[Conferences] Queries regarding PyCon event

[Vicky Twomey-Lee - Python Ireland]

Hi Bipal,

+1 what Roy said.

Can't remember if you were there or not, but Euorpython organisers recently
did an AMA call, video is now available:
https://youtu.be/AWYiK0G0JNE

We still have an AMA in DEV, if you want to ask more questions:
https://dev.to/europython/europython-ask-me-anything-4co8

They also made the following resources available from all the research they
did in running their first virtual conference:
https://www.europython-society.org/post/617463429296472064/sharing-our-research-and-licenses-for-going-online

Definitely find a group of people who will be taking action from day one
with you as you can easily burn out and get overwhelmed (trust me, I know
how that feels from running the 1st for PyCon Ireland conferences😉).

Good luck!

/// Vicky Twomey-Lee (PyLadies Dublin <https://twitter.com/pyladiesdub>
 Founder)

Python Ireland <http://python.ie/> Alumni
PSF member <http://pyfound.blogspot.ie/2012/08/welcome-new-psf-members.html>
 | EuroPython Society
<https://ep2012.europython.eu/blog/2012/07/08/change-board-europython-society>
Emeritus
Board Member
Coding Grace <http://codinggrace.com/> co-Founder | GameCraft It
<http://gamecraft.it/> co-Founder | Women Who Code Dublin
<https://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-Dublin/> Director | WITS
<http://witsireland.com/governance/> Member

On Thursday, October 1, 2020, Bipal Shakya <bipalshakya at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Roy,
> Thank you for getting back to me and the resources. I really appreciate it.
> I'll be sure to go through them and get back to you if I have any
> questions.
>
> Yes indeed, there're a few Python user group in Nepal.
>
> On Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 8:06 AM Roy Hyunjin Han <rhh at crosscompute.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Bipal,
>>
>> Additionally, here is a list of best practices and tools for hosting a
>> virtual event in case you are unable to host in-person conferences next
>> year.
>>
>>    - https://www.acm.org/virtual-conferences
>>    - https://www.python.org/psf/grants/free-resources/
>>
>> Step 1: Form a team and assign roles
>> Step 2: Find a venue -- for the first event, we recommend collaborating
>> with a local university to minimize expenses
>> Step 3: Draft a code of conduct (links to examples should be in
>> https://github.com/python-organizers/conferences)
>> Step 4: Prepare a sponsorship prospectus (links to examples should be in
>> https://github.com/python-organizers/conferences)
>> Step 5: Find sponsors
>>
>> The hardest part of your work will be in finding sponsors for your event.
>> You will need to start early and give yourself ample time for all parts of
>> the event planning process. Ideally, you should collaborate with a local
>> Python user group (if you have not already started one) as they will be the
>> primary source of speakers and volunteers for your first event.
>>
>> Is there a local Python user group in Nepal?
>>
>> RHH
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 10:03 PM Roy Hyunjin Han <rhh at crosscompute.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Bipal,
>>>
>>> We are thrilled to hear that you are thinking about organizing PyCon
>>> Nepal!
>>>
>>> Conferences are immensely rewarding but also a great deal of work and
>>> you will want to build a team of people who will help you launch a
>>> successful event.
>>>
>>> Here are some resources that will help you:
>>> https://github.com/python-organizers
>>>
>>>    - Resources - documentation and best practices for organizing a
>>>    Python conference
>>>    - Conferences - list of Python conferences around the world
>>>
>>> Please do not hesitate to ask for help from me or from the people listed
>>> in the GitHub group.
>>>
>>> RHH
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 9:49 PM Bipal Shakya <bipalshakya at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>> I hope this finds you well.
>>>>
>>>> I am an avid Python developer and am really passionate about working
>>>> with Python as well as helping Python reach other people so that they too
>>>> can get a great start into the world of software development with Python.
>>>>
>>>> Therefore, I wanted to reach out to understand the processes to
>>>> initiate a PyCon event (virtual) in my country. I noticed that *PyCon
>>>> Nepal* does not exist yet. I had a couple of queries regarding this:
>>>>
>>>>    1. *How do I get started? Whom do I reach out to? Do I just
>>>>    announce that "Okay, here's PyCon Nepal happening" with an email?*
>>>>    2.
>>>> *I see that most of the PyCon are featured in pycon.org
>>>>    <http://pycon.org/>, and are hosted in the domain xx.pycon.org
>>>>    <http://xx.pycon.org/>. How can I host the event web page on np.pycon.org
>>>>    <http://np.pycon.org/> (for PyCon Nepal)? *
>>>>
>>>> I look forward to hearing from you,
>>>> Warm regards,
>>>> Bipal Shakya.
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Python Conferences mailing list: Conferences at python.org
>>>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/conferences
>>>>
>>>> This is an open list with open archives; sensitive or confidential
>>>> information should not be discussed here.
>>>>
>>>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/conferences/attachments/20201001/35339d49/attachment.html>