Hi all, This month, we depart from our normal ChiPy meeting cadence and will hold our meeting on *Thursday* *December 18th*, at 6pm (next week). American Planning Association (APA) will be hosting us - thank you to them for their generous support of ChiPy This December, we will hold a series of lightning talks to present about various python-related topics of your choice. If you'd like to give a python lightning talk, we encourage you to submit a talk here! Talk about something cool, weird, or hilarious. Whether it's your favorite Python trick, a project demo, or a wild tech story - this is your chance to shine for five minutes and win a prize! https://www.chipy.org/talks/topics/propose/ <https://www.chipy.org/talks/topics/propose/> If you'd like to attend the meeting, please RSVP here. *RSVP HERE* https://www.chipy.org/meetings/980/ When: *Thursday *Dec 18, 2025, 6 p.m. 6:00 pm *- *doors open; food 6:30 pm - talks start Where: American Planning Association (APA) 200 E Randolph St Suite 6900 Chicago IL 60601 We look forward to seeing you at ChiPy! *Gold Sponsors:* Tegus, Slalom *Silver Sponsors:* *Bronze Sponsors*: Stripe, Zoro, APA, Molex, SpotHero Please be aware of our code of conduct http://www.chipy.org/pages/conduct/ Engage with ChiPy Website: https://www.chipy.org/ Slack: https://joinchipyslack.herokuapp.com/ Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/_ChiPy_/ Github: https://github.com/chicagopython/chipy.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/chicagopython YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT372EAC1orBOSUd2fsA8WA If you'd like to speak at ChiPy, please submit a talk here: https://www.chipy.org/talks/topics/propose/ If you'd like to host a ChiPy meeting, please refer to this guide: https://www.chipy.org/pages/host/ If you'd like to sponsor ChiPy, please see here: https://www.chipy.org/sponsors/list/