Juliana Arrighi is a Python enthusiast and an expert learner/trainer.

As an organizer of PyLadies PDX, Juliana welcomes new Python community members, mentors new coders, and leads workshops in Python programming and web development.

As a Technical Training Specialist at New Relic, she's tasked with building training programs that get new employees making confident contributions quickly and with helping her team effect unbounded technical and professional growth.

She has shared industry expertise in training and adult education at a number of conferences and events including Write the Docs and PyCon Ireland.

Portia Burton is a software developer at The Atlantic Magazine. Before Portia became a programmer, she spent six years in China and one year in Germany. Shortly after dropping out of a Environmental Science Masters program at the University of Cologne, Portia developed an interest in tech and was a regular member of the Beijing Linux User’s Group. Portia loves tech communities and founded the Portland Data Science Meetup and the DC Side Project Group.

When Portia is not tinkering with a new framework or experimenting with Python, she enjoys hitting the city streets with her bike and cooking (mostly) vegetarian dishes.

We've announced our list of speakers and conference schedule.