PyCon US 2026 adds dedicated AI and security tracks

PyCon US 2026 is scheduled for May 13–19 in Long Beach, California, marking the conference's first California appearance since Santa Clara in 2013 and its first West Coast stop since Portland, Oregon in 2017. Core conference talks run Friday May 15 through Sunday May 17, with tutorials and sprints on the surrounding days. The event is expected to draw more than 2,000 attendees.

The post notes that the AI track schedule was itself scraped as a Markdown list using Claude Code and Rodney.

Two brand-new dedicated tracks debut this year. The AI track on Friday was organized by track chairs Silona Bonewald (CitableAI) and Zac Hatfield-Dodds (Anthropic), and features eight talks spanning async patterns for AI agents, real-time voice agent construction, running large language models on laptops via quantization, edge inference in the browser, AI-powered Python education, low-resource African language identification, GPU memory and kernel scheduling for Python developers, and AI-assisted open-source contributions. A Security track runs on Saturday. The post notes that the AI track schedule was itself scraped as a Markdown list using Claude Code and Rodney.

Beyond the new tracks, the post highlights PyCon's broader community character — including open spaces (an unconference-style format where attendees self-organize sessions), lightning talks, the PyLadies auction, and contributor sprints. The post also notes that PyCon US is a key funding source and mission-critical event for the Python Software Foundation, and encourages attendees to book accommodation through the official hotel block.

Key facts

1. 01PyCon US 2026 runs May 13–19 in Long Beach, California — the first time in California since Santa Clara in 2013.
2. 02Two new dedicated tracks debut this year: an AI track on Friday, May 15, and a Security track on Saturday, May 16.
3. 03The AI track was organized by track chairs Silona Bonewald (CitableAI) and Zac Hatfield-Dodds (Anthropic).
4. 04The AI track features eight talks covering topics including async patterns for AI agents, LLM quantization on laptops, edge inference in the browser, real-time voice agents, and AI-assisted open-source contributions.
5. 05PyCon US has grown to more than 2,000 attendees while remaining community-focused.
6. 06The post notes that the AI track schedule was scraped as a Markdown list using Claude Code and Rodney.
7. 07PyCon US is described as a key funding source for the Python Software Foundation and central to its mission.