From yarkot1 at gmail.com  Sun Apr  7 21:44:56 2013
From: yarkot1 at gmail.com (Yarko Tymciurak)
Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2013 14:44:56 -0500
Subject: [Pycon-volunteers] Community!
Message-ID: <CAJ+Z=PK6HWQ_=WwpShUTHu4UDGXTieNbMucyzfk77ECah3bsxg@mail.gmail.com>

This from an old colleague who I brought to PyCon 2009, I think.   He's
since moved on to other pastures, and is now using Python in his day job.

*
*
*Hi Yarko,*
*
*
*I was so glad to catch up with you.  It was really nice to see you in what
I would dare call your natural habitat.  For all that I love about the
language I think equally amazing is the community of people behind it and
you made it so easy for me to see through to the core of it.*
*...*

*
*
To everyone in our community - thank you.   *Y**ou are both appreciated and
noticed*.   All who volunteer, the *leaders* who are - in spirit and in
action - *peers*, everyone willing to help their fellow colleagues when
they can.

The volunteers who asked "what else can I do?":

*Read today's schedule.  Know what's going on, and where.*
*Then, as you walk around, if you see someone who looks lost just offer,
"May I help?"*


It's a key part of our community - willing to help, not worrying when
someone can't (because there are so many around and willing).

And all the sprinters who delved into coding waters, perhaps unfamiliar -
keep on!

Looking forward to Montreal,
with kind regards,
Yarko
---
PyCon 2013 Volunteer Coordinator
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From marrakis at gmail.com  Mon Apr  8 01:30:24 2013
From: marrakis at gmail.com (Mathieu Leduc-Hamel)
Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2013 19:30:24 -0400
Subject: [Pycon-volunteers] Community!
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Woahh ! that's amazing and i'm always so happy when people are talking
about our community and about how PyCon is different because of this
spirit that you've talked about.

I'm glad to read it again !

And looking forward to reviving this experience next year !

Thanks a lot Yarko and thank your friend for his words !

Mathieu

On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 3:44 PM, Yarko Tymciurak <yarkot1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> This from an old colleague who I brought to PyCon 2009, I think.   He's
> since moved on to other pastures, and is now using Python in his day job.
>
>
> Hi Yarko,
>
> I was so glad to catch up with you.  It was really nice to see you in what I
> would dare call your natural habitat.  For all that I love about the
> language I think equally amazing is the community of people behind it and
> you made it so easy for me to see through to the core of it.
> ...
>
>
> To everyone in our community - thank you.   You are both appreciated and
> noticed.   All who volunteer, the leaders who are - in spirit and in action
> - peers, everyone willing to help their fellow colleagues when they can.
>
> The volunteers who asked "what else can I do?":
>
> Read today's schedule.  Know what's going on, and where.
> Then, as you walk around, if you see someone who looks lost just offer, "May
> I help?"
>
>
> It's a key part of our community - willing to help, not worrying when
> someone can't (because there are so many around and willing).
>
> And all the sprinters who delved into coding waters, perhaps unfamiliar -
> keep on!
>
> Looking forward to Montreal,
> with kind regards,
> Yarko
> ---
> PyCon 2013 Volunteer Coordinator
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Pycon-volunteers mailing list
> Pycon-volunteers at python.org
> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pycon-volunteers
>



-- 
Mathieu Leduc-Hamel
Senior Developer at Ajah

From yarkot1 at gmail.com  Mon Apr  8 03:02:01 2013
From: yarkot1 at gmail.com (Yarko Tymciurak)
Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2013 20:02:01 -0500
Subject: [Pycon-volunteers] Community!
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On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 6:30 PM, Mathieu Leduc-Hamel <marrakis at gmail.com>wrote:

> Woahh ! that's amazing and i'm always so happy when people are talking
> about our community and about how PyCon is different because of this
> spirit that you've talked about.
>
> I'm glad to read it again !
>
> And looking forward to reviving this experience next year !
>
> Thanks a lot Yarko and thank your friend for his words !
>
> Mathieu
>
> On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 3:44 PM, Yarko Tymciurak <yarkot1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > This from an old colleague who I brought to PyCon 2009, I think.   He's
> > since moved on to other pastures, and is now using Python in his day job.
> >
> >
> > Hi Yarko,
> >
> > I was so glad to catch up with you.  It was really nice to see you in
> what I
> > would dare call your natural habitat.  For all that I love about the
> > language I think equally amazing is the community of people behind it and
> > you made it so easy for me to see through to the core of it.
> > ...
> >
> >
> > To everyone in our community - thank you.   You are both appreciated and
> > noticed.   All who volunteer, the leaders who are - in spirit and in
> action
> > - peers, everyone willing to help their fellow colleagues when they can.
> >
> > The volunteers who asked "what else can I do?":
> >
> > Read today's schedule.  Know what's going on, and where.
> > Then, as you walk around, if you see someone who looks lost just offer,
> "May
> > I help?"
> >
> >
> > It's a key part of our community - willing to help, not worrying when
> > someone can't (because there are so many around and willing).
> >
> > And all the sprinters who delved into coding waters, perhaps unfamiliar -
> > keep on!
> >
> > Looking forward to Montreal,
> > with kind regards,
> > Yarko
> > ---
> > PyCon 2013 Volunteer Coordinator
>

...and to all who volunteered - as Greg says, it doesn't take much, but it
really does enrich your conference experience.

You don't need to do it every conference (we run on about 10%, on site);
But do it eventually (you'll be glad you did!);
You don't need to do a lot (it all matters);
You can volunteer in pre-planning (even if you're not going);
You don't need to be perfect - it all works out.

http://gerg.ca/blog/post/2013/pycon-2013-report/


Regards,
- Yarko

> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Pycon-volunteers mailing list
> > Pycon-volunteers at python.org
> > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pycon-volunteers
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Mathieu Leduc-Hamel
> Senior Developer at Ajah
>
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