Hey folks, your conference director Chelsea here! Tickets are on sale, the speaker schedule’s nearly locked in, and Kiwi PyCon 2025 is starting to feel very real 🎉

The next thing on our list: finding some helpers to keep everything humming along so everyone has a great time.

Volunteering at a conference covers both the planned jobs, like helping at the registration desk or running A/V, and the surprise jobs that always pop up on the day. Things like: we need better signs to rego, the sanitiser needs a refill, speakers need water, a sponsor booth needs power, or we just need more hands with set-up and pack-down.

We’ve got a “Become a Volunteer” page where you can put your hand up for a specific role, or just say “throw me in wherever I’m needed.”

No experience required. A bunch of us have done this before and can show you the ropes. Half of it is just spotting something that needs doing and getting it sorted, if that’s how your brain works, you’ll smash it.

Now, the obvious question: what do you give up by volunteering?

• You might miss a talk you wanted to see live if you’re on duty in another room. We try to work around that, and the more volunteers we have, the easier it is.
• You’ll need to be around early for set-up and stick around late for pack-down. So yeah, less chance for a sleep-in.
• If you want to join the A/V crew, there’ll be a training session you’ll need to make (details TBC).

Kiwi PyCon is entirely run by volunteers, and every extra hand makes the whole thing better. Head over to the “Become a Volunteer” page, sign up, and let’s make it happen 🐍

Wait, there’s more!

To wrap this up, here’s a sneak peek at our Kiwi PyCon 2025 t-shirt design. I might be a little biased, but I think it’s great.

Make sure to order one… or three!

Kiwi PyCon 2025 🐍

Where & When
📍 Shed 6, Wellington Waterfront
🛠 Workshops – Friday 21 November
🌟 Main Conference – Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 November

Key Dates 📅

📣 Call for Posters: Open until 15 October (AoE)
📣 Call for Sponsors: Open now
📣 Call for Volunteers: Open now

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