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> whoami Dawn Gibson Wages — Head of Developer Relations @ Anaconda. PSF Board Chair. Wagtail Core Team. Ethical open source practitioner. Django engineer turned community builder turned DevRel leader. I started coding on MySpace in 2005, walked away from finance in 2015, and never looked back. Now I build community, developer programs, and the occasional Star Trek demo. "Things need to be tended to to grow — and that's a good metaphor for open source." Currently: 🐍 Head of DevRel @ Anaconda — championing the Python data/AI ecosystem 📡 Producing Numerically Speaking on YouTube 🚀 Building the APEX Champions Program 🖖 Writing Domain-Driven Django 🌱 PSF Board Chair — making Python sustainable for everyone

> starfleet_record designation: "The Bajoran Engineer" post: Head of Developer Relations ship: USS Anaconda quadrant: Philadelphia, PA (Lenape territory) specializations: - Python packaging & environments - conda · pixi · uv · conda-forge - Agentic AI / MCP engineering - DevRel strategy & community ops - Ethical open source clearance: PSF Board Chair affiliations: - Anaconda - Python Software Foundation - Wagtail Core Team - NumFOCUS - conda-forge governance - At The Root (Anti-Racist License)

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> tech_manifest

Languages & Frameworks

Data Science & AI

Tooling & Platforms

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> current_mission_log

Mission	Status	Stardate
🏆 APEX Champions Program — building Anaconda's developer advocacy network	IN PROGRESS	Q2 2026
🤖 Anaconda MCP Server — agentic engineering + harness architecture	IN PROGRESS	Q2 2026
📊 Python Ecosystem Survey — open data release, 24K respondents	IN PROGRESS	2026
🎙️ Numerically Speaking — live data science stream on YouTube	RECURRING	MONTHLY
🎙️ Sad Python Girls Club — pre-recorded Python community and technology podcast	RECURRING	MONTHLY
📖 Domain-Driven Django — the book	WRITING	TBD
🛡️ Anti-Racist Python SDK — via At The Root	ONGOING	∞

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> open_source_record

ORGANIZATIONS & CONTRIBUTIONS
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  Python Software Foundation    ████████████████████  Board Chair
  Wagtail CMS                   ███████████████░░░░░  Core Team
  conda-forge                   ████████████░░░░░░░░  Governance
  DjangoCon US                  ████████████████░░░░  Organizer (2019–2022)
  Django Girls                  █████████████████░░░  Organizer (Copenhagen, Philly, SD)
  NumFOCUS                      ████████████░░░░░░░░  Community
  At The Root                   ████████████████████  Founder
  Org. for Ethical Source       ██████████░░░░░░░░░░  Volunteer

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> conference_hail_frequencies

I speak regularly at Python conferences. Some recent and upcoming:

• PyTexas - Keynote
• 🏔️ PyCon Italia — Keynotr
• PyData London - "Build Your Castle, Dig Your Moat" (AI sovereignty, local LLMs, supply chain security)
• 🐍 PyCon US — Speaker x2
• 📚 SciPy — Sponsor Co-chair
• EuroPython - Speaker
• 🎤 Past stages: DjangoCon, EuroPython, PyCon India (keynote), JupyterCon, PyData Vermont, SciPy

📋 Speaker Rider — if you're thinking about inviting me, read this first.

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> hailing_frequencies

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│   "I believe in open code and I believe in ethics.  │
│    The two are not in conflict."                    │
│                                              — DW   │
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│    🖖  Peace, love and data           │
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