Naomi Ceder has been active in the Python communities since 2001 and is the originator of PyCon's poster session and the education summit. She has taught Python online, in high schools, at Linux Fests, and in the Chicago Python Workshop, and is the author of The Quick Python Book, 2nd ed. from Manning Publications. After half a lifetime “undercover as a man” Naomi transitioned from male to female in 2012, and is currently the IT Director of Zoro Tools, Inc. She speaks and blogs both about Python and about her experiences with gender transition in the tech community.