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Sign-Up Sheet ============= Please sign up for staff roles! If you notice a missing role, please add it (and your name, too!). You should also subscribe to the `pycon-organizers mailing list <http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pycon-organizers>`__. Role names are links to role descriptions, which follow below. ===================================== ======================= Role Name(s) ===================================== ======================= **Planning** -------------------------------------------------------------- `PyCon 2008 Chair`_ David Goodger ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Local Coordinators`_ Ted Pollari & Chris McAvoy ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Meeting Planning Services`_ `Conference Technology Enhancements Inc. (CTE) <http://www.cteusa.com/>`__ ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Audio/Visual Coordinator`_ Carl Karsten carl@personnelware.com ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `A/V Session Recording Coordinator`_ ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Badge Coordinator`_ Steven Githens ``''.join(['sgithens','@','caret.cam.ac.uk'])`` (I really do live in Chicago) ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Feedback/Survey Coordinator`_ Brian Ray bray@sent.com ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Financial Aid Coordinator`_ ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Food Coordinator`_ Skip Montanaro skip@pobox.com (I have always liked food...) ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Graphic Designer`_ Atul Varma varmaa@gmail.com ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Communications Coordinator`_ ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Network Coordinator`_ Sean Reifschneider jafo@tummy.com (I have always liked meeting girls) ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Power Coordinator`_ ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Publicity Coordinator`_ Catherine Devlin catherine.devlin@gmail.com ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Software Coordinator`_ Doug Napoleone doug.napoleone@gmail.com ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Sponsorship Coordinator`_ Van Lindberg van.lindberg@gmail.com ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Tote bag and Giveaway Coordinator`_ ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Volunteer Coordinator`_ Chris McAvoy chris.mcavoy@gmail.com ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Webmasters`_ ------------------------------------- ----------------------- **Program** (content: talks, tutorials, sprints, etc.) -------------------------------------------------------------- `Program Committee Chair`_ Ivan Krstić ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Program Committee`_ ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Keynote Coordinator`_ Noah Kantrowitz (noah . coderanger . net) ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Keynote Speakers`_ ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Lightning Talks Coordinator`_ Jacob Kaplan-Moss ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Open Space Coordinator`_ ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Tutorial Coordinator`_ Greg Lindstrom gslindstrom (gmail) ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Sprint Coordinator`_ ------------------------------------- ----------------------- `Python Lab Coordinator`_ ------------------------------------- ----------------------- **Operations** (at PyCon itself) -------------------------------------------------------------- `Registration Desk Staffers`_ Walker Hamilton signalfade (gmail) ===================================== ======================= Role Descriptions ================= Please fill in the blanks. A/V Session Recording Coordinator --------------------------------- Audio/Visual Coordinator ------------------------ Badge Coordinator ----------------- Communications Coordinator -------------------------- * manage inquiries on the pycon at python dot org mailing list. * forward questions to the proper staff members. * ensure questions and problems are followed up on and a proper timly response is made. Feedback/Survey Coordinator --------------------------- Financial Aid Coordinator ------------------------- Food Coordinator ---------------- Graphic Designer ---------------- Keynote Coordinator ------------------- Keynote Speakers ---------------- Lightning Talks Coordinator --------------------------- Local Coordinators ------------------ Meeting Planning Services ------------------------- We have contracted with `Conference Technology Enhancements Inc. (CTE) <http://www.cteusa.com/>`__ to negotiate & coordinate with the hotel, and to handle much of the "uninteresting" conference logistics. 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. Sponsorship Coordinator ----------------------- Sprint Coordinator ------------------ Python Lab Coordinator ---------------------- A "Python Lab" where problems are announced to the group, people work on them for an hour, and then a couple of the best or interesting solutions are presented as a brief code walkthru. Something like an interactive "Python Cookbook" session, to show how the same problem might be solved differently by people at different skill levels. * Recruit and organize the proctors and problem writers * Plan the problems w/ doctests to be given. Make sure to have interesting sample solutions which have their own trade off issues to be discussed. * MC the event, welcoming people, giving instructions, help to form balanced groups and directing proctors. Keep discussions going and on track. * `Details <http://us.pycon.org/TX2007/PythonLabNotes>`__ on last years `event <http://us.pycon.org/TX2007/PythonLab>`__. * `Problems <http://us.pycon.org/common/talkdata/PyCon2007/036/problems.zip>`__ and `Solutions <http://us.pycon.org/common/talkdata/PyCon2007/036/solutions.zip>`__ from last year. Have more from Wesley Chun, will post soon. 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 ---------- |
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