July 2024 Updates

README.md

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ for filename in filenames:
 - [2023-08](updates/2023-08-steering-council-update.md)
 - [2023-09](updates/2023-09-steering-council-update.md)
 - [2023-10](updates/2023-10-steering-council-update.md)
+- [2024-07](updates/2024-07-steering-council-update.md)
 <!-- [[[end]]] -->
 
 ## Process

updates/2024-07-steering-council-update.md

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# Steering Council Updates for July 2024
+
+## 2024-06-26
+
+- Discussion on code of conduct violation
+
+## 2024-07-03
+
+- [PEP 667](https://peps.python.org/pep-0667/) discussion: Review issues raised specifically in areas that are affecting the user, confirm it has tests, examples and implications mentioned
+- EuroPython Sprints discussion on how to make it better, probability of coming up with a guide on how to hold successful sprints
+- Discussed on ways to have a one stop shop for all the working groups in one page, improve on the current one
+
+## 2024-07-10
+
+- Discussion on Code of Conduct violations
+
+## 2024-07-17
+
+- Re-review of [PEP 667](https://peps.python.org/pep-0667/)
+- Drafting mentorship survey to help the SC make decisions based on the survey
+- Discussion on how to get people to support mentorship
+- Discussion on creating a contributor guide to help new contributors and timeline to start triaging CPython Bugs.
+
+## 2024-07-24
+
+Steering Council and Developer in Residence Meeting
+
+- Report on EuroPython 2024
+- Discussion on PyREPL which presented some bugs during EuroPython which are being worked on.
+
+Steering Council Meeting
+
+- 3.13rc1 vs [PEP 667](https://peps.python.org/pep-0667/)
+- Discussion on a code of conduct violation
+
+## 2024-07-31
+
+- Discussion on the release of Python 3.13rc1
+- Discussion on proposed semantics for [PEP 667](https://peps.python.org/pep-0667/)
+- Discussion on CoC violation
+- Conversation on how to improve inclusivity in the Python community
+
+---
+
+This past month's updates (July) are brought to you by [Velda Kiara,](https://www.notion.so/46aec24028fd4e8dbdba003097c18b5b?pvs=21) the Communications Liaison for the Python Steering Council. Velda bridges the gap between the Python community and the Steering Council. A software developer (Django dev) and technical writer, Velda's articles have been featured on [freeCodeCamp](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/author/velda/) and [Daily.dev.](https://app.daily.dev/veldakiara/posts) Her contributions extend to various Python projects like [Django Debug Toolbar,](https://github.com/jazzband/django-debug-toolbar/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3AVeldaKiara+is%3Aclosed) [Beeware,](https://github.com/beeware/beeware/pulls?q=is%3Apr+author%3AVeldaKiara+is%3Aclosed) and the [Novu Python SDK](https://github.com/novuhq/novu-python/pull/44). Currently, she serves as the [Vice Chair for Black Python Devs](https://blackpythondevs.com/) and a director on the [Django Events Foundation North America.](https://www.defna.org/about/) Velda's dedication was recently recognised with a [Microsoft Most Valuable Professional award](https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-US/MVP/profile/ec0f9a73-8516-4645-bd68-c087c5a7032e) for Developer Technologies (Python and Web Development).