[Texas] PyTexas 2010 promotion ideas

[Kevin Horn]

It might be worth promoting to other semi-related local users groups.  I
know there's a Dallas PHP user group, which used to be quite large, though I
haven't attended in years.  Unix Users groups, etc.  Doing a search on
Meetup.com would probably yield good results.

Possibilities:
- Other programming language meetups (Ruby, PHP, Javascript, etc.)
- Google has user groups.  Google uses Python.
- OS-based user groups
- there's at least one general "Open Source" type user group in Dallas

I'm sure similar things exist in other cities.

Other possibilities:
- Contacts at local universities?  I live near UTD, though I don't know
anyone there, so if someone can point me in the right direction, I can maybe
talk to someone there or put up flyers or something.
- Co-working facilities?  There's a couple of these in Dallas, and a bunch
in Austin IIRC.  Mostly techies from what I can tell.

Kevin Horn

On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 2:34 PM, Brad Allen <bradallen137 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Christina at Luna Data Solutions, one of the PyTexas sponsors based in
> Austin, had some great ideas for promoting PyTexas. She sent out the
> "10 Reasons You Should Attend PyTexas"
> (
> http://pytexas.blogspot.com/2011/08/10-reasons-you-should-attend-pytexas.html
> )
> link to several different categories of organization who might be
> interested.
>
> Please take a look at her email below and take inspiration...let me
> know if anyone else is doing anything like this, or if anyone has
> further ideas on avenues we can explore for PyTexas promotion.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Christina Long
> Date: Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 12:30 PM
> Subject: RE: [APUG] 10 Reasons You Should Attend PyTexas 2011...Register
> Now!
> To: Brad Allen
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> I sent it out to Young women's alliance and Austin Women in Technology -
> two
> groups in Austin I am a Committee person on.
> I sent it out to my DallasIT Professionals and TexasIT Professionals group.
> I sent it out to my Texas State and UTD alum e-group I belong to.
> I sent it out to our Luna Data network and also a few Job Clubs in town.
> They will be sharing it at their meetings tomorrow when they announce
> upcoming events.
> I sent it out to both the Austin Chamber of Commerce and Austin Young
> Chamber.
>
> You should see if you could have it printed in the Austin Business Journal.
> It's FREE. If you go online you can enter in events and it will get printed
> and 1000's of ppl will see it there.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> Best,
>
> Christina
>
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