I'm a member of the London PyLadies chapter, which is fairly new... I'm not sure if any of the main organizers is on this list, but in case they aren't, I can put anyone who is interested in touch with them.
And if they are on the list, I'm hoping they will see this thread and speak up. :-) Cheers, Naomi Ceder On Fri, Jul 18, 2014 at 11:07 AM, Tom Dunham <t...@tomdunham.org> wrote: > Hi Nicholas, > I don't suppose there's an initiative like "pyladies for pycon" for pycon > UK? I ask because my employer thinks that our engineering teams would > benefit from being more diverse (fwiw I agree), and if there was something > like this I might be able to shake some money loose. > > I'll ask about general sponsorship too. > > Cheers, > Tom > On 18 Jul 2014 10:32, "Nicholas H.Tollervey" <nt...@ntoll.org> wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Hi Folks, >> >> Yes, September is fast approaching and this year's PyconUK is going to >> be better than ever! (I hope you've all booked your tickets.) >> >> To make it the resounding success that it deserves to be we need >> sponsorship! If you work for a Python based business why not consider >> one of the various options outlined here: >> >> http://pyconuk.net/SponsorShip >> >> There are levels of support for all sorts of different sized businesses. >> >> Now I realise you may be a programmer rather than someone who controls >> the purse strings. If that's the case, go see the person who control >> such purse strings and make your case! Better still, forward them >> these reasons for becoming a sponsor of PyconUK: >> >> * Developers who love Python love companies that support Python. If >> you're hiring, being able to say "we sponsor PyconUK" is an instant >> tick in your favour and will differentiate your company and projects >> from the crowd of "exciting greenfield projects for totally exciting >> companies in the city" that crowd the job boards. >> >> * If you're offering a technical product our delegates are likely to >> be your customers. >> >> * If you're using Python to deliver to a non-technical customer our >> delegates include the authors and maintainers of some of the software >> you probably use to build your product - it's a way to say thank-you >> and if you ever reach out to them, they're likely to be familiar with >> your support for PyconUK. >> >> * You work for a good company? Sponsoring PyconUK is a great way to >> prove it. >> >> Don't believe us? >> >> If you mention small Python development company Fry-IT to any London >> based Python developer they'll instantly say, "they're a great >> company". Do they have a problem hiring? No, and they certainly don't >> use job agents! Why? Because they sponsor PyconUK and the London >> Python Code Dojo. >> >> Ask about the education track and PyconUK delegates will say, "those >> Bank of America guys were great". People were so impressed by the >> sponsorship of Bank of America for last year's conference that they >> were regularly mentioned in post-conference blogs. >> >> Wouldn't it be great if people talked about your company in these ways..? >> >> I'm more than happy to answer any questions you may have (as are >> others on the organising committee) and feel free to point your >> purse-string person in my direction. >> >> All the best, >> >> Nicholas. >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) >> Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ >> >> iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJTyOmFAAoJEP0qBPaYQbb6UrwH/21sSPipsy+WxRu0tdnR1OgR >> ncC93Bwrs/zOuwyWYvWd78Fyluwl9TCBQpSggyljkwMlztGid+VeFijwNu5xJkX/ >> p6ugIGimQbZEKj+G+Y8y4RZ6i+tuUkSuB8P3G378toVF2C8EU3tBi08pX+RlddhN >> XeQZSqwuh7/LuwaYoXonyMqp75sL36YBYnQxshSvu1t0zdUCgKcmiq0TUzr8/BbY >> PRIrkCkLfrD6dqedP2Hz4SZgnU/JHmbRIrPBhQnRSw/pminL2PZ1WQtDekXamPDt >> Zo8MviLvzD9HmSUjdJ5hm6Jny+3/FOPBekkElmHhwZIneZHio7gtaBbeXMk5bdM= >> =WT7b >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> _______________________________________________ >> python-uk mailing list >> python-uk@python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk >> > > _______________________________________________ > python-uk mailing list > python-uk@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-uk > > -- Naomi Ceder https://plus.google.com/u/0/111396744045017339164/about
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