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+ },
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+ "tags": []
+ },
+ "source": [
+ "# PyData London May 2026\n",
+ "\n",
+ "### 107th Meetup, hosted by Man Group\n",
+ "\n",
+ "### [@pydatalondon.bsky.social](https://bsky.app/profile/pydatalondon.bsky.social)"
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "cell_type": "markdown",
+ "metadata": {
+ "editable": true,
+ "slideshow": {
+ "slide_type": "slide"
+ },
+ "tags": []
+ },
+ "source": [
+ "## PyData Code of Conduct\n",
+ "\n",
+ "### Be thoughtful. Be kind to each other.\n",
+ "\n",
+ "**https://pydata.org/code-of-conduct/**"
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "cell_type": "markdown",
+ "metadata": {
+ "editable": true,
+ "slideshow": {
+ "slide_type": "slide"
+ },
+ "tags": []
+ },
+ "source": [
+ "## PyData\n",
+ "\n",
+ "+ Educational program of **NumFOCUS** \u2014 the charity behind NumPy, pandas, Jupyter and friends\n",
+ "+ A global community: **121 groups across 51 countries** on Meetup (plus more off-platform)\n",
+ "+ **209,000+ members** worldwide\n",
+ "+ https://www.meetup.com/pro/pydata/ \u00b7 https://numfocus.org"
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "cell_type": "markdown",
+ "metadata": {
+ "editable": true,
+ "slideshow": {
+ "slide_type": "-"
+ },
+ "tags": []
+ },
+ "source": [
+ "![\"UK](\"../utils/images/pydata-uk-map-2025.png\")
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+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "cell_type": "markdown",
+ "metadata": {
+ "editable": true,
+ "slideshow": {
+ "slide_type": "slide"
+ },
+ "tags": []
+ },
+ "source": [
+ "## PyData London\n",
+ "\n",
+ "+ **16,290 members** and growing \u2014 monthly meetup + annual conference\n",
+ "+ All run by volunteers\n",
+ "+ Propose a talk: https://london.pydata.org/submit-a-talk/"
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "cell_type": "markdown",
+ "metadata": {
+ "editable": true,
+ "slideshow": {
+ "slide_type": "-"
+ },
+ "tags": []
+ },
+ "source": [
+ "![\"PyData](\"../utils/images/pydata-london-screenshot.png\")
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+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "cell_type": "markdown",
+ "metadata": {
+ "editable": true,
+ "slideshow": {
+ "slide_type": "slide"
+ },
+ "tags": []
+ },
+ "source": [
+ "## UK PyData Meetups \u2014 May 2026\n",
+ "\n",
+ "- **Wed 6 May** \u2014 PyData Exeter #13 _(Open Source Community Talks, Innovation Hub)_\n",
+ "- **Thu 7 May** \u2014 PyData Cornwall #4 _(Data Engineering Edition, Newquay)_\n",
+ "- **Fri 22 May** \u2014 PyData Wolverhampton _(Python for Data Collection)_\n",
+ "- **Thu 28 May** \u2014 PyData Manchester _(Krakenflex, Circle Square)_\n",
+ "- **Fri 29 May** \u2014 PyData Bradford _(Bradford Mechanics' Institute Library)_\n",
+ "\n",
+ "**PyData Bristol** \u2014 looking for a new sponsor / venue. **If you can help, grab John after the talks!**"
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "cell_type": "markdown",
+ "metadata": {
+ "editable": true,
+ "slideshow": {
+ "slide_type": "slide"
+ },
+ "tags": []
+ },
+ "source": [
+ "## Since We Last Met\n",
+ "\n",
+ "### **Python 3.14.4** shipped 7 April\n",
+ "\n",
+ "Bugfix-only maintenance release \u2014 but a useful nudge that **3.14 is the first version with free-threaded (no-GIL) CPython officially supported** via PEP 779.\n",
+ "\n",
+ "_If you've been waiting to try it, now's the time._\n",
+ "\n",
+ "https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3144/"
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "cell_type": "markdown",
+ "metadata": {
+ "editable": true,
+ "slideshow": {
+ "slide_type": "slide"
+ },
+ "tags": []
+ },
+ "source": [
+ "## Tonight's Speakers\n",
+ "\n",
+ "- **Robin Linacre** \u2014 _Rapid deduplication and fuzzy matching of large datasets using Splink_\n",
+ "- **Filip Makraduli** \u2014 _Small Model Inference Infrastructure: Lessons Beyond vLLM_\n",
+ "- **Ian Ozsvald** \u2014 _Build your own LLM, Live, with MicroGPT_"
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "cell_type": "markdown",
+ "metadata": {
+ "editable": true,
+ "slideshow": {
+ "slide_type": "slide"
+ },
+ "tags": []
+ },
+ "source": [
+ "## Tonight's Schedule\n",
+ "\n",
+ "- **18:30** Doors open\n",
+ "- **19:00** Introduction <- **YOU ARE HERE**\n",
+ "- **19:15** Main Talk #1 & Q&A -> Rapid deduplication and fuzzy matching of large datasets using Splink - Robin Linacre \n",
+ "- **19:45** Break + Networking\n",
+ "- **20:00** Main Talk #2 & Q&A -> Small Model Inference Infrastructure: Lessons Beyond vLLM - Filip Makraduli\n",
+ "- **20:30** Main Talk #3 & Q&A -> Build your own LLM, Live, with MicroGPT - Ian Ozsvald\n",
+ "- **21:00** We're done -> The Banker\n"
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "cell_type": "markdown",
+ "metadata": {
+ "editable": true,
+ "slideshow": {
+ "slide_type": "slide"
+ },
+ "tags": []
+ },
+ "source": [
+ "## Upcoming Conferences\n",
+ "\n",
+ "### Courtesy of https://pythondeadlin.es/"
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "cell_type": "markdown",
+ "metadata": {
+ "editable": true,
+ "slideshow": {
+ "slide_type": "-"
+ },
+ "tags": []
+ },
+ "source": [
+ ""
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "cell_type": "markdown",
+ "metadata": {
+ "editable": true,
+ "slideshow": {
+ "slide_type": "slide"
+ },
+ "tags": []
+ },
+ "source": [
+ "## Got something to share?\n",
+ "\n",
+ "### We're always looking for speakers \u2014 beginners welcome.\n",
+ "\n",
+ "**https://london.pydata.org/submit-a-talk/**\n",
+ "\n",
+ "_Lightning talks (5 min) and full talks (~30 min) both welcome._"
+ ]
+ },
+ {
+ "cell_type": "markdown",
+ "metadata": {
+ "editable": true,
+ "slideshow": {
+ "slide_type": "slide"
+ },
+ "tags": []
+ },
+ "source": [
+ "\n",
+ "\n",
+ "![\"PyData](\"../utils/images/pydata-london-2026.jpg\")
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- Fri 22 May — PyData Wolverhampton (Python for Data Collection) +
- Thu 28 May — PyData Manchester (Krakenflex, Circle Square) +
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