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DjangoCon US 2016 in Philly
We are pleased to announce that the DjangoCon US 2016 conference will take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from July 17-22, 2016 at The Wharton School at the University...