For those that are able to go. I'd like to, but can't. (I looked at the costs, and I just can't justify it) If anyone happens to be in the US and near it, more than willing to help out with any materials etc.
Michael. ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Re: Reminder: PyCon talk proposals due in 2 weeks PyCon proposal deadline is Oct. 1. Ten days! PyCon 2010, Atlanta, GA, USA core conference days Feb. 19-21 http://us.pycon.org/2010/conference/proposals/ Remember, the Call for Proposals is a diversity issue. Giving a talk at PyCon is one of the many ways new people can take places of prominence in the Python community. This is a concrete measure we can take, now. Please do this: 1. Consider proposing a talk yourself. 2. Pass the notice along. 3. Is there anyone you should personally encourage to propose a talk? Rack your brains; give them a nudge; call on some of us to help do the nudging, if you like. Many people - for gender reasons, culture reasons, or whatever - may hesitate to put themselves forward to speak. They may need a push from you to get over misplaced modesty, shyness, an "impostor syndrome" feeling, or just nervousness. Some may (falsely) believe that PyCon will come asking them. (PyCon does specifically invite a handful of speakers each year, chosen from among a few of the conference's favorite many-time veteran speakers - a tiny fraction of those who end up giving talks. Overall, though, PyCon realizes it's not nearly smart enough to find the people who should speak, so we let them come to us.) PyCon always gets a fine crop of talk proposals, but this year we're working hard to spread the call for proposals far and wide, because we want to make sure we don't fall into a rut of using the same speakers year after year. We want to make sure the group of people giving presentations spreads as Python itself spreads. -- http://yeoldeclue.com/blog http://twitter.com/kamaelian http://www.kamaelia.org/Home --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "kamaelia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/kamaelia?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
