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Season 2 is HERE. Give Me 5 is back — and we're kicking things off with someone who's been helping quietly building the foundation the AI era runs on. Howard Butler is a GDAL maintainer and a geospatial open source veteran. In just 5 minutes, he and MK cover: → Why 25-year-old software is more relevant than ever → How LLMs are built on open source foundations nobody planned to last this long → The importance of the GDAL sponsorship model Season 2, Episode 1 is live now. Watch the full episode here: hubs.la/Q047zSbr0 Give Me 5 is a NumFOCUS production. Support open source scientific computing at hubs.la/Q047zRB60.

Give Me 5 is back in a few ways. $50 + tagging 5 friends = open source stays alive Who’s in? Tag your first 5 below ↓ Donate: hubs.la/Q046Nf8-0

Get a behind-the-scenes look at Season 2 Episode 1, featuring Howard Butler! The new season drops tomorrow, so stay tuned for more... 👀

The stack is still running. Are you? We’re running a Max the Stack campaign for 15 days to keep open-source science funded into Q1. Give today at: hubs.la/Q046N0R50

We're excited to launch Season 2 of Give Me 5 by talking with Howard Butler, the Sponsorship Program Lead for GDAL, a NumFOCUS Sponsored Project. The new season drops with Episode one next week, so stay tuned!

Give Me 5: Season 2 incoming... We're coming back with new episodes — real conversations with open source experts and advocates who are shaping the future of scientific computing. Watch the Season 2 trailer: hubs.la/Q04635_X0 — Interested in partnering: partnership@numfocus.org

This is it! Today is the last day to submit your talk proposal for SciPy 2026! Get your proposal in here: hubs.la/Q045qRd00

The deadline to submit your CFP for SciPy 2026 is tomorrow! Don't wait, submit your proposal now at hubs.la/Q045qTK10

Great news! The SciPy2026 CFP deadline has been extended to March 4! You have a few more days to submit your proposal for this year's conference! Learn more and submit your proposal now at hubs.la/Q045gTNB0

Calling all innovators in scientific computing! SciPy’s 25th annual conference is gearing up for Minneapolis, July 13–19, 2026 — and your voice could be on the schedule. Share what you’re working on, what you’ve learned, or how you’re pushing Python forward. Submit your proposal by Feb 25 at hubs.la/Q043qDv70

It’s our birthday! 🎉 We’re beyond grateful to have spent another year supporting open source science champions like our Sponsored and Affiliated Projects. We want to say a huge thank you to everyone in our community who helps us continue this work. Here’s the future of what we can do together! If you’re interested in continuing to support NumFOCUS, check out all the ways you can here: hubs.la/Q042ZfNF0

[🚨 Project Update 🚨] The JuliaCon 2026 CFP is open! Submit a talk or poster by Feb 28. Plus Julia 1.13.0-beta1 is now available! See more about these updates and other project news on the NumFOCUS blog at hubs.ly/Q041DJKX0

[🚨 Project Update 🚨] @geopandas announced the release of geopandas v1.1.2. Learn more about this update and other project news on the NumFOCUS blog at hubs.ly/Q041DGpS0

@OptunaAutoML released Optuna v4.7 on Jan. 19. In addition, contributor Hiroaki Natsume introduced a new optimization algorithm — SPEA-II (Strength Pareto Evolutionary Algorithm 2). Learn more on the NumFOCUS blog at hubs.la/Q041DxPP0

[🚨Project Update🚨] ITK released ITK 5.4.5, focused on critical bug fixes, improved documentation, and platform support, while introducing an AI agent onboarding to assist in project maintenance tasks. Learn more on the NumFOCUS blog at hubs.la/Q041DttB0

[🚨 Project Update 🚨] @Project_Pythia announced the Pythia Cook-off 2026 hackathon, held at the NCAR Mesa Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado. Registration will be open soon in February. See more about this update & other project news on the NumFOCUS blog at hubs.la/Q041Dzk20

[🚨Project Update🚨] @pandas_dev has released v3.0.0, a major release from the pandas 2.x series. This release includes various new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements, as well as possible breaking changes. Learn more and see other project updates this month at hubs.la/Q041Drw90

[🚨Project Update🚨] Taskflow is excited to announce the release of v4.0 and the Taskflow Academy. Learn more about these updates and see more from our projects on the NumFOCUS blog at hubs.la/Q041DnH10

Got a talk idea that deserves a stage? PyData London 2026 call for proposals is still open! We want to hear from YOU. Submit a proposal here: hubs.la/Q041F8TQ0 - - - PyData London Info: June 5-7, 2026 Convene Sancroft, St. Paul's More info at hubs.la/Q041Fc-00

[🚨 Project Update 🚨] @rOpenSci announced applications are open for the next cohort of Champions and Mentors in the rOpenSci Champions Program. Learn more about this update and other project news on the NumFOCUS blog at hubs.la/Q041Dwsn0