Planning a Python Event
Helen Sherwood-Taylor
PyCon Namibia
January 2016
Django Girls at PyCon Namibia
25th January 2015
Ola Sitarska and Ola Sendecka
Founders of Django Girls
Cardiff, June 2015
Django Girls at Pycon UK
June 2015
Application Form
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
- 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
Sponsors
Tools: Google apps
- Gmail
- Calendars and hangouts for meetings
- Google Docs for spreadsheets
Trello
- Simple task management
- It's free
- https://trello.com
Inkscape
- 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
It's never perfect...
you don't need cupcakes
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
How?
- Organisers Manual - http://organize.djangogirls.org/
- Email hello@djangogirls.org
- Talk to other organisers on Slack
- Talk to us!
