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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 5 June 2016 at 17:27, Loek van Gent <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:loek@ibizit.nl" target="_blank">loek@ibizit.nl</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Just stating facts @ichux ;-)</div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 5:50 PM, Chukwudi Nwachukwu <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hsysinfo@gmail.com" target="_blank">hsysinfo@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Thanks @<span style="font-size:12.8px">Loek for telling people that <a href="http://python.org.ng" target="_blank">http://python.org.ng</a> is very active.</span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br>iChux™<br><a href="http://bit.ly/iscrape" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/iscrape</a><br><strong>Behind every no entry sign, there is a door.</strong><br></div></div></div></div>
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<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Loek van Gent <<a href="mailto:loek@ibizit.nl" target="_blank">loek@ibizit.nl</a>><br>To: Farell Folly <<a href="mailto:farellfolly@gmail.com" target="_blank">farellfolly@gmail.com</a>><br>Cc: Aisha Bello <<a href="mailto:aishabello2050@gmail.com" target="_blank">aishabello2050@gmail.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:python-africa@python.org" target="_blank">python-africa@python.org</a>, <a href="mailto:python-africa-owner@python.org" target="_blank">python-africa-owner@python.org</a><br>Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2016 17:37:22 +0200<br>Subject: Re: [Python-africa] Is the mailing list still active ?<br><div dir="ltr"><div>Farell, </div><div><i>ohun gbogbo ni itanran, o ṣeun, bawo ni o? (it's hard to guess your mother tongue in a country with so many languages spoken, so I beg your pardon if this isn't yours)</i></div><div><br></div><div>Only PyConZA is certain for now: 6 & 7 October <a href="https://za.pycon.org/" target="_blank">https://za.pycon.org/</a>.</div><div>For Python events in Nigeria you should subscribe to <a href="mailto:python-nigeria@python.org" target="_blank">python-nigeria@python.org</a>. It's a very active mailing list and community.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Loek</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 5:23 PM, Farell Folly <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:farellfolly@gmail.com" target="_blank">farellfolly@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">Loek, hoe gaat het met je....?</p>
<p dir="ltr">I have less python experience and no Pycon experience (but thinking to create one in Benin), but I am pretty sure that such an event will promote Python across Africa and yes we need to make those events more panafrican. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Can you tell me about the exact dates of the events in Nigeria and South Africa respectively, I would like to attend and know more.</p><span>
<p dir="ltr">Best Regards<br>
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<p dir="ltr">Mail sent from my mobile phone. Excuse for brievety.</p>
</span><div><div><div class="gmail_quote">Le 5 juin 2016 16:13, "Loek van Gent" <<a href="mailto:loek@ibizit.nl" target="_blank">loek@ibizit.nl</a>> a écrit :<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Farell & all,<div><br></div><div>I would like to team up for organizing such event. I have lots of Python experience, but little in organizing a Pycon. I did attend Pycon Namibia in the two years of its existence and did help out the organizers in several ways (giving talks, helping with workshops and random errands).</div><div><br></div><div>I think the newly formed Python Nigeria Association is bound to organize a Python event somewhere this or next year and there's a Pycon in Cape Town in October. I think it also makes sense to see if we can scale those events up to be more pan-African. </div><div><br></div><div>A genuine Pycon Africa would be something for 2018 or later I think, but it makes sense to start working on that a.s.a.p.</div><div><br></div><div>Who else is in?!?<br></div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Loek</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 4:52 PM, Farell Folly <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:farellfolly@gmail.com" target="_blank">farellfolly@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">The next event will take place in one year, so we have time. We'll need to contact AFRINIC for that. For assistance, I would like people in the mailing list to join me in the initiative : one or two people who have experience and skills in python programming language or a Pycon event.<br>
So I suggest we broadcast a call for action on that to bring volunteers on that.</p><span>
<p dir="ltr">Best Regards<br>
--ff--</p>
<p dir="ltr">Mail sent from my mobile phone. Excuse for brievety.</p>
</span><div><div><div class="gmail_quote">Le 5 juin 2016 15:45, "Aisha Bello" <<a href="mailto:aishabello2050@gmail.com" target="_blank">aishabello2050@gmail.com</a>> a écrit :<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Farell,<div><br></div><div>I think it's nice you are thinking about a python training event. Where and when is the submit holding? do you have someone else who wouldn't mind to join you and help organize. It would totally be cool to introduce some of those attending the submit to the awesomeness of Python. I'm keen to hear what things you have planned or ideas. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Aisha</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 5 June 2016 at 14:36, Farell Folly <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:farellfolly@gmail.com" target="_blank">farellfolly@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">I am attending the Africa Internet Summit for the 4th time and I thing that we can plan to conduct training on python next time or even do a Pycon.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Africa Internet Summit is an AFRINIC (Africa RIR) sponsored event organized together with workshops of known organizations such as AfNOG (african Network operators Groups) AfTLD, ISOC, ICANN and gathers more than 200 participants each year....in a different country.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Best Regards<br>
--ff--</p>
<p dir="ltr">Mail sent from my mobile phone. Excuse for brievety.</p><div><div>
<div class="gmail_quote">Le 5 juin 2016 14:26, "Aisha Bello" <<a href="mailto:aishabello2050@gmail.com" target="_blank">aishabello2050@gmail.com</a>> a écrit :<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hello Farell,<div><br></div><div>Yes indeed the mailing list is still very much active. Although these days not a lot of people have actually sent in messages. But as soon as there is a message you would definitely receive it in a digest as usual.</div><div><br></div><div>In the meantime, if you have any news for us about the python awesomeness in your community do not hesitate to reach out to us on the mailing list as usual.</div><div><br></div><div>Pythonic Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>AIsha Bello</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 5 June 2016 at 11:09, Farell Folly <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:farellfolly@gmail.com" target="_blank">farellfolly@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear Staff,<div><br></div><div>I am just wondering whether the mailing list is still active or not, as I am no longer recei<span style="line-height:1.5">ving anything or replies from messages.</span></div><span><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></font></span></div><span><font color="#888888"><div dir="ltr">-- <br></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Best regards,<div><br><div>@__f_f__</div></div></div></div>
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<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Farell Folly <<a href="mailto:farellfolly@gmail.com" target="_blank">farellfolly@gmail.com</a>><br>To: Loek van Gent <<a href="mailto:loek@ibizit.nl" target="_blank">loek@ibizit.nl</a>><br>Cc: Aisha Bello <<a href="mailto:aishabello2050@gmail.com" target="_blank">aishabello2050@gmail.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:python-africa-owner@python.org" target="_blank">python-africa-owner@python.org</a>, <a href="mailto:python-africa@python.org" target="_blank">python-africa@python.org</a><br>Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2016 16:44:33 +0100<br>Subject: Re: [Python-africa] Is the mailing list still active ?<br><p dir="ltr">I am from Benin not Nigeria, however; this is actually my mother's language yoruba (most spoken in Nigeria and less in Benin), but I don't speak. Instead, I speak my father's language which is mina or ewe (Ghana Togo and Benin).</p>
<p dir="ltr">October 6th is my birthday, so I will definitely be in Cape Town, it will be my first Pybirth-D !!! 😀</p>
<p dir="ltr">BTW, let's wait for more people to join us in planning for a Pycon at the next Africa Internet Summit.<br><br><br><br></p>
<p dir="ltr">Best Regards<br>
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<p dir="ltr">Mail sent from my mobile phone. Excuse for brievety.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">Le 5 juin 2016 16:37, "Loek van Gent" <<a href="mailto:loek@ibizit.nl" target="_blank">loek@ibizit.nl</a>> a écrit :<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Farell, </div><div><i>ohun gbogbo ni itanran, o ṣeun, bawo ni o? (it's hard to guess your mother tongue in a country with so many languages spoken, so I beg your pardon if this isn't yours)</i></div><div><br></div><div>Only PyConZA is certain for now: 6 & 7 October <a href="https://za.pycon.org/" target="_blank">https://za.pycon.org/</a>.</div><div>For Python events in Nigeria you should subscribe to <a href="mailto:python-nigeria@python.org" target="_blank">python-nigeria@python.org</a>. It's a very active mailing list and community.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Loek</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 5:23 PM, Farell Folly <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:farellfolly@gmail.com" target="_blank">farellfolly@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">Loek, hoe gaat het met je....?</p>
<p dir="ltr">I have less python experience and no Pycon experience (but thinking to create one in Benin), but I am pretty sure that such an event will promote Python across Africa and yes we need to make those events more panafrican. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Can you tell me about the exact dates of the events in Nigeria and South Africa respectively, I would like to attend and know more.</p><span>
<p dir="ltr">Best Regards<br>
--ff--</p>
<p dir="ltr">Mail sent from my mobile phone. Excuse for brievety.</p>
</span><div><div><div class="gmail_quote">Le 5 juin 2016 16:13, "Loek van Gent" <<a href="mailto:loek@ibizit.nl" target="_blank">loek@ibizit.nl</a>> a écrit :<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Farell & all,<div><br></div><div>I would like to team up for organizing such event. I have lots of Python experience, but little in organizing a Pycon. I did attend Pycon Namibia in the two years of its existence and did help out the organizers in several ways (giving talks, helping with workshops and random errands).</div><div><br></div><div>I think the newly formed Python Nigeria Association is bound to organize a Python event somewhere this or next year and there's a Pycon in Cape Town in October. I think it also makes sense to see if we can scale those events up to be more pan-African. </div><div><br></div><div>A genuine Pycon Africa would be something for 2018 or later I think, but it makes sense to start working on that a.s.a.p.</div><div><br></div><div>Who else is in?!?<br></div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Loek</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 4:52 PM, Farell Folly <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:farellfolly@gmail.com" target="_blank">farellfolly@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">The next event will take place in one year, so we have time. We'll need to contact AFRINIC for that. For assistance, I would like people in the mailing list to join me in the initiative : one or two people who have experience and skills in python programming language or a Pycon event.<br>
So I suggest we broadcast a call for action on that to bring volunteers on that.</p><span>
<p dir="ltr">Best Regards<br>
--ff--</p>
<p dir="ltr">Mail sent from my mobile phone. Excuse for brievety.</p>
</span><div><div><div class="gmail_quote">Le 5 juin 2016 15:45, "Aisha Bello" <<a href="mailto:aishabello2050@gmail.com" target="_blank">aishabello2050@gmail.com</a>> a écrit :<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Farell,<div><br></div><div>I think it's nice you are thinking about a python training event. Where and when is the submit holding? do you have someone else who wouldn't mind to join you and help organize. It would totally be cool to introduce some of those attending the submit to the awesomeness of Python. I'm keen to hear what things you have planned or ideas. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Aisha</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 5 June 2016 at 14:36, Farell Folly <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:farellfolly@gmail.com" target="_blank">farellfolly@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">I am attending the Africa Internet Summit for the 4th time and I thing that we can plan to conduct training on python next time or even do a Pycon.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Africa Internet Summit is an AFRINIC (Africa RIR) sponsored event organized together with workshops of known organizations such as AfNOG (african Network operators Groups) AfTLD, ISOC, ICANN and gathers more than 200 participants each year....in a different country.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Best Regards<br>
--ff--</p>
<p dir="ltr">Mail sent from my mobile phone. Excuse for brievety.</p><div><div>
<div class="gmail_quote">Le 5 juin 2016 14:26, "Aisha Bello" <<a href="mailto:aishabello2050@gmail.com" target="_blank">aishabello2050@gmail.com</a>> a écrit :<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hello Farell,<div><br></div><div>Yes indeed the mailing list is still very much active. Although these days not a lot of people have actually sent in messages. But as soon as there is a message you would definitely receive it in a digest as usual.</div><div><br></div><div>In the meantime, if you have any news for us about the python awesomeness in your community do not hesitate to reach out to us on the mailing list as usual.</div><div><br></div><div>Pythonic Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>AIsha Bello</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 5 June 2016 at 11:09, Farell Folly <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:farellfolly@gmail.com" target="_blank">farellfolly@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear Staff,<div><br></div><div>I am just wondering whether the mailing list is still active or not, as I am no longer recei<span style="line-height:1.5">ving anything or replies from messages.</span></div><span><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></font></span></div><span><font color="#888888"><div dir="ltr">-- <br></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Best regards,<div><br><div>@__f_f__</div></div></div></div>
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