Mailman 3 March 2021 - PSF-Community

PyCon India 2021: Call For Proposals
by Chandan Kumar March 5, 2021

March 5, 2021

Hi everyone, We have recently announced that PyCon India 2021[1] will be taking place virtually[2]. The dates for PyCon India 2021 as such will be September 17-20. There will be 4 parallel tracks in 2 consecutive days of the conference. Workshops will be on September 17th and the conference on September 18th and 19th. All of which will be online. With that, our call for talk and workshop proposals is open[3] now. Some important dates regarding CFP: - We'll be opening the CFP from today, March 05, 2021. - The last date to submit CFP will be May 7th 2021. - The final agenda will be published by Last week of July. - We will also have rehearsal talks to prepare speakers and content for this online format, details of which will be discussed later and announced accordingly. You can read more about the CFP from our CFP announcement blog[4]. If you've any doubts or thoughts regarding the above, please feel free to respond here or reach out to any of us on [Zulip][5] #2021/discussion stream. We look forward to all your support in making this year's PyCon India a grand success. [1]: https://in.pycon.org/2021/ [2]: https://in.pycon.org/blog/2021/pycon-india-announcement.html [3]: https://in.pycon.org/cfp/2021/proposals [4]: https://in.pycon.org/blog/2021/cfp-announcement.html [5]: https://pyconindia.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/275447-2021.2Fdiscussion Cheers, Chandan Kumar

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General info about 2021/22 PSF Elections & Member Meetings
by Ewa Jodlowska March 3, 2021

March 3, 2021

Hi everyone! The PSF board directors and staff wanted to share some details about the upcoming elections! *Timeline* - Open call for Board Director Nominations: May 6, 2021 AoE <https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aoe> - Board Director Nomination cut-off: May 31, 2021 AoE - Voter application cut-off date: May 31, 2021 AoE - Voting start date: June 8, 2021 AoE - Voting end date: June 17, 2021 AoE You need to be a contributing, managing, supporting, fellow <https://www.python.org/psf/membership/>member by May 31 to vote in this election. Email me off-list if you have questions about the status of your membership. *Virtual Member Meetings* The PSF will hold three member meetings, which will consist of video call, presentations, and Q&A. We will discuss PSF finances, PSF program updates, and address any questions you may have, especially pertaining to the elections. More details will be posted closer to May. The times and dates for these three meetings will be: - AMER: May 14th @ noon EST <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Member+Meeting+%2…> - APAC: May 15th @ 10AM AEST <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Member+Meeting+%2…> - EMEA: May 15th @ 10AM CAT <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Members+Meeting+%…> During this time frame the PSF will be actively watching psf-board.slack.com for questions folks may have related to the election (or anything PSF related for that matter :). To join the Slack, click here <👋 Let’s move this to Slack! We’ve got 310 folks from the team there already. You can sign up here: https://join.slack.com/t/psf-board/shared_invite/zt-7npomoid-5VMXHiqBT_e0AB…> ! Just a general FYI: the board is working on proposed bylaw changes pertaining to topics such as term limits. An email will be sent to the membership by the end of March for review and discussion. We will reserve time at each meeting to discuss the bylaws. *Where can I add my nomination?* Interested in running for the PSF board? Check back to https://www.python.org/nominations/elections/ May 6th to submit your nomination. Thank you all! Ewa Jodlowska Executive Director

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PyCon India 2021 Date and Program Update
by Chandan Kumar March 3, 2021

March 3, 2021

Hello everyone, We announced PyCon India 2021[1] a few days back. The dates were still tentative as the team thought through a few blockers for Devsprints. The team has now decided on the dates and newer format that would fit the bill for PyCon India 2021 Online [2]. * Workshop: 17th September 2021 * Conference: 18th & 19th September 2021 * Devsprints: 20th September 2021 We apologize for the inconvenience. Looking forward to seeing you all at the conference. [1] https://mail.python.org/pipermail/inpycon/2021-February/013146.html [2] https://in.pycon.org/2021/ Please retweet the program update tweet to reach to all the interested parties: https://twitter.com/pyconindia/status/1367105452182364165 -- Regards, Chandan Kumar On behalf of PyCon India 2021 Team https://in.pycon.org/2021/

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PSF March Membership Drive - sign up today ✏️ !
by Betsy Waliszewski March 1, 2021

March 1, 2021

Hi Fellow Pythonistas, Today we launched a month-long membership drive. *We know you’re already a member, *but if you could share information about our drive with your friends, colleagues, and anyone else who might be thinking about joining, that would be excellent! As we celebrate the PSF’s 20th and Python’s 30th anniversaries, we want to welcome everyone to become a PSF member. The goal is to sign up 2,000 new or renewing members in 30 days! A blog post <https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2021/03/happy-anniversary-to-python-and-python…> went out today with all the details about membership. Basic membership is free. Details can be found here <https://www.python.org/psf/membership/.>. Some of you contribute to and manage certain aspects of our ecosystem. Please consider becoming a managing or contributing member <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwWBGkzvkWDZrxW3up_M_B7qgt1IWZlx9…> if you are not already! Your can write your own tweet, retweet @ThePSF or use any of the suggestions below: 1. .@ThePSF is 20 years old 💙 and Python 🐍 is 30 years old this year! We’re celebrating with a membership drive! Our goal - sign up 2,000 new or renewing members in 30 days! Basic membership is free. Details here: https://www.python.org/psf/membership/. 2. Happy 20th Anniversary to @ThePSF 💙 and 30th anniversary to Python 🐍 ! We're celebrating with a membership drive. Can we sign up 2000 new and renewing members in 30 days? Details here: https://www.python.org/psf/membership/. 3. Happy Anniversary to Python and the PSF! Python is 30 & the PSF is 20 years old this year! Your support is what makes Python and its community so extraordinary. Help us celebrate by becoming a@ThePSF member (it's free!). Details here: https://www.python.org/psf/membership/. Warm Regards, Betsy -- Betsy Waliszewski *Pronouns: she/her/hers* Event Planner / Sponsorship Coordinator @ThePSF As a non-profit organization, the PSF depends on sponsorships and donations to support the Python community. Please participate in our membership drive during the month of March! Sign up here: https://www.python.org/accounts/login/?next=/users/membership/

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