<div class="gmail_quote">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>PyOhio has been blessed with many awesome sponsors, and 2012 is no exception. Many of the sponsors who helped make PyOhio such an awesome success last year have once again stepped up to the plate to sponsor again this year.</div>
<div><br></div><div>PyOhio looks to be even bigger than the 200 Pythonistas who attended last year. Talk and tutorial proposals FAR exceed what was submitted last year. By all indications, PyOhio 2012 is going to be huge.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I need your help. I would like to identify contacts (who are decision-makers) within companies who would benefit from sponsoring PyOhio.</div><div><br></div><div>With possibly *four* concurrent tracks this year (up from three last year), our video production costs will be higher and we are especially looking for video sponsors. Video sponsors get their logo at the beginning of all the PyOhio videos at <a href="http://pyvideo.org/" target="_blank">http://pyvideo.org/</a> -- it's the sponsorship that keeps on giving (in addition to all the regular benefits of sponsorship).</div>
<div><br></div><div>PyOhio is a *free* to attend conference run by an *all-volunteer* staff who are dedicated to giving back to the community. We rely on our sponsors for the hard costs: venue rental, drinks and snacks, video recording and production, etc. We have submitted our application to become a 501(c) non-profit.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Companies that might benefit from PyOhio sponsorship include:</div><div><br></div><div>- Companies that sell tools, books, etc. to Python developers</div><div>- Companies that hire Python developers</div>
<div>- Companies that need Python developers now!</div><div>- Companies that hire software developers in general</div><div>- Local or regional companies that want greater name recognition</div><div>- Companies that want to give back to the open source community</div>
<div><br></div><div>Please contact me if you have any contacts or are a decision-maker in a company that would like to explore the benefits of sponsorship more fully.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks so much!</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div>
Eric Floehr</div>
<div>PyOhio 2012</div><div><br></div>
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