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Role Name(s)
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**Planning**
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`PyCon 2008 Chair`_ David Goodger
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`Local Coordinators`_ Ted Pollari & Chris McAvoy
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`Meeting Planning Services`_ `Conference Technology
Enhancements Inc. (CTE)
<http://www.cteusa.com/>`__
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`Audio/Visual Coordinator`_
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`A/V Session Recording Coordinator`_
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`Badge Coordinator`_ Steven Githens ``''.join(['sgithens','@','caret.cam.ac.uk'])`` (I really do live in Chicago)
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`Feedback/Survey Coordinator`_ Brian Ray bray@sent.com
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`Financial Aid Coordinator`_
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`Food Coordinator`_ Skip Montanaro skip@pobox.com (I have always liked food...)
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`Graphic Designer`_ Atul Varma varmaa@gmail.com
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`Communications Coordinator`_
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`Network Coordinator`_ Sean Reifschneider jafo@tummy.com
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`Power Coordinator`_
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`Publicity Coordinator`_
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`Software Coordinator`_ Doug Napoleone doug.napoleone@gmail.com
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`Sponsorship Coordinator`_
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`Tote bag and Giveaway Coordinator`_
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`Volunteer Coordinator`_
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`Webmasters`_
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**Program** (content: talks, tutorials, sprints, etc.)
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`Program Committee Chair`_
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`Program Committee`_
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`Keynote Coordinator`_
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`Keynote Speakers`_
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`Lightning Talks Coordinator`_ Jacob Kaplan-Moss
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`Open Space Coordinator`_
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`Tutorial Coordinator`_ Greg Lindstrom gslindstrom (gmail)
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`Sprint Coordinator`_
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**Operations** (at PyCon itself)
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`Registration Desk Staffers`_ Walker Hamilton signalfade (gmail)
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Role Descriptions
Please fill in the blanks.
A/V Session Recording Coordinator
Audio/Visual Coordinator
Badge Coordinator
Communications Coordinator
Feedback/Survey Coordinator
Financial Aid Coordinator
Food Coordinator
Graphic Designer
Keynote Coordinator
Keynote Speakers
Lightning Talks Coordinator
Local Coordinators
Network Coordinator
- Network architecture for the conference.
- Equipment selection, testing, purchase, configuration, and deployment.
- Responsible for getting wireless access points deployed.
- Router/NAT proxy.
- Monitoring of APs for availability during conference, tracking down failed APs.
- Monitoring of network.
- Getting and connecting to upstream bandwidth.
- Debugging of peoples problems during the event.
- Documentation (via the Wiki) of client configuration and status during the event.
Open Space Coordinator
- Keeping the bulletin board readable during the conference.
- In the morning, posting a list next to each open space room of
what's going on that day.
- Maybe booking some open space slots before the conference via
e-mail.
- Possibly making an announcement before each keynote of some of the
day's open space events. (Or the chair can do it in his keynote
introductions.)
Power Coordinator
Program Committee
Program Committee Chair
Publicity Coordinator
PyCon 2008 Chair
Registration Desk Staffers
Software Coordinator
- Oversee software packages used for management of the conference.
- Manage the integration and development of custom solutions.
Sprint Coordinator
Tote bag and Giveaway Coordinator
Tutorial Coordinator
Pre-PyCon:
<TBD>
On Tutorial Day:
- Label rooms
- Check A/V equipment: present, works
- Distribute laser pointers to each instructor.
- Obtain audio release form from each instructor.
- Collect, duplicate and distribute class notebooks.
Volunteer Coordinator
Webmasters
