About this session
Are you:
- attending your first tech conference?
- attending your first DjangoCon US?
- attending DjangoCon US alone?
- a member of an underrepresented group?
If you answered "yes" to any or all of those, Orientation is for you!
DjangoCon US is packed with awesome people and awesome information. But that much awesome can be overwhelming. Orientation is designed to help you get your bearings on all the awesome. As a bonus, it will also help you find your way around the venue!
Living your best life is up to you, but we can help you have your best DjangoCon US.
We look forward to helping you start your DjangoCon US journey in the best way possible!
Presented by
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Kojo Idrissa
After a career as an accountant and a university instructor, Kojo became a software developer. He's been active in the Python & Django communities since 2013, a DjangoCon US organizer since 2016 & the DEFNA North American Ambassador since 2017. He's also led the Newcomer Orientation for PyCon US since 2022.
He's currently a software engineer at REVSYS. He has been fortunate enough to have spoken at multiple conferences in multiple countries on most continents.While he's much less active on social media than he used to be, you can find Kojo on Mastodon as @kojoidrissa@fosstodon.org. And sometimes on Bluesky. Sadly, as of ~ July 2026, the state he lives in is doing weird age-verification nonsense that impacts Bluesky, so he's using that less too.
He's into a lot of disparate things and still sorting out his online presence, so...you've been warned.🤷🏾♂️