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| * Establish a mailing list where leaders of the various user groups can meet and change ideas on strengthen their groups, and where those seeking to start a new user group can find ideas and get mentoring. * Establish a wiki page on which to collect ideas for and coordinate assignment of 5-minute screencasts on a variety of topics. * Get my installation of Pyramid working and create an area in which to collect 5-minute screencasts. |
* Focus on Forrester Research survey and provide answers this week! * Participate in Forrester Research interview re plan for promoting Python * Post a meeting report for DFW Pythoneers to http://python-groups.blogspot.com/ * Produce some "5-Minutes with Python" screencasts -- I've installed the necessary software and practiced a bit but have screencast block ;-) * Send out a general announcement inviting usergroup leaders and wannabes to join the organizers list to share their wisdom, and grant existing leaders access to the usergroup blog for posting their meeting summaries and general announcements. * Work on "Starting and Running a Successful Python User Group" paper, with select members of the Usergroup Support Committee who have volunteered to help. * Hold another online meeting of the Usergroup Support Committee. * Begin reviewing 12th edition of "Understanding Computers" textbook. |
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* learning the new Pyramid software |
In mid-2006, the PSF agreed to hire JeffreyRush for full-time work on ["Advocacy"]. The contract was renewed for another six months starting March 15, 2007, along with a [http://www.python.org/psf/grants/advocacy/revised-tasks.pdf list of tasks to tackle].
Current Tasks:
- Focus on Forrester Research survey and provide answers this week!
- Participate in Forrester Research interview re plan for promoting Python
Post a meeting report for DFW Pythoneers to http://python-groups.blogspot.com/
Produce some "5-Minutes with Python" screencasts -- I've installed the necessary software and practiced a bit but have screencast block
- Send out a general announcement inviting usergroup leaders and wannabes to join the organizers list to share their wisdom, and grant existing leaders access to the usergroup blog for posting their meeting summaries and general announcements.
- Work on "Starting and Running a Successful Python User Group" paper, with select members of the Usergroup Support Committee who have volunteered to help.
- Hold another online meeting of the Usergroup Support Committee.
- Begin reviewing 12th edition of "Understanding Computers" textbook.
Existing Challenges (most recent at top):
- getting the various screencast tools to play well and polish my presentation skills re screencasting
For active discussion on advocating the use of Python, please join the [http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/advocacy Advocacy mailing list] and visit the [http://advocacy.python.org/getinvolved Advocacy - Get Involved!] site.