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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.
Role names are links to role descriptions, which follow below.
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 timely 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) 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
Coordinates everybody else. Acts as main point of contact for the meeting planners & venue. Recruits and delegates. Chief cook & bottle-washer.
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 on last years event.
- Problems and Solutions from last year. Have more from Wesley Chun, will post soon.
Tote bag and Giveaway Coordinator
Tutorial Coordinator
Pre-PyCon:
- Get the word out. Post to the Python lists (general, tutor, announce, etc.) letting people know that proposals are being accepted. When you post, make sure you include:
- The tutorial date (mention it is separate from the general conference)
- Tutors are paid!
- The submission deadline.
- Include a link to the submission page.
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.