[group-organizers] core-dev and/or non-core-dev sprints cPython

[Brian Curtin]

On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 11:04 AM, Brian Ray <brianhray at gmail.com> wrote:
> I saw Barry Warsaw held a sprint in DC yesterday. I would like to do the
> same thing in Chicago.
>
> I am not really sure where to get started so starting this thread in hopes
> someone can shed some light on what I need to do to make this happen.
>
> Step 1: decide if there are enough core-dev contributors
> Step 2: if not, what do we do as non-core-dev
> Step 3: decide on location and sponsorship...
> Step 4: ....

Anyone who wants to sprint on improving Python, whether CPython or any
other Python-related project (frameworks, tools, etc): get a group of
people together, figure out what you want to work on, figure out what
you need to make it happen, and email the Sprints Committee at
sprints at python.org. We can reimburse* up to $250** per event,
typically used for food/drink but has sometimes been used to rent
meeting space.

* We require receipts after the event in order to process payment,
either by check or PayPal. We can wire but prefer not to due to higher
percentage of overhead, specifically for US-based reimbursements.
** We use $250 as a rough guideline, but if you need significantly
more than this we would probably help you to re-propose as an up-front
grant direct from the PSF rather than having you front something like
$500+.