From olabayo96 at yahoo.com Fri Jan 1 11:34:53 2016 From: olabayo96 at yahoo.com (olabayo onile-ere) Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2016 16:34:53 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [python-nigeria] Happy New Year Pythonists References: <920063667.4615570.1451666093915.JavaMail.yahoo.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <920063667.4615570.1451666093915.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> Happy New Year Everyone, I trust we had a swell holiday, and I trust that some of us are still feeling ecstatic from all the awesome moments we shared with friends and family. I want us to take this note both as a greeting and also as a charge, we must ensure that our plan to create and enhance growth individually and as a community needs to be acted upon in a proactive manner. Reminders: Django Girls WorkshopReminders: Lite Meetup We can do this together, and by the way I hope some of us were able to check out the links I sent In a previous digest, I was able to get my startup on the Google Launchpad and I must say It has been a great experience. I will always be committed to all things community and I am sure that with our collective efforts we will be able to make a blast this year in and for all things PYTHON. Thank you and have a splendid Evening. Olabayo Onile-Ere From bayokrapht at gmail.com Fri Jan 1 16:34:24 2016 From: bayokrapht at gmail.com (bayo opadeyi) Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2016 22:34:24 +0100 Subject: [python-nigeria] python-nigeria Digest, Vol 6, Issue 1 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Happy New Year all! Looking forward to the DjangoGirls workshop as well as many other things we can do together this year! Regards On Fri, Jan 1, 2016 at 6:00 PM, wrote: > Send python-nigeria mailing list submissions to > python-nigeria at python.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-nigeria > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > python-nigeria-request at python.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > python-nigeria-owner at python.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of python-nigeria digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Happy New Year Pythonists (olabayo onile-ere) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2016 16:34:53 +0000 (UTC) > From: olabayo onile-ere > To: "python-nigeria at python.org" > Subject: [python-nigeria] Happy New Year Pythonists > Message-ID: > <920063667.4615570.1451666093915.JavaMail.yahoo at mail.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Happy New Year Everyone, > I trust we had a swell holiday, and I trust that some of us are still > feeling ecstatic from all the awesome moments we shared with friends and > family. I want us to take this note both as a greeting and also as a > charge, we must ensure that our plan to create and enhance growth > individually and as a community needs to be acted upon in a proactive > manner. > > Reminders: Django Girls WorkshopReminders: Lite Meetup > We can do this together, and by the way I hope some of us were able to > check out the links I sent In a previous digest, I was able to get my > startup on the Google Launchpad and I must say It has been a great > experience. > I will always be committed to all things community and I am sure that with > our collective efforts we will be able to make a blast this year in and for > all things PYTHON. > Thank you and have a splendid Evening. > Olabayo Onile-Ere > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > python-nigeria mailing list > python-nigeria at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-nigeria > > > ------------------------------ > > End of python-nigeria Digest, Vol 6, Issue 1 > ******************************************** > -- @boyombo http://bayo.opadeyi.net A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. --Antoine de Saint-*Exupery* From aishabello2050 at gmail.com Wed Jan 6 21:14:46 2016 From: aishabello2050 at gmail.com (Aisha Bello) Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2016 02:14:46 +0000 Subject: [python-nigeria] I was on Hibernate mode but......................... Message-ID: Hello Pythonistas, Happy New year!!! * A tad bit late:D * I have been swamped with a number of things and was going to take some time off to focus on my dissertation with a couple of days left until deadline, but I have just had to come out of hiding to share some really exciting and Joyful news *whew* #Publicity #Publicity #Publicity So first of massive shout to Wale Adeagbo and anyone else behind all these wonderful Djangogirls Lagos event press release postings. I just did a random google search of DjangoGirls Lagos and all these lot popped out and to say It was exhilarating and mind blowing will be putting it mildly. I am really grateful. Here are some of the listings we've had so far. There's no such thing as too much publicity for a worthy cause ;) -- http://pulse.ng/tech/django-girls-lagos-non-profit-to-help-women-get-involved-with-technology-id4520648.html --http://heyevent.com/event/peltscmtoqyjga/djangogirls-lagos --http://nigeria.siguez.com/lagos/lagos-nigeria/djangogirls-lagos?5ouxbali06 -- http://www.stuntfm.com/2016/01/04/django-girls-lagos-non-profit-to-help-women-get-involved-with-technology/ --http://hapfind.com/event/fb/djangogirls-lagos_3873382 --http://allevents.in/lagos/djangogirls-lagos/474091086131220 Secondly, PyCon Namibia is fast approaching and remember how I said my proposal for a talk which will center around the Nigerian Python community got accepted http://na.pycon.org/schedule/talks/aisha.html So as an Idea; I thought I should quote some of you guys during my presentation and slides. I think it would be nice to tell the world in our own voice directly from the Horse's mouth what we think and hope to achieve for all things Python in Nigeria. So if you want to say anything about the community and hopes for the future or just anything you would like to say, please drop a line here or shoot me an email, and I will add it on my presentation quoting you. I am looking to get 5 different quotes to add to my presentation. Finally I just heard about the Women's Technology Empowerment Center in Ibadan from a fellow Pythonista. Did I mention they do an introductory Python class as part of the program and use SCRATCH with Raspberry Pi. #SuperCool. If anyone has any news on anything Python related that is happening in Nigeria, please do share here. I am hoping this platform also serves as an information hub to all things python in Nigeria so we can reach out to these organisations and offer our support as a community as DjangoGirls is already benefiting from this community. As time goes on when we set up our official user's group website we will curate all the content relating to python activities in Nigeria. Cheers to a SUPERSONIC 2016 and to all the great milestones we will all set to achieve in this new year both personally and for all things community related. Greetings, Aisha Bello From aishabello2050 at gmail.com Sat Jan 9 00:15:38 2016 From: aishabello2050 at gmail.com (Aisha Bello) Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 05:15:38 +0000 Subject: [python-nigeria] Update: Another popular feature, on meetups, #OurStory#OurVoice, and a note of correction Message-ID: Dear Pythonistas, Happy weekend, hope your week wasn't so stressful? First of just to update you guys that we had another popular feature on olorisupergal website thanks again to #Wale http://olorisupergal.com/django-girls-lagos-set-to-hold-programming-workshop-for-ladies/ I had a conversation with Olabayo this past week, and came up with these suggestions. Since there was a really low response rate on the lite meetup being planned, we might as well just leave the meetup until the major meetup that would happen at the DjangoGirls thank you coach's dinner immediately after the DjangoGirls workshop. The meetup will come with a separate planning which am happy to double up alongside the coach's dinner (same venue). More details on the meetup will be provided here soon. It's a free meetup for all pythonistas in Nigeria, but would be close knit and require registration(maybe eventbrite) to make organizing more manageable as we would also have to manage the resources we have. So if you would like to help out with planning for the meetup, contribute or got any ideas please get in touch. A brief reminder that I am still collecting quotes for the PyCon Namibia talk. I would really love to tell our story in your own words to the international python community. I have one on *PyCon Nigeria* :) Finally, just a note of correction from my prev. mail that the Women's Technology Empowerment centre is based in Lagos not in Ibadan. I humbly apologize for the semi-correct information. with warm greetings do have a Pythonic weekend *stolen* :D Aisha From aishabello2050 at gmail.com Thu Jan 21 03:30:42 2016 From: aishabello2050 at gmail.com (Aisha Bello) Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 08:30:42 +0000 Subject: [python-nigeria] I looked for trouble + Super exciting Features and Python Nigeria Message-ID: Dear Pythonistas, I hope this meets you well. I type this in a hurry before my many flying adventures begin so I apologize in advance for the typos. First of to true confessions, I went on radar at TechCabal and looked for trouble you can find the conversation here Since then the trouble has brought about really amazing friction from all major tech news hub in Nigeria. Shout shout to David Adeleke for the amazing article he wrote on Tech cabal here Even the Nigerian Computer society did one on us here thanks to Jide Awe. Techpoint thanks to Victor did another beautiful writeup here We are even on the African News hub via Techloy featured us here and here to say am excited and honored to be part of all this will be putting it mildly. *I am sure there are pretty much more I don't even know about* This wouldn't be coming through without the help of you guys, some of which are not even known to me but silently encouraging, supporting and putting the word out there. The Nigeria Python community is now a phrase gaining grounds that even non programmers are aware of. A massive thank you to everyone here, for your support, for volunteering to dedicate your time to mentor the girls and women that would attend and for making this community happen. I would be screaming from the rooftops and gathering support from the international Python community at PyCon Namibia next week for the Nigerian Python community and I promise to be a good ambassador and represent us well. Thanks to Naomi Ceder who helped me in creating a call to action for the Nigerian Python community during my presentation and thanks again to all of you who made it possible and for just being part of the community. I hope to meet some if not all of you pretty soon at the meetup in person so we can get the ball rolling for the community. I would be confirming details about the meetup, venue, etc. and all very soon toward the beginning of next month, but do save the date on your calendar(February 20th) and we can all confirm and sign off on the agenda for the meetup. Any ideas and if you want to help organize the meetup would be highly appreciated. Sending massive E-hugs to everyone and until I bring you more news from Windhoek, Namibia do have a Pythonic day ahead. If you've got any news, concerns, ideas e.t.c. do post here as the mailing list has just recently grown in the number of subscribers. Cheers, Aisha Bello From olamyy53 at gmail.com Sun Jan 31 02:00:02 2016 From: olamyy53 at gmail.com (Lekan Wahab) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 08:00:02 +0100 Subject: [python-nigeria] python-nigeria Digest, Vol 5, Issue 14 In-Reply-To: References:

Message-ID: Hello again guys. When is the Python Nigeria Meet up. And is the registration still going. I would really love to attend. On Dec 23, 2015 3:17 PM, "Lekan Wahab" wrote: > Hello guys. > My name is Lekan. > Am a student of part one OAU and i host a Python Club on campus. > I saw the post and shared it in my club and quiet a number of people felt > it was a good idea and are ready to attend. > But i was wondering , dont you think it will be better to host a PyCon > first? > > On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 6:00 PM, > wrote: > >> Send python-nigeria mailing list submissions to >> python-nigeria at python.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-nigeria >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> python-nigeria-request at python.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> python-nigeria-owner at python.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of python-nigeria digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: python-nigeria Digest, Vol 5, Issue 13 (hsysinfo at gmail.com) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 06:23:51 +0000 >> From: hsysinfo at gmail.com >> To: python-nigeria at python.org >> Subject: Re: [python-nigeria] python-nigeria Digest, Vol 5, Issue 13 >> Message-ID: >> >> <502338570-1450679043-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-974967429- at b13.c1.bise7.blackberry >> > >> >> Content-Type: text/plain >> >> @Aisha, has Linda reached out to you? >> www.bit.ly/iscrape >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: python-nigeria-request at python.org >> Sender: "python-nigeria" > gmail.com at python.org>Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 12:00:02 >> To: >> Reply-To: python-nigeria at python.org >> Subject: python-nigeria Digest, Vol 5, Issue 13 >> >> Send python-nigeria mailing list submissions to >> python-nigeria at python.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-nigeria >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> python-nigeria-request at python.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> python-nigeria-owner at python.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of python-nigeria digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: (Chukwudi Nwachukwu) (Wale Adeagbo) (Aisha Bello) >> 2. Re: (Chukwudi Nwachukwu) (Wale Adeagbo) (AA) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 08:34:07 +0000 >> From: Aisha Bello >> To: python-nigeria at python.org >> Subject: Re: [python-nigeria] (Chukwudi Nwachukwu) (Wale Adeagbo) >> Message-ID: >> < >> CABsUhZeokOcuFybfVAvodqopv0MZKSWjG7dJCjAOJ1zafGGeJw at mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >> >> @Chukwudi I just sent a mail to Linda, so hopefully she posts it on her >> blog *fingers crossed* >> >> As regards refreshments since it's the first meetup I think it will >> probably be a good idea not to rely heavily on a monetary pledge. I don't >> know how responsive people might be. With my experience with events if >> there isn't any company available then it might be worth asking people to >> pledge what they might be able to afford to bring on the day which could >> range from a box of pizza to a pack of juice or even plastic cups. No >> pressure and every little counts. The google doc might be a way for people >> to drop what they will like to contribute not necessarily of monetary >> value >> but in form of things. *but that's still my opinion* >> >> I really don't know about Seun Osewa. I told Mark Essien about this >> mailing >> list so hopefully he is aware of the conversation of the meetup. I guess I >> could ping him to tell him about the lite meetup being planned just in >> case. >> But I guess a date still needs to be fixed and all planning needs to be >> underway and followed through then inviting other pythonistas with a >> specific date, time and agenda becomes easy *still my opinion* >> >> @Wale forgive my ignorance about the media kit for publicity. All I have >> going is a poster and a press release statement. I will definitely >> appreciate your help in coming up with ways to get coverage. >> >> Greetings, >> Aisha Bello >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 14:06:08 +0100 >> From: AA >> To: Nigerian Python Users Group >> Subject: Re: [python-nigeria] (Chukwudi Nwachukwu) (Wale Adeagbo) >> Message-ID: <0wlpaslffjxwkblyktadfwp9.1450443968301 at email.android.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 >> >> I'm well Aisha. Thanks. >> You can add another page to your press release with background info on >> DjangoGirls and the not-for-profit angle. Send me a mail with all attached. >> Will forward to guys who might be willing to publish us for free. >> >> Aisha Bello wrote: >> >> >@Chukwudi I just sent a mail to Linda, so hopefully she posts it on her >> >blog *fingers crossed* >> > >> >As regards refreshments since it's the first meetup I think it will >> >probably be a good idea not to rely heavily on a monetary pledge. I don't >> >know how responsive people might be. With my experience with events if >> >there isn't any company available then it might be worth asking people to >> >pledge what they might be able to afford to bring on the day which could >> >range from a box of pizza to a pack of juice or even plastic cups. No >> >pressure and every little counts. The google doc might be a way for >> people >> >to drop what they will like to contribute not necessarily of monetary >> value >> >but in form of things. *but that's still my opinion* >> > >> >I really don't know about Seun Osewa. I told Mark Essien about this >> mailing >> >list so hopefully he is aware of the conversation of the meetup. I guess >> I >> >could ping him to tell him about the lite meetup being planned just in >> >case. >> >But I guess a date still needs to be fixed and all planning needs to be >> >underway and followed through then inviting other pythonistas with a >> >specific date, time and agenda becomes easy *still my opinion* >> > >> >@Wale forgive my ignorance about the media kit for publicity. All I have >> >going is a poster and a press release statement. I will definitely >> >appreciate your help in coming up with ways to get coverage. >> > >> >Greetings, >> >Aisha Bello >> >_______________________________________________ >> >python-nigeria mailing list >> >python-nigeria at python.org >> >https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-nigeria >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Digest Footer >> >> _______________________________________________ >> python-nigeria mailing list >> python-nigeria at python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-nigeria >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of python-nigeria Digest, Vol 5, Issue 13 >> ********************************************* >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Digest Footer >> >> _______________________________________________ >> python-nigeria mailing list >> python-nigeria at python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-nigeria >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of python-nigeria Digest, Vol 5, Issue 14 >> ********************************************* >> > > From hsysinfo at gmail.com Sun Jan 31 12:30:06 2016 From: hsysinfo at gmail.com (hsysinfo at gmail.com) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 17:30:06 +0000 Subject: [python-nigeria] python-nigeria Digest, Vol 6, Issue 6 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1305529332-1454261432-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-830570699-@b13.c1.bise7.blackberry> @Lekan, Aisha suggested that the Django Girls time would be used as also a means for the get-together. I stand to be corrected on this if I am wrong. www.bit.ly/iscrape -----Original Message----- From: python-nigeria-request at python.org Sender: "python-nigeria" Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 12:00:04 To: Reply-To: python-nigeria at python.org Subject: python-nigeria Digest, Vol 6, Issue 6 Send python-nigeria mailing list submissions to python-nigeria at python.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-nigeria or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to python-nigeria-request at python.org You can reach the person managing the list at python-nigeria-owner at python.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of python-nigeria digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: python-nigeria Digest, Vol 5, Issue 14 (Lekan Wahab) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 08:00:02 +0100 From: Lekan Wahab To: python-nigeria at python.org Subject: Re: [python-nigeria] python-nigeria Digest, Vol 5, Issue 14 Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hello again guys. When is the Python Nigeria Meet up. And is the registration still going. I would really love to attend. On Dec 23, 2015 3:17 PM, "Lekan Wahab" wrote: > Hello guys. > My name is Lekan. > Am a student of part one OAU and i host a Python Club on campus. > I saw the post and shared it in my club and quiet a number of people felt > it was a good idea and are ready to attend. > But i was wondering , dont you think it will be better to host a PyCon > first? > > On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 6:00 PM, > wrote: > >> Send python-nigeria mailing list submissions to >> python-nigeria at python.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-nigeria >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> python-nigeria-request at python.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> python-nigeria-owner at python.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of python-nigeria digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: python-nigeria Digest, Vol 5, Issue 13 (hsysinfo at gmail.com) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 06:23:51 +0000 >> From: hsysinfo at gmail.com >> To: python-nigeria at python.org >> Subject: Re: [python-nigeria] python-nigeria Digest, Vol 5, Issue 13 >> Message-ID: >> >> <502338570-1450679043-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-974967429- at b13.c1.bise7.blackberry >> > >> >> Content-Type: text/plain >> >> @Aisha, has Linda reached out to you? >> www.bit.ly/iscrape >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: python-nigeria-request at python.org >> Sender: "python-nigeria" > gmail.com at python.org>Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 12:00:02 >> To: >> Reply-To: python-nigeria at python.org >> Subject: python-nigeria Digest, Vol 5, Issue 13 >> >> Send python-nigeria mailing list submissions to >> python-nigeria at python.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-nigeria >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> python-nigeria-request at python.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> python-nigeria-owner at python.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of python-nigeria digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: (Chukwudi Nwachukwu) (Wale Adeagbo) (Aisha Bello) >> 2. Re: (Chukwudi Nwachukwu) (Wale Adeagbo) (AA) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 08:34:07 +0000 >> From: Aisha Bello >> To: python-nigeria at python.org >> Subject: Re: [python-nigeria] (Chukwudi Nwachukwu) (Wale Adeagbo) >> Message-ID: >> < >> CABsUhZeokOcuFybfVAvodqopv0MZKSWjG7dJCjAOJ1zafGGeJw at mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 >> >> @Chukwudi I just sent a mail to Linda, so hopefully she posts it on her >> blog *fingers crossed* >> >> As regards refreshments since it's the first meetup I think it will >> probably be a good idea not to rely heavily on a monetary pledge. I don't >> know how responsive people might be. With my experience with events if >> there isn't any company available then it might be worth asking people to >> pledge what they might be able to afford to bring on the day which could >> range from a box of pizza to a pack of juice or even plastic cups. No >> pressure and every little counts. The google doc might be a way for people >> to drop what they will like to contribute not necessarily of monetary >> value >> but in form of things. *but that's still my opinion* >> >> I really don't know about Seun Osewa. I told Mark Essien about this >> mailing >> list so hopefully he is aware of the conversation of the meetup. I guess I >> could ping him to tell him about the lite meetup being planned just in >> case. >> But I guess a date still needs to be fixed and all planning needs to be >> underway and followed through then inviting other pythonistas with a >> specific date, time and agenda becomes easy *still my opinion* >> >> @Wale forgive my ignorance about the media kit for publicity. All I have >> going is a poster and a press release statement. I will definitely >> appreciate your help in coming up with ways to get coverage. >> >> Greetings, >> Aisha Bello >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 14:06:08 +0100 >> From: AA >> To: Nigerian Python Users Group >> Subject: Re: [python-nigeria] (Chukwudi Nwachukwu) (Wale Adeagbo) >> Message-ID: <0wlpaslffjxwkblyktadfwp9.1450443968301 at email.android.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 >> >> I'm well Aisha. Thanks. >> You can add another page to your press release with background info on >> DjangoGirls and the not-for-profit angle. Send me a mail with all attached. >> Will forward to guys who might be willing to publish us for free. >> >> Aisha Bello wrote: >> >> >@Chukwudi I just sent a mail to Linda, so hopefully she posts it on her >> >blog *fingers crossed* >> > >> >As regards refreshments since it's the first meetup I think it will >> >probably be a good idea not to rely heavily on a monetary pledge. I don't >> >know how responsive people might be. With my experience with events if >> >there isn't any company available then it might be worth asking people to >> >pledge what they might be able to afford to bring on the day which could >> >range from a box of pizza to a pack of juice or even plastic cups. No >> >pressure and every little counts. The google doc might be a way for >> people >> >to drop what they will like to contribute not necessarily of monetary >> value >> >but in form of things. *but that's still my opinion* >> > >> >I really don't know about Seun Osewa. I told Mark Essien about this >> mailing >> >list so hopefully he is aware of the conversation of the meetup. I guess >> I >> >could ping him to tell him about the lite meetup being planned just in >> >case. >> >But I guess a date still needs to be fixed and all planning needs to be >> >underway and followed through then inviting other pythonistas with a >> >specific date, time and agenda becomes easy *still my opinion* >> > >> >@Wale forgive my ignorance about the media kit for publicity. All I have >> >going is a poster and a press release statement. I will definitely >> >appreciate your help in coming up with ways to get coverage. >> > >> >Greetings, >> >Aisha Bello >> >_______________________________________________ >> >python-nigeria mailing list >> >python-nigeria at python.org >> >https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-nigeria >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Digest Footer >> >> _______________________________________________ >> python-nigeria mailing list >> python-nigeria at python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-nigeria >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of python-nigeria Digest, Vol 5, Issue 13 >> ********************************************* >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Subject: Digest Footer >> >> _______________________________________________ >> python-nigeria mailing list >> python-nigeria at python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-nigeria >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> End of python-nigeria Digest, Vol 5, Issue 14 >> ********************************************* >> > > ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ python-nigeria mailing list python-nigeria at python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-nigeria ------------------------------ End of python-nigeria Digest, Vol 6, Issue 6 ******************************************** From aishabello2050 at gmail.com Sun Jan 31 15:26:20 2016 From: aishabello2050 at gmail.com (Aisha Bello) Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 22:26:20 +0200 Subject: [python-nigeria] News from PyCon Namibia Message-ID: Dear Nigerian Pythonistas, Warm greetings from the beautiful city of Windhoek. I sincerely apologize for my silence and my tad bit late response in giving you guys feedback. First of I would like to say PyCon Namibia was awesome, the entire conference which held in the University of Namibia in collaboration with Cardiff University among other things focused on educating the citizens of Namibia in Python and other software development practices. It brought Pythonistas from different places around the globe to collaborate: Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Senegal, Germany, UK, US, Brazil to mention a few. If you would like to know more you can check the hashtag #PyConNa on twitter. Secondly, my talk amidst my personal journey also centered on getting support for our community was awesome. you can view the slides here . After the presentation we got a truck load of support from the international community. Pythonistas present first were asking for the date of the conference and how they would love to attend a PyCon in Nigeria which might turn out to be the first in West Africa. Presently over the last 5 years the only PyCons recorded have been in Southern Africa with the first one this year in Namibia and previous ones in South Africa. Since we are still new I am of the opinion that before moving on to a PyCon we could organize a 1-2 days Python Nigeria Conference for us local in Nigeria and learn from the experience, and then move forward to organize a PyCon next year (*My Opinion*). Hopefully we could all talk more about it during the meetup or possibly start the conversation here. <> Please if anyone would like to volunteer to help in organizing the meetup do get in touch. Just on a final note after the conference some of us who attended the conference talked about a Python Africa mailing list so all African pythonistas could keep in touch, network, while providing a single platform to collaborate and share ideas on projects et.al.., and also eventually the possibility of a PyCon Africa *similar to a Euro Python :D *. When the mailing list has been set up setup I'll inform everyone on here. Until I come your way with more news, wishing you all a Pythonic week ahead :D Aisha