Hi Nicholas, I don't suppose there's an initiative like "pyladies for pycon" for pycon UK? I ask because my employer thinks that our engineering teams would benefit from being more diverse (fwiw I agree), and if there was something like this I might be able to shake some money loose.
I'll ask about general sponsorship too. Cheers, Tom On 18 Jul 2014 10:32, "Nicholas H.Tollervey" <nt...@ntoll.org> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi Folks, > > Yes, September is fast approaching and this year's PyconUK is going to > be better than ever! (I hope you've all booked your tickets.) > > To make it the resounding success that it deserves to be we need > sponsorship! If you work for a Python based business why not consider > one of the various options outlined here: > > http://pyconuk.net/SponsorShip > > There are levels of support for all sorts of different sized businesses. > > Now I realise you may be a programmer rather than someone who controls > the purse strings. If that's the case, go see the person who control > such purse strings and make your case! Better still, forward them > these reasons for becoming a sponsor of PyconUK: > > * Developers who love Python love companies that support Python. If > you're hiring, being able to say "we sponsor PyconUK" is an instant > tick in your favour and will differentiate your company and projects > from the crowd of "exciting greenfield projects for totally exciting > companies in the city" that crowd the job boards. > > * If you're offering a technical product our delegates are likely to > be your customers. > > * If you're using Python to deliver to a non-technical customer our > delegates include the authors and maintainers of some of the software > you probably use to build your product - it's a way to say thank-you > and if you ever reach out to them, they're likely to be familiar with > your support for PyconUK. > > * You work for a good company? Sponsoring PyconUK is a great way to > prove it. > > Don't believe us? > > If you mention small Python development company Fry-IT to any London > based Python developer they'll instantly say, "they're a great > company". Do they have a problem hiring? No, and they certainly don't > use job agents! Why? Because they sponsor PyconUK and the London > Python Code Dojo. > > Ask about the education track and PyconUK delegates will say, "those > Bank of America guys were great". People were so impressed by the > sponsorship of Bank of America for last year's conference that they > were regularly mentioned in post-conference blogs. > > Wouldn't it be great if people talked about your company in these ways..? > > I'm more than happy to answer any questions you may have (as are > others on the organising committee) and feel free to point your > purse-string person in my direction. > > All the best, > > Nicholas. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJTyOmFAAoJEP0qBPaYQbb6UrwH/21sSPipsy+WxRu0tdnR1OgR > ncC93Bwrs/zOuwyWYvWd78Fyluwl9TCBQpSggyljkwMlztGid+VeFijwNu5xJkX/ > p6ugIGimQbZEKj+G+Y8y4RZ6i+tuUkSuB8P3G378toVF2C8EU3tBi08pX+RlddhN > XeQZSqwuh7/LuwaYoXonyMqp75sL36YBYnQxshSvu1t0zdUCgKcmiq0TUzr8/BbY > PRIrkCkLfrD6dqedP2Hz4SZgnU/JHmbRIrPBhQnRSw/pminL2PZ1WQtDekXamPDt > Zo8MviLvzD9HmSUjdJ5hm6Jny+3/FOPBekkElmHhwZIneZHio7gtaBbeXMk5bdM= > =WT7b > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > python-uk mailing list > python-uk@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk >
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