Keynote: 12 lessons learned from 9 years of community work

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years of community work 12 9 lessons learned from

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Honza Javorek ? @honzajavorek

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honzaja vorek.cz junior.guru

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Learn by organizing 1

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2009-2010

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2011

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2011 Pyvo

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I got better in organizing, networking, and sourcing speakers

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I got better in Python

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I got to learn some Ruby too, eventually... 2013-2015, RIP

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I didn't give a talk at Pyvo until 2012

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I started a meetup because I wanted to learn the topic

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I started a meetup because I wanted to learn the topic (BYO speakers)

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org lecturer

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btw Petr Viktorin @encukou

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Starting their courses and sessions because they want to learn the topic

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Starting their courses and sessions because they want to learn the topic (BYO lecturers)

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Choose the right event for your town 2

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Brno Prague

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Ostrava!!!

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Ostrava!!! Pyvo #1

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Ostrava!!! Pyvo #2

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Ostrava!!! Pyvo #3

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Pyvo is a networking event

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Networking is interesting especially for people with advanced knowledge

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Where do we get them in a town with not many Python people?

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We teach!

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Your town isn't too small for events specialized to Python

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Perhaps networking event isn’t the best fit for your town

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They didn’t know it was impossible so they did it 3 -- Mark Twain

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what about impossible I just do it? (help if you want) do it…! maybe start smaller! doubting Thomases actual Thomas

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Kick off alone, but replicate in time 4

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I just did it efficient!

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community website scales better but agreeing is slow

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new version of the website? efficient! big changes? impossible

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which projector to buy? efficient! impossible

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Just do it! Kick off alone, then request comments

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BUT

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org lecturer efficient! 2 in 1 (for a start)

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org lecturer GOD!

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org lecturer prevents replication being GOD burn out leads to

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Don’t be a GOD (for too long)

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org lecturer hmm… I can become an org hmm… I can become a lecturer

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Documentation!

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Your job isn’t done yet if you’re the only one doing it 5

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Organizing Brno Pyvo for 5 years? From Prague?

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Hiring orgs, sharing tasks, rotating shifts

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Meetup still exists without its founder 2011-2020

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Meetup still exists without its founder very proud parent face tears omg

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PyCon CZ PR & Social Media prevents replication being GOD burn out leads to

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Apprentice!

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Hire

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Share tasks

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Ideally all PyCon CZ orgs were teams of at least two

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Write docs

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Move on 2015 Brno 2016 Brno 2017 Prague 2018 Prague

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If you quit without handover, everything you've built gets LOST and you achieved NOTHING

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Sharing tasks and raising apprentices postpones burn out

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Create a life cycle of motivations 6

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org lecturer hmm… I can become an org hmm… I can become a lecturer

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org lecturer wants to give back attendee coach wants to teach or gives back by organizing wants to get better at teaching wants to teach or gives back by teaching easy easy

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Volunteering must not feel like a job 7

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Your free time, your rules

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Overcommunicate! Don't let people assume!

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Let people know you're working (so they know they can count on you)

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Let people know you're NOT working (so they can replace you in time)

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NO BLAME Responsibility? Replaceability!

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Common goals can beat antipathies 8

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hates loves likes dislikes hates not sure about ?

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likes helps respects respects likes helps !

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From feminists to libertarians, we all unite in believing in Zen of Python

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Secret sauce: RESPECT

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Control < Service Unification < Federation 9

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From the very beginning we talk, visit, and work across TOWNS

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Until today, we talk, visit, and work across ALL GROUPS

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There is no boss

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power, decisions work

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services power, decisions, work

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Control < Service

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pyvo.cz pyvo.cz?

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pyvo.cz pyworking.cz python.cz/en/events

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pyvo.cz pyworking.cz python.cz/en/events pydata.cz

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Unification < Federation

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Open by default drives engagement 10

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added as #pydata org hmm #pyladies hmm #pyconcz helping to coach contributing with a PyData track

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Public Relations is also work 11

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knows nothing talks a lot shares stuff on F B celebrity knows everything works a lot doesn't spend life on F B invisible

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sooooo fake superficial undeserved fraud

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Public Relations sells the work of others

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Public Relations is important!

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Public Relations is a honest work

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Public Relations is a skill not so many people can do

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Not so many people want to be so visible

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Modesty is okay, self-loathing* is not *hello impostor syndrome

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Community work pays off 12

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I like to create stuff which helps others

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Helping others is GREAT FEELING

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I've invested tons of free time

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I've got tons of friends, opportunities, soft skills, references, and good job offers back

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I've learned Open Source or how to give a talk

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Being an introvert, I was forced into social skills - I had to get my job done regardless my anxieties still not able to call strangers btw

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I've learned how to organize an event e.g. wedding

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I'd be NOBODY without the Python community

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1 Learn by organizing 2 Right event for your town 3 Do impossible 4 Kick off alone, but replicate 5 Don't quit without handover 6 Life cycle of motivations 7 Volunteering is not a job 8 Common goals beat antipathies 9 Service, Federation 10 Open by default 11 Fight impostor syndrome 12 Community work pays off