From 37f811c94dc76cef37c2661dad7566be5520107f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: kirang89 Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2013 19:43:18 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Added email templates and talk submission guidelines --- Readme.md | 9 ++++++++- emails/call-for-volunteers.md | 7 +++++++ emails/upvote-talks-reminder.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ talk-submission-guidelines.md | 10 ++++++++++ 4 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 emails/call-for-volunteers.md create mode 100644 emails/upvote-talks-reminder.md create mode 100644 talk-submission-guidelines.md diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md index 190cd73..ef5e015 100644 --- a/Readme.md +++ b/Readme.md @@ -1,7 +1,14 @@ PyCon India Handbook ==================== -Handbook for organizers of PyCon India conference, wittern by the previous organizers. +Handbook for organizers of PyCon India conference, written by the previous organizers. +##Contributing +* Fork the project +* Create a new branch for your contribution +* Add content +* Send a Pull Request + +##Discussion http://mail.python.org/pipermail/inpycon/2012-July/005375.html diff --git a/emails/call-for-volunteers.md b/emails/call-for-volunteers.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b0dae5c --- /dev/null +++ b/emails/call-for-volunteers.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +Hi, + +We have received a lot of requests from people across the country, expressing their will to help PyCon India as volunteer. We request each member to register using the below link , and we'll get in touch with you depending on your area of interest. + +Registration Link: < link here > + +Looking forward to meet you all at conference ! \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/emails/upvote-talks-reminder.md b/emails/upvote-talks-reminder.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..897f1c2 --- /dev/null +++ b/emails/upvote-talks-reminder.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +Hi, + + + +We're happy that you're coming for PyCon India this year. At this moment, we have about < x > proposal submissions, with < y > days in hand before the CFP closes. One of the things that we consider while selecting talks is the number of people interested in attending that talk. There are many more factors that we consider, like past speaking experience of the speaker, depth of the talk, novelty of the subject etc. + + + +Please let us know the talks that you would like to attend by upvoting them in funnel. + + + +http://in.pycon.org/funnel// + + + +Pay attention to talks in the workshops sections. They are 3-hour hand-on workshops and participants have to buy a separate ticket if they want to attend one. Please upvote a workshop only if you are planning to attend it. + + + +Thanks, + +< Name of Sender > + +For PyCon India \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/talk-submission-guidelines.md b/talk-submission-guidelines.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..99bd77e --- /dev/null +++ b/talk-submission-guidelines.md @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +* Give a brief objective of your talk. This gives the audience a better idea of what they can take away from your presentation + +* Add link to your personal website, blog and twitter +* Add link to your GitHub profile +* Add links(videos/slides) to your previous talks, if any +* Write a small paragraph about your experience with Python +* Tell us about your work experience or else mention if you're a student +* Clearly mention the technical requirements (ex: packages to install) for the audience whether it's a workshop or a single presentation +* If you are talking about a software library/tool, please mention why you are the best person to talk about it. +* Tell us why we should accept your talk in as few lines as possible. \ No newline at end of file From 64525cb8cbd6676e1758fd1e715fd119d8d500e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: kirang89 Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 19:43:32 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 2/5] Added python-month, workshop and volunteer tasklist --- .DS_Store | Bin 0 -> 6148 bytes emails/.DS_Store | Bin 0 -> 6148 bytes emails/python-month.md | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ emails/python-workshop-details.md | 15 +++++++++++++ volunteer-tasklist.md | 19 ++++++++++++++++ 5 files changed, 69 insertions(+) create mode 100644 .DS_Store create mode 100644 emails/.DS_Store create mode 100644 emails/python-month.md create mode 100644 emails/python-workshop-details.md create mode 100644 volunteer-tasklist.md diff --git a/.DS_Store b/.DS_Store new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0208fe6a28ccf1b02e5df3f80200c5a613d4f406 GIT binary patch literal 6148 zcmeHK&2G~`5T0#AYx5)JQmGdtixY>mN<~m};1Hq&!2t<1m3p8E>^f~MTsw-L1{4Ao z7hZw4;6*qi-X?rAyP&uUS6ZQ+X!jfM&d=_*@vfJMRC^rm5mkxEL1C=iM72V=pUaZ0 znHCqQB*rcc>HV`fJqh9^YujKMunb%`2Ke3Gq!UUhp;KCTf71Xxye&LIxjz?yMzleF zIwzkZiYe3Y`XAfxY>T4ib2cs829s2#-`)C&h6u)C<)U^ zI~^xs_OdrfC%q`_2ma`l=((Sdv$j8yo)>;TK#%B$X&OU6Hr7W`m=9i8x2Mxavsv@@ z9yVq*Z@Rx~`y-^aU z$r;+&#|0S)g&^h~C>&8nd6^h>0INk39eNH5-@@Zmi0ogo|9Q#Yr332HW9q=KiyY?^ zmOW&dzAh}&UCNOmMvfhfXG{TnB4`V{x5TLvrx*OUR?A3PMsmcc@!Y#pfN z3IMF2Sp+(NG_a3nuw}5&h#rX2u0ZXo%oRgvceH!Pu4S;$sNG3PX2da>mARoP$&PkU z%t^I0+S)Q;87MQbt{{&)X=|1Ue)C(D3k;J;!(RXV*+8&fi8>(b=-to2adps=uA np;25=nd4X#K8m+dM9}B40&E#9G@=D!KLmsZTUiGFDFeR%Xg#g~ literal 0 HcmV?d00001 diff --git a/emails/.DS_Store b/emails/.DS_Store new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5d6b078885f7eec4a7d9de557890e14ff35714af GIT binary patch literal 6148 zcmeHKK~BRk5S%SN6mg&@RB_6YOOW_MR23wy@BwI3L`B+Er3G=z19at)f?7{Jzb($j1&(ju|kTM#%S;OjSA?y zJHZ6^D0qE;e6uV7$4Z zw%ge6HTG$Z{c5Y}iO<$}OUBEY%bMBFm|bf|@==R9;4GG0kEP8dHFg1wnQ~TBW;kP} z8h6!}qukWuvFYXtxB{-gA6I~Twp#BfpqH+IE8q%j70~ZPLRZWpRsrqP!NQIJME#94 zV_km>m6JrwB31!;hbDna3{;6n3<-4hCvjXBu?iUIka+lz_+*JE6tSl>eqzHRSwJsc z0asvGfrHTO>;8Ya|NOs8@|G*$3j8Ytq&vDD4LPN_w>BoHdu>9$qpRt-D&UsFifzRl et6TAaZpQvZE5s~f6_7nN{}C`5yl@46RDmxwbymFq literal 0 HcmV?d00001 diff --git a/emails/python-month.md b/emails/python-month.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0530719 --- /dev/null +++ b/emails/python-month.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +###Python Month + +PyCon India, the premier conference in India on using and developing the Python programming language is conducted annually by the Python developer community, represented by Python Software Society of India. The conference attracts the best Python programmers across the country and abroad. + +This year, PyCon India is celebrating the month of August as Python Month, with aim of increasing the awareness and awesomeness of Python Programming Language within the student community in India. + +###WHAT IS PYTHON + +Python is a dynamic object-oriented programming language that can be used for a diverse area of software development. It offers strong support for integration with other languages and tools, comes with extensive standard libraries, and can be learnt in a few days. + +Many Python programmers report substantial productivity gains and feel the language encourages the development of higher quality, more maintainable code. + +Some of the biggest names in the industry like Mozilla, Google, +YouTube,Dropbox, SurveyMonkey, Bitly and numerous others also use Python for providing the services a lot of users are familiar with. + +Because Python is very easy to learn and at the same time very powerful, it is used as the first programming language in introductory courses of Computer Science in many universities and high schools. + +In India, Kerala state and CBSE have already adopted Python in their school syllabus. + +###HOW YOU CAN HELP + +Python month will be organized and completely run by volunteers, anyone who wants to participate is welcome and all help is appreciated. + +This is a big task to handle and therefore requires lot of volunteer support. Here is how you can help. + +1. If you are a Python programmer and please give a talk / workshop at a college in your city. +2. If you are a professor or student, please facilitate the a workshop in your college. +3. Help us in coordinating Python Month by talking to colleges to arrange workshops. + +Interested? Please sign up here - [Link here] + +Have any questions or suggestions? Please contact us at +pythonmonth@in.pycon.org + +Website: [Link here] diff --git a/emails/python-workshop-details.md b/emails/python-workshop-details.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..81b0615 --- /dev/null +++ b/emails/python-workshop-details.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +Hi, + +Thanks for your interest in organising a Python workshop in your college. The Following questions are to be asked to any college/university willing to host workshop sessions. + +1. Can you arrange a full-day workshop ? +2. What is the expected number of attendees ? +3. Do you have PC's/laptops for the students to work on, at the venue ? +5. Do the attendees have previous knowledge about Python ? +5. What are your expectations from the workshop ? + +Getting the answers to these questions will help us to ease the process of organising a workshop at the particular venue. + +Cheers, +[Your name here] +for PyCon India diff --git a/volunteer-tasklist.md b/volunteer-tasklist.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cfcbd75 --- /dev/null +++ b/volunteer-tasklist.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ + +###We would require volunteers for the following tasks: + +* Website +* PyCon logo design +* Social Media Publicity +* Mailman (Send important mails to attendees and speakers) +* Handle sponsorships +* Volunteer Manager (Take care of getting volunteer details and mailing them as per requirements) +* Moderate PyCon India Flickr group and select good clicks for publishing on the main site + + +###During Event + +* Monitoring internet connection +* Inventory Management +* Video Recording +* Video editing, processing and uploading +* Managing workshops \ No newline at end of file From 87993bcfe75c4a1db2c9b4e86885abc5387e5dfd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kiran Gangadharan Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 19:54:10 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Update python-workshop-details.md Tiny fixes --- emails/python-workshop-details.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/emails/python-workshop-details.md b/emails/python-workshop-details.md index 81b0615..dd51c16 100644 --- a/emails/python-workshop-details.md +++ b/emails/python-workshop-details.md @@ -1,15 +1,17 @@ Hi, -Thanks for your interest in organising a Python workshop in your college. The Following questions are to be asked to any college/university willing to host workshop sessions. +Thanks for your interest in organising a Python workshop in your college. The following questions are to be asked to any college/university willing to host workshop sessions: 1. Can you arrange a full-day workshop ? 2. What is the expected number of attendees ? 3. Do you have PC's/laptops for the students to work on, at the venue ? -5. Do the attendees have previous knowledge about Python ? +4. Do the attendees have previous knowledge about Python ? 5. What are your expectations from the workshop ? Getting the answers to these questions will help us to ease the process of organising a workshop at the particular venue. Cheers, + [Your name here] + for PyCon India From 0d00de6fe76c01538c882a49b082ab30a0a227e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: kirang89 Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 18:41:58 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Minor changes in upvote talks reminder email --- emails/upvote-talks-reminder.md | 19 ++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/emails/upvote-talks-reminder.md b/emails/upvote-talks-reminder.md index 897f1c2..d6f64f4 100644 --- a/emails/upvote-talks-reminder.md +++ b/emails/upvote-talks-reminder.md @@ -1,25 +1,22 @@ Hi, - -We're happy that you're coming for PyCon India this year. At this moment, we have about < x > proposal submissions, with < y > days in hand before the CFP closes. One of the things that we consider while selecting talks is the number of people interested in attending that talk. There are many more factors that we consider, like past speaking experience of the speaker, depth of the talk, novelty of the subject etc. - +We're happy that you're coming for PyCon India this year. At this moment, we have about < x > proposal submissions, with < y > days in hand before the CFP closes. One of the things that we consider while selecting talks is the number of people interested in attending that talk. There are many more factors that we consider, like past speaking experience of the speaker, depth of the talk, novelty of the subject etc. -Please let us know the talks that you would like to attend by upvoting them in funnel. - +Please let us know the talks that you would like to attend by upvoting them in +the proposals page[0]. -http://in.pycon.org/funnel// - +Kindly note that the talks in the workshops section are 3-hour hand-on workshops and participants have to buy a separate ticket if they want to attend one. 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