After a long break, we're coming back for another PyData Bristol Meetup! New venue! DeskLodge Beacon Tower! Big thank you for hosting our event this time.

Beer and pizza is being provided by our wonderful sponsor Rowden!

Agenda for the evening: 🚪 6:00 pm - Doors open 🕡 6:30 pm - Talks commence (sharp!) 📚 Intro 10 Minute talk - Pydata Organisers. 📚 2 25 Minute Talk:

• Agents: Its Landscape and Challenges- An Open Discussion ( Idea to Live ) - by Manish Sharma
• Python and the Data Platform 2025 - by James Yarrow

📢 Community announcements 🤝 Relaxed networking over beers and soft drinks Interested in sharing your knowledge or experience at this or a future event? Fill out this form to submit your talk proposal: PyData Bristol Talk Proposal We look forward to seeing you there for another fantastic evening of Python, Data Science, and camaraderie! ‌ ‌

Talks

James C Yarrow - Python and the Data Platform 2025 A set through the modern data platform, the capabilities and the python challenges python has solved.

Agents: Its Landscape and Challenges- An Open Discussion ( Idea to Live ) - by Manish Sharma ‌ 🕖 LOGISTICS Talks kick off at 18:30 sharp; then networking in TBC from 20:40. If you realise you can't make it, please un-RSVP in good time to free up your place for your fellow community members. Follow @‌pydatabristol (PyData Bristol (@PyDataBristol) / X) for updates on this and future events, as well as news from the global PyData community. 📜 CODE OF CONDUCT The PyData Code of Conduct governs this meetup (Code of Conduct ). To discuss any issues or concerns relating to the code of conduct or behaviour of anyone at the PyData meetup, please contact the PyData Bristol organisers, or you can submit a report of any potential Code of Conduct violation directly to NumFOCUS (NumFOCUS Code of Conduct Report Form).

Speakers

James C Yarrow James C Yarrow | LinkedIn

Manish Sharma Manish Sharma | LinkedIn

Microsoft Exchange Online will soon implement significant changes, including a new external recipient rate limit of 2,000 recipients per 24 hours starting January 2025 for new tenants (and July 2025 for existing tenants) and the deprecation of basic authentication for SMTP Submission in September 2025. Azure Communication Services (ACS) Email is an alternative solution being adopted by Microsoft customers who are running their business with Exchange Online, and evaluated by many others.

Join us in this Q&A style discussion where Milan Kaur engages in a conversation with Tommaso Toniolo, a senior cloud solution architect who helps Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Exchange customers navigate these changes, and Manish Sharma, the product manager for ACS Email. Together, they will discuss:

• Common challenges Microsoft Exchange customers face with the recent changes
• Onboarding to Azure Communication Services Email as an alternative
• Best practices for transitioning to a platform-as-a-service model from Microsoft Exchange

Microsoft Exchange Online will soon implement significant changes, including a new external recipient rate limit of 2,000 recipients per 24 hours starting January 2025 for new tenants (and July 2025 for existing tenants) and the deprecation of basic authentication for SMTP Submission in September 2025. Azure Communication Services (ACS) Email is an alternative solution being adopted by Microsoft customers who are running their business with Exchange Online, and evaluated by many others.

Join us in this Q&A style discussion where Milan Kaur engages in a conversation with Tommaso Toniolo, a senior cloud solution architect who helps Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Exchange customers navigate these changes, and Manish Sharma, the product manager for ACS Email. Together, they will discuss:

• Common challenges Microsoft Exchange customers face with the recent changes
• Onboarding to Azure Communication Services Email as an alternative
• Best practices for transitioning to a platform-as-a-service model from Microsoft Exchange

Microsoft Exchange Online will soon implement significant changes, including a new external recipient rate limit of 2,000 recipients per 24 hours starting January 2025 for new tenants (and July 2025 for existing tenants) and the deprecation of basic authentication for SMTP Submission in September 2025. Azure Communication Services (ACS) Email is an alternative solution being adopted by Microsoft customers who are running their business with Exchange Online, and evaluated by many others.

Join us in this Q&A style discussion where Milan Kaur engages in a conversation with Tommaso Toniolo, a senior cloud solution architect who helps Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Exchange customers navigate these changes, and Manish Sharma, the product manager for ACS Email. Together, they will discuss:

• Common challenges Microsoft Exchange customers face with the recent changes
• Onboarding to Azure Communication Services Email as an alternative
• Best practices for transitioning to a platform-as-a-service model from Microsoft Exchange

Join us once again for the next PyData Bristol Meetup! Welcome to the first meetup of 2024. We’re meeting now in a new venue Amdaris!! Big thank you for hosting our event this time. Massive thanks to our other sponsor - Adlib for the scrumptious pizza, and thirst-quenching refreshments. Here an intro from out new hosts!

Hi, We are Amdaris, an Insight company, and at our core we specialise in extending teams with highly skilled software experts. With bespoke Software Development, Product Design, Strategy and Consultation, Managed Services and Data Solutions, we seamlessly integrate into your business and culture, bringing passion, care, and technical proficiency directly to you.

Agenda for the evening: 🚪 6:00 pm - Doors open 🕡 6:30 pm - Talks commence (sharp!) 📚 25-minute talks:

• Talk 1: Silent Intrusion: How LLM Infiltrating Enterprises by Manish Sharma
• Talk 2: Empowering Society with Data Science by David Greenwood

Lightning talks:

• Lightning talk 1:'Your code stinks' - avoiding fighting words by ruff linting by Adam Sardar

📢 Community announcements 🤝 Relaxed networking over beers and soft drinks Interested in sharing your knowledge or experience at this or a future event? Fill out this form to submit your talk proposal: PyData Bristol Talk Proposal We look forward to seeing you there for another fantastic evening of Python, Data Science, and camaraderie! ‌ ‌

Talks

1. Silent Intrusion: How LLM Infiltrating Enterprises:

Silent Intrusion: How LLM Infiltrating Enterprises. This talk tries to cover the how LLM are becoming need of enterprise but really are enterprises ready for it.

2. Empowering Society with Data Science: A Rapid Deployment Strategy for Everyday Impact

In a world where data science holds immense potential for societal good, envision harnessing your skills to make a tangible difference. But how do we as individuals, or small teams, seamlessly collect personalised data and deploy algorithms at scale, empowering users to benefit daily? In this presentation, David unveils a blueprint drawn from his hands-on experience leveraging Python, Flutterflow, and Firebase at hppypeople.com. Discover how these tools enable the swift deployment of data science solutions directly into people’s' pockets, equipping them to deliver their best work, evade burnout, and return home with energy for hobbies, friends and loved ones. By the end of this session, you'll be equipped to take your data science journey one step further towards creating meaningful societal impact.

Lightning Talks

1. 'Your code stinks' - avoiding fighting words by ruff linting

The ruff linter is a "ridiculously fast" tool that enables a team to enshrine group-agreed standards into the fabric of how they work and ratchet up standards.

‌ 🕖 LOGISTICS Talks kick off at 18:30 sharp; then networking in Left Handed Giant from 20:40. If you realise you can't make it, please un-RSVP in good time to free up your place for your fellow community members. Follow @‌pydatabristol (PyData Bristol (@PyDataBristol) / X) for updates on this and future events, as well as news from the global PyData community. 📜 CODE OF CONDUCT The PyData Code of Conduct governs this meetup (Code of Conduct ). To discuss any issues or concerns relating to the code of conduct or behaviour of anyone at the PyData meetup, please contact the PyData Bristol organisers, or you can submit a report of any potential Code of Conduct violation directly to NumFOCUS (NumFOCUS Code of Conduct Report Form).

Speakers

Manish Sharma Lead Data Science and ML, Responsible for e2e life cycle of Data Science use cases and pivotal in defining organisation's MLOPs strategy.

David Greenwood David is the Founder of hppypeople.com- a social enterprise with a mission to end Burnout . He has over a decade of Data Science experience spanning social impact investment, investment management, urban design and HealthTech.

Adam Sardar Adam has been doing this thing we called data science for some 15 years, working across multiple companies and sectors. In that time he has led teams building data-backed products that use software to explore the market, respond to changing requirements, and release features quickly to deliver value.