[Conferences] Trademark policy for "PyCon" conferences

Katie Cunningham katie.fulton at gmail.com
Tue Jun 3 14:11:01 CEST 2014


> In the second year, we were surprised to discover that we did indeed
> have a problem, having a CoC meant that it was raised and dealt with.

Right here, this is why everyone should have a CoC.

On Tue, Jun 3, 2014 at 6:40 AM, John Pinner <funthyme at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Nelle,
>
> On 2 June 2014 21:43, Nelle Varoquaux <nelle.varoquaux at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I understand the necessity of protecting the name "Pycon" and "python", but
>> being involved in several organization committees of conferences on python
>> or scientific python, I'll just comment on the following:
>>
>> "It is the policy of the Python Software Foundation to allow the use
>> of "PyCon" for conferences that focus on Python the programming
>> language, have adopted a code of conduct compatible with that of the
>> PSF, and allow anyone to attend the conference subject to a
>> reasonable conference fee."
>>
>> There are cultures and countries where the concept of a code of conduct is
>> not at all welcomed. We discussed about this for EuroScipy (happening in the
>> UK this year, but with organizers from all around Europe: France, Belgium,
>> Italy, Germany, etc), and we decided not to have one.
>
> I think that this is a mistake.
>
>> I think this is the
>> type of statement that are "normal" in north america, but less so in many
>> European countries, one of the reason being that what is stated in the code
>> of conduct is just considered normal behavior.
>
> Agreed, but there are exceptions to normality. It may be tempting to
> regard the North American model as hysterical, and that in Europe we
> may be more mature, but this is arrogant...
>
> If you think that you have no problems in respect of a CoC, then you
> may be correct, but it is more likely that you may have problems which
> you do not know about, and having a CoC will provide a framework
> within which any perceived misconduct can be reported and dealt with.
>
> At PyCon UK, we have had a CoC for the past two years, it was the
> subject of much discussion before we produced a version we agreed was
> suited to European needs (yes, the UK is in Europe ;-).
>
> In the second year, we were surprised to discover that we did indeed
> have a problem, having a CoC meant that it was raised and dealt with.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> John
> --
>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> N
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2 June 2014 19:34, M.-A. Lemburg <mal at python.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear conference organizers,
>>>
>>> the PSF board has recently discussed and voted on a new trademark
>>> policy for the term "PyCon". Our main intent is to protect the
>>> name from unwanted third party use for the benefit of the Python
>>> community. We simply don't want to run into another python.co.uk
>>> trademark situation:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://pyfound.blogspot.de/2013/02/python-trademark-at-risk-in-europe-we.html
>>>
>>> We have not yet put this up on the website, but since the question
>>> has come up, I'd like to share it with you via email as upfront info:
>>>
>>> """
>>>
>>> "PyCon" Trademark Policy
>>> ------------------------
>>>
>>> In order to protect the term "PyCon" against unwanted or misleading
>>> use by third parties, the PSF claims the term “PyCon” as a trademark
>>> worldwide for conference activities. The PSF is additionally pursuing
>>> registration of the mark in various jurisdictions.
>>>
>>> It is the policy of the Python Software Foundation to allow the use
>>> of "PyCon" for conferences that focus on Python the programming
>>> language, have adopted a code of conduct compatible with that of the
>>> PSF, and allow anyone to attend the conference subject to a
>>> reasonable conference fee. Use of the trademark is subject to
>>> approval by the PSF trademarks committee (write to
>>> psf-trademarks at python.org).
>>>
>>> The PSF may update this policy from time to time. Updates will be
>>> published and announced by the PSF.
>>>
>>>
>>> PyCon Conferences Around the World
>>> -----------------------------------
>>>
>>> PyCon conferences are community-led and community-focused gatherings
>>> of Python programmers around the world. Want to start a PyCon in your
>>> own country? Contact us! We want to help.
>>>
>>> The following are authorized PyCon community conferences:
>>>
>>>     "Kiwi PyCon", "PyCon NZ" in New Zealand
>>>     "PyCon Asia Pacific", "PyCon APAC" in Asia
>>>     "PyCon AR", "PyCon Argentina" in Argentina
>>>     "PyCon AU", "PyCon Australia"  in Australia
>>>     "PyCon CA", "PyCon Canada" in Canada
>>>     "PyCon CH", "PyCon China" in China
>>>     "PyCon DE" in Germany
>>>     "PyCon ES", "PyCon España", "PyCon Spain" in Spain
>>>     "PyCon FI", "PyCon Finland" in Finland
>>>     "PyCon FR", "PyCon France" in France
>>>     "PyCon IN", "PyCon India" in India
>>>     "PyCon IR", "PyCon Iran" in Iran
>>>     "PyCon IE", "PyCon Ireland" in Ireland
>>>     "PyCon IT", "PyCon Italia" in Italy
>>>     "PyCon JP", "PyCon Japan" in Japan
>>>     "PyCon MY", "PyCon Malaysia" in Malaysia
>>>     "PyCon PH", "PyCon Philippines" in the Philippines
>>>     "PyCon PL", "PyCon Poland" in Poland
>>>     "PyCon RU", "PyCon Russia" in Russia
>>>     "PyCon SG", "PyCon Singapore" in Singapore
>>>     "PyCon SE", "PyCon Sweden" in Sweden
>>>     "PyCon TW", "PyCon Taiwan" in Taiwan
>>>     "PyCon UK" in the United Kingdom
>>>     "UA PyCon", "PyCon Ukraine", "PyCon UA" in Ukraine
>>>     “PyCon US” in the United States
>>>     "PyCon UY", "PyCon Uruguay" in Uruguay
>>>     "PyCon VE", "PyCon Venezuela" in Venezuela
>>>     "PyCon ZA", "PyCon South Africa" in South Africa
>>>
>>> If we have forgotten a national or regional PyCon conference
>>> in this list or have used the wrong naming, please write to
>>> the PSF trademark committee for approval.
>>>
>>> It is also possible to use a pycon.org sub-domain as home
>>> for the conference. Please write to webmaster at pycon.org to
>>> request a sub-domain.
>>>
>>> """
>>>
>>> As you can see, we have tried to grandfather all existing
>>> PyCon conferences that we could find and are aware of into
>>> the resolution.
>>>
>>> If you have questions, please let me know.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> --
>>> Marc-Andre Lemburg
>>> Director
>>> Python Software Foundation
>>> http://www.python.org/psf/
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