Jim Weiss headshotNumFOCUS is pleased to announce Jim Weiss has been hired as our new Events Coordinator, bringing over seven years of event management experience. Prior to joining NumFOCUS, Jim worked in Washington, D.C., coordinating congressional hearings for the U.S. House of Representatives and managing events for the U.S. Air Force. Jim hails from Pennsylvania and graduated from Lafayette College.

We know that Jim will do an outstanding job helping NumFOCUS to coordinate with the worldwide open source scientific computing community, including our PyData conference committees and meetup chapters. Please help us make Jim feel welcome to the NumFOCUS community!