[Conferences] Trademark policy for "PyCon" conferences

Mon Jun 2 23:40:48 CEST 2014

Does that apply to SciPy as well, or just organizations using "PyCon"?
I'm disappointed if it's just the latter, as I had assumed that any
Python conference would be safe to attend.

On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 5:37 PM, Jesse Noller <jnoller at gmail.com> wrote:
> That is correct; previously it was only tied to funding. It is now trademark policy.
>
>> On Jun 2, 2014, at 4:14 PM, Katie Cunningham <katie.fulton at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Wait, I thought that any "official" Python conference had to have a
>> Code of Conduct in place? Perhaps it was tied to getting PSF funds?
>>
>> As for it not being "popular" in the EU, both DjangoCon EU and PyCon
>> EU have had CoCs in place for at least the past two years.
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 4:43 PM, Nelle Varoquaux
>> <nelle.varoquaux at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> I understand the necessity of protecting the name "Pycon" and "python", but
>>> being involved in several organization committees of conferences on python
>>> or scientific python, I'll just comment on the following:
>>>
>>> "It is the policy of the Python Software Foundation to allow the use
>>> of "PyCon" for conferences that focus on Python the programming
>>> language, have adopted a code of conduct compatible with that of the
>>> PSF, and allow anyone to attend the conference subject to a
>>> reasonable conference fee."
>>>
>>> There are cultures and countries where the concept of a code of conduct is
>>> not at all welcomed. We discussed about this for EuroScipy (happening in the
>>> UK this year, but with organizers from all around Europe: France, Belgium,
>>> Italy, Germany, etc), and we decided not to have one. I think this is the
>>> type of statement that are "normal" in north america, but less so in many
>>> European countries, one of the reason being that what is stated in the code
>>> of conduct is just considered normal behavior.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> N
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 2 June 2014 19:34, M.-A. Lemburg <mal at python.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dear conference organizers,
>>>>
>>>> the PSF board has recently discussed and voted on a new trademark
>>>> policy for the term "PyCon". Our main intent is to protect the
>>>> name from unwanted third party use for the benefit of the Python
>>>> community. We simply don't want to run into another python.co.uk
>>>> trademark situation:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://pyfound.blogspot.de/2013/02/python-trademark-at-risk-in-europe-we.html
>>>>
>>>> We have not yet put this up on the website, but since the question
>>>> has come up, I'd like to share it with you via email as upfront info:
>>>>
>>>> """
>>>>
>>>> "PyCon" Trademark Policy
>>>> ------------------------
>>>>
>>>> In order to protect the term "PyCon" against unwanted or misleading
>>>> use by third parties, the PSF claims the term “PyCon” as a trademark
>>>> worldwide for conference activities. The PSF is additionally pursuing
>>>> registration of the mark in various jurisdictions.
>>>>
>>>> It is the policy of the Python Software Foundation to allow the use
>>>> of "PyCon" for conferences that focus on Python the programming
>>>> language, have adopted a code of conduct compatible with that of the
>>>> PSF, and allow anyone to attend the conference subject to a
>>>> reasonable conference fee. Use of the trademark is subject to
>>>> approval by the PSF trademarks committee (write to
>>>> psf-trademarks at python.org).
>>>>
>>>> The PSF may update this policy from time to time. Updates will be
>>>> published and announced by the PSF.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> PyCon Conferences Around the World
>>>> -----------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> PyCon conferences are community-led and community-focused gatherings
>>>> of Python programmers around the world. Want to start a PyCon in your
>>>> own country? Contact us! We want to help.
>>>>
>>>> The following are authorized PyCon community conferences:
>>>>
>>>>    "Kiwi PyCon", "PyCon NZ" in New Zealand
>>>>    "PyCon Asia Pacific", "PyCon APAC" in Asia
>>>>    "PyCon AR", "PyCon Argentina" in Argentina
>>>>    "PyCon AU", "PyCon Australia"  in Australia
>>>>    "PyCon CA", "PyCon Canada" in Canada
>>>>    "PyCon CH", "PyCon China" in China
>>>>    "PyCon DE" in Germany
>>>>    "PyCon ES", "PyCon España", "PyCon Spain" in Spain
>>>>    "PyCon FI", "PyCon Finland" in Finland
>>>>    "PyCon FR", "PyCon France" in France
>>>>    "PyCon IN", "PyCon India" in India
>>>>    "PyCon IR", "PyCon Iran" in Iran
>>>>    "PyCon IE", "PyCon Ireland" in Ireland
>>>>    "PyCon IT", "PyCon Italia" in Italy
>>>>    "PyCon JP", "PyCon Japan" in Japan
>>>>    "PyCon MY", "PyCon Malaysia" in Malaysia
>>>>    "PyCon PH", "PyCon Philippines" in the Philippines
>>>>    "PyCon PL", "PyCon Poland" in Poland
>>>>    "PyCon RU", "PyCon Russia" in Russia
>>>>    "PyCon SG", "PyCon Singapore" in Singapore
>>>>    "PyCon SE", "PyCon Sweden" in Sweden
>>>>    "PyCon TW", "PyCon Taiwan" in Taiwan
>>>>    "PyCon UK" in the United Kingdom
>>>>    "UA PyCon", "PyCon Ukraine", "PyCon UA" in Ukraine
>>>>    “PyCon US” in the United States
>>>>    "PyCon UY", "PyCon Uruguay" in Uruguay
>>>>    "PyCon VE", "PyCon Venezuela" in Venezuela
>>>>    "PyCon ZA", "PyCon South Africa" in South Africa
>>>>
>>>> If we have forgotten a national or regional PyCon conference
>>>> in this list or have used the wrong naming, please write to
>>>> the PSF trademark committee for approval.
>>>>
>>>> It is also possible to use a pycon.org sub-domain as home
>>>> for the conference. Please write to webmaster at pycon.org to
>>>> request a sub-domain.
>>>>
>>>> """
>>>>
>>>> As you can see, we have tried to grandfather all existing
>>>> PyCon conferences that we could find and are aware of into
>>>> the resolution.
>>>>
>>>> If you have questions, please let me know.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> --
>>>> Marc-Andre Lemburg
>>>> Director
>>>> Python Software Foundation
>>>> http://www.python.org/psf/
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