Django Day
A full day of workshops and selected talks on building web applications with Django, open to everyone.
- Selected talks
- Fundamentals to advanced workshops
- Live coding with mentors
PyCon Namibia 2027
Namibia Annual Python Conference
19–25 February 2027 NIPAM, Windhoek
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The 12th edition. For developers, IT professionals, business, industry, government and students.
About the conference
A Python programming language conference for everyone building Namibia's digital future. Each year, engineers, IT teams, technology companies, business leaders, government professionals and technology practitioners from across Africa and around the world come together in Windhoek.
Python brings the community together. The conversation spans the entire technology ecosystem.
Whether you are developing software, working with data, leading a technology team, building a business, solving problems in industry, or exploring where technology can take you next, there is a place for you at PyCon Namibia.
- Software development
- Data and AI
- Cybersecurity
- Cloud and infrastructure
- Digital government
- Startups and business
- Digital health
Built for the whole technology community
You don't need to write Python to get value from PyCon Namibia. If technology is part of your work, your organisation or your future, there is a place for you.
- Developers and engineers
- Software, web, data and machine learning, in Python and beyond.
- IT professionals
- Infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity and the teams that keep systems running.
- Technology companies
- Established firms and startups meeting customers, partners and talent.
- Business and industry
- Leaders exploring how technology can grow and modernise their organisations.
- Government
- Public sector representatives driving digital services and digital transformation.
- Students and educators
- Schools, universities and researchers building the next generation of skills.
One week, three ways in
From a first line of code in a school classroom to production systems on the main stage, the week is built so that everyone has a place.
Education Day
Two days: one for high school learners at Jakob Marengo Tutorial College, and one for university students.
- Hands-on workshops
- A few selected talks
- Physical computing with micro:bit
Main Conference
Two days of keynotes, talks and workshops at NIPAM on software, data, AI, security and digital transformation.
- Keynotes and talks
- Hands-on workshops
- Jobs fair and exhibition
What happens during the week
- Keynotes
- Technology, industry and community leaders from Africa and beyond.
- Talks
- What people built, broke and learned, from Namibia and around the world.
- Workshops
- Longer, hands-on sessions that run alongside the talks.
- Lightning talks
- Short, open-floor talks that close each day. Anyone can take the stage.
- Open source sprints
- Guided first pull requests on real projects.
- Jobs fair
- Meet employers from the region. Bring your CV.
- Exhibition booths
- Companies, startups and community groups showing their work.
- Education track
- Technology in classrooms, universities and the public sector.
Take the stage in 2027
You don't need a novel discovery. Tell us what you built, what broke, or what took far longer to figure out than it should have. First-time speakers are very welcome.
Closes 21 September 2026
8 days left, 01:59 Windhoek time
Topics include programming techniques and practices, professional skills and development, business, software libraries and tools, the web, including Django, education, mathematics, community, and robotics and hardware.
Put your organisation in the room
PyCon Namibia is where the country's developers, IT leaders, technology companies, public sector and universities meet. Sponsorship keeps tickets affordable and funds Education Day. Companies, institutions and community groups can also run an exhibition booth.
Welcome to Windhoek
The conference takes place at NIPAM, the Namibia Institute of Public Administration and Management, in Namibia's capital.
- Easy to reachDirect flights from Johannesburg, Addis Ababa, Frankfurt, Munich and Zurich.
- Summer in FebruaryWarm, sunny days between 25 and 32°C in the highlands.
- Safe and compactA welcoming capital that is easy to explore before or after the conference.
