Mailman 3 May 2021 - PSF-Community

Re: [PSF-Community] Fwd: EuroPython 2021: Call for Proposals Open
by Anh Hego 18 May '21

18 May '21

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PyCon Hong Kong 2021: Call for Proposals
by Sammy Fung 17 May '21

17 May '21

Hi all, PyCon HK 2021 will be organised virtually on 8-9 October and it is now calling for proposals. PyCon HK 2021 will have English, Cantonese, and Education tracks this year. CFP Deadline: 31 May 2021. For details, please visit: https://pycon.hk/2021/pycon-hk-2021-calls-for-proposals/ Please share with your friends and colleagues :) -- Sammy Fung http://sammy.hk @sammyfung

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MiTM Style Surveillance in Mauritius
by Aditya Bholah 13 May '21

13 May '21

Hello, It is sad for me to be in such a position to reach out. The situation in my country, Mauritius, is serious. I know that the PSF's objectives are different from this situation, however free speech and internet privacy are about to be breached. On 14th of April 2021[1], while the country was under national lockdown due to the global pandemic, the Information and Communication Technologies Authority of Mauritius (ICTA) which is a parastatal body regulating ICT laws in the country released a proposal for intercepting, monitoring, archiving and manipulating social media traffic using a man-in-the-middle style attack[2]. This proposal is mostly similar to what Kazakhstan has done. It involves the installation of a custom root certificate to enable decryption of traffic by the ICTA. My humble request to the community is to share this, send your comments on this proposal to socialmediaconsultation(a)icta.mu and to support in this fight. [1] https://www.icta.mu/mediaoffice/2021/social_media_news.html [2] https://www.icta.mu/docs/2021/Social_Media_Public_Consultation.pdf Cheers, Aditya Bholah

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2021 PSF board nominations are open!
by Ewa Jodlowska 06 May '21

06 May '21

Hi everyone! The PSF 2021 board nominations are now open. Nominations can be added via: https://www.python.org/nominations/elections/. Nominations will close May 31, 2021 AoE. That is also the last day to become a voting member <https://www.python.org/psf/membership/#who-is-allowed-to-vote>in order to receive a ballot in June. The PSF board has put together a job description for those interested in learning more about the role: https://discuss.python.org/t/interested-in-running-for-the-psf-board-read-a… Ewa Jodlowska Executive Director Python Software Foundation ewa(a)python.org

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PyConline AU Call for Proposals - open until June 10 2021 AoE
by Katie McLaughlin 05 May '21

05 May '21

PyConline AU 2021 is thrilled to announce it's call for proposals is now open! PyConline AU will run from September 10 - 12 2021, in UTC+10 hours, online. We are welcoming submissions for presentations -- both live and pre-record -- from now through *June 10 2021 AoE *(anywhere on earth!) Our Friday will host returning specialist tracks Education, DevOops, Snakeoil Academy, and Science, Data, and Analytics, and our weekend will host our general Python content. You can read more about our event, and submit your proposal at: 2021.pycon.org.au/speak We are also seeking volunteers to help run social events! Attendees thoroughly enjoyed our virtual social events last year, and we want to repeat that again! Submit your expression of interest at: 2021.pycon.org.au/social We'd love to hear from you! See you online, Katie McLaughlin Communications Director PyConline AU

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