How-To: Building a Local Python Community

Do you like visiting Python conferences like the EuroPython? Does it make you to want something similar where you live too? This talk looks into the effort, practical things and some good tips on how to bootstrap your own Python community where you live!

If you already run a local Python community, join this talk to share your views and give your comments to those interested in building their first Python community.

After the talk you have a good idea of what it takes to run your local Python community (spoiler: not much!) and how can you take it even further!

Transcript

1. Building a Python Community How-To
2. @nailor Jyrki Pulliainen / jyrki@dywypi.org Photo by Mikko Ohtamaa / PyCon Finland
3. What’s in this talk? > Why build a community? > How to manage expectations when setting it up? > What resources do you need? > How do you grow the community?
4. But first… Internet is full of useful things! ‣ pip install pyladies ‣ Django Girls Organiser’s Manual ‣ Conference organiser’s handbook ‣ From Python Import Conference ‣ Organisers of any existing user groups or conferences!
5. Why? Photo by Ville Säävuori / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
6. A hard question.
7. Maybe you… ‣want something like EuroPython? ‣would like to meet other people interested in Python? ‣want to have a specific sub-community, like PyLadies or Django Girls!?
8. Why do I do this?
9. No matter what reason, go for it!
10. Managing the expectations
11. Successful event?
12. There is someone else.
13. Don’t over-commit
14. People & Resources
15. You are the most important resource can make it happen
16. Other people
17. Other organisers
18. People are volunteers. You are too.
19. Speakers, trainers etc.
21. Two currencies: Time & Money
22. Time
23. Money
24. Partners / Sponsors
25. Reaching the people
26. How to tell people about the community?
27. Existing usergroups
28. Internal mailing lists of companies
29. FB / Twitter / …
30. meetup.com
31. Growing up
32. Do you want to?
33. You need other people
34. Organise.
35. Don’t be afraid to reach out to experienced people.
37. Keep doing as long as you feel like it.
38. Be proud of yourself <3
39. Go build your Python community!
40. Thank you! Jyrki Pulliainen @nailor