[Conferences] DC Python conference in 2012?

[wesley chun]

+1 as well. i think there's enough Python community in the WashDC,
NoVa, SoMD area to support such an effort.

be sure to reach out to all other regional user groups in the area to
participate as well as universities/colleges that use Python. there
are even several high schools in the area that include Python in their
curriculum (Yorktown HS in Arlington, TJHSST in Alexandria
[AI/robotics course]). also, jeff elkner --
http://us.pycon.org/2011/speaker/profile/240/ -- works for the
Arlington Public Schools.

to add to this, you may also wish to reach out to the regional Django
groups as well as Django and its ecosystem can make for an entire
track in addition to one for Zope/Plone!

good luck!
-wesley


On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Douglas Napoleone
<doug.napoleone at gmail.com> wrote:
> Alex,
>
>    Thanks for the information. I for one support our new regional
> conference overlords ;-)
> More regional conferences please. If you are in the DC area, please
> try to help out with this.
>
>    -Doug
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 8:38 PM, Alex Clark <aclark at aclark.net> wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Andrew Kuchling and I and others have been discussing the possibility of a
>> Python conference (or unconference) in DC sometime in 2012, for folks unable
>> to make it to the west coast for PyCon 2012. I know I can't devote any
>> serious time to planning this year, but I wanted to at least get the idea
>> out in the public in case we do decide to move forward; we can then hit the
>> ground running, probably in early 2012. Also, our non-profit organization's
>> 501(c)(3) application was just accepted by the IRS, so we are now free to
>> organize more events[0].
>>
>>
>> About me:
>> ========
>>
>> Python consultant near DC (mostly doing Plone, Django, Pyramid) I am the
>> organizer of Plone Conference 2008[1] in DC (along with my wife, Matt Bowen,
>> and many others) so I have some conference organizing experience. I also
>> organize the monthly DC Python meetups[2].
>>
>>
>> Any feedback welcome!
>>
>> [0] Loosely called "DC Python" formally DBA ZPUGDC, Inc., http://zpugdc.org
>> [1] http://plone.org/2008
>> [2] http://meetup.zpugdc.org


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