Pythonistas,<br><br>As you may have heard, more than 1000 people have registered for PyCon. This is insanely cool, possibly with the emphasis on "insane". The PSF has long been wishing to see more regional Python conferences start up, and the growth in PyCon really shows that the time has come. Several steps are in the works to facilitate that; one of them, you can help with this very moment. <br>
<br>There's a new list on the Python wiki of potential spakers - a "Speakers' Bureau". As this list fills up, it will help conference organizers find Python speakers to fill out their rosters. It can even help encourage people to organize regional conferences in the first place, by assuring them that the speakers they need are out there.<br>
<br>So, if you are willing to consider speaking at a Python event, please sign yourself up at<br>
<a href="http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonSpeakers" target="_blank">http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonSpeakers</a><br><br>Signing up doesn't obligate you to anything; it simply helps event organizers make contact with you. You can note your geographical restrictions and any other requirements on the roster.<br>
<br>I plan to repeat this pitch in a Saturday night Lightning Talk at PyCon. I'd love it if some of you sign up before then, so I won't feel silly showing a list containing only me. If you want to contribute to the lightning talk, flag me down at PyCon. I'm the one with the hair.<br>
<br>Thanks, and hope to see many of you in Chicago!<br>-- <br>- Catherine<br><a href="http://catherinedevlin.blogspot.com/">http://catherinedevlin.blogspot.com/</a><br>*** PyCon 2008 * Chicago * March 13-20 * <a href="http://us.pycon.org">us.pycon.org</a> ***