[PSF-Community] EuroPython 2019: Mobile Conference App available

Horst Gutmann horst at zerokspot.com
Thu Jun 27 03:58:48 EDT 2019


Big +1. If the EuroPython messages are perceived as spam then that's
more a testament to the otherwise really low traffic here 🙂 @MAL: Keep
them coming please 🥳

Cheers,
Horst

On 27.06.19 09:54, Steve Holden wrote:
> No worries. That's for the PSF to take a view on. I merely commented
> on my own experience of the list.
>
> I'm sure you remember many times in the past when what seemed like a
> great idea would be floated within the Foundation membership,
> supported enthusiastically, then wither and die on the vine.
>
> That's a fairly healthy sign - many new initiatives, most of which are
> not expected or required to "succeed" but which will leave ripples in
> the pond.
>
> Sadly, this one appears to be sinking like a stone.
>
> I suspect this is because many of those who joined don't feel
> empowered to post to the list. So the best thing this white male can
> do is get out of the way.
>
> regards
>  Steve
> Steve Holden
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 8:35 AM M.-A. Lemburg <mal at python.org
> <mailto:mal at python.org>> wrote:
>
>     I'm sorry if our posts come across as spamming. That is certainly
>     not our attention.
>
>     Since we do believe in the PSF community, we also believe that such
>     announcements should be sent to this group and, personally, I'd love
>     to see lots more coming from all kinds of Python events, projects,
>     etc. A community has to be filled with life, lots of opinions,
>     discussions and buzz.
>
>     If the majority believes that this is not what this mailing list
>     about, I can remove it from the list of MLs we distribute
>     announcements to.
>
>
>
>     On 27.06.2019 09:24, Steve Holden wrote:
>     > If the community were more active the EuroPython announcements
>     would be
>     > lost in the noise.
>     >
>     > The fact that they are so prominent is really a measure of the
>     channel’s
>     > uselessness. It appears to be little more than window-dresssing:
>     this is
>     > clearly not seen as a channel through which to address “the PSF
>     > community” (whatever that is).
>     >
>     > On Thu, 27 Jun 2019 at 07:59, James Bennett <james at b-list.org
>     <mailto:james at b-list.org>
>     > <mailto:james at b-list.org <mailto:james at b-list.org>>> wrote:
>     >
>     >     Since April when the first “website launched” message was
>     sent, 65%
>     >     of all new threads posted to the psf-community list have been
>     >     EuroPython announcements.
>     >
>     >     At this point I believe EuroPython announcements either
>     outnumber,
>     >     or are close to outnumbering, posts about all other PyCons
>     combined.
>     >
>     >     Please consider starting a separate EuroPython announcements
>     mailing
>     >     list and inviting people who are interested to subscribe to
>     it, as
>     >     at this point the volume of EuroPython announcements sent to
>     >     psf-community is, in my opinion, well over the line into
>     spamming.
>     >
>     >
>     >     > On Jun 26, 2019, at 1:28 AM, M.-A. Lemburg <mal at python.org
>     <mailto:mal at python.org>
>     >     <mailto:mal at python.org <mailto:mal at python.org>>> wrote:
>     >     >
>     >     > We are pleased to announce the mobile conference app for
>     EuroPython
>     >     > 2019, again hosted on the Attendify platform:
>     >     >
>     >     >
>     >     >                   EuroPython 2019 Conference App
>     >     >
>     >     >       * https://ep2019.europython.eu/events/conference-app/ *
>     >     >
>     >     >
>     >     > Engage with the conference and its attendees
>     >     > --------------------------------------------
>     >     >
>     >     > The mobile app gives you access to the conference schedule
>     (even
>     >     > offline), helps you in planing your conference experience
>     (create your
>     >     > personal schedule with reminders) and provides a rich social
>     >     > engagement platform for all attendees.
>     >     >
>     >     > You can create a profile within the app or link this to
>     your existing
>     >     > social accounts, share messages and photos, and easily
>     reach out to
>     >     > other fellow attendees - all from within the app.
>     >     >
>     >     > Vital for all EuroPython 2019 attendees
>     >     > ---------------------------------------
>     >     >
>     >     > We will again use the conference app to keep you updated
>     by sending
>     >     > updates of the schedule and inform you of important
>     announcements via
>     >     > push notifications, so please consider downloading it.
>     >     >
>     >     > Many useful features
>     >     > --------------------
>     >     >
>     >     > Please see our EuroPython 2019 Conference App page for
>     more details on
>     >     > features and guides on how to use them.
>     >     >
>     >     >    https://ep2019.europython.eu/events/conference-app/
>     >     >
>     >     >
>     >     > Don’t forget to get your EuroPython ticket
>     >     > ------------------------------------------
>     >     >
>     >     > If you want to join the EuroPython fun, be sure to get
>     your tickets as
>     >     > soon as possible.
>     >     >
>     >     >    https://ep2019.europython.eu/registration/buy-tickets/
>     >     >
>     >     >
>     >     > Dates and Venues
>     >     > ----------------
>     >     >
>     >     > EuroPython will be held from July 8-14 2019 in Basel,
>     Switzerland, at
>     >     > the Congress Center Basel (CCB) for the main conference
>     days (Wed-Fri)
>     >     > and the FHNW Muttenz for the workshops/trainings/sprints days
>     >     > (Mon-Tue, Sat-Sun).
>     >     >
>     >     > The schedule is available at:
>     >     >
>     >     >    https://ep2019.europython.eu/events/schedule/
>     >     >
>     >     > Tickets can be purchased on our registration page:
>     >     >
>     >     >    https://ep2019.europython.eu/registration/buy-tickets/
>     >     >
>     >     > For more details, please have a look at our website and
>     the FAQ:
>     >     >
>     >     >    https://ep2019.europython.eu/faq
>     >     >
>     >     >
>     >     > Help spread the word
>     >     > --------------------
>     >     >
>     >     > Please help us spread this message by sharing it on your
>     social
>     >     > networks as widely as possible. Thank you !
>     >     >
>     >     > Link to the blog post:
>     >     >
>     >     >
>     >   
>      https://blog.europython.eu/post/185858710877/europython-2019-mobile-conference-app-available
>     >     >
>     >     > Tweet:
>     >     >
>     >     > https://twitter.com/europython/status/1143796573702434817
>     >     >
>     >     >
>     >     > Enjoy,
>     >     > --
>     >     > EuroPython 2019 Team
>     >     > https://ep2019.europython.eu/
>     >     > https://www.europython-society.org/
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>     > Steve Holden
>     >
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