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| #format rst ============================= Usergroup Support Committee ============================= Committee Members ================= * Chris McAvoy [Chicago] * Sean O'Donnell [Dublin] * Michael Foord [London] * Jeff Rush [Dallas] * Calvin Hendryx-Parker [Indianapolis] * Kartic Krishnamurthy [San Francisco] * Sean Reifschneider [Colorado] Charter ======= To encourage the creation of new usergroups worldwide and to strengthen those that already exist. At PyCon 2007 the following priority items were selected for initial implementation: 1. Improve the ability of site visitors to find usergroups near them. 2. Design and provide a support kit to those seeking to form new usergroups. There may be monetary items that can be given, in consultation with the PSF. 3. Create a mailing list for the organizers of current and future usergroups to share ideas and mentor new groups. 4. Encourage and support usergroups in creating per-group mailing lists on mail.python.org. Active Task List/Assignments ============================ 1. Come up with the goals of the committee. 2. Come up with a set of action items. 3. Are there any other resources the committee needs? 4. A discussion of how people would like to proceed. What Does Auditing The Usergroups Mean? ======================================= Follow each link from the `local usergroups` wiki - note those with broken links - note whether they have a mailing list or not, and where is it hosted (mail.python.org or elsewhere) - note the posting address to their mailing list - peek into their mail archives and judge whether they are still active - determine from their website, where possible, who their contact people are - confirm their choice of discussion language (German, French, etc.) .. _`local usergroups`: http://wiki.python.org/moin/LocalUserGroups Meeting Agendas =============== Apr 25, 2007 ------------ Questions to Answer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Maintain a mailing list for group organizers and another list for this committee, or share one list? 2. How can we improve the findability of usergroups without writing software - PSF wants a non-software solution. 3. How can we effectively audit the existing usergroups - I (Jeff) have started a spreadsheet and investigated some groups but it is slow, tedious work. Also cannot audit languages I don't speak. 4. What other benefits can the PSF bestow upon usergroups to strengthen them? 5. Do we want to meet on IRC periodically? How often? Proposed Steps ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - As part of audit, we need to collect email addresses of organizers; not all group webpages have them, many only have a mailing list. - Once we have an email list of group organizers, work up an official announcement to them: - welcoming them to the organizers mailing list - pointing them to the support kit - Work up a general announcement inviting those who lack a usergroup near them to: - join the organizers mailing list - download the support kit - register on the usergroup wiki - announce on the python-announce and python-users mailing list Need Help ~~~~~~~~~ - identifying `good lecture videos`_ - rounding up `reusable presentation materials`_ - auditing the various usergroups - suggestions for the `How to Start a Usergroup`_ document - creating generic flyers (if more than 'meeting at Joe's 8pm') - brainstorming on how to find members for new groups .. _`good lecture videos`: http://wiki.python.org/moin/Advocacy/VideoLectures .. _`reusable presentation materials`: http://wiki.python.org/moin/Advocacy/MeetingTopics .. _`How to Start a Usergroup`: http://wiki.python.org/moin/AdvocacyWritingTasks/StartingAUserGroup |
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