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These are the committees that are currently active in the Python Software Foundation:

Python Conference Committee (PCC)

Formed:

Oct 14, 2003

Chairman:

David Ascher

Members:

David Ascher, Steve Holden, and Jeremy Hylton

Mailing List

http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pycon-organizers

The PyCon Committee runs [http://pycon.org/ PyCon], the annual developer-oriented conference for the Python programming language.

Establishing Resolution

RESOLVED, that the Foundation establish a Project Management Committee, the Python Conference Committee, responsible for organizing and sponsoring conferences that advance the Foundation's mission. The committee is authorized to incur expenses up to a limit establish by the board for a specific conference. The chairman of the committee shall be Vice President of the Corporation. The initial members of the committee shall be David Ascher, Steve Holden, and Jeremy Hylton. Ascher will be its initial chairman.

Grants Committee (GC)

Formed:

April 13, 2004

Chairman:

Martin v. Loewis

Members:

Michael McLay, Paul Dubois, Jeremy Hylton, and Martin v. Loewis

Mailing List:

http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/grants-discuss

Web:

http://www.python.org/psf/grants/

The Grants Committee solicits grant-funded development proposals that are designed to further the PSF mission, selects among the proposals received, and oversees their completion. Grants are paid for by the PSF using contributions received from its sponsor members and donors. The policies and procedures for the Grants Committee are defined by the committee and approved by the Board of Directors.

Establishing Resolution

RESOLVED, that a Grants Committee is formed, with Michael McLay, Paul Dubois, Jeremy Hylton, and Martin v. Löwis as initial members, and Martin v. Löwis as the initial chairman and Vice President of Grants, that the Grant Committee drafts for approval by the Board the rules for soliciting grant-funded development proposals designed to further the PSF mission, that the committee selects among proposals and oversees the completion of those that are accepted by the Board, and that members of the committee cannot apply for grants until one (1) year after they leave the committee.

Rules for Grants Committee

A. Policies and Procedures

  1. The PSF will grant a total of not more than $40,000 in the initial round of grants (2004/2005). The budget will be set by the board in future years.
  2. Grants can go to anybody who submits a proposal for the call below, except for committee members.
  3. After the deadline, the committee members review the proposals, and rank them as a) strong accept b) weak accept c) weak reject d) strong reject
  4. Proposals that get a single d) vote or only c) votes are rejected.
  5. The committee ranks the remaining proposals considering the reviews, and the highest-ranking proposals are accepted until the money is exhausted, or we run out of proposals.
  6. The board is asked for approval of the suggested projects.
  7. The committee oversees approved projects, and clears payments to the project contingent to payment plan and delivery of project results.

B. Call for Proposals (2004)

The Python Software Foundation is seeking grant proposals for projects related to the further development of Python, Python-related technology, and educational resources. The PSF plans to issue calls for proposals regularly.

Proposals should be for specific projects with a clear objective, rather than support for ongoing activities. Proposals should be brief (a few pages of text), and they should explain: a) what the objective of the project is, b) what precisely the funds are needed for, c) a delivery plan, indicating what deliverables will be provided at what time, and d) a payment plan, indicating what payments should be made at what time.

Awarded grants can range up to $40,000.

Proposals for this call must be submitted before October 1, 2004. Projects will start on November 1, 2004, and must be completed by October 30, 2005.

The above rules were accepted by the PSF board July 7, 2004 via email vote 4-0-0 on the following resolution:

Public Relations Committee (PRC)

Dissolved:

April 12, 2005

Formed:

April 13, 2004

Chairman:

Steve Holden

Members:

Tim Parkin, Kevin Altis, Aahz, Barry Warsaw, Andrew Kuchling, and Steve Holden

Mailing List:

http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/psf-prc

The Public Relations Committee (PRC) is responsible for the development of official informational, marketing, and advocacy materials for the Python programming language. This includes the python.org website and brand identities associated with the PSF and Python, among other things. The PRC also promotes Python in commercial, governmental and educational contexts, in order to facilitate the recruitment of new users and contributors to the language.

Establishing Resolution

RESOLVED, that a Public Relations (PR) Committee is formed, with Tim Parkin, Kevin Altis, Aahz, Barry Warsaw, Andrew Kuchling, and Steve Holden as initial members, and Steve Holden as the initial chairman and Vice President of Public Relations, that the PR Committee replaces and subsumes the activities of the previously disbanded Web Committee, and that the PR Committee shall:

1. Facilitate and oversee the development and maintenance of the official informational, marketing, and advocacy materials for the Python programming language, including but not limited to those appearing on python.org, brochures, and press releases.

2. Ensure that content and design for such materials is consistent and appropriate with the mission and requirements of the Python Software Foundation and the needs and ideals of the Python open source community.

3. Develop and manage brand identities associated with the Python Software Foundation and Python.

4. Actively promote Python in commercial, governmental and educational contexts, in order to facilitate the recruitment of new users and contributors to Python.

Public Support Committee (PSC)

Formed:

August 13, 2002

Chairman:

Stephan Deibel

Members:

Jeremy Hylton, Marc-Andre Lemburg, Tim Peters, Aahz, Alex Martelli, Neil Norwitz, and Stephan Deibel

Mailing List

http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/psc

The Public Support Committee (PSC) is charged with fund raising for the PSF, which it does by creating fund raising messages, ads, and materials, soliciting donations from private and commercial contributors, and managing the PSF's fund raising infrastructure.

Charter

RESOLVED, That the Public Support Committee (PSC) be made up of the following initial members: Stephan Deibel, Jeremy Hylton, Marc-Andre Lemburg, Tim Peters, Aahz, Alex Martelli, Neil Norwitz and Greg Ward, that the committee follows rules analog to those set forth in the PSF bylaws for the PSF board with respect to voting and meetings, and that Marc-Andre Lemburg will be the initial chairman of the PSC.

Amended Charter

RESOLVED, that the Public Support Committee formed in August 2002 shall continue under current membership and leadership, and that the committee's activities shall now be constrained to all aspects of fund raising for the PSF, including but not limited to (1) creation of fund raising messages, ads, and materials, (2) soliciting of donations from private and company contributors, and (3) management of fund raising infrastructure.

Infrastructure Committee (IC)

Formed:

March 24, 2005

Chairman:

A.M. Kuchling

Members:

Richard Jones, A.M. Kuchling, Barry Warsaw

Mailing List

None yet

This committee works on making concrete plans for improving python.org infrastructure and to address technical infrastructure broadly. The board created this committee at a special meeting on March 24 2005.

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