[Chicago] Meetup group

[Margie Callard]

Sweet. Thanks much!! Feel free to come too. OpenStack needs so many people with Python skills. 

Www.openstack.org/jobs

There is also a Women of Openstack group on LinkedIn some members of Rackspace started if you'd like to join.

Thanks again,
Margie

On Jul 6, 2013, at 12:14 PM, sheila miguez <shekay at pobox.com> wrote:

> I decided to keep it going for a while. I don't think it hurts anything, but it if does start to have negative side effects, I'll step down. I went ahead and listed the upcoming meeting on the site, and we can see if any new people show up based on the post.
> 
> http://www.meetup.com/ChiPyFans/events/128230012/
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> On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 9:13 AM, Adam "Cezar" Jenkins <emperorcezar at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Meetup's interface does has a lot of issues. Meetup's only saving grace is it's network of people. I only use it as advertisement for new members. In that regard it does well.
>> 
>> Sadly you can't turn off RSVPs in the interface. You also can't turn off "no" rsvps.
>> 
>> Chipy doesn't have an issue getting members, for that reason I don't think we should use Meetup.
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>> On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 8:49 AM, Skip Montanaro <skip at pobox.com> wrote:
>>> > Not to mention that there are several exclusively meetup.com Python user
>>> > groups around the country that operate essentially as walled gardens of
>>> > gatekeepers: huge numbers of people in groups who don't seem to be able to
>>> > communicate with one another.
>>> 
>>> As a member of the python.org postmaster team, I once needed to get in
>>> touch with someone who was a member (or perhaps leader) of the DFW (I
>>> think) Python group.  Talk about a PITA!  I had to register for the
>>> group, get approved, try and reach the guy through Meetup's web
>>> interface, then eventually disconnect from the group to keep from
>>> getting drivel of one kind or another.  I no longer remember all the
>>> details, but it was certainly more difficult to communicate than I
>>> thought it should have been.
>>> 
>>> Unless there is evidence that the Meetup interface really brings
>>> people here, I'd vote to get rid of it.
>>> 
>>> Skip
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