[Numpy-discussion] Fwd: [NumFOCUS Projects] NumFOCUS Summit Registration

[Ralf Gommers]

On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 3:49 PM, Matti Picus <matti.picus at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 06/07/18 00:54, Ralf Gommers wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> In September the NumFOCUS Summit for 2018 will be held in New York. NumPy
>> can send one representative (or a couple, but costs are only covered for
>> one person). We opened this opportunity up to members of the Steering
>> Council first, however it doesn't look like anyone is in the position to
>> attend. Therefore we'd now like to ask if anyone else would like to attend.
>>
>> Rules of the game: you do need a strong affiliation with the project
>> (e.g. you have commit right, have been contributing for a while, have been
>> hired to work on NumPy, etc.); in case multiple people are interested then
>> the NumPy Steering Council will make a decision.
>>
>> If you're interested, please reply here or off-list.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Ralf
>>
>>
> I would like to put my name forward.
>

Thanks Matti! That makes two good candidates. I'll follow up right now with
the steering committee.

If anyone else wants to be considered, please reply within 24 hours.

Cheers,
Ralf



Matti
>
>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: *Leah Silen* <leah at numfocus.org <mailto:leah at numfocus.org>>
>> Date: Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 4:35 PM
>> Subject: [NumFOCUS Projects] NumFOCUS Summit Registration
>> To: projects at numfocus.org <mailto:projects at numfocus.org>
>>
>>
>> *
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>> We’d like to share some additional details on this year’s NumFOCUS
>> Project Summit.
>>
>>
>> The Sustainability Workshop portion of the Summit (Sept 22-23) is an
>> opportunity for projects to focus on creating roadmaps and developing
>> strategies for long-term sustainability. This year we would like your help
>> in generating the content and driving the direction of the workshop. We’ll
>> be reaching out for your suggestions on specific areas you would like to
>> see addressed.
>>
>>
>> The Project Forum for Core Developers and Critical Users(Sep 24-25) is a
>> meeting, open to the public, for critical users to directly interact with
>> the core developers of NumFOCUS projects. The goal is to connect you with
>> resources to advance your community roadmaps while beginning a dialogue
>> with key stakeholders. The event will be limited to 150 attendees. Again,
>> we will be giving participants (both projects and users) an opportunity to
>> drive the content and agenda.
>>
>>
>> NumFOCUS will cover travel expenses for one representative per sponsored
>> project.This includes an airfare allotment of $600 and hotel accommodations
>> for 4 nights in New York City. The airfare amount is an average; we
>> understand international travel costs will exceed this amount. Please
>> contact us if you would like to have more than one rep attend. When
>> choosing who will attend, we ask that you prioritize members of your
>> leadership team or steering committee as this will help your project get
>> the most benefit out of the Summit experience.
>>
>>
>> In order to book hotel rooms, it is urgent that we know who will be
>> attending as soon as possible.We’ve set up the following site for project
>> leads to register: <link removed by Ralf>
>>
>>
>> Once again, if you’re interested in working on any portion of the summit,
>> we would love your input and leadership in setting the agenda. Please reach
>> out to summit at numfocus.org <mailto:summit at numfocus.org>if you would like
>> to be involved.
>>
>>
>>
>> NumFOCUS Summit Committee-
>>
>>
>> Andy Terrel
>>
>> James Powell
>>
>> Leah Silen
>>
>> Gina Helfrich
>>
>> Jim Weiss
>>
>>
>> *
>> ---
>> Leah Silen
>> Executive Director, NumFOCUS
>> leah at numfocus.org <mailto:leah at numfocus.org>
>> 512-222-5449 <tel:512-222-5449>
>>
>> <http://www.numfocus.org/>
>> <https://twitter.com/NumFOCUS><https://www.facebook.com/NumFOCUS/>
>>
>>
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