GitHub representatives, including defunkt and schacon, will be participating in several conferences across South America in October, providing opportunities for attendees to meet them in person. The events they will attend include PyCon Argentina 2010 on October 15-16, with defunkt present, a GitHub Meetup in Rio de Janeiro on October 19 with further details to be announced, PyCon Brasil 2010 from October 21-23 attended by defunkt, RubyConf Brasil 2010 on October 26-27 featuring both defunkt and schacon, and finally RubyConf Uruguay on October 29-30 where schacon will be present. This itinerary, announced by Chris Wanstrath, highlights GitHub’s engagement with the developer community in the region.