[Pandas-dev] Fwd: [NumFOCUS Projects] Round 3: NumFOCUS Small Development Grants CFP is Open

[Joris Van den Bossche]

That sounds as very good idea to me!

On Mon, 7 Oct 2019 at 12:03, Marc Garcia <garcia.marc at gmail.com> wrote:

> If there are no other proposals I'll put together one for the people I'm
> mentoring. To work on the docstring efforts, organize sprints for
> minorities in their local communities, and try to make them lead and
> coordinate the effort of fixing the docstrings
> While helpimg increase the diversity of the project. I'm thinking on
> something like $2,000 for 4 people/sprints (to pay for sprint expenses,
> give some pandas swags, and a small grant to the people leading them).
>
> On Mon, 7 Oct 2019, 03:42 Joris Van den Bossche, <
> jorisvandenbossche at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Is there any interest in developing one of those ideas into a proposal?
>> I think a main question is also if there is someone who actually wants to
>> do the work if the proposal was accepted (ideas to do we will probably
>> always find ;-))
>>
>> Joris
>>
>> On Thu, 19 Sep 2019 at 23:53, William Ayd via Pandas-dev <
>> pandas-dev at python.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I think ASV would be the best out of these, because I think it would be
>>> very useful and also easier to measure completion of versus something like
>>> “Tighter Arrow Integration” which is a little open ended. I think an ASV
>>> proposal would be something along the lines of:
>>>
>>> - Develop a feedback loop to detect regressions as part of the PR process
>>> - Standardize test expectations (ex: say how long each test should run,
>>> define what kind of memory tests we need)
>>> - Build canned reports on our ASV runner to give a high level overview
>>> of performance over time (kind of there, but needs some usability polish)
>>> - Improving existing benchmark suite performance (I think these take a
>>> very long time to run)
>>> - Document and update contributing guide on how to test and develop
>>> benchmarks
>>>
>>> Can whittle down remaining points but figured I’d share thoughts for now.
>>>
>>> - Will
>>>
>>> On Sep 19, 2019, at 3:45 AM, Marc Garcia <garcia.marc at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> The new round of the NumFOCUS small development grants has been
>>> announced. Deadline for proposals is in a bit more than a month.
>>>
>>> I copy here previous ideas for proposals:
>>>  - Will: A better JSON -> DataFrame parser (I think RapidJSON came up in
>>> the past)
>>>  - Will: Tighter Arrow Integration(s)
>>>  - Will: Various ExtensionArrays (container support comes to mind)
>>>  - Brock: Improve ASV workflow
>>>
>>> Opening the discussion here. I guess to make the proposals more
>>> specific, would be good to specify:
>>> - Summary of the proposal
>>> - Amount required
>>> - If applies, who will be working on the proposal
>>>
>>> Probably worth nothing that funds do not necessarily need to be for
>>> development time, but other initiatives like training, events...
>>>
>>> I forward the relevant parts of the email from NumFOCUS.
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello everyone,
>>>
>>> NumFOCUS is pleased to invite proposals from its sponsored and
>>> affiliated projects for targeted small development grants three times per
>>> year. This is the third and final call for proposals for 2019.
>>>
>>> There are no restrictions on what the funding can be used for: code
>>> development; documentation work; website updates; workshops and sprints;
>>> educational, sustainability, and diversity initiatives; or other types of
>>> projects.
>>>
>>> *Yes, you may re-submit a past grant proposal that was previously not
>>> chosen for funding. *
>>>
>>> For a list of all past successful proposals, see our website:
>>> https://numfocus.org/programs/sustainability#sdg
>>>
>>> Only one application may be submitted per project per grant funding
>>> cycle.
>>>
>>> Available Funding:
>>>
>>>    -
>>>
>>>    Up to $5,000 per proposal.
>>>
>>>
>>> Eligibility:
>>>
>>>    -
>>>
>>>    Any NumFOCUS Fiscally Sponsored or Affiliated project may submit one
>>>    proposal on behalf of the project per grant cycle.
>>>    - Proposed work must be achievable within calendar year 2019 or the
>>>    first few months of 2020.
>>>    -
>>>
>>>    The call is open to applicants from any nationality and can be
>>>    performed at any university, institute or business worldwide (US export
>>>    laws permitting).
>>>
>>>
>>> Round 3 Timeline:
>>>
>>>
>>>    - *27 Oct 2019: deadline for proposal submissions*
>>>    - 18 Nov 2019: proposal acceptance notifications
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> William Ayd
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>>>
>>>
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