[Chicago] ChiPy Organizers Meeting

Thu Feb 20 21:24:58 CET 2014

Hi Valentina, well I'm seeking candidates to pitch to the audience. For
example Ariana Vargas who's been at Givefoward with be pitching for
resources. She's become very familiar with the challenges cancer patients
face while undergoing treatment to access resources. She wants to create a
tool that'll help cancer patients find resources like free wigs or free
housecleaning.

Thank you for your support of the event! Cheers, Don

On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 12:22 PM, Valentina Kibuyaga
<namusoke at hotmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Don:
>
> I am planning to attend the event on the 2/25.
>
> I can provide details then.
>
> Thanks for reaching out.
>
> Valentina Kibuyaga
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 12:15:45 -0800
> From: dinaldo at gmail.com
>
> To: chicago at python.org
> Subject: Re: [Chicago] ChiPy Organizers Meeting
>
> Hi Valentina, what are you working on? I'm doing an event at Braintree on
> February 25th, thanks to Adam Forsyth's sturdy support.
>
> I'm soliciting women and minority entrepreneurs with concepts without
> resources to make a pitch to the audience to connect with developers and
> business partners to launch a MVP by March 20th for consideration for a
> booth slot on Startup Row, at PyCon in Montreal.
>
> I'd be interested in hearing what you're pursuing. Cheers, Don
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Valentina Kibuyaga <namusoke at hotmail.com
> > wrote:
>
> I have attended two meetings and very disappointed with the diversity of
> this organization.  The first time I attended, I felt unwelcome and never
> returned, but kept privy to the communication to see how this organization
> developed and progressed.  Additionally, I understand the importance of
> Python as a development language, because it's constantly required in the
> job descriptions.
>
> Most recently, I attended the meeting at Bank of America and it remains
> status quo as it pertains to diversity.
>
> As a budding entrepreneur in the health care industry whose product
> involves an ecosystem of government agencies (Federal, State, Civil),
> multinational companies and health care providers, I am often asked how do
> I get other minorities involved in technology.  As a leader, I reply,
> partnerships, collaboration and teamwork are crucial.   Therefore, I attend
> and get involved in various meetup organizations to learn and most
> important understand how these organizations engage with the diverse
> communities of Chicago to create and sustain innovation so that when I
> recommend an organization, I know that their best interest lies in the
> citizens of Chicago.
>
> Chipy should focus on partnerships, collaboration and teamwork to make
> certain that those citizens of Chicago who want to learn and engage in
> python development are welcome and LEARN.  Python is a very common language
> used in development and Chipy should be using their resources to
> communicate this message to the citizens of Chicago.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Valentina Kibuyaga
>
> > Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 12:37:23 -0600
> > From: brian at python.org
> > To: chicago at python.org
>
> > Subject: Re: [Chicago] ChiPy Organizers Meeting
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 5:02 PM, Brian Ray <brianhray at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 4:40 PM, sheila miguez <shekay at pobox.com>
> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> This is a promising step you are taking.
> > >
> > >
> > > Thank you. This should at least give all those who qualify full
> transparency
> > > into everything past, present, and future. It will also help us figure
> out
> > > how to prevent extreme negativity. My vote is only one. I would like
> to see
> > > nothing more than the group to move on past recent issues.
> > >
> > > If you want a voice, you should come. If you don't want a voice, then
> why
> > > speak? If you have something personal against me, you're approach still
> > > does not make sense. Won't it just increase my vote? Like I said, I
> > > encourage everyone who fits the requirements to attend. I don't care
> if you
> > > like the present leadership or not. Refusing to participate is
> cowardly.
> >
> > I'm not interested in having a voice within the legal structure of
> > your organization, and I'm certainly not interested in having that
> > voice taken away by the legal structure of your organization, so you
> > can count me out of the meeting.
> >
> > Hopefully no one thinks they need to go to your meeting to have a
> > voice within this community.
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