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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.

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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`_ Carl Karsten carl@personnelware.com
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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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`Graphics Coordinator`_ Atul Varma varmaa@gmail.com
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`Communications Coordinator`_
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`Network Coordinator`_ Sean Reifschneider jafo@tummy.com (I have always liked meeting girls)
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`Power Coordinator`_
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`Publicity Coordinator`_ Catherine Devlin catherine.devlin@gmail.com
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`Software Coordinator`_ Doug Napoleone doug.napoleone@gmail.com (`I like cereal <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WNeJZQC8iI>`__)
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`Sponsorship Coordinator`_ Van Lindberg van.lindberg@gmail.com
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`Tote bag and Giveaway Coordinator`_
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`Volunteer Coordinator`_ Chris McAvoy chris.mcavoy@gmail.com
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`Webmasters`_
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**Program** (content: talks, tutorials, sprints, etc.)
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`Program Committee Chair`_ Ivan Krstić
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`Program Committee`_
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`Keynote Coordinator`_ Noah Kantrowitz (noah . coderanger . net)
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`Keynote Speakers`_
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`Lightning Talks Coordinator`_ Jacob Kaplan-Moss (I've always liked being hit by lightning)
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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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`Python Lab 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
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Audio/Visual Coordinator
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Badge Coordinator
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Communications Coordinator
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* 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
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Financial Aid Coordinator
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Food Coordinator
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Graphic Designer
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Keynote Coordinator
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Keynote Speakers
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Lightning Talks Coordinator
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Local Coordinators
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Meeting Planning Services
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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
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* 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
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* 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
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Program Committee
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Program Committee Chair
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Publicity Coordinator
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PyCon 2008 Chair
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Registration Desk Staffers
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Software Coordinator
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* Oversee software packages used for management of the conference.
* Manage the integration and development of custom solutions.

Sponsorship Coordinator
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Sprint Coordinator
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Python Lab Coordinator
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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
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Tutorial Coordinator
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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
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Webmasters
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