From pal.nabarun95 at gmail.com Thu Apr 1 13:59:14 2021 From: pal.nabarun95 at gmail.com (Nabarun Pal) Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 23:29:14 +0530 Subject: [Inpycon] [THREAD] PyCon India Weekly Update - Week 5 Message-ID: Hi everyone, Please put in your updates for this week. Every Workgroup lead is expected to post their updates for this week to this thread before Friday's End of Day IST. We request the community to provide us with their inputs. PS: Please remember to send plain text emails, use inclusive language in your updates/comments, and not top-post in this thread. Please read this article [1] to have a primer. Having said that, let me start with the Technology Workgroup Updates. Updates: - Add new members to the 2021 team - Invite members who are not in the organization - Few junction maintenance issues Recurring Tasks - Blog updates - Website updates Blockers: - None [1]: http://www.shakthimaan.com/downloads/glv/presentations/mailing-list-etiquette.pdf -- Best, Nabarun Pal https://naba.run | pronoun.is/he From shashankkumarkushwaha at gmail.com Fri Apr 2 02:01:11 2021 From: shashankkumarkushwaha at gmail.com (Shashank Kumar) Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2021 11:31:11 +0530 Subject: [Inpycon] [THREAD] PyCon India Weekly Update - Week 5 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi everyone, Here are updates from the Volunteer Operations side of things (it was called Onboarding earlier since that's what we're focusing on). Updates: - Volunteer form[0] is still open, if you know someone who can volunteer please ask them to fill it - New volunteers onboarded to Volunteer Foyer stream on Zulip - After a discussion with Sayan, a decision has been made to allow 1 volunteer in 1 workgroup only at a time. This will be done by managing an updated list of volunteers in each wg at all times. - If you are a lead of any wg and you haven't given Sayan or me the list of active volunteers/shadows working with you, please share it with us on Zulip - 2 new volunteers added to Promotion WG to help out with outreach over mailing lists and announcement on other platforms Blockers: - We need the list of active volunteers/shadows from each workgroup to better manage volunteers [0] https://forms.gle/Tpd731UhqiVoGbbcA -- Regards Shashank | realslimshanky https://shanky.dev -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From praveenkumar103 at gmail.com Fri Apr 2 08:32:35 2021 From: praveenkumar103 at gmail.com (praveen patil) Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2021 18:02:35 +0530 Subject: [Inpycon] [THREAD] PyCon India Weekly Update - Week 5 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello everyone Every Workgroup lead is expected to post their updates for this week > to this thread before Friday's End of Day IST. We request the community > to provide us with their inputs. > Here are the updates from Sessions WG Updates: - Contacted a few pythonistas and teachers, who are actively using/promoting python in science education, requesting for talk submission. - No other considerable progress done this week. Next up: - Brainstorming with CFP and programs WG team on -How to receive BOF proposal via Junction and its implementation - Plan to have a poster presentation session Blockers: - None Regards Praveen > > PS: Please remember to send plain text emails, use inclusive language > in your updates/comments, and not top-post in this thread. Please read > this article [1] to have a primer. > Having said that, let me start with the Technology Workgroup Updates. > > Updates: > - Add new members to the 2021 team > - Invite members who are not in the organization > - Few junction maintenance issues > Recurring Tasks > - Blog updates > - Website updates > > Blockers: > - None > > [1]: > http://www.shakthimaan.com/downloads/glv/presentations/mailing-list-etiquette.pdf > > -- > Best, > Nabarun Pal > https://naba.run | pronoun.is/he > _______________________________________________ > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/inpycon > Mailing list guidelines : > http://www.shakthimaan.com/downloads/glv/presentations/mailing-list-etiquette.pdf > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rayandas91 at gmail.com Fri Apr 2 11:52:57 2021 From: rayandas91 at gmail.com (Rayan Das) Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2021 21:22:57 +0530 Subject: [Inpycon] [THREAD] PyCon India Weekly Update - Week 5 Message-ID: Hi everyone, Here are the updates from Communication WG, Update: - Volunteer onboarding and task assignment - CFP announcement [1] - April fool's day engagement post [2] - Another CFP announcement post [3] - Reminder for our weekly discussion meeting announcement [4] Blocker: None Also, please like/retweet, the posts for PyCon India handles so that the conference has a wider reach of the audience. [1]: https://twitter.com/pyconindia/status/1377949640675401732 [2]: https://twitter.com/pyconindia/status/1377616573813428230 [3]: https://twitter.com/pyconindia/status/1376888453703421959 [4]: https://twitter.com/pyconindia/status/1378009554366029824 __ Best, Rayan Das https://rayandas.in From abhi.mishra922 at gmail.com Wed Apr 7 09:47:44 2021 From: abhi.mishra922 at gmail.com (Abhishek Mishra) Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2021 19:17:44 +0530 Subject: [Inpycon] PyCon India 2021 CFP Closes in 30 Days Message-ID: Hello Everyone, The CFP for PyCon India 2021 closes in 30 days, don't wait till the last moment and submit your proposals now. [1] If you want to share your work, present something that you recently learned, or if you are planning to give back to the community, then submitting a talk in PyCon India is a great way to do so. For more details about PyCon India, please visit our website [2] [1] https://in.pycon.org/cfp/2021/proposals/ [2] https://in.pycon.org/ -- Best Regards, Abhishek Mishra http://pronoun.is/he PyCon India Team _______________________________________________ Chennaipy mailing list Chennaipy at python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/chennaipy From abhi.mishra922 at gmail.com Wed Apr 7 09:58:36 2021 From: abhi.mishra922 at gmail.com (Abhishek Mishra) Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2021 19:28:36 +0530 Subject: [Inpycon] PyCon India 2021 CFP Closes in 30 Days Message-ID: Hello Everyone, The CFP for PyCon India 2021 closes in 30 days, don't wait till the last moment and submit your proposals now. [1] If you want to share your work, present something that you recently learned, or if you are planning to give back to the community, then submitting a talk in PyCon India is a great way to do so. For more details about PyCon India, please visit our website [2] [1] https://in.pycon.org/cfp/2021/proposals/ [2] https://in.pycon.org/ PS: Apologies for the wrong mailing list info in the previous email. -- Best Regards, Abhishek Mishra http://pronoun.is/he PyCon India Team ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/inpycon Mailing list guidelines:http://www.shakthimaan.com/downloads/glv/presentations/mailing-list-etiquette.pdf From laisha.wadh at gmail.com Fri Apr 9 05:13:02 2021 From: laisha.wadh at gmail.com (LAISHA WADHWA) Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2021 14:43:02 +0530 Subject: [Inpycon] [THREAD] PyCon India Weekly Update - Week 7 Message-ID: Hi everyone, Here are the updates from the program workgroup (CFP Team): 1. 409 speakers reached out in total 2. 17 proposals received so far. 3. Weekly call scheduled on Sunday 3pm to 4pm with the program wg team. 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Updates: - The team is working on various blogs for upcoming weeks, including: - Outreach Partners blog - CFP best practices blog - Shifting from offline to online Pycon blog and a few more Blogs published: - None Blockers: - None -- Regards, Nikhil Maan _______________________________________________ > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/inpycon > Mailing list guidelines :http://www.shakthimaan.com/downloads/glv/presentations/mailing-list-etiquette.pdf From rayandas91 at gmail.com Fri Apr 9 11:04:49 2021 From: rayandas91 at gmail.com (Rayan Das) Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2021 20:34:49 +0530 Subject: [Inpycon] [THREAD] PyCon India Weekly Update - Week 7 Message-ID: Hi everyone, Here are the Communications workgroup updates for this week. Updates: - Announcement of 30 days left for CFP submission last date [1] - X posting to various mailing lists about 30 days left for CFP submission last date. - Engagement tweet about Python easter egg [2] Blocker: None Up next: - Outreach partner announcement. Also, please like/retweet, the posts for PyCon India handles so that the conference has a wider reach of the audience. [1]: https://twitter.com/pyconindia/status/1379792745481433091 [2]: https://twitter.com/pyconindia/status/1379034711767457795 -- Rayan Das https://rayandas.in GPG Fingerprint: 78B4 4DEF 5455 951E C7A5 91BB 3B06 A834 8A9F 8BF3 Q: How can I use more inclusive language? A: https://heyguys.cc From shashankkumarkushwaha at gmail.com Fri Apr 9 11:35:38 2021 From: shashankkumarkushwaha at gmail.com (Shashank Kumar) Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2021 21:05:38 +0530 Subject: [Inpycon] [THREAD] PyCon India Weekly Update - Week 7 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello everyone, No new updates from the volunteer onboarding front. Individual workgroup- Volunteer calls are in place scheduled by the leads as per requirements and sync. Thanks, Shashank | realslimshanky https://shanky.dev -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sukanyamandal06 at gmail.com Fri Apr 9 11:36:37 2021 From: sukanyamandal06 at gmail.com (Sukanya Mandal) Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2021 21:06:37 +0530 Subject: [Inpycon] [THREAD] PyCon India Weekly Update - Week 7 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello everyone, >From this week on we started on our efforts for the Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Work Group. We discussed a few possible types of events that could be hosted under D&I initiative. Here is a list of draft suggestions so far - 1. Experience sharing sessions. Here is what we did last year [1] 2. Panel discussions (topics are yet to be decided; but mostly on non-tech topics; could be an extension of the above experience sharing sessions) 3. PyLadies (bring your own) Lunch; we are evaluating if this is possible for both days. 4. Virtual happy hour - on the second day of the conference with women and people from other diverse communities. 5. Women in STEM; Technical Workshops (both hardware and software) for college and school (possibly) students. 6. Conducting a week long competitions / hackathons for diverse communities in STEM Blockers - None If you would like to help us in this initiative, please join us on zulip here . Our next meet is on Tuesday (13th Apr) at 7:30 p.m., and will post the meeting link on the zulip channel. Please note: The above events list are just a draft as of now. The final outcome would vary. [1] https://bit.ly/PyConIndia20_DiversityAndInclusion Regards, Sukanya Mandal. On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 7:01 PM Nikhil Maan wrote: > Hello everyone, > > Here are the content updates from the communications WG for the week: > > Recurring tasks: > - Support other teams with content for their work and review the work > - Discussing with other teams if they require any blogs, emails, or > any other content. > > > Updates: > - The team is working on various blogs for upcoming weeks, including: > - Outreach Partners blog > - CFP best practices blog > - Shifting from offline to online Pycon blog > and a few more > > Blogs published: > - None > > Blockers: > - None > > -- > Regards, > Nikhil Maan > _______________________________________________ > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/inpycon > > Mailing list guidelines : > http://www.shakthimaan.com/downloads/glv/presentations/mailing-list-etiquette.pdf > _______________________________________________ > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/inpycon > Mailing list guidelines : > http://www.shakthimaan.com/downloads/glv/presentations/mailing-list-etiquette.pdf > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rayandas91 at gmail.com Tue Apr 13 00:18:42 2021 From: rayandas91 at gmail.com (Rayan Das) Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2021 09:48:42 +0530 Subject: [Inpycon] Outreach Partner Announcement Message-ID: Hello everyone, Good morning! To spread the word for PyCon India, we request you to become our Outreach Partner for the year 2021. Read more about the program here. [1] If you have an organisation or eminent groups whose presence can grace our event, if you are in the know of individuals who are still willing to take their first step into Python and yet to explore PyCon India, consider signing up as our outreach partner. As a token of gratitude, we will be glad to mention you on our website. For more details about PyCon India 2021, please visit our website. [2] [1] https://in.pycon.org/blog/2021/outreach-partners.html [2] https://in.pycon.org/2021/ -- Rayan Das https://rayandas.in GPG Fingerprint: 78B4 4DEF 5455 951E C7A5 91BB 3B06 A834 8A9F 8BF3 Q: How can I use more inclusive language? 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[1]: https://twitter.com/pyconindia/status/1380537276711591940 [2]: https://twitter.com/pyconindia/status/1380861776930086913 [3]: https://twitter.com/pyconindia/status/1381818240502886410 [4]: https://twitter.com/pyconindia/status/1382176816010457094 [5]: https://twitter.com/pyconindia/status/1382657353988730881 -- Rayan Das https://rayandas.in GPG Fingerprint: 78B4 4DEF 5455 951E C7A5 91BB 3B06 A834 8A9F 8BF3 Q: How can I use more inclusive language? A: https://heyguys.cc From laisha.wadh at gmail.com Fri Apr 16 07:22:57 2021 From: laisha.wadh at gmail.com (LAISHA WADHWA) Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 16:52:57 +0530 Subject: [Inpycon] [THREAD] PyCon India Weekly Update - Week 8 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Everyone, Here are the updates from the program wg: 1. CFP weekly call was held on Sunday 11th April 2021 2. 432 potential speakers reached so far. This week 23 speakers reached 3. Had a meeting with volunteers (Aditi, Akshata, Gourika and Shruti). The mentioned volunteers will work with content team and promotions team to promote CFP on social media channels. 4. The CFP team started initial mentoring for the people who reached out to get their proposals reviewed. 5. Five proposals are in draft. 6. Weekly CFP call is scheduled at Sunday 4pm to 5pm 7. We have received 30 proposals so far (4 workshop proposals and 26 talk proposals). 8. The CFP team had a meeting with the core team on April 13, 2021 to discuss the strategies to promote CFP and reach out to a wider audience fo participation. Thanks, Laisha Wadhwa | laishawadhwa On Fri, Apr 16, 2021, 1:00 PM Rayan Das wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Here are the updates from Communication/Promotion WG, > > Update: > - Announcement about weekly discussion meeting. [1] > - Announced that we have an Instagram handle now. [2] > - Outreach Partner announcement. [3] > - Announcement about we're looking for volunteers. [4] > - Engagement post. [5] > > Blockers: > - None > > Also, please like/retweet our posts from PyCon India handle so that > the conference has a wider reach of the audience. > > [1]: https://twitter.com/pyconindia/status/1380537276711591940 > [2]: https://twitter.com/pyconindia/status/1380861776930086913 > [3]: https://twitter.com/pyconindia/status/1381818240502886410 > [4]: https://twitter.com/pyconindia/status/1382176816010457094 > [5]: https://twitter.com/pyconindia/status/1382657353988730881 > > > -- > Rayan Das > https://rayandas.in > GPG Fingerprint: 78B4 4DEF 5455 951E C7A5 91BB 3B06 A834 8A9F 8BF3 > > Q: How can I use more inclusive language? A: https://heyguys.cc > _______________________________________________ > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/inpycon > Mailing list guidelines : > http://www.shakthimaan.com/downloads/glv/presentations/mailing-list-etiquette.pdf > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Updates: The team is working on a variety of content for upcoming weeks, including: - CFP Mentorship program blog - Email content to be sent to the outreach partners - CFP best practices blog - Pyflames blogs - and a few more Blogs published: - We are looking for outreach partners for PyCon India 2021[1] Blockers: - None [1]: https://in.pycon.org/blog/2021/outreach-partners.html -- Regards, Nikhil Maan > _______________________________________________ > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/inpycon > Mailing list guidelines :http://www.shakthimaan.com/downloads/glv/presentations/mailing-list-etiquette.pdf From sukanyamandal06 at gmail.com Fri Apr 16 11:14:34 2021 From: sukanyamandal06 at gmail.com (Sukanya Mandal) Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2021 20:44:34 +0530 Subject: [Inpycon] [THREAD] PyCon India Weekly Update - Week 8 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello everyone, For this week there has been no new update from the Diversity and Inclusion Work Group. We are working on the previously stated agenda - 1. Experience sharing sessions. Here is what we did last year [1] 2. Panel discussions (topics are yet to be decided; but mostly on non-tech topics; could be an extension of the above experience sharing sessions) 3. PyLadies (bring your own) Lunch; we are evaluating if this is possible for both days. 4. Virtual happy hour - on the second day of the conference with women and people from other diverse communities. 5. Women in STEM; Technical Workshops (both hardware and software) for college and school (possibly) students. 6. Conducting a week long competitions / hackathons for diverse communities in STEM Blockers - None If you would like to help us in this initiative, please join us on zulip here . We post our meeting timings on the zulip channel. Please note: The above events list are just a draft as of now. The final outcome would vary. [1] https://bit.ly/PyConIndia20_DiversityAndInclusion Regards, Sukanya Mandal. 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