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PyCon NA arts festival about the experience of programming
by Sumana Harihareswara April 2, 2019

April 2, 2019

As part of PyCon North America 2019, I'm co-leading a one-night arts festival - "The Art of Python", through the Hatchery program https://us.pycon.org/2019/hatchery/artofpython/ - and hope members of our community will consider proposing art to share! We're seeking many types of narrative, performance, and visual art about the experience of programming and making technology -- both Python specifically and programming more generally. I hope we can showcase several different artists, including people who have to gather the courage to share their work publicly for the first time, and whose art explores varied experiences -- including ones that we often don't discuss factually in public, because (for example) they're embarrassing or because we have non-disclosure agreements. And I hope we get a range of tones -- humor, awe, melancholy, anger, joy, and so on. I regret to say that there is no pay involved. The festival will be Friday, May 3rd. The deadline for submissions is February 28th. There's a related effort by !!Con (May 11-12, NYC) to also encourage "not-talks" as submissions -- their CfP is open till March 3rd http://bangbangcon.com/give-a-talk.html , and they offer speaker travel funding and a USD $256 honorarium! So you can propose the same "not-talk" to "The Art of Python" and to !!Con. Please feel free to reply to me off-list if you have questions about art you'd like to share! Thanks, -- Sumana Harihareswara https://changeset.nyc

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Python Language Summit at PyCon US
by Mariatta Feb. 28, 2019

Feb. 28, 2019

Hi, we're happy to announce that Python Language Summit at PyCon US 2019 is now accepting signups. *TL;DR* When: Wednesday, May 1, 2019, 10am–4pm Where: Huntington Convention Center, Cleveland, Ohio Apply: Attendance sign up form <https://goo.gl/forms/pexfOGDjpV0BWMer2> (before March 21, 2019) Speak: Topic submission form <https://goo.gl/forms/8l7ITEKOjlWkBjcl1> (before March 21, 2019) You will be notified by April 15, 2019 Co-chairs: Mariatta <https://twitter.com/mariatta> and Łukasz <https://twitter.com/llanga> Blogger: A. Jesse Jiryu Davis <https://twitter.com/jessejiryudavis> *Python Language Summit 2019* The Python Language Summit is an event for the developers of Python implementations (CPython, PyPy, Jython, and so on) to share information, discuss our shared problems, and — hopefully — solve them. These issues might be related to the language itself, the standard library, the development process, status of Python 3.8 (or plans for 3.9), the documentation, packaging, the website, et cetera. The Summit focuses on discussion more than on presentations. If you’d like to *attend and actively participate* in the discussions during the Language Summit, please fill in this form <https://goo.gl/forms/KWYBahIx9AvOx68I3>by *March 21st 2019*. We will be evaluating all applications and confirm your attendance by April 15th. Note: *your attendance is not confirmed* until you heard back from us. You don't need to be registered for PyCon in order to attend the summit. One of the goals of the Language Summit is to speed up the discussions and decision making process. Communication over Discourse (or mailing lists!) is generally more time consuming. As part of efforts to make this event more open and less mysterious, we are not requiring invitations by core developers anymore. However, please understand that we will have to be selective as space and time are limited. In particular, we are prioritizing active core contributors, as well as those who we believe will be able to improve the quality of the discussions at the event and bring a more diverse perspective to core Python developers. As for other changes this year, A. Jesse Jiryu Davis will be covering the event and will post a detailed write up on the official blog of The PSF shortly after the conference. We hope to see you at the Summit! -- Mariatta and Łukasz PS. If you have any questions, the Users section <https://discuss.python.org/c/users> of our Discourse instance is the best place to ask. For private communication, write to mariatta at python.org and/or lukasz at python.org. ᐧ

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Indy Cloud Conf - April 12, 2019
by Paul Okerson Feb. 27, 2019

Feb. 27, 2019

Hi! I am one of the organizers of the Indiana Amazon Web Services user group IndyAWS. On April 12th, we are hosting Indy Cloud Conf and I wanted to see if you could promote it with your members? Here's the gist of it: Introducing: Indy Cloud Conf - a conference focused on cloud solutions for DevOps, Machine Learning and IoT. There will be 3 tracks of talks: DevOps, Machine Learning/AI/ Big Data, and Hardware/IOT. Each track will feature 7 presentations, for 21 total talks. We are currently seeking speakers on the following topics: -Cloud Architecture -DevOps -Machine Learning -AI -Big Data -Hardware -IoT Please submit your proposal here: https://www.papercall.io/indy-cloud-con-2019 Submissions are due by: March 1st, 2019 Registration is now open. Early bird pricing is $85/person until March 14th. On March 15th, General Admission increases to $125/person. Student pricing is also available for $65/person with valid student ID. Join us for this focused day of cloud computing, meet fellow techies, and advance your knowledge on cloud architecture. Sign up today here: http://bit.ly/CloudConf19 MaryBeth Okerson IndyAWS Co-Organizer -- Six Feet Up, Inc. Python & Cloud Expert Consulting Direct Line: +1 (317) 861-5948 x605 Email: marybeth(a)sixfeetup.com<mailto:marybeth@sixfeetup.com> https://sixfeetup.com<https://sixfeetup.com/>

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PyCon 2019 Information
by Jackie Augustine Feb. 25, 2019

Feb. 25, 2019

Hello All, Planning for PyCon 2019 in Cleveland, OH is well underway and conference registration is filling up. Be sure to register <http://us.pycon.org/2019> soon if you plan on attending since PyCon typically sells out. - Tutorials will be May 1-2. The Tutorial Schedule <https://us.pycon.org/2019/schedule/tutorials> has been published and registration for tutorials is available. Please read the launch blog post <https://pycon.blogspot.com/2019/02/pycon-2019-tutorial-schedule.html> for more details. - Conference talks will be May 3-5. Watch for the conference talk schedule <https://us.pycon.org/2019/schedule/talks> to be posted within the next week or so. - Returning for 2019 is PyCon Charlas that will be held on May 3, the schedule will be posted with the talks. - The Poster Presentations will take place on Sunday May 5, a list of the Posters being presented can be seen here <https://us.pycon.org/2019/schedule/posters/list/>. New for 2019! We have 3 new Hatchery Programs joining PyCon this year. Check out their pages for details and deadlines for propsals: - The Art of Python, Friday, May 2, 7:30pm https://us.pycon.org/2019/hatchery/artofpython/ - Maintainers Summit, Saturday, May 3, 10:50am - 2:30pm https://us.pycon.org/2019/hatchery/maintainers/ - Mentored Sprints for diverse beginners, Saturday, May 3, 2:30pm-6:30pm https://us.pycon.org/2019/hatchery/mentoredsprints/ We are pleased to be welcoming many companies as top level sponsors for PyCon 2019: Keystone Sponsor - Microsoft Principal Sponsors - Capital One, Facebook and Instagram Diamond Sponsors - Google, Heroku, JetBrains and Slack We send a special thank you to all sponsors that make PyCon possible, see the full list of sponsors here <https://us.pycon.org/2019/sponsors/>. If your company is interested in sponsoring PyCon, we have a couple opportunities still available <https://us.pycon.org/2019/sponsors/prospectus/>. *Thanks and hope to see you in Cleveland!* *PyCon Event Staff*

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Sponsorship Sales, Fundraising for Community Orgs
by Don Sheu Feb. 20, 2019

Feb. 20, 2019

Hey all, I've learned a lot with sponsorship sales for PyCascades last year, and now with Eloisa Tran chairing our sponsorship sales this year. Wondering if there'd be interest in participating in training for groups around the Python community? For PyCascades, we were profitable as an org our first year. Eloisa joining as our leader of sponsorship sales, we doubled, we may triple our gross revenue. One example tactic I can share – 1. Eight days before the conference meets on February 23, I sent out reminder emails to past supporters of PuPPy, my group in Seattle 2. The email copy was targeted to remind past supporters of PuPPy, we are hosting PyCascades in Seattle this year 3. Please alert their staff that we are approaching sell out 4. Got 15 new registrations that totals in about $2000 in additional revenue 5. A silver level sponsor for $8000 My goal would be to include as many concrete examples like this in the training. Eloisa was trained by the Anita Borg Institute to lead sponsorship sales for Grace Hopper Conference. She donated $250k to numFOCUS running sponsorship sales for PyData Seattle 2017, with about 800 attendees. Let me know. I'll collaborate with Eloisa to create curriculum to share with everybody. What does everybody think? -- Don Sheu 312.880.9389 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - My Python user group convenes every month 2nd Wednesdays http://www.meetup.com/PSPPython/events/232708762/ *CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE*: *The information contained in this message may be protected trade secrets or protected by applicable intellectual property laws of the United States and International agreements. If you believe that it has been sent to you in error, do not read it. Please immediately reply to the sender that you have received the message in error. Then delete it. Thank you.* ᐧ

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[XPOST] PSF Board Minutes October 30 2018
by Lorena Mesa Feb. 7, 2019

Feb. 7, 2019

Hello (and Happy New Year!) PSF Community! On January 29, 2019 the PSF Board voted and approved the minutes from PSF Board's October 30, 2018 meeting. The full meeting minutes can be found at - https://www.python.org/psf/records/board/minutes/2018-10-30. Below are the high level details from the October 2018 meeting: The following members of the Board of Directors (13 of 13) were present at the meeting: Lorena Mesa, Naomi Ceder, Thomas Wouters, Katie McLaughlin, Marlene Mhangami, Eric Holscher, Anna Ossowski, Jeff Triplett, Van Lindberg, Christopher Neugebauer, Kushal Das, Jackie Kazil, and Ewa Jodlowska. Betsy Waliszewski (Event Planner and Administrator), Phyllis Dobbs (Controller/Assistant Treasurer Accountant), Jackie Augustine (Event Manager), and Ernest W. Durbin III (Director of Infrastructure) were also in attendance. *October 2018 Board Meeting Votes* Consent Agenda Resolutions: RESOLVED, that the Python Software Foundation approve the 2019 PyCon budget presented by E. Jodlowska, B. Waliszewski, and E.W. Durbin III. The PSF approved: - September 2018 meeting minutes. Approved 12-0-1 - Approved the consent agenda resolutions 12-0-1 *Work Group Votes* The Sponsors Work Group approved the following sponsors: Facebook (Principal Level). The following grants were also approved from our last meeting by the PSF Grants Work Group, totaling $37,168 USD : * $1000 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Cape Coast, Ghana October 20, 2018 * $750 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Okigwe, Nigeria December 02, 2018 * $500 USD to the PyBITS event happening in Hyderabad, India October 27, 2018 * $3,500 USD to the GeoPython Conference happening in Basel, Switzerland June 24, 2019 * $2200 USD to the PyCon KE conference happening in Nairobi, Kenya October 25, 2018 * $1000 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Hohoe, Ghana OCTOBER 6, 2018 * $800 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Cleveland, Ohio October 6, 2018 Approved 7-0-0, September 28, 2019 * $5000 USD to the PyCon Canada Conference happening in Toronto, Canada November 10, 2018 * $450 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Gombe, Nigeria October 10, 2018 * $604 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Tema, Ghana November 17, 2018 * $750 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Natal, Brazil October 18, 2018 * $1200 USD to the Python workshop at the Data Challenge Industrial 3.0 happening in Xalapa,Veracruz, México October 27-28, 2018 * $650 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Oko, Nigeria November 3, 2018 * $1,149.52 USD (~1000 Euro) to the Python San Sebastian conference happening in San Sebastian, Spain October 12, 2018 * $375 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Nashik, India October 7, 2018 * $500 USD to the Python Developer Conference (MUPy) happening in Manipal, India October 27, 2018 * $180 USD to the Pydata Accra First Meetup happening in Accra, Ghana October 13, 2018 * $550 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Matola, Mozambique November 10, 2018 * $600 USD to the three PyLadies workshop events happening in Ho, Kumasi, and McCarthy Hill, Ghana in October, 2018 * $250 USD to the Python Bauchi Meetup happening in Bauchi, Nigeria in November 2018 * $6,309.29 USD (~5500 Euro) to the Teaching with Hardware (MicroPython & BBC micro:bit) Training Program happening throughout Slovakia in the autumn of 2018 * $750 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Akosombo, Ghana November 23, 2018 * $4000 USD to the Data Journalism and Digital Methods Conference happening in São Paulo, Brazil November 11, 2018 * $3,500 USD to the PyCon Colombia conference happening in Bogotá, Colombia February 08, 2019 * $600 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Monrovia, Liberia November 10, 2018 The following grants were denied: * $1560 USD to the Introductory Python Classes in Lumbini, Nepal in 2018 * $2000 USD to the Introduction to Python and AI Training happening in Hamilton, Canada throughout October 2018 *MeetUp Fees* MeetUp fees were granted to PyLadies London. To stay up on the latest PSF news, follow the PSF on Twitter at https://twitter.com/thepsf and the PSF blog at http://pyfound.blogspot.com/. Thanks! __________________________________________________________________ *Lorena Mesa* Co-Organizer, PyLadies Chicago <http://www.meetup.com/Chicago-PyLadies/> Director, Python Software Foundation www.lorenamesa.com @loooorenanicole <https://twitter.com/loooorenanicole> Pronouns: she/her/hers Say what? <http://feministing.com/2015/02/03/how-using-they-as-a-singular-pronoun-can-…>

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Python Developers Survey 2018 Results
by Ewa Jodlowska Feb. 5, 2019

Feb. 5, 2019

Hi Pythonistas! We are excited to share with you the results of the Python Developers Survey 2018! In the fall of 2018, over *twenty thousand developers* from more than 150 different countries participated to help us map out an accurate landscape of the Python community: View the results of Python Developers Survey 2018: https://www.jetbrains.com/research/python-developers-survey-2018/! We hope the survey results will help you better understand the current state of the Python developer community, see the big picture, and answer some of your potential questions. Find out about the most popular types of Python development, trending frameworks, libraries and tools, additional languages used together with Python, adoption rates for different Python versions, and gain many other insights into the world of Python. We couldn’t include all the potential findings in the report without making it too long. If you have specific questions that are unanswered, send them to us (surveys(a)python.org) and we’ll dig into the data for an answer. If you want to check out the data yourself, here's the link to the raw data ( https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1giaGOhJYWIXfZzy-zxmbrUIOB9Y_ROdu). Huge thanks to all the participants of the survey and to the amazing team at PSF and JetBrains, which worked hard to make this happen! Thanks, Ewa

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