From hodgestar at gmail.com  Fri Jun 12 14:05:41 2015
From: hodgestar at gmail.com (Simon Cross)
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 14:05:41 +0200
Subject: [pycon-za] Assistance for PyConZA 2015 and 2016
Message-ID: <CAD5NRCFLP+gTor+ZcJqAedEvdw-ygOhQGRDazkRxTb6B6=wKQg@mail.gmail.com>

Greetings

I've put things in motion for PyConZA 2015 to happen on the 1st & 2nd
October in Johannesburg at the Wits PDH (Professional Development
Hub).

I'd like to get volunteers from Cape Town who would be interested in
joining the 2015 organizing committee with an eye towards then taking
over and being the chair person for PyConZA 2016 in Cape Town.

For 2015 the commitment is likely to be one Skype / Hangout call a
week and whatever tasks you agree to take on in those calls.

For 2016 the commitment is likely to be more, because the chair has
the thankless task of making sure things aren't being missed and of
encouraging others to help out.

The up sides to being the chair are that you get to meet a lot of
people, help create something that a lot of people enjoy and
participate in and get to try out your own ideas for what makes an
awesome conference.

The down sides are that it can be a bit stressful at times and it's a
fair bit of work.

I don't think any of the the current CTPUG people involved in helping
organize (me, Neil, Stefano, Adrianna) are planning to go anywhere, so
you won't be left without experienced people to help out, but I think
long term if PyConZA is going to continue, it needs to not completely
rely on me to organize it.

Any volunteers?

Yours sincerely
Simon Cross

From fijall at gmail.com  Fri Jun 12 15:17:16 2015
From: fijall at gmail.com (Maciej Fijalkowski)
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 15:17:16 +0200
Subject: [pycon-za] Assistance for PyConZA 2015 and 2016
In-Reply-To: <CAD5NRCFLP+gTor+ZcJqAedEvdw-ygOhQGRDazkRxTb6B6=wKQg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAD5NRCFLP+gTor+ZcJqAedEvdw-ygOhQGRDazkRxTb6B6=wKQg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAK5idxQ8yBRwWjrNgj3wFYjgK3aiaED9temsL9jgmbXiH4EqSQ@mail.gmail.com>

As usual, I'm happy to help organize international speakers (for this
or next year)

On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 2:05 PM, Simon Cross <hodgestar at gmail.com> wrote:
> Greetings
>
> I've put things in motion for PyConZA 2015 to happen on the 1st & 2nd
> October in Johannesburg at the Wits PDH (Professional Development
> Hub).
>
> I'd like to get volunteers from Cape Town who would be interested in
> joining the 2015 organizing committee with an eye towards then taking
> over and being the chair person for PyConZA 2016 in Cape Town.
>
> For 2015 the commitment is likely to be one Skype / Hangout call a
> week and whatever tasks you agree to take on in those calls.
>
> For 2016 the commitment is likely to be more, because the chair has
> the thankless task of making sure things aren't being missed and of
> encouraging others to help out.
>
> The up sides to being the chair are that you get to meet a lot of
> people, help create something that a lot of people enjoy and
> participate in and get to try out your own ideas for what makes an
> awesome conference.
>
> The down sides are that it can be a bit stressful at times and it's a
> fair bit of work.
>
> I don't think any of the the current CTPUG people involved in helping
> organize (me, Neil, Stefano, Adrianna) are planning to go anywhere, so
> you won't be left without experienced people to help out, but I think
> long term if PyConZA is going to continue, it needs to not completely
> rely on me to organize it.
>
> Any volunteers?
>
> Yours sincerely
> Simon Cross
> _______________________________________________
> PyCon-ZA mailing list
> PyCon-ZA at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pycon-za

From euan at unomena.com  Sat Jun 13 07:03:30 2015
From: euan at unomena.com (Euan Jonker)
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 07:03:30 +0200
Subject: [pycon-za] Assistance for PyConZA 2015 and 2016
In-Reply-To: <CAD5NRCFLP+gTor+ZcJqAedEvdw-ygOhQGRDazkRxTb6B6=wKQg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAD5NRCFLP+gTor+ZcJqAedEvdw-ygOhQGRDazkRxTb6B6=wKQg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAANoumebjY7YbJa+HRpe-jDDM_=RnXcjrtBj5Ntx_rrvsxemqQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Simon,

We're on-board with all web requirements as usual.

For any CPT-based events, we'll start to contribute more and more to the
event. Basically, as of 2016, we want to start playing a bigger role.

Regards,
Euan.

On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 2:05 PM, Simon Cross <hodgestar at gmail.com> wrote:

> Greetings
>
> I've put things in motion for PyConZA 2015 to happen on the 1st & 2nd
> October in Johannesburg at the Wits PDH (Professional Development
> Hub).
>
> I'd like to get volunteers from Cape Town who would be interested in
> joining the 2015 organizing committee with an eye towards then taking
> over and being the chair person for PyConZA 2016 in Cape Town.
>
> For 2015 the commitment is likely to be one Skype / Hangout call a
> week and whatever tasks you agree to take on in those calls.
>
> For 2016 the commitment is likely to be more, because the chair has
> the thankless task of making sure things aren't being missed and of
> encouraging others to help out.
>
> The up sides to being the chair are that you get to meet a lot of
> people, help create something that a lot of people enjoy and
> participate in and get to try out your own ideas for what makes an
> awesome conference.
>
> The down sides are that it can be a bit stressful at times and it's a
> fair bit of work.
>
> I don't think any of the the current CTPUG people involved in helping
> organize (me, Neil, Stefano, Adrianna) are planning to go anywhere, so
> you won't be left without experienced people to help out, but I think
> long term if PyConZA is going to continue, it needs to not completely
> rely on me to organize it.
>
> Any volunteers?
>
> Yours sincerely
> Simon Cross
> _______________________________________________
> PyCon-ZA mailing list
> PyCon-ZA at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pycon-za
>



-- 
*Euan Jonker*

*UNOMENA*
http://unomena.com
+27 83 400 2042
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From mhc2525 at gmail.com  Sun Jun 14 20:24:37 2015
From: mhc2525 at gmail.com (Hussain Cassim)
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2015 20:24:37 +0200
Subject: [pycon-za] PyCon-ZA Digest, Vol 15, Issue 2
Message-ID: <CAO6QaqER3TW=zFs--ku+kykJgXC_QWLSjLQKT-yseoDRgkvJkA@mail.gmail.com>

Hey folks,

There are 3 of us here in JHB (we are part of the GPUG organizing
committee) and we would be willing to assist Simon for this years event.

If you like, please use some task-creating tool and you can delegate some
of the work onto us.

1 of the organizers at GPUG is a Witsie alum, so he should be able to get
in touch with the right people at the PDH centre.

Keep us updated.

Thanks,
Hussain
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From sam at abetterworld.co.za  Wed Jun 17 13:54:44 2015
From: sam at abetterworld.co.za (Samantha Manclark)
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 13:54:44 +0200
Subject: [pycon-za] PyCon-ZA Digest, Vol 15, Issue 2
In-Reply-To: <CAO6QaqER3TW=zFs--ku+kykJgXC_QWLSjLQKT-yseoDRgkvJkA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAO6QaqER3TW=zFs--ku+kykJgXC_QWLSjLQKT-yseoDRgkvJkA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAEmN_sQ1V27Lg8b2u5Ar_W=7SEHMgAawznYDHOUerPzBZEA55Q@mail.gmail.com>

If you would like to use JoziHub as the planning/meetings for PyconZA
please let us know, we'd be happy to facilitate them.

On 14 June 2015 at 20:24, Hussain Cassim <mhc2525 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey folks,
>
> There are 3 of us here in JHB (we are part of the GPUG organizing
> committee) and we would be willing to assist Simon for this years event.
>
> If you like, please use some task-creating tool and you can delegate some
> of the work onto us.
>
> 1 of the organizers at GPUG is a Witsie alum, so he should be able to get
> in touch with the right people at the PDH centre.
>
> Keep us updated.
>
> Thanks,
> Hussain
>
> _______________________________________________
> PyCon-ZA mailing list
> PyCon-ZA at python.org
> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pycon-za
>
>


-- 


Sam Manclark
Director | A Better World Network
082 556 5188
@sammanclark
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From drnlmuller at gmail.com  Tue Jun 23 12:09:09 2015
From: drnlmuller at gmail.com (Neil Muller)
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 12:09:09 +0200
Subject: [pycon-za] PyConZA 2015 - Call for Speakers
Message-ID: <CAPzz3hbAiXEnPOpM9hGvinheG0-cAPF5NDGAXWDADdHSgVtXeA@mail.gmail.com>

PyConZA 2015 will take place 1st & 2nd October at the Wits University
Professional Development Hub in Johannesburg, South Africa. There will
be two days of talks, and we will hold sprints on the 3rd & 4th of
October.

We are currently accepting proposals for talks. If you would like to
give a presentation, please register at https://za.pycon.org/ and
submit your proposal, following the instructions at
https://za.pycon.org/talks/submit-talk . We hope to notify accepted
presenters by no later than the 11th of September.

The presentation slots will be 30 minutes long, with an additional 10
minutes for discussion at the end. Shared sessions are also possible.
The presentations will be in English.

In addition to talks, we are also looking for proposals for tutorials,
demos, sprints and open spaces.

Tutorials are intended to be more in-depth introductions to a topic
with a limited number of attendees. Tutorial sessions can be up to 90
minutes long.

Demos are cool things for attendees to see and interact with.

Open spaces are open discussion forums where communities with a common
interest gather to present views, ask questions and meet people
interested in the topic.

Sprints are coding efforts and hack days that happen after the conference.

There's no need to register a sprint or open space topic upfront, but
doing so allows us to advertise them during the conference.

--
Neil Muller
On behalf of the PyConZA organising committee

From hodgestar at gmail.com  Wed Jun 24 00:41:33 2015
From: hodgestar at gmail.com (Simon Cross)
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 00:41:33 +0200
Subject: [pycon-za] Assistance for PyConZA 2015 and 2016
In-Reply-To: <CAANoumebjY7YbJa+HRpe-jDDM_=RnXcjrtBj5Ntx_rrvsxemqQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAD5NRCFLP+gTor+ZcJqAedEvdw-ygOhQGRDazkRxTb6B6=wKQg@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAANoumebjY7YbJa+HRpe-jDDM_=RnXcjrtBj5Ntx_rrvsxemqQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAD5NRCFSEo4O+YXseRAmOW0nzoqY+pRHvzPEQx+10q3B3aL7BQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Euan

Thank you for offering to help with all the web things again. I think
the things we ideally need to update are:

* Twitter theme background and logo (to show the new dates)
* Possibly a web site theme update, but the Joburg sky-line theme from
last year is awesome and still appropriate so we could keep that for
this year if needed.

Do you want to be on the organizing committee this year too, or shall
we save that for next year? Up to you.

Schiavo
Simon

From hodgestar at gmail.com  Wed Jun 24 00:46:03 2015
From: hodgestar at gmail.com (Simon Cross)
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 00:46:03 +0200
Subject: [pycon-za] Assistance for PyConZA 2015 and 2016
In-Reply-To: <CAD5NRCFLP+gTor+ZcJqAedEvdw-ygOhQGRDazkRxTb6B6=wKQg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAD5NRCFLP+gTor+ZcJqAedEvdw-ygOhQGRDazkRxTb6B6=wKQg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAD5NRCF8adtogePzM-J2DZzJfZKtDRwLOs1+DbXFyBPHE+o4XQ@mail.gmail.com>

Update:

I hadn't had anyone offer to be chairperson next year, but I have had
some offers to help organize this year. Thank you to everyone who
offered. More offers are still welcome.

I'm using a private BitBucket repository to keep track of tasks, notes
and issues related to organizing the conference this year and everyone
on the organizing committee will have access to it. Hopefully this can
be a resource for future organizers who need to know what goes into
organizing a conference.

Schiavo
Simon