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# Community

## Discourse

The [PyMC Discourse Forum](https://discourse.pymc.io/) is a great place to ask general questions about Bayesian statistics, or more specific ones about PyMC usage.

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## Conferences

The PyMC community organizes [PyMCon](https://pymcon.com/), a recurring webseries which is currently ongoing! 

Follow [**Discourse**](https://discourse.pymc.io/c/events/pymcon-web-series/23), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/pymc_devs), or [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pymc/) to be notified about all the events!

Videos from the previous PyMCon edition in 2020 are [available on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/c/PyMCDevelopers/videos).

PyMC talks have been given at a number of conferences, including [PyCon](https://us.pycon.org/),
[PyData](https://pydata.org/events/), and [ODSC](https://odsc.com/) events. There is a [PyMC playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1Ma_1DBbE82OVW8Fz_6Ts1oOeyOAiovy) of talks available.

## Merchandise 

To purchase PyMC official merchandise feel free to check out the [NumFOCUS Shop](https://numfocus.myspreadshop.com/pymc+official+logo?idea=61f03c1df33f941d0307b965)

## Social Media

Twitter - You can follow us on Twitter at [@pymc_devs](https://twitter.com/pymc_devs)

YouTube - Check out our latest videos at [@pymc-devs](https://www.youtube.com/@pymc-devs)

LinkedIn - You can follow us on LinkedIn at [@pymc](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pymc/)

Meetup - Check out our upcoming Online Meetups at [@pymc-online-meetup](https://www.meetup.com/pymc-online-meetup/)

Mastodon - Also don't forget to check us on Mastodon at [@pymc](https://bayes.club/@pymc)

## Governance

Learn how the PyMC project is governed and how to become a member of PyMC [here](https://github.com/pymc-devs/pymc/blob/main/GOVERNANCE.md).

## Code of Conduct

In order to foster a welcoming environment, participation in our project and community is guided by the {ref}`code_of_conduct`.

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