Python Folks, keep being so warm and welcoming. People are staying in tech because of you! "I want to talk about my experiences as a woman of color just starting out in tech and the importance of being kind and welcoming to people from minority communities and how it helps them stick around in tech." About the speaker: Mahe is a Software Engineer at Anaconda. Mahe wasn't particularly passionate about programming or software until she accidentally became a part of the Python community and in the process met brilliant people who were kind and warm to her, she eventually decided to stick around and accept the Python Community as her home. She reads and writes creative non-fiction (sometimes).