Planning a Python Event
Helen Sherwood-Taylor
PyCon Namibia
January 2016
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Django Girls at PyCon Namibia
25th January 2015
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Ola Sitarska and Ola Sendecka
Founders of Django Girls
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Cardiff, June 2015
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Django Girls at Pycon UK
June 2015
Application Form
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Attendees
- Usually complete beginners
- Work through tutorial at own pace
- http://tutorial.djangogirls.org
- Create a blog site deployed to the internet
- Some continue to get programming jobs
Coaches
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- 1:3 coach/attendee ratio
- Know python, git, command line
- Dedicated and patient people!
Dealing with people
Be proactive about communicating information!
Venue
- Enough space?
- Enough power?
- Enough internet?
- Is it accessible?
Food
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Sponsors
Tools: Google apps
- Gmail
- Calendars and hangouts for meetings
- Google Docs for spreadsheets
Trello
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- Simple task management
- It's free
- https://trello.com
Inkscape
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- Vector graphics
- It's free
- https://inkscape.org/
Other tools
- Slack for chatting (http://slack.com/)
- Django Girls application system
- https://github.com/DjangoGirls/djangogirls
Challenges
- Dealing with multiple currencies
- Shipping
- Long summer break
- Spreading the word
Spreading the word
- Local schools and universities
- Namibians on Twitter
- Tweet series
- Meetup groups
- Searching for feminist groups
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It's never perfect...
you don't need cupcakes
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So, how did it go?
- People dropped out
- Extra people came
- Internet wasn't very good
- We lost electricity!
What happens next?
- Lagos workshop in February
- Harare workshop in April
- Other African countries...
Fill the gaps
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How?
- Organisers Manual - http://organize.djangogirls.org/
- Email hello@djangogirls.org
- Talk to other organisers on Slack
- Talk to us!
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Planning a Python Event
By Helen Sherwood-Taylor
Planning a Python Event
For PyCon Namibia, January 2016
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