Upcoming Events

PyData London 2026 brings together data scientists, engineers, and researchers from around the world for three days of insightful talks, tutorials, and community connection. Hosted in one of Europe’s leading tech hubs, the event highlights the latest developments in Python, machine learning, and data science. Attendees can expect a mix of cutting-edge research, real-world applications, and opportunities to network with industry leaders. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, PyData London offers something for every level of the data science community.

**THIS IS NOT A TICKET- TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED ON CONFERENCE WEBSITE.**

https://pydata.org/london2026

Every second Saturday, our inclusive coding group Code & Coffee meets at Prototype PGH in Oakland from 1:30pm to 3:30pm! 💻☕

Code & Coffee is a monthly opportunity for you to practice your skills, meet new friends, and get help if you need it. Bring your laptop, your recent projects, and your programming problems! 👩🏿‍💻👨🏻‍💻👩🏻‍💻👩🏽‍💻👨🏿‍💻👨🏻‍💻

All are welcome regardless of skill level or programming language. If you're new to coding, we'll be right there to help you work through your questions as needed. 🧠📱📚

Code & Coffee events are relaxed and informal, and are intended as a way for our community to work together while providing each other with ongoing support and feedback. 🎮🕹️👾

\*\* GENDER EQUITY \*\*
When introducing yourself to others at our events, please also share your pronouns. This practice promotes inclusiveness, diversity, and kindness, all values our organization supports. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Come join us for a night of camaraderie and fun! We will have a selection of board and card games of all types for people to enjoy. If we have groups interested in tabletop RPGs, we can facilitate a one-shot adventure or organize a regular campaign.

Feel free to bring your own games as well! Designing, building, and of course playtesting games is also heavily encouraged!

**FACILITATOR BIO**
Charlie Koch is an amateur game designer and gaming aficionado. Whether it's video games, board games, tabletop RPGs, or just fun logic puzzles, Charlie is engaged in all manner of strategy, storytelling, and fun!

We're based in south central Pennsylvania. At this time we're mostly meeting online, but some of us who live near each other get together in person. For our next online Meetup on the fourth Wednesday of the month, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm, you can participate either by webcam or telephone call. The link will be sent by early evening to everyone who has RSVPd, and we will check for late RSVPs by 6:00 pm that day.

We recommend that you RSVP from the Events page:
https://www.meetup.com/sci-fi-and-sci/

If you don't see the link in your Inbox by 6:00 pm that day, check your spam folder, or send a note directly to the organizer https://www.meetup.com/sci-and-sci-fi/members/?op=leaders

Feel free to bring up any aspect of science & society, or science fiction. Topics can include either: (a) natural sciences, social sciences, philosophy, philosophy of science, technology, industry, science & society; or (b) science fiction (movies, novels, TV shows, etc. Also, you might have suggestions for some upcoming group activities, such as going to a movie, museum, or other event, as a group. New members might want to tell a bit about their interests.

The tech job market is weird right now. Seven-round interview loops. AI screening calls. Ghost listings. And what do we even call ourselves now? Technical writers? Documentation engineers? Content designers? These problems affect everything from how you search to how you position yourself.

[Jill Shaheen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillshaheen/) spent the past year job hunting alongside 200 former AWS technical writers and managers. She distilled what that community learned into a practical field guide, built a custom job search tracking tool to manage the chaos, and eventually landed two competing offers. She's here to share what worked.

This session covers what's working in the 2026 market: how to position yourself for modern writing roles and adjacent pivots, how to surface transferable skills without building five different personas, how to get past ATS filters, and what a human hiring manager looks for on LinkedIn once you do. The second part is a workshop. Bring your resume or portfolio and get peer feedback from the room.

As always, the [Write the Docs code of conduct](https://www.writethedocs.org/code-of-conduct/) applies.

PyData Pittsburgh is excited to host our June event: *Robot-assisted Exoskeletons for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury.* Join us on Thursday, June 25, as Jonathan Shulgach, PhD student from CMU's NeuroMechatronics Lab, shares work in exoskeleton robotics using Python-based tools and machine learning methods.

**Time:**
6:30 pm – Doors Open
7:00 pm – Talk: Robot-assisted Exoskeletons for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury

**About the talk:**

In this talk, Jonathan will share work from Carnegie Mellon University’s [NeuroMechatronics Lab](https://www.meche.engineering.cmu.edu/faculty/neuromechatronics-lab.html) on building wearable muscle-sensing systems for assistive robotics and rehabilitation. The talk will begin with the design of flexible high-density EMG sensor arrays, including the practical challenges of building wearable electronics that can capture rich muscle activity from the forearm.

From there, Jonathan will discuss how these muscle signals can be streamed, processed, and decoded in real time using Python-based tools and machine learning methods.

The talk will then connect these sensing and decoding challenges to an assistive robotics application: an open-source, 3D-printable hand and wrist exoskeleton designed to support functional grasping for individuals with spinal cord injury and other motor impairments.

Lastly, Jonathan will discuss how residual muscle activity can be used to predict a user’s intended grasp and control configurable hand gestures, while also highlighting the broader challenges of translating wearable sensing, real-time data pipelines, and robotic control into practical assistive technologies.

Link to Lab:
https://www.meche.engineering.cmu.edu/faculty/neuromechatronics-lab.html

**About the speaker:**

Jonathan Shulgach is a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in the NeuroMechatronics Lab. His research focuses on wearable robotics, haptic feedback, high-density muscle sensing, and human-machine interfaces for assistive technology.

He develops systems that use residual muscle activity, wearable sensors, and intelligent control methods to restore or augment movement for individuals with motor impairments.

Every second Saturday, our inclusive coding group Code & Coffee meets at Prototype PGH in Oakland from 1:30pm to 3:30pm! 💻☕

Code & Coffee is a monthly opportunity for you to practice your skills, meet new friends, and get help if you need it. Bring your laptop, your recent projects, and your programming problems! 👩🏿‍💻👨🏻‍💻👩🏻‍💻👩🏽‍💻👨🏿‍💻👨🏻‍💻

All are welcome regardless of skill level or programming language. If you're new to coding, we'll be right there to help you work through your questions as needed. 🧠📱📚

Code & Coffee events are relaxed and informal, and are intended as a way for our community to work together while providing each other with ongoing support and feedback. 🎮🕹️👾

\*\* GENDER EQUITY \*\*
When introducing yourself to others at our events, please also share your pronouns. This practice promotes inclusiveness, diversity, and kindness, all values our organization supports. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Come join us for a night of camaraderie and fun! We will have a selection of board and card games of all types for people to enjoy. If we have groups interested in tabletop RPGs, we can facilitate a one-shot adventure or organize a regular campaign.

Feel free to bring your own games as well! Designing, building, and of course playtesting games is also heavily encouraged!

**FACILITATOR BIO**
Charlie Koch is an amateur game designer and gaming aficionado. Whether it's video games, board games, tabletop RPGs, or just fun logic puzzles, Charlie is engaged in all manner of strategy, storytelling, and fun!

We're based in south central Pennsylvania. At this time we're mostly meeting online, but some of us who live near each other get together in person. For our next online Meetup on the fourth Wednesday of the month, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm, you can participate either by webcam or telephone call. The link will be sent by early evening to everyone who has RSVPd, and we will check for late RSVPs by 6:00 pm that day.

We recommend that you RSVP from the Events page:
https://www.meetup.com/sci-fi-and-sci/

If you don't see the link in your Inbox by 6:00 pm that day, check your spam folder, or send a note directly to the organizer https://www.meetup.com/sci-and-sci-fi/members/?op=leaders

Feel free to bring up any aspect of science & society, or science fiction. Topics can include either: (a) natural sciences, social sciences, philosophy, philosophy of science, technology, industry, science & society; or (b) science fiction (movies, novels, TV shows, etc. Also, you might have suggestions for some upcoming group activities, such as going to a movie, museum, or other event, as a group. New members might want to tell a bit about their interests.

We're based in south central Pennsylvania. At this time we're mostly meeting online, but some of us who live near each other get together in person. For our next online Meetup on the fourth Wednesday of the month, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm, you can participate either by webcam or telephone call. The link will be sent by early evening to everyone who has RSVPd, and we will check for late RSVPs by 6:00 pm that day.

We recommend that you RSVP from the Events page:
https://www.meetup.com/sci-fi-and-sci/

If you don't see the link in your Inbox by 6:00 pm that day, check your spam folder, or send a note directly to the organizer https://www.meetup.com/sci-and-sci-fi/members/?op=leaders

Feel free to bring up any aspect of science & society, or science fiction. Topics can include either: (a) natural sciences, social sciences, philosophy, philosophy of science, technology, industry, science & society; or (b) science fiction (movies, novels, TV shows, etc. Also, you might have suggestions for some upcoming group activities, such as going to a movie, museum, or other event, as a group. New members might want to tell a bit about their interests.

We're based in south central Pennsylvania. At this time we're mostly meeting online, but some of us who live near each other get together in person. For our next online Meetup on the fourth Wednesday of the month, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm, you can participate either by webcam or telephone call. The link will be sent by early evening to everyone who has RSVPd, and we will check for late RSVPs by 6:00 pm that day.

We recommend that you RSVP from the Events page:
https://www.meetup.com/sci-fi-and-sci/

If you don't see the link in your Inbox by 6:00 pm that day, check your spam folder, or send a note directly to the organizer https://www.meetup.com/sci-and-sci-fi/members/?op=leaders

Feel free to bring up any aspect of science & society, or science fiction. Topics can include either: (a) natural sciences, social sciences, philosophy, philosophy of science, technology, industry, science & society; or (b) science fiction (movies, novels, TV shows, etc. Also, you might have suggestions for some upcoming group activities, such as going to a movie, museum, or other event, as a group. New members might want to tell a bit about their interests.