In chicago we have some very active co-organizers. They currently are: Current ChiPy Organizers:
- Brian Ray: Chair - Adam Bain: Treasurer - Adam Forsyth: Director of Sponsorship / Fund Raising - Cezar Jenkins: Mailing list / Website - Jason Wirth: Finance SIG Chair, Outreach - Jerry Dumblauskas: Director of Professional Development - Joe Jasinski: Talk Coordinator - Tathagata Dasgupta: Director of Mentorship Program - Tanya Schlusser: Director of Ethics/Conduct Some are on this list and can talk more about their role. I am pretty much open to people taking there own route. With that said, I actually found it helpful to not have too many co-organizers at first. I think the key is to be as consistent as possible. For example, last night, someone asked if we can start :30 minutes earlier. Well I told them no as we have done this this way for almost 13 years. It is a point of constancy. As you start your group, you will notice how people are all excited at first and want to help. Consider what keeps it going once that initial excitement dies down. Would you want to still have the meeting and keep things moving if only one other person shows up? Perhaps the answer should always be Yes. You as the organizer should make a commitment to keep it going regardless for at least 1 year. I would say if you only have 2 people showing up after a year, then it might be better to move on. The point is you are taking this on and your role and your commitment is one of selfish endeavor. I am sure many on this list can relate. Warm regards and welcome! Brian -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/group-organizers/attachments/20150814/cb995d72/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Group-Organizers mailing list [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/group-organizers
