A Call to Arms - Advocating Python in Science
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Greetings. I've been lurking on this list, to check out what is needed to support Python in the scientific community. I'm the Python Advocacy Coordinator that the PSF has hired to help out. My main jumping off point for advocacy topics is at: http://wiki.python.org/moin/Advocacy One of the items I'm hoping to get input about is the contents of two advocacy kits I'm getting together: - Research Lab Python Advocacy Kit - University Educator's Python Advocacy Kit Details at: http://wiki.python.org/moin/Advocacy#AdvocacyKits I'm drumming up a series of whitepapers, flyers, videos and podcasts to put into those kits. Not being a scientist myself, I need ideas on what is needed. The actual individual items are being solicited at: http://wiki.python.org/moin/AdvocacyWritingTasks http://wiki.python.org/moin/ArticleIdeas. Next, we are seeking reusable/retargetable teaching materials, such as those under a Creative Commons license. We need slide presentations and class handouts. Now I know there are a great many slide presentations on the web about Python. I can google them all but we're not looking for just any presentation, we're looking for the best of field. We're collecting links and ideas at: http://wiki.python.org/moin/Advocacy#TeachingMaterials I know some of this already exists in the scientific community and I just need some nudges to come up to speed on what is available for me to make use of. Also permissions for reuse and reformatting, in some cases. Thanks for any assistance you have time to provide, Jeff Rush <advocate@python.org> Python Advocacy Coordinator
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Jeff Rush