From jackie at python.org Thu Nov 1 16:05:06 2018 From: jackie at python.org (Jackie Augustine) Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2018 15:05:06 -0500 Subject: [PSF-Community] PyCon 2019 Call for Proposals Message-ID: Greetings Community Members! PyCon 2019?s Call for Proposals is open for Talks, Tutorials, Posters, Education Summit presentations, as well as for the hatchery program PyCon Charlas . The submission deadline for Tutorials is fast approaching. Submissions are due November 26, 2018 AoE . The deadline for Talk, Charlas, Poster, and Education Summit proposals is January 3, 2019 AoE . See https://us.pycon.org/2019/speaking/ for more information. Please help spread the word and consider submitting a proposal yourself! Thank you, Jackie Event Manager Python Software Foundation -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mal at python.org Sat Nov 3 09:37:33 2018 From: mal at python.org (M.-A. Lemburg) Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2018 14:37:33 +0100 Subject: [PSF-Community] =?utf-8?q?ANN=3A_Python_Meeting_D=C3=BCsseldorf_?= =?utf-8?q?-_07=2E11=2E2018?= Message-ID: <5509629f-cc5d-06d3-3fcf-89955bd2b7ca@python.org> [This announcement is in German since it targets a local user group meeting in D?sseldorf, Germany] ________________________________________________________________________ ANK?NDIGUNG Python Meeting D?sseldorf https://pyddf.de/ Ein Treffen von Python Enthusiasten und Interessierten in ungezwungener Atmosph?re. Mittwoch, 07.11.2018, 18:00 Uhr Raum 1, 2.OG im B?rgerhaus Stadtteilzentrum Bilk D?sseldorfer Arcaden, Bachstr. 145, 40217 D?sseldorf Diese Nachricht ist auch online verf?gbar: https://www.egenix.com/company/news/Python-Meeting-Duesseldorf-2018-11-07 ________________________________________________________________________ NEUIGKEITEN * Bereits angemeldete Vortr?ge: Charlie Clark "Context Managers and Generators" Marc-Andr? Lemburg "The History of Unicode in Python" Jens Diemer "Django for Runners" Ilya Kamenschchikov "Object Detection Using TensorFlow" Sowie einige Buchrezensionen. Weitere Vortr?ge k?nnen gerne noch angemeldet werden: info at pyddf.de * Startzeit und Ort: Wir treffen uns um 18:00 Uhr im B?rgerhaus in den D?sseldorfer Arcaden. Das B?rgerhaus teilt sich den Eingang mit dem Schwimmbad und befindet sich an der Seite der Tiefgarageneinfahrt der D?sseldorfer Arcaden. ?ber dem Eingang steht ein gro?es "Schwimm' in Bilk" Logo. Hinter der T?r direkt links zu den zwei Aufz?gen, dann in den 2. Stock hochfahren. Der Eingang zum Raum 1 liegt direkt links, wenn man aus dem Aufzug kommt. Google Street View: http://bit.ly/11sCfiw ________________________________________________________________________ EINLEITUNG Das Python Meeting D?sseldorf ist eine regelm??ige Veranstaltung in D?sseldorf, die sich an Python Begeisterte aus der Region wendet: * https://pyddf.de/ Einen guten ?berblick ?ber die Vortr?ge bietet unser YouTube-Kanal, auf dem wir die Vortr?ge nach den Meetings ver?ffentlichen: * https://www.youtube.com/pyddf/ Veranstaltet wird das Meeting von der eGenix.com GmbH, Langenfeld, in Zusammenarbeit mit Clark Consulting & Research, D?sseldorf: * https://www.egenix.com/ * http://www.clark-consulting.eu/ ________________________________________________________________________ PROGRAMM Das Python Meeting D?sseldorf nutzt eine Mischung aus (Lightning) Talks und offener Diskussion. Vortr?ge k?nnen vorher angemeldet werden, oder auch spontan w?hrend des Treffens eingebracht werden. Ein Beamer mit XGA Aufl?sung steht zur Verf?gung. (Lightning) Talk Anmeldung bitte formlos per EMail an info at pyddf.de ________________________________________________________________________ KOSTENBETEILIGUNG Das Python Meeting D?sseldorf wird von Python Nutzern f?r Python Nutzer veranstaltet. Um die Kosten zumindest teilweise zu refinanzieren, bitten wir die Teilnehmer um einen Beitrag in H?he von EUR 10,00 inkl. 19% Mwst, Sch?ler und Studenten zahlen EUR 5,00 inkl. 19% Mwst. Wir m?chten alle Teilnehmer bitten, den Betrag in bar mitzubringen. ________________________________________________________________________ ANMELDUNG Da wir nur f?r ca. 20 Personen Sitzpl?tze haben, m?chten wir bitten, sich per EMail anzumelden. Damit wird keine Verpflichtung eingegangen. Es erleichtert uns allerdings die Planung. Meeting Anmeldung bitte formlos per EMail an info at pyddf.de ________________________________________________________________________ WEITERE INFORMATIONEN Weitere Informationen finden Sie auf der Webseite des Meetings: https://pyddf.de/ Mit freundlichen Gr??en, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Experts (#1, Nov 03 2018) >>> Python Projects, Coaching and Consulting ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> Python Database Interfaces ... http://products.egenix.com/ >>> Plone/Zope Database Interfaces ... http://zope.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ ::: We implement business ideas - efficiently in both time and costs ::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ http://www.malemburg.com/ From me at lorenamesa.com Sun Nov 11 13:29:39 2018 From: me at lorenamesa.com (Lorena Mesa) Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2018 12:29:39 -0600 Subject: [PSF-Community] [XPOST] PSF Board Minutes September 25 2018 Message-ID: Greeting PSF Community! On October 30, 2018 the PSF Board voted and approved the minutes from PSF Board's September 25 2018 meeting. The full meeting minutes can be found at - https://www.python.org/psf/records/board/minutes/2018-09-25/. Below are the high level details from the September 2018 meeting. The following members of the Board of Directors (11 of 13) were present at the meeting: Lorena Mesa, Naomi Ceder, Thomas Wouters, Katie McLaughlin, Marlene Mhangami, Eric Holscher, Anna Ossowski, Jeff Triplett, Van Lindberg, Christopher Neugebauer, and Ewa Jodlowska. Kurt Kaiser (Treasurer), Betsy Waliszewski (Event Planner and Administrator), Phyllis Dobbs (Controller/Assistant Treasurer Accountant), Jackie Augustine (Event Manager), and Ernest W. Durbin III (Director of Infrastructure) were also in attendance. *September 2017 Board Meeting Votes* Consent Agenda Resolutions: None. The PSF approved: - August 2018 meeting minutes. Approved 10-0-1 - The PSF Board approved a yearly budget of $15,000 USD to support meet up fee reimbursements. Approved 11-0-1 Votes via email: Approved via a director's allowance 150? to the Python Pizza annual event, taking place September 15, 2018 in Naples, Italy. Approved via director's allowance, $150 USD to the Atelier de Traduction de la Documentation de Python event, taking place on September 13, 2018 in Carri?res-sur-Seine, France. The PSF Board approved a $1,500 budget to the Code of Conduct Work Group, which will be used for consultation services from Sage Sharp *Work Group Votes* The Sponsors Work Group approved the following sponsors: Open Education and Development Group (Iron Level), VPNgids.nl (Iron Level), Union Investment (Silver Level), SignalFX (Bronze Level). The following grants were also approved from our last meeting by the PSF Grants Work Group, totaling $19,471.12 USD : * $500 USD to the Python Cameroon Training Program currently happening in Bamenda, Cameroon * $1,474.52 USD to the PyDay event happening in Tenerife, Canary Islands , Spain November 17, 2018 * $660 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Kigali, Rwanda September 15, 2018 * $4000 USD to the PyCon PL conference happening in Rawa Mazowiecka, Poland August 23, 2018 * $2000 USD to the first PyLadies Conference happening in S?o Paulo, Brazil October 16, 2018 * $556.60 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Malate, Ilorin Kwara State, Nigeria September 21, 2018 * $500 USD to the PyLadies event that happened in Rawa Mazowiecka, Poland August 22-24, 2018 * $1000 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Abuja, Nigeria October 26, 2018 * $2500 USD to the PyCon Indonesia conference happening in Jakarta, Indonesia November 3, 2018 * $500 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Sherpur, Bangladesh December 16, 2018 * $580 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Kaduna, Nigeria October 20, 2018 * $750 USD to the Latin American School of Tools for Political Analysis event happening in Monterrey, Mexico July 30, 2019 * $1000 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Yokohama, Japan October 6, 2018 * $450 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Douala, Cameroon October 20, 2018 * $2500 USD to Cleopatra Douglas and a second speaker (TBD) to travel to a PyCon in Africa in October 2018 * $500 USD to the Houston, TX meet up (PyHOU) for the purchase of audio visual equipment The following grants were denied: * $1667 USD to the "Python Workshop for Beginners" event happening in Vadodara, India September 25-27, 2018 * $672 USD to the Django Girls event happening in Taraba, Nigeria November 24, 2018 *MeetUp Fees* MeetUp fees were granted to PyLadies Hamburg Germany, Python user group in northern Colorado, Portland Python User Group, Houston PyLadies, Champaign Urbana Python User Group, and PyLadies Chicago Chicago. To stay up on the latest PSF news, follow the PSF on Twitter at https://twitter.com/thepsf and the PSF blog at http://pyfound.blogspot.com/. Thanks all! __________________________________________________________________ *Lorena Mesa* Co-Organizer, PyLadies Chicago Director, Python Software Foundation www.lorenamesa.com @loooorenanicole Pronouns: she/her/hers Say what? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From betsy at python.org Fri Nov 30 17:44:10 2018 From: betsy at python.org (Betsy Waliszewski) Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 14:44:10 -0800 Subject: [PSF-Community] PSF Newsletter Message-ID: Hi all, We have exciting news! We?re launching our first quarterly newsletter that will include important community information. If you?d like to receive our first edition, subscribe here: https://www.python.org/psf/newsletter/ Cheers, Betsy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If you?d like to > receive our first edition, subscribe here: > https://www.python.org/psf/newsletter/ > > Cheers, > > Betsy > > > _______________________________________________ > PSF-Community mailing list > PSF-Community at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/psf-community > From matt at mondoinfo.com Fri Nov 30 17:54:55 2018 From: matt at mondoinfo.com (Matthew Dixon Cowles) Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 16:54:55 -0600 (CST) Subject: [PSF-Community] PSF Newsletter In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1543618397.18.18929@mint-julep.mondoinfo.com> [Antoine] > Can you simply post a link every quarter to this list? I would find that convenient as well. Regards, Matt From mertz at gnosis.cx Fri Nov 30 17:56:35 2018 From: mertz at gnosis.cx (David Mertz) Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 17:56:35 -0500 Subject: [PSF-Community] PSF Newsletter In-Reply-To: <1543618397.18.18929@mint-julep.mondoinfo.com> References: <1543618397.18.18929@mint-julep.mondoinfo.com> Message-ID: Ditto, that seems more useful. On Fri, Nov 30, 2018, 5:55 PM Matthew Dixon Cowles > [Antoine] > > Can you simply post a link every quarter to this list? > > I would find that convenient as well. > > Regards, > Matt > > _______________________________________________ > PSF-Community mailing list > PSF-Community at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/psf-community > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 2:57 PM David Mertz wrote: > Ditto, that seems more useful. > > On Fri, Nov 30, 2018, 5:55 PM Matthew Dixon Cowles wrote: > >> >> [Antoine] >> > Can you simply post a link every quarter to this list? >> >> I would find that convenient as well. >> >> Regards, >> Matt >> >> _______________________________________________ >> PSF-Community mailing list >> PSF-Community at python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/psf-community >> > _______________________________________________ > PSF-Community mailing list > PSF-Community at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/psf-community > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: