Mailman 3 June 2023 - Inpycon

Weekly Check-in Call Reminder
by Sanchit Balchandani July 13, 2023

July 13, 2023

Hi All The weekly check-in call for PyCon India 2023 would happen today at 8:00 pm IST, all workgroup leads will provide updates on the work done for the last week. Feel free to join the call at this link [0] Regards Sanchit [0] - https://meet.jit.si/pyconindia2023-weekly

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Sponsorship & Tickets sales are live + Additional updates
by Sanchit Balchandani June 27, 2023

June 27, 2023

Hi All Hope you are doing well, I am sharing some important updates from the past couple of weeks: - We were finally able to secure a *venue* for our conference days at *JNTU Hyderabad* and we've received written confirmation. - With the Conference Days venue finalized, we've *launched ticket sales* and opened opportunities for *sponsorships*. - Please feel free to purchase your *early bird tickets* via this link: [0] - We are also seeking sponsors. Please help us spread the word. The *sponsorship prospectus* is available at: [1] - We've secured additional *keynote* speakers. Unfortunately, Kailash Nadh had to decline due to some family commitments. Here are our confirmed keynotes so far: - Rushabh Mehta - Jessica Greene - Shailesh Kumar - Marcelo Trylesinski - Ee Durbin (he has confirmed his interest, and we are currently awaiting his final confirmation) - We are working hard on finalizing a venue for Workshop & DevSprints very soon. - PyCon India CFP [2] is still *open*, we have got around 50 proposals so far, please do *help* us spread the word. The past two weeks have been hectic, which explains some silence on the mailing list. We'll do our best to keep everyone updated here. For more details, feel free to check our weekly check-in Minutes of Meeting (MoM) document here: [3] and Zulip[4]. Regards Sanchit [0] - https://in.pycon.org/2023#attend [1] - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rIb3PLx9gUi-oWPdOdmldbHLy8Vaz-E2/view [2] - <http://pyconindia.zulipchat.com/> https://in.pycon.org/cfp/pycon-india-2023/proposals/ [3] - <http://pyconindia.zulipchat.com/> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ya4r54g3Ellm2_ALvvCZZReVKxSBw4Di8LKX8il… [4] - https://pyconindia.zulipchat.com/

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Python Express website is live
by Bhanu K June 24, 2023

June 24, 2023

Hello everyone, Python Express alpha version is now up [1]. Please sign-up to receive updates on full site launch in coming weeks. [1] https://pythonexpress.org/ Regards, Bhanu

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PyCon India 2023 - Weekly Updates
by Sanchit Balchandani June 4, 2023

June 4, 2023

Hi All Sharing some updates on PyCon India 2023 for the last two weeks. The detailed MoMs/Updates of weekly check-in calls can be found here [0]. - As mentioned earlier, we are pursuing 6 keynotes format for the event. We have received 3 acceptances so far and are still working on securing 3 more. - The venue confirmation from JNTUH is still pending. If it doesn't work out this week, we have alternative options like HICC or Marriott. - The new website design is finalized, and development is progressing well. Check the latest progress here [1]. - We have received 23 proposals for the Call for Proposals (CFP)[2] and have started the review process. - The Sponsorship Prospectus design is finalized, with two versions prepared based on the venue selection. - We have chosen Konfhub as the ticketing partner and will be launching ticket sales soon. Pricing will be determined once the venue is confirmed. - The PyCon India email server is now on Zoho, enabling inboxes for all email addresses (cfp, contact, sponsorship, etc.). We are also requesting Zoho to offer us some premium features for free. - We are kickstarting Python Express again this year with the help of Aband Chitipothu, Bhanu from the team is leading the effort. Please feel free to reach out to us here on Zulip[3] for any questions/suggestions/concerns. Kind Regards Sanchit [0] - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ya4r54g3Ellm2_ALvvCZZReVKxSBw4Di8LKX8il… [1] - github.com/pythonindia/inpycon2023 [2] - https://in.pycon.org/cfp/pycon-india-2023/proposals/ [3] - https://pyconindia.zulipchat.com/

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Sprint for PyCon India 2023 - website development
by Sanchit Balchandani June 3, 2023

June 3, 2023

Hi All, We are organizing a short sprint for the PyCon India 2023 website development, to expedite the completion of modifications and launch it by the middle of next week. We have received the finalized design's HTML and CSS code from WebChirPy. Our next step is to implement the necessary changes and merge the latest code into the main branch. There are several tasks that need to be completed before we can make the final theme live. If you are interested in contributing, please join us tomorrow, June 4th, at 10:00 am using this link [0]. The technology stack for this sprint will include next.js, HTML, and CSS. Folks, who are interested to contribute with content are also welcome. The repository for the website can be accessed here [1]. [0] - https://meet.jit.si/pyconin23-website-sprint [1] - https://github.com/pythonindia/inpycon2023 Best Sanchit

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