Mailman 3 May 2016 - PSF-Community

PSF Board Meeting Minutes - 2016-04-12
by Diana Clarke May 19, 2016

May 19, 2016

Hi folks: The PSF board meeting minutes from April 12th, 2016 are now available online: https://www.python.org/psf/records/board/minutes/2016-04-12/ There are also a few new posts on the PSF blog since my last email to you all. Thanks Mary Ann & Jesse! https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2016/05/brett-cannon-wins-frank-willison-award… https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2016/05/cubaconf-day-1.html https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2016/05/python-and-open-source-alive-and-well.… And today at OSCON, Brett Cannon was awarded this year's Frank Willison Memorial Award for more than a decade of CPython contributions as a core developer. He's also one of the kindest people I know :) Thanks Brett! https://www.python.org/community/awards/frank-willison/#brett-cannon-2016 https://twitter.com/oscon/status/733300837842194437 The PSF provides grants for development, conferences, workshops, and user groups. https://www.python.org/psf/grants/ The following grants were approved since my last report to you, totalling $5,460 USD. - WatPy, Waterloo Region Python Group http://www.meetup.com/WatPyMeetup/ Meetup.com fees Amount: $90 USD - Champaign-Urbana Python User’s Group http://www.meetup.com/Python-CU/ Meetup.com fees Amount: $120 USD - Django Girls Bilbao https://djangogirls.org/europython2016/ Bilbao, Spain July 17, 2016 Amount: $750 USD - PyCon Cameroon Workshops http://pyconcameroon.org/ Amount: $2000 USD - Kiwi PyCon 2016 https://nzpug.org/ Dunedin, New Zealand Sept 9-13, 2016 Amount: $2500 USD For more updates from the PSF, please visit our blog and follow us on Twitter. https://twitter.com/ThePSF https://pyfound.blogspot.com/ Cheers, --diana

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PythonBrochure project status
by Fabio C. Barrionuevo da Luz May 17, 2016

May 17, 2016

hello, I have some questions: 1 - the distribution of Python Brochure ( http://brochure.getpython.info/ ) continues this year? I would like to distribute some units in october at PyCon Brazil, aka "Python Brasil 2016" ( http://2016.pythonbrasil.org.br/ ) 2 - any plan to create a new edition of Python Brochure? 3 - any plan to start a translation project and/or regionalization ( since some places have a few big players who use Python in Brazil, like, Globo.com, Federal government, Interlegis ...) 4 - How to contribute to new use cases? Thanks. -- Fábio C. Barrionuevo da Luz Palmas - Tocantins - Brasil - América do Sul http://pythonclub.com.br/ Blog colaborativo sobre Python e tecnologias Relacionadas, mantido totalmente no https://github.com/pythonclub/pythonclub.github.io . Todos são livres para publicar. É só fazer fork, escrever sua postagem e mandar o pull-request. Leia mais sobre como publicar em README.md e contributing.md. Regra básica de postagem: "Você" acha interessante? É útil para "você"? Pode ser utilizado com Python ou é útil para quem usa Python? Está esperando o que? Publica logo, que estou louco para ler...

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REMINDER: PSF Board of Directors Election - Nomination Deadline
by Ewa Jodlowska May 11, 2016

May 11, 2016

Dear members, If any member is interested in running for the 2016/17 PSF board of directors term, please be sure to add your summary to https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonSoftwareFoundation/BoardCandidates2016 *before the May 15, 2016 AoE[1] deadline*. After that deadline, we will close the nomination page and begin creating the ballots. Here is the election timeline: - Voter application & nomination cut-off date: May 15, 2016 AoE[1] - Voting start date: May 20, 2016 AoE[1] - Voting end date: May 30, 2016 AoE[1] [1] AoE (Anywhere on earth): http://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aoe Best regards, Ewa Director of Operations Python Software Foundation Cell: 415-319-5237

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Reporting Code of Conduct violations
by Ola Sitarska May 5, 2016

May 5, 2016

Hi there, I'm looking for information on how does one report Code of Conduct issues to the PSF. Unfortunately, neither Code of Conduct page <https://www.python.org/psf/codeofconduct/> nor any other page on python.org contains that information. I asked on Twitter <https://twitter.com/olasitarska/status/719819444462166016>, but haven't received a reply. I also failed to find a way to contact the PSF Board, PSF Officers or the Foundation, hence the email here. Thanks! Ola Sitarska

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Announcement: Upcoming Board of Directors Election - May 20, 2016
by Ewa Jodlowska May 5, 2016

May 5, 2016

Hello members, This is an announcement to all basic members who wish to vote in the upcoming election[1]. On May 20, 2016 AoE[2] we will launch a vote for the 2016/17 term. If you are a voting member, you will receive a ballot. If you are not a voting member, but would like to become one, *please apply to be a contributing or* *managing member (with voting privileges) by May 15, 2016 AoE.* The application form is available here: http://goo.gl/forms/Kb45fTcVyg <https://goo.gl/A0oKx9>. If you do not know if you are a voting member, please email me off-list and I will check. Here is the election timeline: - Voter application cut-off date: May 15, 2016 AoE - Voting start date: May 20, 2016 AoE - Voting end date: May 30, 2016 AoE [1] https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonSoftwareFoundation/BoardCandidates2016 [2] AoE (Anywhere on earth): http://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aoe Best regards, Ewa Director of Operations Python Software Foundation Cell: 415-319-5237

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Announcement: PSF Members Lunch at PyCon US
by Ewa Jodlowska May 4, 2016

May 4, 2016

Dear PSF members, We will host a PSF Members Lunch at PyCon US Portland, OR for those that are registered for the conference. If you are a new or long-time PSF member, it would be great to meet you in person. - Day/time: Tuesday May 31, 2016, 12:40pm local time - Location: Oregon Convention Center, Room F150-F151 - Menu: Roasted Prawns Lunch - garlic potato puree, local vegetable succotash, basil cream, seasonal vegetables, farmer's field green salad. - Special dietary meals will be provided for those that request one in the RSVP below. - *RSVP by May 13, 2016: http://goo.gl/forms/39XoP9ywhr <http://goo.gl/forms/39XoP9ywhr>* - Agenda: - announcing the new board for the 2016/17 term - mingling with members We only have space for 100 so please RSVP soon. Best regards, Ewa Director of Operations Python Software Foundation

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PSF Board Meeting Minutes - 2016-03-30
by Diana Clarke May 4, 2016

May 4, 2016

Hi folks: The PSF board meeting minutes from March 30th, 2016 are now available online: https://www.python.org/psf/records/board/minutes/2016-03-30/ There are also a couple of new posts on the PSF blog since my last email to you all. http://pyfound.blogspot.ca/2016/04/pycamp-argentina.html http://pyfound.blogspot.ca/2016/04/run-for-2016-board-of-directors.html In particular, please note the one about the upcoming election for the 2016 PSF Board of Directors. You have until May 15th to add your name to the list of candidates. The ballots will be sent out on May 20th, and the election closes on May 30th. https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonSoftwareFoundation/BoardCandidates2016 Please, please, please don't shy away from running for the board. There are a number of board members that aren't running again this year, and fresh faces are healthy for the foundation. Feel free to reach out to me privately with any questions. You can also reach the current board at psf-board(a)python.org. The PSF provides grants for development, conferences, workshops, and user groups. https://www.python.org/psf/grants/ The following grants were approved since the last board meeting, totalling $14,595 USD. - PyLadies Nigeria http://www.meetup.com/pyladiesnigeria/ Meetup.com fees Amount: $45 USD - SciPy Latin America http://conf.scipyla.org/scipyla2016/ Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil May 16-20, 2016 Amount: $2000 USD - Django Girls Ogbomoso Workshop https://djangogirls.org/ogbomoso/ Ogbomoso, Nigeria May 6-7, 2016 Amount: $750 USD - PyCon Israel http://il.pycon.org/2016/ Tel Aviv, Israel May 2-3, 2016 Amount: $1500 USD - PyCon Sweden http://www.pycon.se/ Stockholm, Sweden May 9-10, 2016 Amount: $2700 USD - PyData London http://pydata.org/london2016/ London, England May 6-8, 2016 Amount: $1800 USD - Django Girls Dublin Workshop https://djangogirls.org/dublin/ Dublin, Ireland April 23, 2016 Amount: $750 USD - PyConZA 2016 https://za.pycon.org/ CapeTown, South Africa October 6-7, 2016 Amount: $1800 USD - Evans High School Robotics Club Evans, Georgia, USA Spring, 2016 Amount: $1500 USD - CodeBoola Hackathon, Yale http://codeboola.yhack.org/ New Haven, Connecticut, USA April 9, 2016 Amount: $500 USD - Springfield Public Library Summer Python Coding Camp Springfield, Oregon, USA June 27-30, 2016 Amount: $750 USD - Django Girls Akure Workshop https://djangogirls.org/akure/ Akure, Nigeria June 3-4, 2016 Amount: $500 USD For more updates from the PSF, please visit our blog and follow us on Twitter. https://twitter.com/ThePSF https://pyfound.blogspot.com/ Cheers, --diana

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Notification: Upcoming 2016/17 PSF Board Elections
by Ewa Jodlowska May 2, 2016

May 2, 2016

Dear members, We would like to notify you of the upcoming Python Software Foundation board elections for the 2016/17 term. If you know of anyone who is interested in running for the board or you yourself are interested, please read our recent blog post about the process: http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2016/04/run-for-2016-board-of-directors.html Here is the timeline for the election: Day 1: May 5, 2016 AoE - voting eligibilty announcement is made Day 10: May 15, 2016 AoE - nominations and voting eligibility closes Day 15: May 20, 2016 AoE - Ballots are sent Day 25: May 30, 2016 AoE - election closes Best regards, Ewa Director of Operations Python Software Foundation Cell: 415-319-5237

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NVDACon 2016: Tenth Anniversary Keynote (NV Access) recording now available!
by Joseph Lee May 2, 2016

May 2, 2016

Dear members of the NVDA and Python community, blindness community, mainstream community, NVDA supporters around the world and others: First, thank you very much for making NVDACon 2016/Tenth Anniversary Edition a huge success. Words cannot describe how grateful the organizers are at seeing such a turnout at NVDACon events, especially the Keynote presentation from NV Access (almost 60 participants showed up via various means). As the highlight of NVDACon, here is the complete Keynote archive package: * Complete/live recording (mp3): http://www.nvda-kr.org/files/NVDACon_2016_Keynote%20(complete).mp3 * NVDA: A Global Movement promo: http://www.nvda-kr.org/files/NVDASR%20movement%20promo.mp3 * Keynote presentation session including the actual speech and question and answer session: http://www.nvda-kr.org/files/NVDACon_2016_Keynote%20(session).mp3 * Letter of thanks from NVDA community: http://www.nvda-kr.org/files/NVDACon_2016_Keynote%20(Community%20Letter).mp3 * Above three files compressed (zip): http://www.nvda-kr.org/files/NVDACon_2016_Keynote.zip For those who couldn't come to the actual session, some online radio stations will broadcast the speech portion of the Keynote session. Once again, thanks for your continued support for NVDA. Without you, NVDA, NV Access and NVDACon would not have existed. Thank you. Sincerely, Joseph S. Lee Department of Communication Studies (student), Los Angeles City College Former student of computer science, University of California, Riverside Translator (Korean), code contributor and community add-ons reviewer, NVDA screen reader project Chair, NVDA Tenth Anniversary Planning Committee Chief organizer, International NVDA Users and Developers Conference (February 2014 to April 2016) Lead organizer, NVDACon Korea (February 2013 to present) Organization advisor, NVDACon US (May 2016 to present)

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2016 Upcoming PSF Sponsor Member Vote (April 19, 2016)
by Ewa Jodlowska May 1, 2016

May 1, 2016

Attention all members: On April 19, 2016 AoE[1] we will launch a vote for two pending PSF Sponsor Members. If you are a voting member, you will receive a ballot. If you are not a voting member, but would like to become one, please apply to be a contributing or managing member (with voting privileges) by April 18, 2016 AoE. The application form is available here: http://goo.gl/forms/Kb45fTcVyg <https://goo.gl/A0oKx9>. If you do not know if you are a voting member, please email me off-list and I will check. Voter application cut-off date: April 18, 2016 AoE Voting start date: April 19, 2016 AoE Voting end date: May 3, 2016 AoE [1]AoE (Anywhere on earth): http://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aoe Best regards, Ewa Director of Operations Python Software Foundation

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