[group-organizers] Introduction

[Albert O'Connor]

Hey everyone,

I'll jump in a add a little bit.

I am Albert O'Connor and I organize WatPy (watpy.ca) a Python users group
in Waterloo Ontario which is just over a year now.

We recently did some teaching, one session for people who have never coded
before and another for coders.

The PSF funded the food via the programs outlined above. It was a nice way
to get people out and focused for a multi hour session. We started with the
materials created for the Boston Python Workshop and Open Hatch and built a
bit on them.

We used a shared instance of iPython Notebook instead of codebat to enable
people to interact with Python syntax and semantics without worrying about
installing it on their laptops -- which we subsequently did, but a web
based intro seemed to help most people.

Blog post with links to resources:
http://watpy.ca/blog/post/learn-code-python-review-feb-2013/

Albert O'Connor


On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 3:54 PM, Barbara Shaurette <
barbara.shaurette at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone - I thought I'd jump on the introductions bandwagon.  I'm
> Barbara Shaurette - I've been active in the Python and Django communities
> in San Francisco, Lawrence (KS) and Portland, OR for several years.  I
> recently moved to Austin, TX where I'm the organizer of the local PyLadies
> chapter.  I've also started teaching here (I've got an 'Intro to Python'
> coming up in April, and I was one of the teachers on the Young Coders
> tutorial at PyCon - I'm working on some plans to teach local kids using
> that material).
>
> I just wanted to say thanks for the funding links - I haven't needed to
> request funding for anything yet, but it's nice to know that the resources
> are there.
>
> Thanks!
>
> - Barbara
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 8:43 AM, Jessica McKellar <
> jessica.mckellar at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi Matthew,
> >
> > Very brief intro and hello -- I'm Matt Woodward, long-time web developer
> > > but relatively new to Python. I'm in the Seattle area and looking to
> get
> > > more involved and active in the Seattle Python and Django UGs as well
> as
> > > start doing some Python teaching in the Seattle area, so this seems
> like
> > > it'll be a great resource!
> > >
> >
> > Cool, welcome!
> >
> >
> > > Looking forward to earning my Python stripes and giving back to the
> > > community however I can.
> > >
> >
> > Just to make sure you know about them, here are 3 ways the PSF can help
> > support your local Python user group:
> >
> > 1. Sprint funding, through http://pythonsprints.com/
> >
> > 2. Outreach and education funding (e.g. intro workshop, diversity
> > workshops), through
> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/outreach-and-education
> >
> > 3. Other grants, through the main grants program (
> > http://www.python.org/psf/grants/)
> >
> > Regards,
> > -Jessica
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