Mailman 3 June 2010 - Inpycon

conference website
by Kenneth Gonsalves June 21, 2010

June 21, 2010

hi, I just submitted a talk and have two comments on the experience: 1. it took a fair amount of time to find the talk submission page - the only link I could see was way down near the bottom of the cfp. 2. I cannot see my submitted talk anywhere where I can edit it if I have made some mistakes (or even enjoy looking at it) -- Regards Kenneth Gonsalves Senior Associate NRC-FOSS at AU-KBC

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Meeting minutes
by Noufal Ibrahim June 20, 2010

June 20, 2010

We met up today at the Indian coffee house on Church Street. Here are my minutes from the meeting. If I've missed something, please add it here, I will follow up with the other emails that need to be sent. [2010-06-19] ============ Author: noufal Date: 2010-06-19 22:53:20 IST Table of Contents ================= 1 Meeting minutes 1.1 Attendees 1.2 Points raised 1.3 Action items 1.3.1 Site needs work. Needs some CSS/layout love. 1.3.2 CFP to be sent individually to all of last years delegates encouraging 1.3.3 Create official twitter account and advertise using it. 1.3.4 Formalise review committee and put up the names on the site. 1.3.5 Accept proposals from IIT-B. 1.3.6 Art work 1.3.7 Magazines 1.3.8 Site is incomplete 1.3.9 PyCon roadshow 1.3.10 BangPypers archives 1.3.11 Mail some Python specific lists 1.3.12 Talk to canonical. 1.4 Upcoming tasks 1.4.1 Make sure we have decent power strips. 1.4.2 Wifi 1.4.3 Outsmart360 1 Meeting minutes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1.1 Attendees ============== - Nitin Kumar - Satish - Santhosh - Sidu - Noufal - Anand P. - Vijay 1.2 Points raised ================== - No "Buzz" - Not enough proposals coming in - Not enough publicity 1.3 Action items ================= 1.3.1 Site needs work. Needs some CSS/layout love. --------------------------------------------------- - Anand P. has some suggestions from 3rd parties. Will connect him and Abhishek - The site needs to have information on how many talks have been submitted so far. Encourages people to submit more. 1.3.2 CFP to be sent individually to all of last years delegates encouraging ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Noufal will send the csv with details to Anand P. who'll do the 'distribution'. 1.3.3 Create official twitter account and advertise using it. -------------------------------------------------------------- - Tweet when a new proposal is submitted - Tweet when site is updated - Tweet now and then to keep it going. 1.3.4 Formalise review committee and put up the names on the site. ------------------------------------------------------------------- - Reviewers from abroad help publicity. 1.3.5 Accept proposals from IIT-B. ----------------------------------- - Their interests are different from other sponsors - We can sell them a sleeve of the T-shirt for a small logo. 1.3.6 Art work --------------- * T-shirt design - We need a catchy T-shirt. There's time so we'll open it out to the list. - We'll also publicise asking for artists (pay if necessary) to get a good one. * Ad banners - We need an "Ad banner" which people can put up on their sites/blogs to publicise the event. * Badges - We need some badges that people can put up on their sites. Two are already at [http://wiki.python.org/moin/PyConIndia2010/Badges] 1.3.7 Magazines ---------------- - We need to publicise the event in Magazines. Some that came up were Silicon India, LFY, Smart techie and even TOI. - People with contacts and stuff need to be sought out. - Anand will talk to LFY. 1.3.8 Site is incomplete ------------------------- - A lot of the important stuff is on the wiki.python.org site rather than the main site (e.g. SponsorshipTiers). This needs to be moved. 1.3.9 PyCon roadshow --------------------- - Weekend classes, smaller events at colleges etc. which will be used to publicise the event. - MSRIT asked for something similar as part of being the venue sponsor. 1.3.10 BangPypers archives --------------------------- - Look through the email archives to fish out 1.3.11 Mail some Python specific lists --------------------------------------- - Find lists in India which are interested in Python and mail them. - Sidu will fish out the lists and mail them to Nitin/Satish. 1.3.12 Talk to canonical. -------------------------- - They might be interested in sponsoring. 1.4 Upcoming tasks =================== These are other things that need to be taken care of but perhaps not immediately. 1.4.1 Make sure we have decent power strips. --------------------------------------------- - Sidu says that this was a big problem last year. 1.4.2 Wifi ----------- - Since we have internet at the college, we need wifi equipment. - Sidu says that Thought Works might be able sponsor this if we ask. - Talk to Sriram about this 1.4.3 Outsmart360 ------------------ - They might be able to do the T-shirt design. It will be paid. If we can't get any from the list to come up with some stuff. -- ~noufal http://nibrahim.net.in

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bank account
by Kenneth Gonsalves June 18, 2010

June 18, 2010

hi, finished the formalities today - now it is in the hands of the bank. They say a week to get the number as this has to come from the head office. -- Regards Kenneth Gonsalves Senior Associate NRC-FOSS at AU-KBC

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Face to face meeting
by Noufal Ibrahim June 17, 2010

June 17, 2010

Hello everyone, We seem to be at a somewhat critical situation regarding the conference. I suggest that we meet face to face somewhere this weekend (or if it's too short notice, the next) and decide where this is heading. What do you all feel? Thanks. -- ~noufal http://nibrahim.net.in

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society affairs
by Kenneth Gonsalves June 17, 2010

June 17, 2010

hi, as you are aware, we formed the society mainly for the purpose of getting a bank account to help run the annual conference. However to keep the bank account, certain minimal work has to be done to keep the society functional (otherwise we will suddenly find we do not have an account any longer). However discussing society affairs on this list would detract from the main effort of running the conference. I therefore propose to start a separate mailing list (possibly on googlegroups) for the sole purpose of discussing society affairs. That way only those specifically working on society matters need to be troubled (of course anyone who wants can join the list). Forthcoming matters to be discussed: 1. filing income tax returns 2. enrolling members 3. committee meetings 4. preparing for the AGM thoughts? -- Regards Kenneth Gonsalves Senior Associate NRC-FOSS at AU-KBC

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PyCon - India 2010 - an outsiders view
by Indrajith K June 16, 2010

June 16, 2010

Hello Guys, I am a keen python enthusiast, and have been closely following the evolution of PyCon from the good 2009 days. I was very thrilled on hearing the success of PyCon 2009, in a time, the industry was reeling under recession. Python getting acceptance in India, is something I was feeling very enthusiastic about. As an on looker on the proceedings on PyCon 2010, I am sorry to say, that the 'buzz' is not very much there as in the last year. I have a feeling that, PyCon 2009 had an aura which attracted many towards it, (for sure not to discount the relentless effort of the volunteers) which made it a huge success. I am afraid the same aura is missing in PyCon 2010, which requires some corrective action, to make sure this endeavor is again a success and for years to come. I would have really liked, if PyCon 2009 success is used extensively in the initial stages of PyCon 2010 marketing till it carries mass to stand on its own. For example 1. There is no mention or a link to PyCon 2009 from the PyCon 2010 page. 2. No mention of the success of PyCon 2009 in PyCon 2010 page 3. The twitter updates are old (> 20 hrs) 4. Sponsors page looks a deserted look (I don't see a need for this, if there are no sponsors, and host a page similar to PyCon 2009 on reasons to sponsor, so that companies see the advantage, also a link to previous years sponsors) 5. The page is not that attractive as that of the previous year. These are few comments which I observed on the home page which is what many prospective companies will first take a look. Other than that, I feel a lot can be done to attract people, and use this place for events happened after the success of PyCon 2009. A simple googling of "PyCon India 2009" provides around 32000 results. I am sure there are lot of stories people can tell about it, which can be showcased. If people could talk how PyCon 2009 benefited them, it will be a great plus for the new comers. I am not trying to undermine the efforts taken by the community, but wanted to tell how I feel as an outsider who is looking at the proceedings. Wishing PyCon India 2010 an huge success ! Regards Indrajith

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CFPs
by Noufal Ibrahim June 16, 2010

June 16, 2010

As far as I know, we've received one talk proposal so far. I'm not sure how the advertising is going on and how many people are in. Any thoughts/ideas on how to spread the word a little? -- ~noufal http://nibrahim.net.in

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Sponsor Application and Contract page added to # http://wiki.python.org/moin/PyConIndia2010/SponsorShipTiers
by JAGANADH G June 16, 2010

June 16, 2010

Dear All I finished the first draft of the Sponsor Application and Contract form and added to the wiki page http://wiki.python.org/moin/PyConIndia2010/SponsorShipTiers It is not complete. Terms and Conditions has to be drafted. I just adopted major portion of the content from the US Pycon sponsorship form . I request you all review it and add give inputs for drafting the terms and condition page too. Once it is finalised we have to create it as an editable PDF file. Due to another conference I compelled to prepone some dead lines in my workplace. So I was not able to finish it in the committed time which was two weeks ago. With regards Jaggu -- ********************************** JAGANADH G http://jaganadhg.freeflux.net/blog

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Hanging a poster
by cool-RR June 14, 2010

June 14, 2010

Hello, I'm working on a Python project called GarlicSim <http://garlicsim.org>. Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend PyCon India to give a talk about it. But, if you are interested, I can send you a poster you can hang. The poster will introduce the project and show screenshots with explanations. Would that be acceptable to you? Thanks, Ram Rachum (P.S.: Please put me in the `to` field of any replies.)

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Sponsorships ?
by Anand Balachandran Pillai June 14, 2010

June 14, 2010

What is the status of sponsorships ? How many people have signed on ? The pycon web-site looks blank with all "Sponsorship" blocks showing empty. People might get put off with that (I am guessing, but I am getting put off, so just extending the feeling). Can we have an update ? We are at a crucial stage between now and July of attracting sponsors and speakers. We need to be on our toes to get this thing going. Thanks -- --Anand

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