Mailman 3 September 2024 - Inpycon

[RFC] Proposal for PyCon APAC 2025 in India
by Nabarun Pal Oct. 3, 2024

Oct. 3, 2024

Hi everyone, I am writing to let you all know that we are considering submitting a proposal for PyCon APAC 2025 [1]. It would be a great opportunity to have more pan Asia folks join the conference. Time is of essence right now as the proposal deadline [2] is right around the corner. Keeping that in mind, we started writing a proposal [3] and gathering a team who would volunteer to bootstrap the proposal. If anyone has any comments or questions or concerns about the proposal [3], please let us know in the thread or chime in to the linked draft document [3] by **the end of day Monday, September 30**. We will respond to the comments as they start coming in. Note: The document is very much in progress and we plan to finalize the proposal by the end of day Sunday, September 29th to submit the proposal in time for the October 1st deadline. [1]: https://github.com/PyConAPAC/proposals/blob/master/2025/cfp-main-2025.md [2]: https://github.com/PyConAPAC/proposals/blob/master/2025/cfp-main-2025.md#ti… [3]: https://bit.ly/pycon-apac-2025-india Best, Nabarun (pronoun.is/he) Q: How can I use more inclusive language? A: https://heyguys.cc

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Making IN-Pycon more environmentally friendly
by Ankit Gaur Sept. 24, 2024

Sept. 24, 2024

Hi, This is regd plastic glasses, and single use cup wastage in the conference. At Pycon today I saw that in morning breakfast, disposable plastic glasses were used for serving juice and thermocol bowl for the fruits served in lunch as well as single use cups alongside water dispensers all of which added up to quite lot of waste. I had attended India FOSS - https://fossunited.org/indiafoss/2024 - in the same venue 2 weeks back and saw that it was conducted in a quite environmentally friendly way by not using any plastic items as well as not having much single usage cups. They had kept reusable steel cups for hot beverages thereby reducing the waste heavily. India Foss had also sent communication such as below which prepared the participants: """At FOSS United, we are committed to making IndiaFOSS 2024 as low waste as possible. We kindly encourage you to bring your own water bottles and handkerchiefs, as we’ll be reducing the use of single-use tissues. Every small step towards sustainability makes a difference!""" ( I see that there was some pre work done there as part of 2023 event itself https://forum.fossunited.org/t/making-foss-united-events-low-waste/2532 ) Guess it's late for this edition of pycon but if we can keep environmentally friendly as one of pycon event considerations, it would be great. Thanks, Ankit

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Marking Selected Proposals on CFP / Junction
by Jaidev Deshpande Sept. 24, 2024

Sept. 24, 2024

Hello, everyone, First of all, thanks, and congratulations for pulling off yet another great conference! I'm looking at the CFPs from a few previous editions, and I noticed that our CFP pages from 2015 <https://in.pycon.org/cfp/pycon-india-2015/proposals/> through 2019 <https://in.pycon.org/cfp/2019/proposals/>, and 2023 <https://in.pycon.org/cfp/pycon-india-2023/proposals/> have a convenient section on "Selected Proposals". If it's not too much trouble, would it be possible to add this section where it is missing, particularly in 2024? I'm happy to spend time on this myself, if needed, as long as someone can point me to the right resources. Thanks again, -- JD

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Looking for a ticket
by Saan Classes Sept. 20, 2024

Sept. 20, 2024

Hi enthusiast, Do you have any ticket/pass available? Is there anyone who won't be able to attend the event? I need one contributor ticket or so?

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All Set for PyCon India 2024
by Kumar Anirudha Sept. 19, 2024

Sept. 19, 2024

Hi everyone, We had our last volunteer call online yesterday before PyCon India 2024 starts tomorrow. I'd love to share our progress so far and what you can expect from the conference, along with a few notes. As always, everything is available in our planning doc[1]. We have 4 keynote speakers, 6 workshop speakers, and 33 talks selected via the CFP process. The review was conducted internally in the first round, and with the help of a few external reviewers, a final selection was made. We reached out to the final list in order until all talk slots were filled, ensuring a well-balanced representation across all domains. We have an amazing 11 first-time speakers this year, and a very diverse group of presenters delivering brilliant topics. Additionally, we have 3 panels planned across 2 days. You can find all these details on the schedule page[2] on our website. We also have 6 confirmed poster presentations, along with several BoFs and Open Spaces to look forward to. We've closed all sponsorships as well. So, we've 3 platinum, 5 gold, 6 silver and 2 associate sponsors. We also have a lanyard sponsor this time. All the sponsors have been announced so feel free to check them out. Kudos to the sponsorship team for pulling this off. The DevSprint[3] is confirmed to take place at the Google Office. Thanks to Google for developers for hosting it. All designs for printing, standees, banners, T-shirts, and goodies have been sent. Kudos to the design working group for completing everything, and the logistics working group is following up on their status. We will also have community booths, and we’ve sent out a form[4] for anyone interested in representing their amazing community. We’d be delighted to have you and support you throughout. We've had some ticket cancellations, so we were able to reopen a few more tickets. While we strongly believe in the philosophy of "Everyone pays," we understand that sometimes people are in need. Thanks to some of our sponsors, we were able to offer scholarships to around 20+ individuals after reviewing their applications. Some tough decisions were made, and some program adjustments were made last week. A few plans didn’t work out, but we've certainly gained valuable experience as volunteers. The CoC[5] committee has been formed, and about 8 people attended a class on the Code of Conduct, followed by a training session. The Reporting Guide[6] is available in detail, and CoC reports will be investigated by the committee as they come in. We had an offline volunteer meet last week in Koramangala, where we discussed final points and distributed responsibilities for the event days. A follow-up meeting is planned for tomorrow before the conference starts. [1]: https://bit.ly/inpycon2024-planning [2]: https://in.pycon.org/2024/schedule/ [3]: https://in.pycon.org/2024/devsprint/ [4]: https://forms.gle/PXZygtCy8JLTSTAf8 [5]: https://in.pycon.org/2024/code-of-conduct/ [6]: https://in.pycon.org/2024/reporting-guide/ Cheers, Kumar Anirudha

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Announcing the next Silver Sponsor for PyCon India 2024
by Ashok Tankala Sept. 16, 2024

Sept. 16, 2024

Hi Everyone, We are excited to announce D. E. Shaw India as our next Silver Sponsor for PyCon India 2024. About D. E. Shaw India D. E. Shaw India is part of the D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development firm with more than $60 billion in investment capital as of June 1, 2024, and offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Since the D. E. Shaw group’s founding in 1988, their firm has earned a reputation for successful investing based on innovation, careful risk management, and the quality and depth of our staff. The D. E. Shaw group has a significant presence in the world's capital markets, investing in a wide range of companies and financial instruments in both developed and developing economies. To learn more about D. E. Shaw India, please visit [0]. Drop by their booth and meet members of their teams to learn more about the tech landscape and career opportunities at the firm. You will also have the chance to engage in one-on-one conversations with leaders from their Python Infra team and participate in interactive activities. Follow them on LinkedIn [1]. We are immensely grateful to D. E. Shaw India for their generous support. Feel free to share the announcement blog post [2] in your network. Stay tuned for more exciting updates! [0] https://deshawindia.com [1] https://www.linkedin.com/company/d.-e.-shaw-india-private-limited [2] https://in.pycon.org/blog/2024/sponsor-announcement-de-shaw.html Best Regards, Ashok Tankala On Behalf of PyCon India Team

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Re: [Inpycon] Need to sell tickets
by Ananya Maiti Sept. 12, 2024

Sept. 12, 2024

Hi Pradeep, I hope you know PyCon India is fully managed by volunteers and each volunteer handles multiple tasks. As the event comes closer we have to pause all ticket sales and cancellation to manage other logistics like T-shirt orders, badge printing etc. We want to give each attendee the best experience possible. Every year we see some amount of dropouts, but that is very natural for any event due to the people's various commitments in life. While it's easy to think from an attendee perspective about what's wrong in extending the transfer date, being in the shoes of the organiser I can definitely say that it is not easy to manage logistics of a huge Conference like PyCon India. I hope that clarifies your query. Regards, Ananya PyCon India Ticketing Team On Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 10:32 PM Pradeep Khileri <pradeepchoudhary009(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > I am not advocating for unethical scenario but it will be waste of money and opportunity for someone who want to go but now they can't. > > I think we should reconsider on extending the reselling date. > > Thanks > > On Thu, 12 Sep 2024 at 22:28, Arka Saha <arkasaha30(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hello Pradeep, >> >> Since the ticket is registered to you under your name, so anyone else attending using it will be considered as identity fraud and is unethical. >> >> Thank you >> >> Arka Saha >> >> >> >> On Thu, 12 Sep 2024 at 6:53 PM, Pradeep Khileri <pradeepchoudhary009(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hey Arka! >>> Is there any chance I can resell it offline? >>> I won't be able to make it to bangalore and there are folks out there who still want to go. It'll be just waste of tickets now >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 6:41 PM Arka Saha <arkasaha30(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello Pradeep, >>>> >>>> The tickets transfer has been closed yesterday, we will not be transferring any more tickets. >>>> >>>> Thank you >>>> Arka Saha >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, 12 Sep 2024 at 6:10 PM, Pradeep Khileri <pradeepchoudhary009(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hey Folks! >>>>> I have 2 tickets for PyCon 2024 but I am no longer attending. >>>>> If anyone is looking to buy, let me know. >>>>> >>>>> Ticket Details: >>>>>> >>>>>> Event Name: PyCon India 2024 >>>>>> Event Date: September 20 to 23 (09:00 AM to 06:00 PM) >>>>>> Ticket Name: Regular Ticket >>>>>> Location: NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> >>>>> Pradeep >>>>>

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Re: [Inpycon] Need to sell tickets
by Arka Saha Sept. 12, 2024

Sept. 12, 2024

Hello Pradeep, Since the ticket is registered to you under your name, so anyone else attending using it will be considered as identity fraud and is unethical. Thank you Arka Saha On Thu, 12 Sep 2024 at 6:53 PM, Pradeep Khileri < pradeepchoudhary009(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Arka! > Is there any chance I can resell it offline? > I won't be able to make it to bangalore and there are folks out there who > still want to go. It'll be just waste of tickets now > > > > On Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 6:41 PM Arka Saha <arkasaha30(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello Pradeep, >> >> The tickets transfer has been closed yesterday, we will not be >> transferring any more tickets. >> >> Thank you >> Arka Saha >> >> >> >> On Thu, 12 Sep 2024 at 6:10 PM, Pradeep Khileri < >> pradeepchoudhary009(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hey Folks! >>> I have 2 tickets for PyCon 2024 but I am no longer attending. >>> If anyone is looking to buy, let me know. >>> >>> Ticket Details: >>> >>>> Event Name: PyCon India 2024 >>>> Event Date: September 20 to 23 (09:00 AM to 06:00 PM) >>>> Ticket Name: Regular Ticket >>>> Location: NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore >>> >>> >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Pradeep >>> >>>

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Re: [Inpycon] Need to sell tickets
by Arka Saha Sept. 12, 2024

Sept. 12, 2024

Hello Pradeep, The tickets transfer has been closed yesterday, we will not be transferring any more tickets. Thank you Arka Saha On Thu, 12 Sep 2024 at 6:10 PM, Pradeep Khileri < pradeepchoudhary009(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Folks! > I have 2 tickets for PyCon 2024 but I am no longer attending. > If anyone is looking to buy, let me know. > > Ticket Details: > >> Event Name: PyCon India 2024 >> Event Date: September 20 to 23 (09:00 AM to 06:00 PM) >> Ticket Name: Regular Ticket >> Location: NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore > > > > Best, > > Pradeep > >

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Announcing the next Associate Sponsor for PyCon India 2024
by Akashnil Roy Sept. 10, 2024

Sept. 10, 2024

Hi Everyone, We are excited to announce our next Associate Sponsor for PyCon India 2024 - RedHat They are the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source solutions—including Linux, cloud, container, Kubernetes and AI. They deliver hardened solutions that make it easier for enterprises to work across platforms and environments, from the core datacenter to the network edge. Follow them on their social media channels X [0], LinkedIn [1], Facebook [2], Instagram [3] and read more on their website [4]. We are immensely grateful to RedHat for their generous support. Feel free to share the announcement blog post [5] in your network. Stay tuned for more exciting updates! [0] https://x.com/redhatopen [1] https://www.linkedin.com/company/red-hat [2] https://www.facebook.com/redhatinc [3] https://www.instagram.com/redhatinc/ [4] https://www.redhat.com/ [5] https://in.pycon.org/blog/2024/sponsor-announcement-redhat.html Best Regards Akashnil Roy On Behalf of PyCon India Team

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