#format rst Communications Report for 2011-05-09 ==================================== Issues / Blockages ------------------ None Continued Activities from Last Month ------------------------------------ 1. Mike Driscoll wrote a post announcing the PyPy grant. http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2011/05/pypy-receives-us10000-at-pycon-usa.html 2. "Python Insider" blog translations. Since we announced the Spanish and Japanese translations, close to 30 volunteers have stepped forward to translate the Python Insider blog into other languages. In addition to the original two translations, we now have teams working on Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, and German. Persian and Russian volunteers just joined and are setting up the tools. We have added links to all of the available translations in the sidebar on http://blog.python.org/. 3. Work with Jesse Noller to announce the Python-core Mentors project. *No progress* 4. Post a request for help with PSF logos. *No progress* 5. Post about common trademark use. *No progress* New Activities -------------- 1. Wrote up the list of new Board members for 2011-2012. http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2011/04/board-of-directors-for-2011-2012.html 2. Wrote up the newly elected PSF members. http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2011/04/psf-elects-new-members.html 3. Announced Zimbio sponsorship http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2011/04/zimbio-joins-psf-as-sponsor-member.html 4. Announced Online Degree Reviews sponsorship http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2011/04/online-degree-reviews-joins-psf-as.html 5. Announced next members meeting at EuroPython http://pyfound.blogspot.com/2011/05/next-psf-members-meeting-europython.html Planned for Next Month ---------------------- 1. Start interviews with GSoC students. Ongoing Projects ---------------- Facebook stats | 17,952 monthly active users (up 14%) | 3,763 new likes (up 100%) | 313,648 post views (down 42%) | 717 post feedback Tabled Activities ----------------- 1. Writing about new PyCon website software. 2. Paulo Nuin is working on a post about the PyPI mirroring project.